Security

Twitter Confirms CFO Account Hack

The Twitter account belonging to the CFO of the microblogging website falls victim to hack

10 years ago

Anonymous #OPIsis Attackers Take Down ISIS Twitter Accounts

Anonymous wants ISIS: “We will hunt you down and expose you."

10 years ago

Microsoft Patches Windows Bug Exploited By ‘Chinese Hackers’

Chinese espionage group allegedly used Windows and Flash flaws to target US military networks

10 years ago

Box Targets Regulated Industries With Cloud Encryption Key Management

Box EKM aims to remove the 'final barrier' to cloud adoption for regulated markets

10 years ago

HP Adds Voltage To Security Offerings With Acquisition

Voltage Security offers encryption aimed at cloud and big data environments

10 years ago

WhatsApp Users ‘Can Be Tracked By Anyone’

A design flaw reportedly allows WhatsApp users' online status and other information to be monitored, even with the strictest privacy…

10 years ago

One Third Of UK Children “Targeted By Negative Online Behaviour” Last Year

A study published for Safer Internet Day has found that young people have a positive Internet experience overall

10 years ago

Linux Foundation’s CII Continues To Fund Open-Source Security Efforts

The Core Infrastructure Initiative that was launched in the wake of Heartbleed to provide funding for critical open-source infrastructure projects…

10 years ago

How To Beat The Hackers – 5 Tips For Staying Safe Online

To mark Safer Internet Day, TechWeekEurope has teamed up with Charles Sweeney, CEO of web content filtering firm, Bloxx, to…

10 years ago

Don’t Leave The Front Door Unlocked – 5 Password Security Tips For Businesses

LogMeIn's Chris Corde offers some helpful hints on choosing the right password strategy for your company

10 years ago

Samsung Warns Of TV Eavesdropping

Users of Smart TV should be careful of what they say in front of it, according to Samsung

10 years ago

MPs Call For ASBO-Style Social Media Bans

An all-party group has concluded that Internet bans could help in combating the spread of hate speech on social media

10 years ago

Chipotle Restaurant Apologises After Racist Twitter Hack Tweets

The Twitter account of a US restaurant chain was hacked over the weekend, with attackers using it to post offensive…

10 years ago

ARM Buys Internet Of Things Security Software Firm

Dutch Internet of Things firm Offspark snapped up to bolster ARM's security angle

10 years ago

How To Explain Malvertising To A Five-Year-Old

The definitive definition of malvertising from the experts for the kids (and adults, too)

10 years ago

Microsoft Patch Analysis Shows Growing Vulnerability Fixes

Microsoft patched more Common Vulnerability Exposures in 2014 than any other year, but number of critical fixes falls

10 years ago

Secretive UK Court Declares GCHQ Mass Surveillance Program Unlawful

GCHQ was operating illegally for at least seven years between 2007 and 2014

10 years ago

Anthem Hack Investigators Cite Chinese ‘Fingerprints’

Investigators of Anthem attack pursue evidence pointing to Chinese state-sponsored hackers

10 years ago

HP Awarded $125,000 Bug Bounty By Microsoft

HP received the Microsoft Mitigation Bypass Bounty for new research that could limit the risk of use-after-free vulnerabilities

10 years ago

Anthem Hack: What Can We Learn From The Healthcare Industry’s Biggest Ever Breach?

Insurance firm, Anthem, allowed hackers to access 80m customers' records, but could it have been avoided? And how can you…

10 years ago

Quiz Of The Week – Hackers And Viruses

How much do you know about the biggest threats online?

10 years ago

Death Threats From Hacker Lead To Prison Sentence

A hacker who made a number of death threats in Japan has been jailed in a case that captured the…

10 years ago

Anthem Admits Data Breach After ‘Sophisticated’ Attack

US healthcare insurer admits 80 million customer and staff records compromised in a damaging cyber attack

10 years ago

Toshiba Releases Encrypted USB Stick With Built-In Keypad

10-number keypad used to authenticate access to documents inside

10 years ago

Wiper Worms: How To Avoid A Technology Wipeout

Malware development has reached a new threat level with the emergence of destructive ‘wiper’ worms, such as that used in…

10 years ago

Creator Of Online Black Market Silk Road Faces Life Behind Bars After Guilty Verdict

Ross Ulbricht AKA Dread Pirate Roberts was found guilty of seven federal charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering

10 years ago

NSA Reform Proposals Slammed As ‘Pitiful’

New proposals governing NSA data collection don't go far enough, campaigners complain

10 years ago

Prison Sentence Looms For Revenge Porn Owner

The owner of a 'revenge porn' website has been convicted of numerous charges in the United States

10 years ago

Three Apps Pulled From Google Play After Infecting Millions Of Devices With Adware

More than 10 million devices have been infected by the malware, which tries to con users into needlessly spending money

10 years ago

Good For Samsung Knox Aims To Secure Android For Businesses

Good Technology and Samsung continue collaboration with Android integration

10 years ago