Security

Huawei E355 Wi-Fi Dongle Users Warned Of Major XSS Flaw

Huawei E355 XSS flaw is described as "close to as being bad as can be" with users advised to switch…

10 years ago

Dropbox Adds Business Security And Collaboration Tools Ahead Of UK Office Opening

Dropbox for Business to receive update as firm lauds strong UK market and dismisses Edward Snowden's privacy claims

10 years ago

Researcher Disputes Apple’s Explanation For iOS Backdoor

Apple admits to the existence of an iOS backdoor, but says its for diagnostics. The researcher that exposed it says…

10 years ago

Intel Launches Self-Encrypting SSD Range For Business

The SSD Pro 2500 family features advanced security measures and promises “industry-leading TCO”

10 years ago

Ofcom Reports On Successful Implementation Of ‘Porn Filters’

Just 4 percent of new Virgin Media customers have adopted the tools designed to protect children online

10 years ago

Ofcom: UK Consumers Say Mobile Phones And Internet Are ‘Essential’ Services

Ofcom promises to ensure essential communication services remain affordable

10 years ago

Black Hat Cancels Talk About Identifying Tor Users ‘On A Budget’

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have been told to keep quiet

10 years ago

EE Apologises For Bombarding Orange Users With Texts

EE says a technical issue is causing Orange customers to receive duplicate texts about Magic Numbers

10 years ago

Snowden Calls For Development Of Anti-Surveillance Kit

Edward Snowden calls on the tech industry to develop anti-surveillance products in wake of NSA spying

10 years ago

Search Warrant For GMail User’s Emails Sparks Privacy Worries

Privacy concerns raised after US judge grants a warrant against Google to seize an individual's Gmail emails

10 years ago

Open Rights Group Plots Lawsuit Over DRIP

See you in court! Privacy group to sue the Government over the controversial DRIP surveillance act

10 years ago

Blackphone Says BlackBerry ‘Betrayed’ Objectives Of Privacy With Government Access

Blackphone creator refutes BlackBerry's claims of "consumer-grade privacy" and says Canadian manufacturer is living on borrowed time

10 years ago

IT Life: A Pen Test Is Mightier Than A Promise

The security market needs to hold onto honesty, says Ken Munro

10 years ago

‘Friendly Wi-Fi’ Aims To Stop Porn Access In Public Hotspots

The voluntary scheme was designed to protect children from harmful content

10 years ago

Microsoft’s Bing Offers Users A Chance To Be Forgotten

The company says it will have to balance individual and public interest when taking down personal search results

10 years ago

Google Announces Project Zero To Hunt Bugs Across The Net

The project will employ security experts to search for ‘zero-day’ exploits in popular software

10 years ago

Julian Assange Fails To Overturn Swedish Arrest Warrant

Wikileaks founder to remain inside embassy after failure of legal attempt to overturn Swedish arrest warrant

10 years ago

ICO Criticised Over Lack Of Transparency In Internal Breach

The watchdog says it can't release the details of the data breach because it is linked to " an ongoing…

10 years ago

“Catastrophic” Flaw In LibreSSL Found And Fixed

The random number generator in the library that's meant to replace OpenSSL was not really random

10 years ago

DRIP Surveillance Bill Successfully Passes Commons Vote

As the controversial bill is fast-tracked through the parliament, privacy campaigners warn it extends UK surveillance powers worldwide

10 years ago

IBM Agrees Deal With Apple To Develop iOS Apps And Sell iPhones And iPads

IBM and Apple promise to redefine mobility by bringing enterprise tools and custom apps to iOS, along with a new…

10 years ago

Box Offers Unlimited Storage And Office 365 Integration

Box says it's not selling storage, it's selling a platform and that Microsoft Office, Office 365 and Outlook integration will…

10 years ago

ICO Asks For More Powers To Protect Our Privacy

The ICO has investigated a record number of cases in 2013, but the watchdog wants more funding and independence to…

10 years ago

The Guardian And GCHQ Named Internet Heroes And Villains At 2014 ISPA Awards

Hyperoptic, Sky and Plusnet all receive gongs as the 16th annual ISPA Awards for the Internet industry

10 years ago

Cameron Pledges £1.1bn To Fight ‘Modern’ Cyber Terror Threat

Cyber attacks are recognised as a serious threat to the security of the country, but just how much money will…

10 years ago

Apple Denies Chinese iPhone ‘National Security’ Claim

Chinese media labels the iPhone as a national security danger, but Apple vehemently denies the allegation

10 years ago

Silent Circle Challenges Mobile And VoIP Operators With Encrypted Landline Calls

Silent Circle 'Out-Circle Calling' claims to make it cheaper and easier to make encrypted international calls to landlines and mobiles

10 years ago

Russia Wants Domestic Alternatives To Replace Foreign Tech

Some government oprganisations ban Google services, while the procurement process changes to favour Russian companies

10 years ago

Google Disruption Resumes In China After Brief Respite

The Great Firewall of China is back up and blocking Google access after a brief pause for Chinese users

10 years ago

UK Police Leads Bid To Shut Down Shylock Malware

The National Crime Agency and its global allies deny Shylock banking Trojan its pound of flesh

10 years ago