Security

Yahoo Will Implement ‘Do Not Track’ Feature In Summer

Joining the likes of Google and Microsoft, Yahoo will is instituting consumer privacy technology on its websites

13 years ago

Don’t Let The Right To Be Forgotten Be Forgotten

We should look at ways to forge opportunities from the right to be forgotten, says Tom Brewster.

13 years ago

MasterCard And Visa Warn Banks Of Credit Card Data Breach

Sources say that more than 10 million credit card numbers may be compromised

13 years ago

NewsCorp Denies Hacking ONdigital Smartcards

Rupert Murdoch’s company says NDS was fighting piracy, not facilitating it

13 years ago

iTunes, Amazon Fraud Gang Members Jailed

Apple and Amazon lose £1 million, but the crooks are caught and jailed

13 years ago

Making Android Malware in a Limo

Websense invites us into its lab in a limo to show us how quick it can make Android malware whilst…

13 years ago

UK Loves The Internet, Says Ofcom

The British feel safer online, but don’t protect private information, says research by Ofcom

13 years ago

Execs Use Public Cloud To Flout IT Policy

Execs want the cloud to get round the IT department - even though they know it's wrong

13 years ago

Rapidshare Is Legal But Must Check Incoming Links

German court declares Rapidshare legal but says it must monitor incoming links to copyright infringing files

13 years ago

Researchers Warn of Mac OS X Targeted Attacks

Mac-targetted Trojan hits pro-Tibetan campaigners

13 years ago

ZTE Cuts Business In Iran After Spy Kit Embarassment

ZTE partners want to know if the company shipped their gear to the Iran

13 years ago

Swedish App Cracks iPhone Passcode In Minutes

A new app is able to crack the password protection of Apple iPhones and Android devices within minutes

13 years ago

Six Anonymous Suspects Arrested In Dominican Republic

Four alleged Anonymous members are sent to prison with no charges filed

13 years ago

Kelihos II Crippled by Kaspersky and Co

The crooks running the second version of the Kelihos botnet abandon ship after their operation is sinkholed

13 years ago

Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Google, Facebook Single Sign-On

Research from Microsoft and Indiana Universtiy Bloomington finds a range of ways to hijack the single sign-on systems used across…

13 years ago

Draft EU Law Proposes 2 Year Minimum Sentence for Hackers

The changes could see tougher laws introduced in the UK and across the EU

13 years ago

Oxford Uni Opens Cyber Security Centre

Several Oxford departments will collaborate on anticipating and mitigating cyber-attacks on individuals, organisations and governments

13 years ago

ICO Sony Data Breach Decision Coming in Six Weeks

The deputy Informatino Commissioner reveals a decision on last year's Sony breach is imminent

13 years ago

AVG Offers Do-Not-Track Feature And Security BootCamp

AVG is offering a do-not-track feature to prevent ad networks tracking users, and has launched an online security BootCamp

13 years ago

LulzSec Claims Hack Of Military Dating Website

LulzSec has bounced back from the recent arrests and hacked a dating website for single people in the military

13 years ago

O2 Must Hand Over Details Of Alleged Porn Users

O2 Broadband must give details of over 9,000 alleged filesharers to pornographer Ben Dover - but it doesn't mean they…

13 years ago

News Corporation ‘Hacked’ Sky Rival’s Smart Cards

The latest NewsCorp scandal finally involves some real hacking

13 years ago

McAfee Offers Free MySQL Security Tool

McAfee's open source security audit plug-in for MySQL s aimed at cloud deployments and businesses

13 years ago

MPs Threaten New Laws If Google Won’t Censor Searches

Cross-party committee tells government to consider legislation if Google does not develop filtering technology to preserve privacy

13 years ago

US Regulators Demand Consumer Privacy Protection

The US' Federal Trade Commission is putting pressure on Congress and IT companies to better protect user privacy

13 years ago

Data Centre Virtualisation Held Back For Want Of Security Skills

The race to cut costs and streamline data centres is leaving security issues behind as the challenges outstrip the native…

13 years ago

Researchers Discover Android Denial Of Service Exploit

Italian researchers have uncovered an Android vulnerability which could render a device unusable through a DoS attack

13 years ago

Microsoft Raids Hit Zeus Botnets

Operation b71 has brought down two major Zeus botnets but Microsoft warns that the Trojan is not dead

13 years ago

Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links In Live Messenger Chat

Live Messenger links to Pirate Bay blacked out by Microsoft

13 years ago

Contactless Cards Put Barclays Customers At Fraud Risk

Investigation reveals that 13 million Barclays contactless card users may be at risk of fraud

13 years ago