Security

Cisco Warns Of POS System Vulnerabilities

Recent attacks prompt Cisco to warn of the vulnerabilities surrounding point-of-sale devices

11 years ago

Has Microsoft Finally Secured Internet Explorer?

For once, there are no fixes for Internet Explorer on Patch Tuesday. Sean Michael Kerner welcomes Microsoft's progress in securing…

11 years ago

Microsoft And Oracle To Patch Scores Of Vulnerabilities

Oracle issues a whopping 144 patches, including a handful for much-exploited Java

11 years ago

NSA Snooping Had ‘Minimal’ Impact On Fighting Terrorism

NSA said to be exaggerating impact of bulk metadata gathering

11 years ago

Target Attackers May Have Used RAM Scrapers

Software that pulls card numbers from computer memories is a growing threat, and may have been used in two recent…

11 years ago

UK Government Tells People To Be More Careful Online

Citizens urged to be more “cyber streetwise”

11 years ago

Insured Bitcoin ‘Vault’ Launched In UK

UK-based Elliptic says it has a cheap and secure way of protecting bitcoin owners from theft and loss

11 years ago

Anonymous Hits MIT Site On Anniversary Of Aaron Swartz’ Death

A year on from Aaron Swartz's suicide, hacktivist group hits MIT again

11 years ago

Over 70 Million Customers Hit In Target Hack

Significantly higher than the 40 million customers originally thought compromised

11 years ago

Banks Warned About ‘Cutting Edge’ Financial Malware

Banks beware as trojans and botnets aimed at financial institutions are being upgraded and enhanced

11 years ago

Microsoft To End Security Essentials With XP Support Cutoff

Microsoft warns that Security Essentials for Windows XP is also set to end in three months time

11 years ago

Deutsche Telekom Customers Test Clean Pipe Service

Germany advances efforts to escape foreign surveillance, as customers test DT's Clean Pipe service

11 years ago

LinkedIn Sues Crew Who Scraped Member Profiles Using Amazon Servers

LinkedIn wants compensation and a jury trial, saying it could determine who the attackers were by asking Amazon

11 years ago

OpenSUSE Forums Down After Breach

Another vBulletin-based attack causes problems for open source crew

11 years ago

Spiceworks 7.1 Adds Threat Alerts By AlienVault

The new version of Spiceworks automatically monitors the health of your network

11 years ago

Palo Alto Networks Buys Security Firm Morta

Palo Alto Networks is to acquire security startup Morta, established by former NSA and Air Force members

11 years ago

So Really – Why DID Intel Dump The McAfee Name?

John McAfee was a liability, and the Intel brand is stronger, says Sean Michael Kerner

11 years ago

Coinye Currency Launches Despite Threats From Kanye West

Kanye West's cease and desist letter gives the Coinye currency a publicity boost

11 years ago

Security Luminaries Call For RSA Tech Boycott Over NSA ‘Collusion’

Security chiefs and researchers say the best way to send a message to RSA is to stop using its products

11 years ago

‘Dinosaur’ Intel Kills McAfee Name

John McAfee is happy to see his name off Intel's security products, but the change will make Intel's sales harder,…

11 years ago

Cryptolocker Variant Automatically Infects USB Drives

A newly discovered variant of the file-encrypting Cryptolocker ransomware automatically propagates via USB storage, according to researchers

11 years ago

Bruce Schneier Joins Co3 To Develop Incident Response Software

Schneier will work alongside CEO John Bruce, an associate from his days at Counterpane Security

11 years ago

UAE Alleges US Backdoors Found In Its Spy Satellites

The United Arab Emirates has allegedly discovered two US-supplied 'security compromising components' in French-provided military satellites

11 years ago

Thousands Infected By Malicious Ads On Yahoo

Brits hit hard as malicious ads serve up the Magnitude exploit kit

11 years ago

IT Firms Probe NSA Allegations

Cisco, Dell and others are investigating claims that the NSA compromised their products

11 years ago

Snowden Reveals NSA’s Classified Quantum Computing Project

The US agency is building a machine that could make all encryption obsolete

11 years ago

Facebook Sued Over Message Scanning Allegations

Facebook has been slapped with a lawsuit over allegations it scans the private messages of users

11 years ago

NSA Trawls Crash Data For App Vulnerabilities – Report

The NSA reportedly monitors data from application crashes in order to pinpoint vulnerabilities

11 years ago

FireEye Boosts Cyber-Forsenics With Mandiant Purchase

FireEye is to bolster its cyber forensics capabilities with the decision to acquire Mandiant for £608m

11 years ago