Security

RBS: NatWest Site Hit By DDoS

Just days after experiencing system failures, NatWest is hit by a DDoS

11 years ago

US Senators Voice Security Fears Over S. Korea Huawei Deal

Two US senators argue that Huawei's participation in a South Korea networking project creates security concerns for the US

11 years ago

The NSA Tracks Location Data For Hundreds Of Millions Of Phones Worldwide

The intelligence agency captures five billion location records a day, reveals a new batch of Snowden documents

11 years ago

Microsoft And Friends Disrupt Resilient ZeroAccess Botnet

Microsoft and its partners have successfully disrupted the Sirefef botnet, also known as ZeroAcces

11 years ago

Bank Of America Recognises Benefits Of Bitcoin

Analysts warn that the price of the virtual currency should remain below $1300

11 years ago

Microsoft Tags US Government As A ‘Persistent Threat’

Microsoft labels the US government as an “advanced persistent threat” following the snooping revelations

11 years ago

Flaws In Legit Software Cause Security Woes – Kaspersky

The root cause of internal security incidents are often down to flaws in legitimate software, says Kaspersky Lab

11 years ago

Bitcoin Value Slumps Following Chinese Bank Ban And French Concerns

Chinese government says banks can't use Bitcoin, while the French central bank says its too risky to use electronic currencies

11 years ago

Huawei Security Centre To Recieve British All-Clear

Finally some good news for Huawei as reports suggest its about to receive approval, despite security concerns elsewhere

11 years ago

Raspberry Pi Used To Hijack Drone Over Wi-Fi

Hacker shows how to take over a Parrot drone using some cheap equipment and freely-available software

11 years ago

Companies Fret Over Targeted Attack Success

Companies are increasingly concerned they will not get better at defending against sophisticated attacks

11 years ago

Good Technology Senses Opportunity In ‘Post-BlackBerry World’

Good Technology CTO Nicko van Someren says BlackBerry can't match its data-centric approach to MDM

11 years ago

Cameron Wants Cyber Security Talks With China

Britain keen to have a proper cyber security dialogue with China, following claims of mass spying on both sides

11 years ago

Baddies Bash Bountiful Bitcoins

As the value of a Bitcoin increases, so does the scale of attacks on the currency, says Sean Michel Kerner

11 years ago

Check Point: Good Security Is About Discovering The Unknown

Gabi Reish from Check Point explains why traditional IT security solutions are becoming irrelevant

11 years ago

Trove Of 2m Email And Social Media Passwords Uncovered

Pony botnet appears to have acquired passwords for the likes of Facebook, Google, Twitter and LinkedIn

11 years ago

Huawei Admits Defeat And Withdraws From US Market

Huawei is to withdraw from the US telecommunications market after US national security concerns

11 years ago

Sales Bonanza Creates A BYOD Nightmare

So-Called Black Friday sales mean IT departments will have random consumer kit to support, warns Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Bitcointalk.org Says DNS Was Hijacked, Passwords Compromised

On the same day, the website was also hit by DDoS attack

11 years ago

Researchers Create Malware That Jumps Air Gaps Using Inaudible Sound

Experiment shows malware can transmit stolen data using standard microphones and speakers, but there are clear limitations

11 years ago

Europol Seizes 690 Domains In Cyber Monday Crackdown

Cyber Monday sellers pushing counterfeit goods taken offline by Europol and international partners

11 years ago

Switzerland Launches Criminal Probe Into NSA Surveillance

It sounds like the Swiss authorities want to put the American spies in prison

11 years ago

Akamai Buys Prolexic To Improve Protection Against DDoS Attacks

The company will pay £226 million to absorb the competition

11 years ago

Cyber Monday: The Day Of The Marketing Tentacles

Cyber Monday sucks, and it's all a sign of the faltering creativity of marketers, who are getting ever more invasive,…

11 years ago

Bank Of England: UK Banks Hit By Cyber-Attacks

British banks and market infrastructures have come under attack in the past months, revealing vulnerabilities in their systems, according to…

11 years ago

Warning: Bitcoin Mining Beast Made Legit Via Licence Agreement

Some software small print includes permission to install a Bitcoin miner on machines

11 years ago

File Sharing Apps Expose iOS To Security Risks – Trustwave

Trustwave researcher says file-sharing apps open up iOS users to security flaws

11 years ago

Android Increasingly Vulnerable To Malware

McAfee says attackers are using digital signatures to evade Android security measures

11 years ago

Football Referee Charged With Hacking Former Colleague’s Email

FA-registered referee and two others are charged in hacking investigation

11 years ago