Security

Year-Long Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets Israel And Palestine

Security researchers say they've spotted a cyber surveillance campaign against both Israeli and Palestine systems

12 years ago

Sophos Explains Its Super-Low Corporation Tax Bill… Why Can’t Symantec?

Sophos explains why it pays so little in corporation tax, but Symantec hasn't opened up. Tom Brewster says they should…

12 years ago

Microsoft Plans First Critical Windows 8 Security Patches

Patch Tuesday sees off four critical flaws

12 years ago

Study: 15 Percent Of Malware Bypasses Windows Defender

Windows 8 with Windows Defender switched on was able to block only 85 percent of this year's most common malware,…

12 years ago

Dell SecureWorks Will Probe Customers’ Social And Family Lives

Security arm of Dell offers to look for leaks coming from the top

12 years ago

Adobe Reader X Flaw ‘Being Sold On Black Market For $50k’

Another Reader vulnerability emerges, according to a Russian security firm

12 years ago

Ransomware Thieves Make £3m A Year, Symantec Warns

Symantec is warning computer users of a rise in ransomware scams in both Europe and America

12 years ago

Twitter Password Reset Gaffe Scares Users

Twitter sends password resets out to too many people

12 years ago

Facebook Lobbies Brussels In Earnest On EU Data Privacy Proposals

Facebook joins other US bodies pushing for changes to European Commission data privacy proposals

12 years ago

GCHQ Gives Government Green Light For Wider iPhone Use

CESG paves the way for wider use of iOS devices across government

12 years ago

RIM Receives US Government BlackBerry 10 Security Clearance

BlackBerry 10 aims to retain security-conscious customers with FIPS 140-2 certification

12 years ago

Google Adds ‘Do Not Track’ To Chrome 23

Google Chrome users now have the option of enabling 'Do Not Track' in their browser, a feature which is stirring…

12 years ago

Millions Have Downloaded SMS Spoofing Android Apps

SMS spoofing becomes real fear for the security concious

12 years ago

Kim Dotcom Loses Me.ga Domain Name, Blames US

Omega hackers currently controlling the address are threatening to sell it

12 years ago

GCHQ Assembles Cyber Attack Response Squadron

Intelligence agency bets on the private sector to lend a helping hand to those hit by attacks

12 years ago

Theresa May DDoS Suspect Arrested

PCeU works with East Midlands force to arrest 41-year-old male

12 years ago

Bank Account Mixup Lands Prudential With £50k Fine

Firm fined after a mixup involving customers with the same name and birthday

12 years ago

Meet Our New Cyber Security Minister: Chloe Smith

We quiz the government's new cyber security minister Chloe Smith on education, funding and use of dodgy data

12 years ago

Anonymous Offensive Continues With Zynga Hack

The hacking offensive by Anonymous continues, as the group 'punishes' profitable companies laying off workers

12 years ago

Google Researcher: Sophos Flaws Present ‘A Real Global Threat’

Tavis Ormandy is dismayed at Sophos security but the company claims there is nothing to be worried about

12 years ago

Why Coca-Cola Should Have Admitted It Was Hacked

Coca-Cola was reportedly hacked in 2009 and is still keeping quiet about it. Such reticence hurts all of us, says…

12 years ago

Anonymous Goes On Guy Fawkes Day Offensive

PayPal and Symantec looking into alleged hacks

12 years ago

Facebook Security Team Clamps Down On Links Scare

Public links exposed in a Google search, seem to allow login without a password

12 years ago

Facebook Privacy Boosted Again After Irish Pressure

New users will be given more education during the signing up process

12 years ago

Bit9 Warns Of 100k Risky Android Apps

A security vendor says it has found 100,000 Android apps on Google Play to be questionable or suspicious

12 years ago

VUPEN Finds Windows 8 Security Flaws – But Won’t Tell Microsoft

VUPEN will tell its customers, not Microsoft, about Windows 8 and IE10 vulnerabilities

12 years ago

Apple iOS 6.0.1 Fixes Security Flaws

Flaws in the iOS kernel, WebKit and Passbook addressed

12 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Tech Goes To The Movies

What happens when the tech industry gets into the movies? Find out in our quiz!

12 years ago

Justice Committee Tells EU To Rethink Data Protection Proposals

They are over-prescriptive, confusing and unrealistic - just a few of the committee's problems with EC proposals

12 years ago

Governments To Show ‘Public Demonstrations Of Cyber War Power’

Cyber war is coming and governments are going to flex their muscles in the coming months, says Mikko Hypponen

12 years ago