Security

IT Life: No Identity Crisis For ID Expert

Richard Parris built Meccano models. Now he makes identity and credential management systems

10 years ago

Chinese Hackers Hit US Government Dept – Report

All US government personnel records may have been compromised by Chinese hackers

10 years ago

Emergency Surveillance Rules Being Rushed Into UK Law

Government wants network operators to continue storing metadata, despite EU court ruling

10 years ago

Cybersecurity Bill Gets Senate Intelligence Committee Blessing

Privacy concerns surface after US Committee approves a cybersecurity bill that 'encourages' increased data sharing

10 years ago

Flash Patched After Rosetta Exposes Serious Vulnerability

Users urged to patch Adobe Flash as soon as possible after discovery of a new vulnerability

10 years ago

Facebook Takes Out Litecoin Mining Greek Botnet Beast

Arrests are made in the Lecpetex botnet investigation

10 years ago

When Selling Your Used Smartphone, You Could Be Selling Your Personal Data

Avast finds that used smartphones can contain information on up to four previous owners

10 years ago

China Approves Lenovo/IBM Server Deal

Chinese government clears the way for IBM's x86 server business to be acquired by Lenovo, US authorities have yet to…

10 years ago

Samsung Factory Raid Nets £21m For Armed Robbers

Several truckloads of tech have been stolen from a Samsung factory in Brazil, after workers were held at gunpoint

10 years ago

US Makes Arrest In Epic Point Of Sale Hack Investigation

Credit card data thief is arrested more than three years after his original indictment

10 years ago

Tougher Airport Security Targets Tech

Don't fear the glove! Passengers travelling to the United States can expect tougher security checks on their tech

10 years ago

Police Arrest Operators Of 25 Fake Government Websites

Want to pay for government services? Make sure you’re using GOV.UK, warns National Trading Standards Board

10 years ago

Russian Government Will Force Companies To Store Citizen Data Locally

From 2016, if you don’t have servers in Russia, you won’t be able to do business in Russia

10 years ago

New Strain Of MiniDuke Malware Now Targets Criminals

CosmicDuke has been used against illegal drug vendors in Russia

10 years ago

Israel Defense Force Twitter Account Hacked By SEA

The Syrian Electronic Army hacks into Israeli Army Twitter account and warns of fake nuclear leak

10 years ago

Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Won By Venture Capitalist

The winner of the Silk Road Bitcoin auction has been revealed as venture capitalist Tim Draper

10 years ago

Prize Quiz Of The Week: Privacy

Try our Prize Quiz on privacy, and you could win a VPN subscription to protect your identity online

10 years ago

Cisco Closes Backdoor In Unified Communications Manager

Cisco issues two updates for its unified communications platform that fix flaw that could give hacker root access

10 years ago

NSA Spying Helps Security, Says US Privacy Watchdog

Privacy watchdog says the NSA spying has improved America's cyber security, but there are still concerns

10 years ago

ISPs From Around The World File Legal Complaint Against GCHQ

Seven communications providers say the British intelligence agency is damaging their business

10 years ago

US Energy Firms Report Cyber Attacks

Concern over digital safety of energy firms grows amidst reports of targeted attacks

10 years ago

1 In 5 Websites ‘Blocked By ISP Filters In UK’

Open Rights Group's Blocked project reveals many sites are being filtered out

10 years ago

AlienVault Updates Open Threat Exchange, Adds Free Tools

The open source threat intelligence platform can now scan log files to find compromised systems

10 years ago

ProtonMail Account Freed After PayPal ‘Freeze’

The ProtonMail project can once again access the money it has raised after an unpleaseant incident with the payments service

10 years ago

Apple Fixes Wi-Fi Flaw With Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.4

Apple updates Mac OS X ahead of Yosemite release later this year

10 years ago

UK’s National Security Strategy Needs Your Input, Says MP

The country’s digital infrastructure is under threat because the government doesn’t ‘get’ the importance of security, warns Margaret Beckett MP

10 years ago

MobileIron Update Lets Admins Manage Mobile Deployments On Their Tablet

MobileIron update includes new Android and iPad app, privacy options and Samsung Knox integration

10 years ago

iOS 7.1.2 Improves Mail Encryption And iBeacon Support

Apple rolls out latest version of iOS to iPhone and iPad users, fixing a number of security flaws

10 years ago

UK Cinema Trade Group Bans Google Glass

The Cinema Exhibitors' Association, representing more than 90 percent of British cinemas, said it will ban Glass from auditoriums

10 years ago

Microsoft Cybercrime Shutdown Hit Users Says DDNS Provider

In its efforts to knock out sub-domains it believes were used to control widespread, Microsoft infuriates a US-based DNS provider

10 years ago