Security

Thousands Threatened By Super Stealthy Apache Backdoor

Hundreds of servers affected, leaving thousands open to infection, ESET warns

12 years ago

Syrian Electronic Army Hijacks Guardian Twitter Accounts

Hacking crew makes a mockery of Twitter account security again

12 years ago

North Korea Escalates Cyber-Conflict Tensions

North Korea has reportedly stepped up its cyber activity as nation-state cyber warfare attacks increase worldwide

12 years ago

Imperva: LivingSocial Could Have Fallen Victim To Unpatched Software

Security experts try to deduct the cause of the hack that exposed 50 million accounts

12 years ago

NATO Team Wins Cyber Defence Exercise

The NATO 'blue team' has won a cyber defence exercise that tested the online capabilities of a number of countries

12 years ago

The EC Data Protection Proposals Will Be Costly And Complex

European data protection laws will be costly and frustrating, warn Sally Annereau and Debbie Heywood

12 years ago

Canadian Government Intends To Tax Bitcoins

A statement from the Canadian tax agency reveals it is keeping a close eye on the virtual currency market

12 years ago

BYOD Has Value Despite Risks, Says Survey

BYOD initiatives are worth the risk says a Symantec survey, so long as adequate steps are taken beforehand

12 years ago

Hunt Pledges Better Privacy For Health Data

Jeremy Hunt has promised citizens will be allowed to leave a scheme to share their sensitive medical information

12 years ago

Suspect Arrested Over ‘Biggest Cyber Attack Ever’

Man arrested believed to be Stophaus leader Sven Olaf Kamphuis over hits on Spamhaus and others

12 years ago

Blue Coat Partner Fined $2.8m Over Syria Surveillance Sales

Computerlinks FZCO given hefty fine for breaking export rules

12 years ago

Researchers Warn Over Apple Safari Flaw

Rapid7 says flaw could let attackers steal passwords or even get keyloggers on users' machines

12 years ago

Kaspersky Warns UK Government Of ‘Catastrophic’ Cyber Attack

Kaspersky chief warns of the potential harm that could come to UK citizens from a cyber attack

12 years ago

Password Security Remains Consumer Bugbear

A survey has found ongoing consumer unhappiness, distrust and impatience with online passwords

12 years ago

Google: Government Censorship Hits Fresh High

Governments increasingly trying to censor Web, Google finds

12 years ago

Privacy Activists Doorstep Facebook Over EU Lobbying

Facebook gets a visit from activists who say it has helped cripple proposed EU privacy rules

12 years ago

Nick Clegg ‘Kills Off Snooper’s Charter’

Over the Liberal Democrats' dead body, says Clegg

12 years ago

InfoSec 2013: British Banks Threatened By DDoS Boom

US bank attackers have turned their attention to Europe, and UK financial institutions have been told to prepare

12 years ago

Huawei Signals End To US Market Hopes

US suspicions about Huawei have resulted in it abandoning hope of selling its networking gear in that country

12 years ago

InfoSec 2013: MoD Warns Cyber Attack Could Bring Down Government

Head of information security at MoD tells TechWeek he isn't over-hyping the threat

12 years ago

Lulzsec Leader Arrested Down Under

Australian Federal Police have reportedly arrested the leader of the global hacking group Lulzsec

12 years ago

InfoSec 2013: Security Big Guns Back Cyber Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty

RSA chief Coviello and Eugene Kaspersky urge pan-global agreement similar to deal covering nuclear arms

12 years ago

AP Twitter Feed Hacked And Claims White House Attack

Hackers compromised the Twitter feeds of the Associated Press and falsely reported White House explosions

12 years ago

Cheeky Botnet Pusher Markets Wares On Facebook

Facebook used to sell Zeus botnet console, showing cyber crooks are getting considerably more brazen

12 years ago

InfoSec 2013: Ministers Optimistic In Face Of Cyber Attack Onslaught

We can all make money from cyber attacks, government says at London conference

12 years ago

CA World: CA To Buy API Security Company Layer 7

Canadian API wizards will offer their services through the US software powerhouse

12 years ago

InfoSec 2013: Thousands Of Open Servers Leave Critical Government Systems Vulnerable

Researchers find oil and gas systems, medical devices and naval ships could all be manipulated thanks to over 100,000 serial…

12 years ago

FIFA President Sepp Blatter Twitter Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army

Syrian government supporters post Sepp Blatter's resignation on his Twitter acount

12 years ago

InfoSec 2013: China Is ‘Biggest Source Of Advanced Cyber Attacks’

Two reports again claim China is the number one source of serious attacks

12 years ago

Malwarebytes Revamps Processes After Update Snafu

Malwarebytes has taken steps to ensure that its problematic update last week will not happen again

12 years ago