Security

Configuration Errors Caused Utah Data Breach

A massive data breach in the US state of Utah was caused by a series of configuration mistakes during an…

12 years ago

Qinetiq To Lead MoD Consortium

Former MoD research arm contracted to protect it from cyber attacks

13 years ago

Linux 3.4 Kernel Boosts Virtualisation

Linux developers make improvements to virtualisation, 64-bit computing and other areas

13 years ago

Cloud Security Alliance Aims Certification At Government Clouds

The CSA's cloud certification framework is designed for the new EU Cloud Strategy, as well as for private companies

13 years ago

Anonymous Attacks DWP Website Over Privacy Breaches

The DWP becomes the next target of Anonymous splinter cell, the ATeam

13 years ago

Call Of Duty Malware “Patch” Creator Jailed

Cybercrime discovered while investigating a real-world robbery

13 years ago

Twitter Announces Support For Do Not Track System

Twitter has joined the privacy drive after announcing its support for the "Do Not Track" initiative

13 years ago

Microsoft Encourages Sharing At Security Conference

Microsoft has held its first Security Development Conference to encourage the sharing of security information

13 years ago

Government Proves Cookie Law Is Cuckoo

The cookie law is crazy, as the government has shown by saying it hasn't bothered to get compliant, argues Tom…

13 years ago

Facebook Hacker Given 12 Month Sentence

Man from Sussex tracked down by Met Police's e-Crime Unit for Facebook account hack

13 years ago

Flashback Crooks Fluffed Money Making Scheme

Flashback operators were unable to make much money from the hundreds of thousands of Macs they had control of

13 years ago

French Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over Privacy

Google is to meet with the French privacy watchdog next week over its controversial new user privacy policy

13 years ago

Microsoft Promises Children Trackers In Windows 8

Microsoft details improved monitoring options and restrictions for parents

13 years ago

WikiLeaks Down After ‘72-Hour DDoS’

WikiLeaks sees its website go down, claiming a DDoS has been smashing the site for three days

13 years ago

RunCore Launches SSD With A Self-Destruct Button

Paranoid citizens and secret agents rejoice - you can destroy your data

13 years ago

Pirate Bay DDoS: Anonymous Not To Blame

The Pirate Bay is back online after a big DDoS hit, saying Anonymous is not to blame

13 years ago

Google Plugs 20 Chrome Security Vulnerabilities

Google has fixed 20 security flaws for the Chrome browser, and also offered up a new tab-synchronisation feature

13 years ago

ICO To Investigate Civil Service Data Breach Claims

Channel 4 documentary finds 25 confidentiality breaches per week at the Department for Work and Pensions

13 years ago

Barnet Borough Council Fined £70,000 For Data Loss

Council fined after second offence in two years, but further loss prevented by laptop encryption

13 years ago

We Join Anonymous In IRC Chat During The ICO Blackout

TechWeekEurope is invited into an Anonymous team's IRC session to learn about the group's aims and watch its big botnets…

13 years ago

Don’t Trust The Cloud To Secure Your Storage

SMBs may be putting their storage in the cloud with their fingers cross. Lisa Vaas says, at least encrypt your…

13 years ago

Apple Applauded For QuickTime Patching

Apple patches 17 vulnerabilities in QuickTime, getting by with a little help from its friends

13 years ago

Apple Releases Flashback Update For Leopard OS

Older Mac operating systems receive a security update covering the Flashback malware

13 years ago

Wikipedia Warns On Browser Malware

Wikipedia says it doesn't run ads from for-profit firms so those seeing them are likely to be infected with malware

13 years ago

ICO Struggles To Get Website Back Online After ‘Bot Attack’

A suspected DDoS hit is causing the ICO problems

13 years ago

Pirate Pay Earns Microsoft Support

Russian developers of torrent blocker receive £62,000 in funding from Microsoft

13 years ago

Iran Bans Foreign Email For Some Industries

Local banks, insurance companies and telecommunications firms have been ordered to use Iran-based email and web providers

13 years ago

Anonymous Team: Anonymous Is Destroying Itself

The voice of the ATeam says Anonymous is failing in its mission and is tearing itself apart

13 years ago

Smaller Businesses Gain Confidence In Cloud Security

A Microsoft study has found that 35 percent of small and medium-sized businesses have found higher levels of security with…

13 years ago

Report Slams Default Porn Filters On Mobiles

Report uncovers over-blocking of mobile Internet

13 years ago