Security

Don’t Shut Social Networks During Riots, Experts Agree

Facebook, and Twitter are a source of information and rioters have other networks, say experts

13 years ago

Forward Secret HTTPS Enabled For Google Services

Google adds forward secure HTTPS encryption for its key Web services to thwart retrospective decryption

13 years ago

IM Archiving Appliance Released By ArcMail

ArcMail for Instant Messaging is designed to bring compliance and data discovery to IM platforms

13 years ago

Near Field Gains Momentum With Standards Support

Electronic NFC technology is gaining traction as telecoms providers offer applications and agree standards

13 years ago

DHS Denies Cyber Attack Caused Water Pump Failure

The DHS claims that cyber attackers did not gain control of SCADA systems at a water utility company

13 years ago

BSA, Microsoft Join SOPA Opposition

Even an anti-piracy group opposes SOPA, the proposed US anti-piracy legislation

13 years ago

Onion Anonymous Internet Uses Amazon Cloud

Users of the Tor anonymous project can give back to the community by bridging to Amazon's cloud

13 years ago

ClimateGate 2 Is A Poor Excuse For A Sequel

Movie sequels are usually futile, and the ClimateGate 2 leaked emails are equally pointless, says Peter Judge

13 years ago

Climategate Row Erupts Again As New Emails Leak

More hacked emails from the UEA's Climatic Research Unit could destabilise UN climate summit

13 years ago

132 Councils Named And Shamed For Data Loss

Local authorities still flagrantly disregard data protection laws in over 1,000 cases of negligent data loss

13 years ago

Pentagon: Military Action Acceptable Cyber Response

Pentagon sanctions military strikes as a suitable response to cyber-attacks targeting US battle zones

13 years ago

The Overlooked Security Threats Of VoIP

It's easy to overlook the security risks of VOIP, warns Jonathan Greenwood of Snom, but the consequences can be severe

13 years ago

Hosting Services May Be Breaking Syrian Sanctions

Syrian government sites hosted in the US, Canada and Germany may break internatiobnal sanctions

13 years ago

UK Banks Face Simulated Cyber Attack

Banks in the UK are simulating the combined effects of a cyber attack and Olympic gridlock today

13 years ago

US Probes Huawei, ZTE Spying Link

A Congressional probe aims to determine Chinese manufacturers' 'motives' in selling into the US market

13 years ago

Android Malware Proliferates

Security researchers say malicious Android applications are continuing to grow at an alarming rate

13 years ago

IWF Blacklist Snafu Blocks Access To FileServe

Access to one of the biggest file-sharing websites was disrupted last week after a IWF blacklist problem

13 years ago

A Chilling Message For Well-Connected Social Networkers

Websense sees social media identity theft as a growing threat for 2012. Eric Doyle argues that it is a present…

13 years ago

Swedish Pirate Party Finally Has Second MEP

Amelia Andersdotter will be the youngest ever MEP, more than two years after her election

13 years ago

Southwark Council Found Guilty Of Data Breach

ICO would have fined Southwark for losing records lost in a skip, if the case wasn't two years old

13 years ago

EC Calls For European Copyright Revamp

European Commission vice president Neelie Kroes has argued that current copyright system is not working

13 years ago

Remote Working Could Boost Efficiency, Says Govt

Initiative aims to encourage workers to use technology to lighten their travel load

13 years ago

Police Shutter 2,000 Fraudulent Shopping Sites

Fake e-commerce sites defrauded shoppers of millions of pounds ahead of Christmas buying season

13 years ago

Mac Hack Brings Laptops Home

Stolen Mackbooks recovered using a mixture of luck, technology and a little quick thinking

13 years ago

US Water Utility Attacked Via SCADA Network

Hackers destroyed a pump at a US water company after hacking into the network of a SCADA vendor

13 years ago

Survey: Administrators Fail To Manage Firewall Rules

Because firewall management is not automated, admins are cheating on audits, a study says

13 years ago

Cloud Security Compliance List Attracts Star Players

Google, Microsoft and others have signed up to the CSA's Star list of security-compliant cloud providers

13 years ago

Ruling Allows US Authorities Unwarranted Access To Any Stored Data

A court ruling ordering Twitter to hand over an Icelandic MP's private data has broader repercussions

13 years ago

Cryptocard Buys GrIDsure Tokenless Patents

Tokenless authentication patents to help Cryptocard grow in SMB market

13 years ago

Cyber-Crime Data Slips Through The Met

Cyber-crime data is lost because victims refuse to report breaches, Metropolitan Police told Commons

13 years ago