Security

WordPress Update Fixes Three Security Vulnerabilities

A new update of the popular WordPress blogging platform tackles a number of security issues

11 years ago

Hey Apple! Fingerprints Are For Ease Of Use, Not Security

The iPhone 5S's fingerprint recognition is for ease-of use, says Sean Michael Kerner. For security, have a look at iCloud…

11 years ago

Mayer And Zuckerberg Hit Back Over NSA Surveillance Criticisms

Mayer says execs faced prison if they spoke out about surveillance requests, as Zuckerberg says US government "blew it"

11 years ago

Insider Suspected In Massive Vodafone Hack

Operator says a highly sophisticated attack could have been perpetrated by one of its own

11 years ago

North Korea Suspected Of Advanced Malware Attacks On South

North Korea implicated in malware attacks on a wide range of bodies in South Korea

11 years ago

Google Loses Street View WiSpy Privacy Appeal

Google’s infamous WiSpy incident continues to haunt the company as it loses a privacy appeal in California

11 years ago

Government Relies On Legacy IT For £480bn Of Revenue

The National Audit Office warns of the many risks that come with running valuable systems on Legacy IT

11 years ago

Microsoft Issues 13 Bulletins In Hefty Patch Tuesday Release

Patch Tuesday for September sees 47 vulnerabilities addressed

11 years ago

PayPal Launches ‘Hands Free’ In-Store Payments

PayPal unveils another technology aimed at making payments "all but invisible", launching Beacon

11 years ago

C4’s Blackout: Disastrous Cyber Attacks CAN Be Funny

Tom Brewster considers the cybergeddon dystopia of Blackout, which shed little light on what a serious cyber attack would do…

11 years ago

Tech Titans Take Further Action On NSA Spying Transparency

Facebook, Google and Yahoo all lodge legal petitions to let them talk aboue NSA data requests

11 years ago

John McAfee Dead – Or Not

The anti-virus anti-hero is not dead. In fact, he is as lively as ever

11 years ago

HP Data Privacy Services Help Meet Compliance Requirements

HP's new services are aimed at helping enterprises meet often complex government data privacy standards

11 years ago

Concern Over PHP Attacks Affecting Major Websites

PHP can be exploited by combining flaws, placing major sites like Facebook potentially at risk

11 years ago

There Is No Way To Keep Your Data From The NSA

Even encryption won't stop the NSA. Wayne Rash warns of back doors in network adapters, which could siphon off data…

11 years ago

Yahoo Transparency Report Shows Germany’s Personal Data Desire

Yahoo releases its first transparency report and the UK isn't in the top two for data requests for a change

11 years ago

NSA ‘Can Tap iPhone, Android And BlackBerry Phones’

NSA can tap plenty of mobile devices, according to fresh leaks reported by Der Spiegel

11 years ago

Tor Network Spike Caused By Botnet

Mevade botnet responsible for Tor traffic jump in August

11 years ago

NSA And GCHQ ‘Covertly Plant Vulnerabilities In Internet Encryption’

Intelligence agencies working inside tech companies to insert flaws in modern encryption, according to more of Snowden's leaks

11 years ago

IT Life: Security Down The Years

Craig Kensek has been doing security since the "I Love You" virus was doing the rounds

11 years ago

Cyber Crooks Share Botnets To Spread Super-Smart Android Malware

"Most sophisticated Android malware ever" using other Android botnets to spread

11 years ago

The DropBox Hack That Wasn’t

Reports of hacking Dropbox were exaggerated - but Sean Michael Kerner says it's time to look properly at securing your…

11 years ago

‘Potent’ Banking Malware Hesperbot Erupts From Czech Republic

Latest banking Trojan doing the rounds is causing concern

11 years ago

Wikileaks SpyFiles Show Surveillance Industry ‘Thriving Unchecked’

TechWeek digs into Wikileaks files to find a British supplier is implicated in selling to repressive regimes for significant sums

11 years ago

Google Suspends iOS Authenticator As It Wipes Data

Authenticator update wipes account settings, causing plenty of bother for users

11 years ago

NHS Gets £1bn Boost For Online Patient Records Push

Hunt seeks to allay cost and privacy fears around NHS records project

11 years ago

IBM Closes Trusteer Deal And Creates Cybersecurity Lab

IBM is to open a cybersecurity lab in Israel after closing its acquisition of cybersecurity vendor Trusteer

11 years ago

How Anonymous Plans To Expose Syrian Electronic Army Leaders

Anonymous hacktivist tells TechWeek his crew are gathering plenty of data on four leaders of the SEA

11 years ago

Kaspersky Plans European Headquarters In London

Office in Paddington, London, will be Kaspersky's European hub when it opens in Ocrober

11 years ago