Security

Spooks Are Looking For Skeletons In The Closet

The US government may demand access to your data in the cloud. You can encrypt your data, but that limits…

13 years ago

Courts Could Ban The Pirate Bay In The UK

A Court ruling issued today means UK ISPs may be forced to block The Pirate Bay

13 years ago

UK Border Agency Scraps £9m Airport Iris Scanners

The widely criticized IRIS terminals will disappear from Birmingham and Manchester airports; the rest will follow

13 years ago

British Student Jailed For Eight Months After Facebook Hack

Glenn Mangham imprisoned despite claiming he just wanted to help Facebook by pointing out vulnerabilities

13 years ago

UK Government To Demand Data On Every Call And Email

Plans could force ISPs and phone operators to hand over records on all phone calls, emails, Tweets and Facebook messages

13 years ago

Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox Fix Serious Flaws

Following a major patch for Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox have also come out with fixes for a remotely…

13 years ago

US Regulators Criticise Android, iOS Child Protection

Applications for Apple's iOS and Google's Android devices don't provide enough information on how children's privacy is protected, according to…

13 years ago

US Secret Service Pulls Plug On Forms Site

The US Secret Service has shut down and then reinstated online forms site JotForm, without the need for a law…

13 years ago

RSA Denies X.509 Public Key Algorithm Weakness Is A Flaw

RSA accepts X.509 weaknesses but says that research revelations raise questions about poor implementation

13 years ago

Android Malware Increased By 3,000 Percent in 2011

Google's Android was targeted with malware more than any other mobile operating system in 2011

13 years ago

Centrify And Enterproid Tackle Mobile Management For iOS And Android

As mobile device management comes to the fore, Centrify and Enterproid have made BYOD-related announcements

13 years ago

‘Wikapedia’ And ‘Twtter’ Typosquatters Fined £100,000 Each

UK watchdog PhonepayPlus fines two companies promoting competitions on misspelled domain names

13 years ago

Official Loses Nuclear Plant Safety Test Details On USB Stick

ONR official loses USB stick containing details about Hartlepool power plant, but claims nothing "significantly sensitive" was lost

13 years ago

European Court Rules Social Networks Will Not Have To Hunt Pirates

The European Court Of Justice has ruled against tough anti-piracy controls, stating that it would affect freedom of speech

13 years ago

ICO Slaps Cheshire East Council With £80,000 Fine

The Information Commissioner has fined Cheshire East council £80,000 for not properly protecting personal data

13 years ago

Waledac Botnet Returns With Password-Stealing Capabilities

More than a year after Microsoft shut down the Waledac botnet, it has reawakened with far more dangerous capabilities

13 years ago

Certificate Authorities Warned By Mozilla About Issuing MITM SSL Certs

Mozilla has drafted a letter warning certificate authorities not to issue eavesdropping "man-in-the-middle" certificates

13 years ago

New Types Of Cloud Need New Types Of Security

As private and public clouds begin to interact and new types of cloud emerge, the security market is expected to…

13 years ago

Apple Promises To Improve iPhone Address Book Security

Company bows to the concerns of the US Congress over iPhone apps covertly downloading address book data

13 years ago

Patches Galore In February Security Fix Deluge

Between Microsoft's Patch Tuesday and Adobe's Shockwave update, IT departments have a heavy load of patches to apply

13 years ago

Systems Security Professionals In Demand, Says (ISC)²

More than half of the companies surveyed said they will be hiring information security staff this year

13 years ago

Twitter Enables Secure HTTPS By Default For All Users

Twitter joins Google to add HTTPS by default to protect users' privacy - leaving Facebook to make the move

13 years ago

Catbird Partners VMware To Add Firewall Controls To Virtualised Infrastructures

Catbird’s vSecurity incorporates multi-function security monitoring inside the fabric of Cloud and virtual infrastructures

13 years ago

Emergency Services At Risk From Soft Radio Hacking

Software defined radio (SDR) is opening mobile phones to new hacking threats, warns Digital Assurance

13 years ago

Eight More Challengers Reach The Cyber-Security Finals

The search for the next cyber-security champion is rapidly heading to its conclusion on 10 March

13 years ago

Attackers Prey On Visitors To Leaked Documents Site

Hackers have used the Blackhole exploit toolkit to compromise the Crytome.org document-leak website and infect thousands of visitors

13 years ago

Cyber-Criminals Turning To ‘Malnets’ For Infrastructure

Attackers are increasingly using established infrastructure to deliver malicious payloads, giving security vendors a new way of offering protection, according…

13 years ago

Google Defends Google Wallet After Security Scare

Google has defended its Google Wallet mobile payment service after reports emerged of security risks

13 years ago

Anonymous Takes Down Greek Government Websites

It has been a busy weekend for Anonymous with attacks on the Greek parliament, CIA, state of Alabama, and Mining…

13 years ago

US Drafts A Hard ACTA To Follow

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is just another way to satisfy the US corporate overlords now SOPA is gone, argues…

13 years ago