Security

Microsoft Court Order Shuts Down Kelihos Botnet

Microsoft continues to wage war with botnets after gaining a court order to take down Kelihos

13 years ago

Study: Spammers Hacking Legitimate Marketing Platforms

Spammers are using marketing firms' resources to make their malicious messages cleverer

13 years ago

US Military Finds Cyber-Defence Scheme ‘Very Promising’

The US Department of Defence is to extend a pilot programme that brings third-party contractors in on classified military planning

13 years ago

Small Businesses Lack Security Preparation

Small businesses must do more in order to be ready for potential data loss or security breaches

13 years ago

MySQL.com Hit By Malware Infection

Drive-by attackers injected JavaScript code that sent MySQL.com visitors to a site hosting BlackHole malware

13 years ago

Microsoft Explains Windows 8 Secure Boot

Microsoft is providing more details about Windows 8 security measures including its secure boot option

13 years ago

Watchdog Seeks Mobile App Clampdown

The industry watchdog has warned of a clampdown on rogue mobile apps that charge users without consent

13 years ago

HideMyAss Anonymous VPN Shops Lulzsec Suspects

HideMyAss has admitted it does not hide people's online asses if they use its service for illegal purposes

13 years ago

A Grim Story Of Daily Breaches Is No Fairytale

"Scaremonger" FireEye says every network is under attack. The scary thing, says Eric Doyle , is that the story is…

13 years ago

UK And US Link For Lurid Storm Of Cyber-Attacks

Servers in the UK and US appear to be behind a host of cyber-attacks on former USSR countries

13 years ago

LulzSec And Anonymous Suspects Arrested By FBI

Two more people have been arrested for attacks against Sony and California government Websites

13 years ago

Email Fingered As Main Source Of Data Leaks

Many regard email as a critical business app, but a new survey pinpoints it as the main cause of data…

13 years ago

Defence Firm Probably Hit By Spear-Phishing Attack

Researchers also suspect Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy hack was similar to Operation Aurora cyber-attacks

13 years ago

AVG Attacks SMB Security Market

AVG makes a big play for the SMB market with updated software, resource centre and threats report

13 years ago

McAfee Mobile Strategy Protects Devices, Data, Apps

McAfee's three-pronged mobile security strategy is a mix of new products supported by existing services

13 years ago

ICO Probes Education Secretary Over Gmail Use

The ICO is making inquiries over claims that education secretary Michael Gove used Gmail for government business

13 years ago

Check Point Points To Social Engineering Blind Spot

IT needs to become more aware of the dangers posed by social engineering, warns Check Point’s Terry Greer-King

13 years ago

Lib Dems Seek To Repeal Parts Of Digital Economy Act

The Lib Dems have pledged to repeal some of the more controversial parts of the Digital Economy Act

13 years ago

DigiNotar Declares Bankruptcy Following Hack

The company that unknowingly issued fraudulent SSL certificates following a hack has gone out of business

13 years ago

Why Does Government Keep Screwing Over SMEs?

The British government is neglecting its duty to support SMEs, and missing significant cost savings in the process, says Sophie…

13 years ago

Open-Source Software Management From Sonatype

Sonatype Insight manages the use of open-source software in enterprise systems development

13 years ago

Stronger Business Processes Will Improve SSL Market

Symantec says there is nothing wrong with the SSL system but CAs need to improve their security

13 years ago

ComodoHacker Declares Private Cyber-War

The DigiNotar and Comodo SSL certificate hacker has declared his manifesto to rid Iran of dissidents

13 years ago

Cyber-Attack Hits Japan’s Largest Defence Contractor

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries weapons systems targeted by at least eight different types of malware

13 years ago

We Will Never Be Secure While Secrecy Rules

The virulent Nimda worm shocked the world in 2001, but we are only just starting to learn the lessons of…

13 years ago

German Pirate Party Wins 15 Seats In Berlin

Sea dogs climb aboard German ship of state on Talk Like a Pirate Day, calling for Internet freedom

13 years ago

Sony Bans Class-Action Lawsuits By PlayStation Users

Sony's new terms of service are about protecting Sony, not PlayStation Network users

13 years ago

Apache Killer DoS Bug Patched By Oracle

Oracle patched the Apache Killer vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware and Application Server

13 years ago

Businesses Over-Confident About Security Strategy

In a PwC survey, executives expressed confidence in their security strategies, but they could be wrong

13 years ago

Critical UK Cyber Security Report Hits As Maude Misses

The UK's Cyber Security Strategy report is overdue but a critical independent report has hit the mark

13 years ago