Security

Forget Your PC, It’s The Home Router That Could Be Opening You Up To Hackers, Says Avast

Router security currently similar to that of PCs in the 1990’s, Avast COO Ondrej Vlcek tells TechWeek Europe

10 years ago

Human Error Blamed For Increasing Number Of Data Breaches

ICO figures obtained in a FoI reveal that humans not machines are responsible for 93 percent of data breaches

10 years ago

Government Deal Paves Way For ‘Digital ID’ System

Dutch firm Digidentity looks to give UK citizens more secure access to online company and government services

10 years ago

PlayStation Network ‘Downed By Hackers’ In Latest Sony Incident

A hacker group has claimed responsibility for PlayStation Network login problems, a week after similar issues struck Xbox Live

10 years ago

Sony Hack Reveals Personal Details Of Film Stars

Sony Pictures hack exposes salary of Hollywood actor Seth Rogen and details of other Hollywood stars

10 years ago

Facebook Users Receive Free Malware Scanning Tool

Facebook and ESET team up to reduce threat of malware on the social network

10 years ago

Iranian Hackers Sneak Onto Western Systems

A large number of western computer systems have been infiltrated by Iranian hackers, Cylance warns

10 years ago

Intel Acquires PasswordBox To Counter ‘Password Fatigue’

PasswordBox's identity-management services will become part of Intel Security's Safe Identity operation

10 years ago

FBI Warns Of Destructive Cyber-Attacks Following Sony Pictures Breach

The FBI has issued a warning on a major cyber-attack that leaves hard drives unusable

10 years ago

BAE Systems Recruits Team of Young Cybercrime Fighters

Threat of cyber attacks drives BAE Systems' recruitment drive, with London alone facing 54,000 reports of cyber fraud every year

10 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Extends Real-time Data Protection To Hitachi NAS Platform Systems

Kaspersky Lab joins Hitachi Technology Alliance Program to anticipate tomorrow's security problems

10 years ago

GCHQ Former Boss Issues Smartphone Data Warning

Former boss of British spy agency says smartphone biometric security measures need more control and supervision

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Cybercriminals Easily Dupe Online Shoppers On Black Friday And Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are apparently now a 'thing' in the UK, and criminals are all over it like…

10 years ago

Syrian Electronic Army Returns With Newspaper Hack

The pro-Assad hacker group SEA strikes back with a hack against a number of Western media websites

10 years ago

How Enterprise Mobile Apps Can Improve The Bottom Line

Claire Galbois, director of cloud solutions at Accellion, a developer of enterprise software for mobile file sharing, describes three ways…

10 years ago

Hacker Pays To Avoid 440 Year Prison Sentence

No brainer of the day? A hacker in Texas pays $10,000 to avoid a possible 440-year prison sentence

10 years ago

Vodafone Blames ‘Human Error’ For Handing News UK Phone Records To Police

ICO investigates after Vodafone accidentally sends more than a thousand phone records to the Met who wanted details of just…

10 years ago

UN Resolution Warns of ‘Intrusive’ Digital Spying

Privacy concerns highlighted by UN Committee in wake of mass surveillance and data interception revelations

10 years ago

Attention, Santa! – This Year’s Most ‘Risky Christmas Gift List’ Revealed

Shoppers need to watch out for iPhones, Playstation 4s and Ugg Boots if they want to stay safe this Christmas,…

10 years ago

Sony Pictures Suffers Blackmail Hack

Sony Pictures network breached just days after Sony’s PlayStation Network was allegedly penetrated

10 years ago

The Scary Truth About Credit Cards The Banks Don’t Want You To Know

And 5 top tips on how to use bank cards safely when shopping online this Christmas

10 years ago

London’s Businesses “Facing Daily Data Loss Risks”, Says EMC

Storage provider offers some top tips to make sure your data stays safe

10 years ago

Home Office Set To Introduce New Data Surveillance Plan

Measures to be introduced this week will require ISPs to retain IP address data and make it available to police…

10 years ago

IBM Patents Design for Data Privacy Engine

IBM's newly patented data privacy engine safeguards cloud data shared across borders. This new invention improves upon manual privacy techniques

10 years ago

Egyptian Cyber Group Attacks ISIS

The 'Egyptian Cyber Army' has joined those attacking the Islamic State's online activities

10 years ago

E-Cigarette Malware Could Damage Your Computer’s Health

Chinese cybercriminals reportedly targeting 'Vapers' with malware spread through dodgy USB chargers

10 years ago

183 Million Accounts Compromised In Q3 2014

Large scale attacks against financial firms, retail companies, and consumers’ personal identities and online accounts are dominant trends

10 years ago

Sophisticated ‘State-sponsored’ Regin Spy Tool Discovered

The capabilities of Regin suggest it is one of the main cyber espionage tools used by a nation state

10 years ago

Number Of UK IT Security Jobs Doubles In Past Year

Technojobs survey shows demand is higher than ever before following recent high-profile attacks

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