Security

Google To Warn Users About State-Sponsored Attacks

New notification system launches as malware developed by governments becomes commonplace

12 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

12 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,…

12 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…

12 years ago

US And Israel ‘Spawned Stuxnet’

Stuxnet was created by the US and Israel, according to a new book

12 years ago

EU Takes Five Countries To Court Over Cookie Law

Massive fines are threatening Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia

12 years ago

NHS Trust Outraged By ICO £325,000 Data Breach Fine

NHS Trust says its appeals were ignored by the ICO, as it expresses dismay at the record data breach fine

12 years ago

Flame Is More Than Just FUD

Ignore the sceptics. The Flame worm is significant for what is says as much as what it does, argues Tom…

12 years ago

Dutch Parliament To Reject ACTA And Its Lookalikes

Motion D66 tells the government to scrap the controversial agreement

12 years ago

The Met: We Must Do Better In War On Cyber Crime

Commander Allan Gibson says fresh data sharing initiatives will help the Met get better at fighting cyber fraud

12 years ago

US Has Three Weeks To Produce Evidence Against Megaupload

Kim Dotcom will finally find out why FBI wants his head

12 years ago

Iran Claims Flame Caused ‘Massive’ Data Loss

Iran says Flame caused significant data loss as the UN puts out a warning for member states

12 years ago

Assange Loses Extradition Hearing But Fight Not Over Yet

Assange loses his appeal at the Supreme Court, but he may find a way of avoiding extradition yet again

12 years ago

Security Myth Burns With A Brilliant Flame

Like its predecessors, espionage malware Flame has upped the stakes in the security market with its advanced surveillance capabilities, says…

12 years ago

Mikko Hypponen: Flame Worm Another ‘Failure’ For Security Industry

Hypponen says he's disappointed by the security industry's inability to track down 'super-weapon' Flame sooner

12 years ago

Met Launches Major Offensive On Online Fraud

The Met and the British Retail Consortium are working together as part of a major initiative to catch online fraudsters

12 years ago

Certification: Could It Nail Cloud Security?

Google is certifying its Apps to ISO27001. While that may sound boring, without certification, you might as well play Russian…

12 years ago

Flame Cyber ‘Super-Weapon’ Caught Firing On Iran

Flame may be the most sophisticated cyber weapon ever seen. Thanks to Iran, fingers are already pointed at nation states

12 years ago

ICO Receives 64 Cookie Complaints In Three Days

The ICO confirms 64 complaints have been made over cookies, just two days after the law was enforced

12 years ago

ICO’s Cookie Law Advice May Make Life Easier For Websites

The ICO offers more promotion of the implied consent method for cookie law compliance, as concerns over confusion mount

12 years ago

ICO Could Probe Google Again Over Wi-Spy, After FCC Report

Google's initial defence that its Wi-Fi snooping was accidental, now looks somewhat shaky

12 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Anonymous

How much do you know about the infamous 'hactivist' collective?

12 years ago

Researchers Propose Solution To Forged Digital Certificates

Two researchers have proposed a way to catch forged SSL certificates and increase the level of trust in CAs

12 years ago

Norton Releases Free iAntivirus App For Macs

On demand scanning, speed and Facebook protection offered by security app

12 years ago

ACTA: “The Devil Is In The Lack Of Detail”

MEP David Martin expects the vote to go 2:1 against ACTA, and explains why

12 years ago

IBM Bans Siri Over Data Privacy Fears

Security concerns prohibit use of the iPhone personal assistant

12 years ago

Kaspersky Calls For Cyber-Weapons Convention

Cyber-weapons are cheap, democracy is dying, and social media is dangerous – the dark prophecy of Eugene Kaspersky

12 years ago

NHS To Publish Anonymised Patient Data

The long-delayed Department of Health information strategy plans to release anonymised patient data to researchers, industry and the public

12 years ago

NHS Trust To Appeal ICO Fine

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"

12 years ago