Security

Five Year Old Flaw Fixed In Linux Kernel

A high severity bug in the Linux kernel remained undetected since 2009

11 years ago

Massive DDoS Assault Launched From Anti-DDoS Servers

A new type of denial-of-service attack is ironically drawing upon the resources of services intended to guard against such dangers

11 years ago

BlackBerry To Allow Other MDM Vendors To Manage BlackBerry 10 Smartphones

Airwatch, Citrix, IBM and SAP all want to be able to manage BlackBerry 10 handsets

11 years ago

UK Charity Files Complaint Against GCHQ, Alleges Human Rights Violations

According to Privacy International, GCHQ’s intrusive malware operations violate articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights

11 years ago

Samsung Knox Receives UK Government Approval

Public sector workers can use Samsung Knox-protected devices following guidance from the CESG

11 years ago

AVG Slammed For Not Patching ‘Critical Flaws’

AVG fixes one of four vulnerabilities in remote administration tool, but researchers who uncovered the flaws aren't happy with the…

11 years ago

Iran Hackers ‘Hitting Dissidents And US Defence’

Most victims of Iranian hacker crews based inside the country, as attackers take up digital espionage in earnest, researchers find

11 years ago

Hackers Raid DogeVault, Fate Of Customer Dogecoins Unclear

Some customers say their virtual wallets were emptied minutes before the website went down

11 years ago

Microsoft Word Vulnerability Used Against Taiwanese Government

Prolific hacker group spotted using patched flaw to hit government and educational institutes

11 years ago

Glenn Greenwald: NSA Intercepted And Backdoored Servers

Journalist's book to reveal more details of NSA's efforts to spy on the Internet

11 years ago

ICO Report Identifies Eight Most Common Causes Of Data Breaches

ICO says the same mistakes are being made again and again

11 years ago

Malware More Likely To Affect Windows 7 And Vista Than Windows XP

Windows XP less infected than newer versions during the last three months, but that doesn't mean it's any more secure

11 years ago

Los Angeles Air Traffic System Collapsed Due To A Computer Glitch

Air traffic controllers had to use pens, paper and telephones to relay important information as the computer systems crashed due…

11 years ago

Microsoft Fixes Two Critical Flaws In Non-XP Patch Tuesday

A fairly lightweight Patch Tuesday arrives in May, but there are critical fixes for Internet Explorer

11 years ago

Bitly: Offsite Backup Hack To Blame For Breach

Bitly employee credentials stolen from a source code repository - and then used to hit the site's backup

11 years ago

Snapchat Settles FCC Charges For ‘Deceiving Users’

Snapchat reprimanded by US regulator and faces 20 years of scrutiny for deceiving its users

11 years ago

‘Police’ Ransomware Koler.A Demands $300 From Android Users

Android ransomware scam shames porn users into accepting extortion demands by pretending to have encrypted their phones

11 years ago

UK Firms Hit By More Frequent And Costly DDoS Attacks

New research reveals that 32 percent of firms have suffered DDoS attacks costing £240,000 a day

11 years ago

Orange France Hack Affects 1.3 Million

Telecoms giant warns customers about potential for dangerous phishing attacks

11 years ago

Met Police To Wear Body Cameras

The Met police are to wear body cameras, claiming it should lead to swifter prosecutions as people know they've been…

11 years ago

Samsung Knox 2.0 Now Available On Galaxy S5 Smartphones

Samsung Knox 2.0 promises to secure from the hardware to the application level

11 years ago

Why Anti-Virus Is Not Dead (Again)

If even anti-virus detractors like FireEye use the technology, it must be very much alive. Tom Brewster takes its temperature

11 years ago

Emails Reveal Google’s Close Working Relationship With NSA

NSA coordinated meetings with Google and other tech titans on mobile security

11 years ago

RightsCorp Wants To Bring Its Copyright Protection Methods To The UK

The US company is forcing ISPs to participate in the copyright crusade, but will this approach work in Europe?

11 years ago

Dropbox Scrambles To Block Leaks Of Shared Data

Dropbox and Box users are leaking private data through Google Analytics and Adwords, a competitor has revealed

11 years ago

Symantec And Security Starlets Say Anti-Virus Is Dead

Is anti-virus finally dying? Sort of, say Symantec and its rivals

11 years ago

Target CEO Leaves Following Epic Breach

Retail giant announces Gregg Steinhafel is stepping down as CEO to lead the company forward after its epic hack

11 years ago

Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Boost Data Request Disclosure Rules

Several major IT companies are reportedly moving to automatically notify users of government data requests

11 years ago

Warning Over Widespread Web Authentication Vulnerabilities

OpenID and OAuth vulnerabilities could allow for abuse of website redirection to get at user data

11 years ago

Microsoft Patches Windows XP With IE Update

Microsoft opts to rescue Windows XP users with an emergency patch for Internet Explorer

11 years ago