Security

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

MWC 2012: GSMA, Operators Back Mobile Privacy Guidlines

The GSMA along with Vodafone, Orange and other operators are pushing privacy rules intended to maintain users' confidence in mobile…

13 years ago

Pinterest Users Blocked From Sharing Flickr Photos

Photo sharing site implements 'do not pin' code as Pinterest reaffirms commitment to copyright protection

13 years ago

RSA 2012: Sophos And Egnyte Secure Mobile Documents

Documents are increasingly being exchanged through the Cloud, encryption is one way to prevent their misuse

13 years ago

Choose Your Own Device Promises A More Secure Future

Bring-your-own-device means all manner of hardware is starting to appear on the network. Eric Doyle argues that there is safer…

13 years ago

RSA 2012: WAF Added To QualysGuard Cloud Security Platform

Web Application Firewall touted to protect against spammers, SQL injections and DDoS attacks

13 years ago

RSA 2012: Zero-Day WebKit Flaw Allows Android Device Takeover

Start-up CrowdStrike will demonstrate the use of a flaw in Android WebKit to take full control of mobile devices

13 years ago

WikiLeaks Publishes Emails From ‘Shadow CIA’ Firm Stratfor

WikiLeaks has begun publishing millions of emails thought to have been obtained from intelligence firm Stratfor in a December hack…

13 years ago

RSA 2012: SHadoop Adds Security To Big Data

Zettaset's SHadoop is intended to make it easier for organisations to control user access to data within Hadoop clusters

13 years ago