Security

Facebook Tests Paid-For ‘Spam’ Emails

Facebook's new service lets people pay to get emails past the spam filters

12 years ago

Trend Spies 455 Malicious Apps On Google Play

Hundreds of thousands of users downloaded nasty Android apps in December, says Trend

12 years ago

Instagram Completes Retreat On Selling User Photos

Instagram reverts to the old wording of its terms and conditions following a massive user backlash

12 years ago

Cameron’s Christmas Cock-up On Porn Blocking

Porn blocking has been announced - through the Daily Mail - without research and without listening, says Tom Brewster

12 years ago

Government Announces ‘Common Sense’ Copyright Law Reform

BIS tells TechWeek Vince Cable's reforms should be law by end of 2013 at the latest

12 years ago

Westboro Baptist Church Web Security Provider To Donate Proceeds To Charity

DDoS vendor and Anonymous siphon money from anti-gay hate group

12 years ago

Government ‘Ignores Parents’ And Presses On With Default Porn Blocking

David Cameron reverses decision issued by Department of Education last week

12 years ago

Dell To Splash On Security Again With Credant Deal

Dell opens its security acquisition wallet again

12 years ago

Pirate Bay Proxy Closed After BPI Pressure

British Phonographic Industry beats the Pirate Party UK into submission

12 years ago

ARM Launches Trustonic For Mobile Security Push

ARM Holdings and its partners have created a new company to enhance the security of mobile devices

12 years ago

The UK Was Ignored In ‘Egregious’ ITU Internet Treaty Talks

The UK was ignored by both UN member states and the ITU at this month's crucial meeting in Dubai. That's…

12 years ago

ICO Slams Local Government As It Hands Out More Data Breach Fines

ICO fines on local councils close to hitting £2 million

12 years ago

Hackers Hit Westboro Baptist Church Over Newtown Shootings Threat

Church hit by hacktivists after saying it will picket school where 20 children were murdered

12 years ago

Developers Release Exploit for Samsung Galaxy Android Vulnerability

Samsung Galaxy devices have a security flaw highlighted by new exploit code

12 years ago

Twitter Archive Opens: Some Users Can Download All Their Tweets

Limited number of users get to download their Twitter archive in one tidy package

12 years ago

McAfee: Hacker ‘Project Blitzkrieg’ Poses Real Threat

A call for botnet operators to collaborate on attacking 30 US financial institutions appears to be a 'credible threat' after…

12 years ago

US Senate Votes In Favour Of Location Privacy Bill

Senator Al Franken wants to put a stop to “stalker apps”

12 years ago

Seven Arrested In PCeU Phishing Probe

Police cracking down on phishing activity as major operation with SOCA yields results

12 years ago

US And UK Refuse To Sign UN Internet Treaty

ITU meeting fails, as countries reject UN Internet treaty

12 years ago

Christmas Shoppers Warned Of PIN Stealing Malware

Point-of-sale (POS) systems at retail locations could be infected with PIN stealing malware called Dexter

12 years ago

Mobile Security Outlook For 2013 Mostly Clear

Looking forward to 2013 there is a minor risk of malicious malware for mobile users, says Lookout

12 years ago

Gary McKinnon To Face No UK Charges But Fight With US Isn’t Over

CPS says if McKinnon is to go on trial, it should be in the US

12 years ago

John McAfee Returns To The US

After three weeks in the jungle and a week in prison, McAfee goes to Miami

12 years ago

Flashback Hacker ‘Plotting Comeback With Fresh Mac Attacks’

Author of malware that infected over 600,000 Macs is concocting attacks on Apple products

12 years ago

Fresh Facebook Privacy Changes Coming Next Year

Facebook makes its umpteenth privacy update of 2012, but it still isn't impressing some critics

12 years ago

Dell Looks To FireEye For Zero-Day Protection

Texan firm is talking up security at Dell World but is looking to another firm for zero-day protection

12 years ago

TechWeekEurope Readers Support Mandatory Data Breach Reporting

Name and shame when a data breach shows slack procedures, say our readers

12 years ago

Syrian Internet Downed Again

Syria saw its Internet go down for close to an hour on Tuesday

12 years ago

Christmas Patch Tuesday Brings Scary Gifts

Microsoft delivers some critical loads in its final Patch Tuesday of 2012

12 years ago