Security

Ministers, MPs And Privacy Groups Go To War Over Snooper’s Charter

The Draft Communications Data Bill is released but is widely panned by MPs and privacy experts

12 years ago

Assange Loses Latest Extradition Battle

European Court of Hunan Rights is Assange's last option, after a unanimous Supreme Court decision

12 years ago

AMD To Integrate ARM Design Into x86 Chips

AMD will integrate ARM security technology into its x86-based processors, as the two companies expand their relationship

12 years ago

Sophos Plots Full Cloud Security Push

Sophos wants to have all its services in the cloud in the near future, TechWeekEurope understands

12 years ago

Samsung Programmable NFC Labels Dubbed TecTiles

Samsung has introduced programmable NFC tags for Android - and they are an anagram of "testicle"

12 years ago

Microsoft And Google Warn Over Active XML Flaw Exploitation

Two tech giants warn about an unpatched threat that is being exploited by attackers

12 years ago

Assange Appeals Against Third Extradition Decision

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief keeps fighting on, as Assange lawyers head back to court

12 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Fixes IE, Windows Flaws

Microsoft has used its Patch Tuesday update to repair vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer and other products

12 years ago

ICO Reopens Google Street View Data Slurping Inquiry

Google faces fresh investigation in the UK over Street View, as ICO sends an angry letter to the tech giant

12 years ago

EPDS Warns Of Smart Meter Privacy Risks

EPDS issues a number of recommendations to prevent collected data from being abused

12 years ago

Sophos: Security Vendors Failing SMBs

Sophos says the industry should get better at improving security amongst SMBs

12 years ago

Dell Challenges Cisco, HP With Converged Data Centre

Dell has unveiled a converged data centre offering that includes server, storage and networking technology in a single blade chassis

12 years ago

US Plans Cyber Attacker Academy

The US has posted a job ad looking for recruits for the NSA's Cyber Exploitation Corps Development Program

12 years ago

Thieves Dodge Armed Police To Nab Laptops From Westminster

Two laptops stolen from MP Harriet Baldwin's Westminster office

12 years ago

Stuxnet And Flame Developers ‘Worked Together’

Flame and Stuxnet development teams shared source code, suggesting the US may have had involvement in both

12 years ago

TalkTalk Kills Access To Pirate Bay

All major UK ISPs are now blocking The Pirate Bay in the UK, apart from BT

12 years ago

Qualys Prepares $100m IPO

Qualys is looking to raise a lot of money, some of which it might spend on acquisitions

12 years ago

Apple Sends Out Spy Planes To Challenge Google Maps

iOS 6 will feature “Google on steroids”, according to reports

12 years ago

Virgin Media Addresses Tube Wi-Fi Privacy Concerns

Virgin changes terms and conditions following allegations of snooping

12 years ago

LinkedIn Apologises For Password Breach

Social network LinkedIn has provided more information on a security breach that affected roughly 6.5 million user passwords

12 years ago

Microsoft ‘Oversight’ Helped Flame Spread

A Microsoft "oversight" in 2009 was a notable factor in the spread of the pernicious Flame worm

12 years ago

Microsoft Issues Updates To Extinguish Flame And Other Flaws

Microsoft is trying to kill of Flame while the next Patch Tuesday update aims to put out other fires across…

12 years ago

Microsoft Not Backing Down On IE10 ‘Do Not Track’ By Default

Microsoft still wants DNT by default in IE10 even though it would not comply with the latest proposed specification

12 years ago

Last.fm Becomes Latest Password Breach Victim

Last.fm sees passwords published online as the breaches keep on coming

12 years ago

ICO Fines Council £90k After Children’s Data Disclosed

Council is fined £90,000 for two separate breaches

12 years ago

FBI Accused Of Illegal Conduct In Megaupload Case

Seven hard drives of evidence obtained by the US agents were not supposed to leave New Zealand, lawyers claim

12 years ago

Dating Website eHarmony Confirms Password Breach

Following hot on the heels of the LinkedIn password breach is the confirmation that eHarmony's customer passwords have also been…

12 years ago

LinkedIn: Keep Calm And Keep Connecting

LinkedIn may be a boring place with no secrets, but those passwords are important, says Peter Judge

12 years ago

UK Police Clueless On DNA Databases

Big Brother Watch finds police are keeping lots of DNA data on innocent people

12 years ago

Panic Over LinkedIn ‘6.5m Password Theft’

LinkedIn investigates claims millions of user passwords were stolen and posted online

12 years ago