Security

German Parliament Hack Is Still Gathering DataGerman Parliament Hack Is Still Gathering Data

German Parliament Hack Is Still Gathering Data

A cyber-attack on German parliament computers a month ago is reportedly still active and stealing data

10 years ago
Fake Mobile Towers Spy On UK Phone UsersFake Mobile Towers Spy On UK Phone Users

Fake Mobile Towers Spy On UK Phone Users

British mobile users revealed to be under survelliance from police and other forces using fake mobile phone towers

10 years ago
Cybersecurity Costs ‘To Soar 38 Percent’ Over The Next DecadeCybersecurity Costs ‘To Soar 38 Percent’ Over The Next Decade

Cybersecurity Costs ‘To Soar 38 Percent’ Over The Next Decade

Upgrade now or face being overrun by criminals with more advanced tools, RAND report warns businesses

10 years ago
Hacking Is ‘One Of The Most Profitable Industries In The World’Hacking Is ‘One Of The Most Profitable Industries In The World’

Hacking Is ‘One Of The Most Profitable Industries In The World’

Ransomware bullies can earn up to 1,425 percent return on their investment, Trustwave report reveals

10 years ago
Beware – Duqu Has Returned, Kaspersky RevealsBeware – Duqu Has Returned, Kaspersky Reveals

Beware – Duqu Has Returned, Kaspersky Reveals

‘Highly sophisticated’ Duqu 2.0 threat infects nuclear discussions and even attacked Kaspersky’s own systems, firm admits

10 years ago
Patch Tuesday Update Sees Critical Repair To IEPatch Tuesday Update Sees Critical Repair To IE

Patch Tuesday Update Sees Critical Repair To IE

Surprisingly light Patch Tuesday update brings critical fixes for Microsoft's outgoing web browser

10 years ago
US Tech Firms Warn Obama To Back Off EncryptionUS Tech Firms Warn Obama To Back Off Encryption

US Tech Firms Warn Obama To Back Off Encryption

Open letter to President Obama highlights tech opposition to efforts to weaken encryption systems

10 years ago
Ransomware, Phishing And Spam Attacks Hit New Highs In Q1 2015Ransomware, Phishing And Spam Attacks Hit New Highs In Q1 2015

Ransomware, Phishing And Spam Attacks Hit New Highs In Q1 2015

Six trillion spam messages sent worldwide in the first three months of 2015, McAfee Labs report finds

10 years ago
US Army Disables Site Following HackUS Army Disables Site Following Hack

US Army Disables Site Following Hack

Pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for the hack and defacement of the Army's portal

10 years ago
Dropbox For Business Updates Boost File Security, ManagementDropbox For Business Updates Boost File Security, Management

Dropbox For Business Updates Boost File Security, Management

Dropbox debuts a new API and an Active Directory connector, both aimed at helping enterprises better secure and manage their…

10 years ago
How Securing Blood & Organ Donor Data Became A Minor OperationHow Securing Blood & Organ Donor Data Became A Minor Operation

How Securing Blood & Organ Donor Data Became A Minor Operation

Check Point Endpoint Security helps protect 1,400 NHS Blood and Transplant computers

10 years ago
What Can We Learn From The Largest US Government Data Theft?What Can We Learn From The Largest US Government Data Theft?

What Can We Learn From The Largest US Government Data Theft?

China has been blamed for a hack in which huge amounts of US Government officials' data was stolen. China has…

10 years ago
Cybercriminals Could Use iOS Vulnerability To Hack Apple PayCybercriminals Could Use iOS Vulnerability To Hack Apple Pay

Cybercriminals Could Use iOS Vulnerability To Hack Apple Pay

Apple Pay could be hijacked by criminals using fake login page, Wandera warns

10 years ago
China Denies Hack Of US Government Personnel RecordsChina Denies Hack Of US Government Personnel Records

China Denies Hack Of US Government Personnel Records

China denies it was behind massive breach of US government data and employee records

10 years ago
Pole Position: How Kaspersky Helps Ferrari Stay Secure From Factory To RacetrackPole Position: How Kaspersky Helps Ferrari Stay Secure From Factory To Racetrack

Pole Position: How Kaspersky Helps Ferrari Stay Secure From Factory To Racetrack

Security firm helps build ‘the most secure house in the world’ to keep Ferrari safe

10 years ago

Troldesh Ransomware Hacker Agrees To Halve Fee After Negotiations

Can you bargain with a Russian hacker over the ransom fee to unlock your computer? Yes says one researcher

10 years ago

Knowledge Is Power To The Hacker

SecurEnvoy's Steve Watts tells us how hackers are gaining more and more power through unsecured knowledge access points

10 years ago

Symantec Releases Cloud Security Offering Following Revenue Decline

Cloud security tool 'Data Loss Prevention 14' will feature Box cloud storage integration and Office 365 compatibility

10 years ago

Dyre Banking Malware Surges In Europe

The malware is part of a wider campaign targeting the spread of online banking, according to researchers

10 years ago

BAE Systems Offers Up Cloud Security Suite

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence announces cloud-based cyber security tools for commercial organisations

10 years ago

Security Experts Urge Users To Uninstall ‘Unfixable’ Hola VPN

The Hola VPN service exposes users to security, privacy and legal issues, security researchers have claimed

10 years ago

FoI Requests Show Businesses Are Vastly Under-Reporting Stolen Devices To The ICO

Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to ICO and UK police show just 1 in 10 stolen devices with personal…

10 years ago

Google Gives Users More Control With Privacy And Security Hub

Google admits users feel they don't have enough control over how their information is used to power its services

10 years ago

40 Percent Of Companies Risking Cyber Security Catastrophe

Too many European firms are nowhere near ready for a data breach, with no incident response plans in place

10 years ago

Hackers Strike Japan Pension Service

Attackers access the personal details of more than one million individuals

10 years ago

NSA Hit As Broadest Patriot Act Surveillance Powers Expire

The US Senate failed to reach a compromise in time to save key Patriot Act surveillance powers

10 years ago

Silk Road’s Ulbricht Gets Life Sentence

The judge argued Silk Road was run as a profitable criminal enterprise that expanded the market for dangerous drugs

10 years ago

Protecting People Is Key To Protecting Data In The Public Sector

Iron Mountain's Phil Greenwood explains how protecting people is vital to protecting vulnerable data within the public sector

10 years ago

North Korean Hackers Can Kill, Claims Defector

North Korea spends up to 20 percent of its military budget honing its cyber-attack capabilities

10 years ago

Queen’s Speech Confirms Return Of Snoopers’ Charter

Government confirms sweeping new powers for the security services in fresh blow to privacy campaigners

10 years ago