Security

Silk Road Undercover Agent Admits Bitcoin Fraud

Fallout from Silk Road continues after former DEA undercover agent pleads guilty to extorting bitcoins

9 years ago

Mastercard Wants To Use Your Face To Pay For Things

New facial-scanning authentication security process hopes to launch later this year

9 years ago

Windows 10 Lets You Share Wi-Fi Password Wirelessly, But Is It Safe?

Security experts question wisdom of automatically sharing Wi-Fi credentials to contacts over-the-air with Windows 10

9 years ago

Donald Trump Hotel Card System Hacked

Luxury hotels belonging to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have been hacked

9 years ago

Hackers Are Now Demolishing, Breaking and Hijacking Apple’s iOS

Researchers at tech security firm FireEye have detailed new types of iOS attacks

9 years ago

HP Executives Depart Ahead Of Corporate Split

Two HP executives hand in their P45s ahead of corporate split, including the man engineering it

9 years ago

Washington Post Tackles Snooping, Encrypts Webite

Major American news outlet encrypts website to protect readers from spies and hackers

9 years ago

Looking For A Security Superhero? Don’t Call For Aquaman…

Nautical notable tops Intel Security’s list of ‘most toxic’ superheroes to search for online

9 years ago

Cisco To Buy OpenDNS For £400m In Cash

Cisco snaps up DNS cloud security provider to redouble efforts on its 'Security Everywhere' approach

9 years ago

US Government Disables Personnel System Over Security Fears

The US' Office of Personnel Management has temporarily disabled one of its web-based systems after uncovering a security flaw

9 years ago

MIT System Automatically Repairs Security Bugs In Code

The CodePhage research system solves crashes by 'grafting' security checks from a 'donor' program

9 years ago

Dads Create Controversial Nude Photo Sharing App For Children

The app creators want to make sharing nude photos safer for young people

9 years ago

Five Arrested In Raids On Ukraine Zeus/SpyEye Malware Ring

Investigators from across Europe participated in coordinated actions to take down a banking malware group

9 years ago

US Names China As Top Government Hack Suspect

The top US intelligence official has gone on the record naming China as the likely culprit in a major hack…

9 years ago

Most Financial Hacks Brushed Under The Carpet, Say IT Pros

Survey reveals most companies are incessantly targeted by cyber attacks, with the public only told about a tiny number of…

9 years ago

Ikea Patched For Shellshock By Methodically Upgrading All Servers

It took about 2.5 hours to test, deploy and upgrade Ikea's entire IT infrastructure to defend against Shellshock. Here's how…

9 years ago

IBM Security CTO: Cloud Security Needs Collaboration

WATCH: Cloud security needs to go beyond transparency to keep up with global coordinated attacks, according to IBM's Martin Borrett

9 years ago

Third Of British Firms Targeted By Ransomware

New study reveals alarming number of British firms have been held to ransom by hackers

9 years ago

Have Password Management Services Been Hacked To Death?

The recent LastPass breach has dented users' confidence in password management firms

9 years ago

Cisco Patches Default SSH Key Virtual Appliance Vulnerabilities

Cisco urges firms to download fix for flaw that could allow attackers to gain access to systems and intercept traffic

9 years ago

Sophos IPO Values UK Security Firm At £1bn

Sophos will offer 34.8 percent of the company for 225p a share when it floats on July 1

9 years ago

What Can We Learn From The Latest Adobe Security Flaw?

Why does Adobe keep getting targeted by attackers and what can you do to protect yourself?

9 years ago

How To Stop Your Android Devices Getting Infected By Ransomware

Security firm Bitdefender shares its top five tips to protect your devices from the virus

9 years ago

Eugene Kaspersky: Internet Of Things? More Like The Internet Of Threats

Security icon sounds dire warning over the security of the Internet of Things

9 years ago

Samsung PCs ‘Deliberately’ Disable Windows Update

Samsung denies its PCs are blocking patches and updates, exposing customers to cybercrime and malware

9 years ago

Facebook Recruits Yahoo’s Alex Stamos As New Security Chief

Stamos replaces Joe Sullivan, who left to join Uber earlier this year

9 years ago

Has Google Been Eavesdropping On Chrome Users?

Privacy campaigners claim Google secretly installed voice recording service in Chromium browser, an accusation the search giant denies

9 years ago

Certificate Validation Flaw Leaves Instapaper Log-in Details At Risk

Researchers say certification validation vulnerability could allow hackers to steal Android Instapaper log-in details with man in the middle attack

9 years ago

How To Prevent Spear Phishing Attacks With Improved Email Security

OPSWAT's Mike Spykerman talks us through some tips to protect your business from the threat of spear phishing

9 years ago

SEC Investigates Hackers For Insider Trading

Show me the money! US financial regulator hunts hackers who used stolen data for insider trades

9 years ago