Security

China-Backed Group Accused Of Travel Booking BreachChina-Backed Group Accused Of Travel Booking Breach

China-Backed Group Accused Of Travel Booking Breach

Travel booking firm Sabre has reportedly been breached by the same group that stole US government personnel records

10 years ago
Carphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At RiskCarphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At Risk

Carphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At Risk

Shares fall two percent as phone retailer suffers cyber attack that compromises credit card details, names and addresses of customers

10 years ago
Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity LawDigital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law

Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law

Search engines, social networks and e-commerce websites will have to comply with EU security measures

10 years ago
Tesla Issues Patch After Serious Car HackTesla Issues Patch After Serious Car Hack

Tesla Issues Patch After Serious Car Hack

A hack that allowed researchers to gain control of Tesla's electric vehicle has now been patched

10 years ago
‘Certifi-Gate’ Security Flaw Hits Millions Of Android Devices‘Certifi-Gate’ Security Flaw Hits Millions Of Android Devices

‘Certifi-Gate’ Security Flaw Hits Millions Of Android Devices

Smartphones from LG, Samsung, HTC and ZTE could all be at risk, Check Point team warn

10 years ago
New Techniques Could Prevent Use-After-Free Exploits: Black HatNew Techniques Could Prevent Use-After-Free Exploits: Black Hat

New Techniques Could Prevent Use-After-Free Exploits: Black Hat

The single most pervasive zero-day is use-after-free (UAF), but new research from HP detailed at Black Hat could change that…

10 years ago
Open Network Switches Pose Security Risk, Researcher SaysOpen Network Switches Pose Security Risk, Researcher Says

Open Network Switches Pose Security Risk, Researcher Says

At the Black Hat show, a security expert demonstrates how vulnerable SDN switches that use the ONIE software are open…

10 years ago
Watch Out: That Windows 10 Update Might Be RansomwareWatch Out: That Windows 10 Update Might Be Ransomware

Watch Out: That Windows 10 Update Might Be Ransomware

Bitdefender study reveals criminals are sending out Windows 10 upgrade emails to disguise CTB Locker ransomware

10 years ago
Android Fingerprint Readers Are Also A Security RiskAndroid Fingerprint Readers Are Also A Security Risk

Android Fingerprint Readers Are Also A Security Risk

It’s not just TouchID that’s at risk from hackers looking for personal data, Black Hat researchers find

10 years ago
Texas Drone Uncovers Scale Of IoT Security WorriesTexas Drone Uncovers Scale Of IoT Security Worries

Texas Drone Uncovers Scale Of IoT Security Worries

Austin-based drone discovers details of 1,600 IoT devices in just a few neighbourhoods

10 years ago
Samsung, Google Nexus Devices To Get Monthly Android Security UpdatesSamsung, Google Nexus Devices To Get Monthly Android Security Updates

Samsung, Google Nexus Devices To Get Monthly Android Security Updates

Smartphones and tablets will be among the first to benefit from incremental updates to Android

10 years ago
Beware – Your Smart Home Might Be A Massive Security RiskBeware – Your Smart Home Might Be A Massive Security Risk

Beware – Your Smart Home Might Be A Massive Security Risk

Tripwire survey finds zero-day vulnerabilities in many of the leading smart home hubs

10 years ago
FBI Called In To Investigate Hillary Clinton Email Set-UpFBI Called In To Investigate Hillary Clinton Email Set-Up

FBI Called In To Investigate Hillary Clinton Email Set-Up

FBI agents are looking into the security of the presidential hopeful’s private account

10 years ago
BIND Flaw Opens Door To Hacker Attacks On DNSBIND Flaw Opens Door To Hacker Attacks On DNS

BIND Flaw Opens Door To Hacker Attacks On DNS

Patch now! BIND flaw is being exploited by hackers and websites can be taken offline, researchers warn

10 years ago
Employees Just Don’t Care About Keeping Company Data Safe With BYODEmployees Just Don’t Care About Keeping Company Data Safe With BYOD

Employees Just Don’t Care About Keeping Company Data Safe With BYOD

Kaspersky survey finds only one in ten workers bothering to keep work files safe from cyber attack

10 years ago

Two Major Mac OS X Vulnerabilities Bring Apple Security Approach Under Scrutiny

Researchers find exploit for previously known vulnerability and create firmware worm that can spread without physical network

10 years ago

Q&A With Black Hat, DEF CON Founder Jeff Moss

Jeff Moss, consultant and former hacker offers his takes on trends, privacy, machine learning - and why you should always…

10 years ago

Yahoo Ad Network Spreads Malware – Again

The latest malicious ad campaign follows an incident that affected Yahoo and AOL last year

10 years ago

Microsoft Tests Quantum Computer-Proof Web Encryption

New system may allow the web's SSL systems to fend off attacks by advanced quantum computers

10 years ago

How Finance Firms Can Reduce Data Security Risk

IT outsourcing and managed services specialist, Advanced 365, offers its top tips on defending against new cyber threats

10 years ago

Could Your Phone’s Battery Be Spying On You?

Researchers reveal that a flaw in HTML5 API can be used to track users across the web

10 years ago

How To Protect Your Business From A DDoS Attack

Margee Abrams, security services product marketing at Neustar, a real-time information and analytics firm, says criminals will steal from you…

10 years ago

Leaked NSA Map Details China ‘Cyber-Espionage’ Attacks

A secret map pinpoints successful attacks on companies including Google and Lockheed Martin

10 years ago

NatWest Online Banking Affected By DDoS Attack

Friday's attack marks the fifth time in the past three years that NatWest's online banking service has been hit by…

10 years ago

Mobile Malware ‘Grows Almost Three-Fold’ In Just Three Months

However the total number of global threats in Q2 2015 fell 19 percent, Kaspersky Labs reports

10 years ago

What Can The United Airlines Hack Tell Us About IT Security?

The data breach at United Airlines could reveal a lot about hacker motivation

10 years ago

Porn Clampdown By Government Questioned

Plan to stop kids accessing smut ignores the fact that most porn websites are hosted outside the UK

10 years ago

Vendors Finding Value in Bug Bounty Programs

Bugcrowd report examines 30 months of bug bounty submissions across 166 programs, finds crowdsourced security is gaining industry-wide adoption

10 years ago

Android For Work Signs Up The World’s ‘Most Secure’ Smartphone

Silent Circle’s security-focused Blackphone 2 will be one of the first to run Google’s new business program

10 years ago

Google Roadshow To Train UK For Online Safety

Google undertakes country-wide roadshow to train Brits about online safety and security

10 years ago