Security

Privacy Campaigners Call On Microsoft For Skype Transparency

Post-Microsoft acquisition changes continue to pique privacy advocate interest in Skype

12 years ago

Kim Dotcom’s Number 2 On A Mad First Week At Mega

Bram van der Kolk talks to TechWeekEurope about the cloud filesharing service's troubled first week

12 years ago

Cisco Looks To SMBs With New Mobile, Security Solutions

Cisco is targeting SMBs with a new wireless router, wireless security appliance and mobile handset

12 years ago

UK Anonymous Hackers Get Jail Time

Attackers who hit PayPal, MasterCard and other major firms in the name of Anonymous get jail time

12 years ago

‘Backdoors’ Uncovered In Barracuda Networks Security Gear

Researcher says backdoors remain open in many Barracuda boxes

12 years ago

EU Committee Votes To “Water Down” Data Protection Regulation

The decision shows dissent in the EU Parliament, but is far from being final

12 years ago

Symantec Announces Job Cuts Despite Positive Results

As many as 1,000 Symantec employees could go

12 years ago

Three Charged In Global Gozi Cybercrime Bust

UK cops help catch alleged Gozi banking malware pushers

12 years ago

Sony Slapped With £250k Fine For 2011 PSN Breach

Sony plans appeal but isn't getting much sympathy from the security community

12 years ago

Apple Removes 500px Photo App Over Pornography Fears

Apple pulls popular photo service from the App Store after customer complaints

12 years ago

BitCoin Casino Earns Over £50,000 A Month

Online gambling boosts the virtual currency ecosystem

12 years ago

Google: Governments Hungrier Than Ever For People’s Private Data

Transparency Report shows another jump in requests for Google account user information

12 years ago

Is It Time To Test Active Defence In Court?

If you are hit by a hacker, is it legal to hit back? Peter Judge thinks it's time to test…

12 years ago

Go Daddy Sued For Hosting ‘Ex-Girlfriend’ Porn Site

Plaintiffs demand the hosting company shares responsibility for violating their privacy

12 years ago

Kim Dotcom’s Mega Fileshare Service Riddled With Security Holes

Is Mega handing encryption keys to users to protect itself from future legal problems?

12 years ago

Pwn2Own Hacking Contest Offers More Than $500,000 In Prizes

The Pwn2Own competition has raised its bounties for working exploits aimed at browsers and browser plug-ins

12 years ago

Children’s National Cipher Challenge Winners Announced

The school codebreaking competition attracted eight times more participants than in 2011

12 years ago

Polish Officials Move To Decapitate Virut Botnet

Botnet sees some of its command and control infrastructure compromised by CERT Polska

12 years ago

PayPal Gets A Slice Of £25m DWP Identity Contract

UK citizens will be able to register for the new Universal Credit system using their PayPal credentials

12 years ago

Two More Java Flaws Emerge

Java security problems just won't go away for Oracle

12 years ago

EU Proposals To Force Cyber Attack Transparency On Businesses

Exclusive: European Commission hopes to enshrine transparency around cyber incidents in law

12 years ago

Hackers Tout Fake Java Patch As Fresh Exploit Sells For Thousands

An exploit sells for a separate flaw to the one that caused havoc earlier this month

12 years ago

US General: Iran Poses Serious Cyber Attack Threat

Stuxnet has caused a spike in offensive work in Iran

12 years ago

Assange Spurts Protests Online Through His Little Package

Swiss artists give WikiLeaks founder Assange a chance to voice opinions on current affairs

12 years ago

Malware Kept US Power Plant Offline For 3 Weeks

Unsecured USB drives pose a real danger to Industrial Control Systems, warns ICS-CERT

12 years ago

Man Outsourced His IT Job To China ‘For Months’

Software developer known only as ‘Bob’ spent his workdays looking at cat videos

12 years ago

Ofcom Fines Playboy £100,000 For Failing To Protect Children From Porn

Ofcom rules that Playboy age verification measures were insufficient on two of its websites

12 years ago

Blue Coat Caught Up In Global Surveillance Storm Again

Company's tech found in nations including China, Russia, Egypt and Bahrain, but are they being used for negative purposes?

12 years ago

Privacy Regulator Keeps An Eye On Facebook Graph Search

Watchdog tries out Facebook's new thing, isn't totally convinced about its respect for privacy

12 years ago