Security

US Prosecutors Officially File For Kim Dotcom’s Extradition

Megaupload founder and three senior operators expected in court over US request in August

13 years ago

Anonymous Members Hit By Zeus Botnet Scam

Symantec has highlighted a scam that tricked Anonymous users into infecting themselves with the Zeus Trojan

13 years ago

WatchGuard Beefs Up SMB Portfolio With New Appliances

WatchGuard has introduced the XTM 25 and 26 appliances to safeguard small-business networks

13 years ago

Disgruntled Member Hacks GitHub

Ethical hacker warned about vulnerability, then used it himself

13 years ago

Libel And The Social Media Is A Corporate Issue

On the Internet, everybody can hear you scream - or belch or break wind - because nothing is erased, not…

13 years ago

Android Users Unwittingly Share Private Data Through Free Apps

Viviane Reding condemns advertisers who gain personal data without knowledge or consent of users

13 years ago

PwnPlug Opens Back Door Into Corporate Nets

A device that looks like a power supply can leave a network wide open to attacks

13 years ago

Reding: Google Privacy Policy Is Illegal

Google should not have pushed through its privacy policy changes in the face of conflicts with European data protection laws,…

13 years ago

40 Percent Of UK Businesses Suffered Security Breaches Due To Spam

Survey reveals that most companies rely on insufficient spam-trapping features of their antivirus software

13 years ago

RSA 2012: Cisco Stresses Network Security To Tackle BYOD Challenge

The importance of the network to cope with new trends has been highlighted by Cisco's new security head

13 years ago

Gnip And DataSift Begin Selling Archived And Analysed Tweets

Two research companies, partnered with Twitter, launch archived public data Tweet packages for sale to marketeers

13 years ago

Mozilla Launches Collusion Data Tracking Firefox Add-On

New tool aims to help users see who is tracking their web activity and to better understand tracking

13 years ago

RSA 2012: NSA Develops Ultra-Secure Android Smartphone

Spooks' 'Fishbowl' smartphone is locked down but made entirely from off-the-shelf components

13 years ago

RSA 2012: EMC Offers New Security And Risk Management Services

EMC has launched an advisory service to help organisations deal with governance, risk and compliance

13 years ago

IntraLinks Offers Secure Intra-Company Mobile Collaboration Environment

IntraLinks Connect secures and audits access to files stored in its Cloud for remote access by any device, with the…

13 years ago

Stolen NASA Laptop Contained International Space Station Codes

the US space agency had 5,408 IT security 'incidents' in 2010 and 2011

13 years ago

Why We Can’t Laugh At Microsoft’s Misery

Through a probably trivial date error, Microsoft's Azure has screwed things up for all the other cloud providers, says Peter…

13 years ago

ICO Raps Durham University For Publishing Student Details

University promises to review data handling procedures after posting details of 177 students and staff on its official website

13 years ago

RSA 2012: External Attacks Were The Most Common Breach Vector In 2011

External attackers were behind most 2011 data breaches, using malware or just hacking a way in, according to a Verizon…

13 years ago

Google Pushes Out Its Privacy Policy Changes Despite Regulatory Disdain

Google is going ahead with privacy policy changes today despite pleas from European Union and US officials

13 years ago

iOS Apps Could Allow Developers Access To Users’ Photos

Photo libraries and associated geo-locational data exposed by 'location access' agreement

13 years ago

Facebook Denies Spying On Android Users’ SMS Texts

The social network giant accuses The Sunday Times of misunderstanding its Android app's SMS functionality

13 years ago

Interpol Arrests 25 Members Of Anonymous In ‘Operation Unmask’

The hacking collective has responded to arrests in Europe and South America by attacking the Interpol website

13 years ago

Google Privacy Policy Could Violate EU Law

French data authority expresses deep concerns over the protection of user data and asks Google to suspend implementation

13 years ago

HP Tackles Security Risks With Integrated Platform

HP is to assist businesses struggling to tighten up their security with an integrated platform that spans multiple environments

13 years ago

RSA 2012: Coviello Insists Cyber-Defences Are About Managing Risk

RSA executive chairman Art Coviello’s keynote stressed that managing risk is critical because perfect security is impossible

13 years ago

Windows Phones To Include High-End Email Encryption

Microsoft is partnering with Good Technology for a Windows Phone solution that offers encrypted end-to-end messaging

13 years ago

Wikileaks’ Email Dump Raises Uncomfortable Questions

Newly released emails paint Stratfor as a clearing house for intelligence says Fahmida Y Rashid

13 years ago

Google Offers Up To $1 Million In Hacking Contest To Exploit Chrome

Google ups the reward for hackers who find 'zero-day' bug exploits in its browser

13 years ago