Security

Infosec: Internet Of Things ‘Is Out Of Control’

The Internet of things needs to be put on a leash before it causes major security events, an industry expert…

12 years ago

Infosec: One In Five Macs Is Infected With Windows Malware

One in thirty-six Macs harbours OS X-specific malware while one in five features at least one Windows virus or Trojan

12 years ago

Infosec: McAfee Kills Nitro Name In Fresh SIEM Product

McAfee looks to make a splash in the SIEM space following its integration of NitroSecurity

12 years ago

Infosec: Hacking Of Big Business Hits Record Level

Successful cyber attacks on big companies hits an all-time high, as science minister David Willetts calls for greater awareness in…

12 years ago

Infosec: Neelie Kroes Warns EU Is Unprotected From Cyber Attacks

Neelie Kroes says a new vision, in which nations, organisations and individuals work with one another, is needed to fix…

12 years ago

Iran Oil Terminal Taken Offline By ‘Cyber Attack’

A key Iranian oil facility is taken offline after a reported malware attack

12 years ago

Infosec: Raising Awareness Is The Best Cyber Defence

(ISC)² has chosen the InfoSecurity Europe Expo to launch a new, welcome and vitally necessary initiative to raise general awareness…

12 years ago

India Overtakes The US As Top Spam Source

UK drops out of 'Dirty Dozen' with a 47 percent decrease in spam contribution over the last year

12 years ago

Ministers Object To Default Porn Block

Ministers are already hinting that a proposal to censor the Internet by default is a dead duck

12 years ago

Trojan Uses Motion Sensors To Steal Smartphone Data

Researchers have built a Trojan t hat uses Android's built-in motion sensors to steal handset and bank card PINs

12 years ago

Ofcom To Probe Sky News Email Hacks

The comms regulator is looking into Sky News actions after it admitted hacking into the Darwins' emails

12 years ago

Megaupload Trial May Never Happen, Says US Judge

FBI failed to serve Megaupload with formal charges, a US judge has said

12 years ago

Flashback Mac OS X Trojan Spread Via WordPress Blogs

Mac OS X users were infected with the Flashback malware via hijacked WordPress websites, according to Kaspersky researchers

12 years ago

Anonymous Launches Uncensored Alternative To Pastebin

AnonPaste created in reaction to Pastebin's alleged divulgence of IP addresses to authorities

12 years ago

EU To Share Air Passenger Data With US

US Department of Homeland Security will be handed personal details including names, credit card details and phone numbers

12 years ago

ICANN Says No gTLD Data Was Compromised

New top level Internet domains still on hold while ICANN sifts the evidence

12 years ago

GCHQ Releases Two Secret Alan Turing Papers

Britain's top secret listening station, GCHQ, has released two mathematical papers written by codebreaker Alan Turing

12 years ago

MPs: GCHQ Snooping Law Makers Are Tech Idiots

Conservative and Lib Dem MPs bash other politicians' knowledge over the tech aspects of proposed controversial surveillance laws

12 years ago

Businesses Confidence In Data Security At Low Ebb

A new survey has revealed a chronic lack of confidence among businesses about their data protection

12 years ago

MPs Call in Google, Facebook, ISPs For Snooping Law Briefing

MPs will meet with tech companies to discuss controversial new proposals

12 years ago

Barclaycard PayTag Turns Ordinary Mobiles Into NFC Wallets

Barclaycard is offering its users a NFC sticker that will transform their phone into a new payment device

12 years ago

Calltrunk Launches ARGOsearch Phone Search Engine

Privacy issues are raised, when users can search recorded landline, mobile and Skype calls

12 years ago

ISPs And Privacy Groups Hit Out At Internet Porn Block Plans

Government plans have been labelled as ineffective and amount to censorship

12 years ago

Tim Berners-Lee Slams ‘Dangerous’ Snooping Law

The inventor of the web says plans to store data open highly sensitive information up to abuse

12 years ago

Flashback Still Festering on 140,000 Machines

Flashback is still sitting on 140,000 machines, indicating many Mac owners aren't updating

12 years ago

Webpages Contain 14 Cookies Each

A month before the cookie laws come into force, research shows there are plenty of trackers running on businesses' websites

12 years ago

Lebanese Hacktivists Take Down 15 Government Websites

'Raise Your Voice' takes down sites for the justice ministry, customs and transportation office among others

12 years ago

How Facebook’s Paedophile Blocking Can Backfire

Facebook's blocking system is flawed, but linguistic and behavioural software can fix it, argues Tom Brewster

12 years ago

Check Point Launches Crowdsourcing Threat Cloud

ThreatCloud looks to get users sharing information for the good of each other

12 years ago

The USA Needs CISPA

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is not as bad as the Internet community might think, says Wayne Rash

12 years ago