Security

Samsung Programmable NFC Labels Dubbed TecTiles

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

13 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

13 years ago

Assange Appeals Against Third Extradition Decision

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

13 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

13 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

13 years ago

EPDS Warns Of Smart Meter Privacy Risks

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

13 years ago

Sophos: Security Vendors Failing SMBs

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

13 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

13 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

13 years ago

Thieves Dodge Armed Police To Nab Laptops From Westminster

Two laptops stolen from MP Harriet Baldwin's Westminster office

13 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

13 years ago

TalkTalk Kills Access To Pirate Bay

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

13 years ago

Qualys Prepares $100m IPO

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

13 years ago

Apple Sends Out Spy Planes To Challenge Google Maps

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

13 years ago

Virgin Media Addresses Tube Wi-Fi Privacy Concerns

Virgin changes terms and conditions following allegations of snooping

13 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

13 years ago

Microsoft ‘Oversight’ Helped Flame Spread

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

13 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…

13 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

13 years ago

Last.fm Becomes Latest Password Breach Victim

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

13 years ago

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

Council is fined £90,000 for two separate breaches

13 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

13 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…

13 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

13 years ago

UK Police Clueless On DNA Databases

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

13 years ago

Panic Over LinkedIn ‘6.5m Password Theft’

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

13 years ago

Google To Warn Users About State-Sponsored Attacks

New notification system launches as malware developed by governments becomes commonplace

13 years ago

Facebook ‘Pages’ Admins Get New Privacy Controls

Facebook has created more limited roles for administrators of its marketing pages to help protect privacy and security

13 years ago

Kaspersky: Flame Used 85 Domains For Communications

The Flame malware is at least four years old and hosted its command-and-control servers on more than 85 domain names,…

13 years ago

Microsoft Issues ‘Flame’ Patch

Microsoft has issued a fix for a security certificate flaw exploited by the Flame malware to make the code appear…

13 years ago