Security

Schools Must Teach Data Privacy, Says ICO

Most children do not read the privacy policies of social networks, the Information Commissioner says

13 years ago

Pirate Bay Founders Launch ‘Legal’ File-Sharing Site

Pirate Bay founders hope to avoid fresh accusations of copyright breaches with their new venture, Bayfiles

13 years ago

Gmail Users Targeted By False SSL Certificate

For five weeks now Google users have been targeted by hackers using a forged SSL certificate

13 years ago

Facebook Hands Over £25,000 To Bug Hunters

Facebook has coughed up £25,000 to researchers as part of its newly introduced bug bounty program

13 years ago

No Room For Trust On The Social Internet

Hackers choose the path of least resistance and manipulating your colleagues is the simplest route to your data, warns Eric…

13 years ago

‘Morto’ Worm Invades Via Weak Windows Passwords

A new worm targeting Windows Remote Desktop Protocol is attacking weak admin passwords like 'letmein'

13 years ago

Nokia Shutters Developer Forums After Server Hack

Nokia has shut down its developer site after discovering a security breach in which attackers obtained private data

13 years ago

Image-Based ‘Kill Switch’ Used To Foil Hackers

Confident Technologies has introduced an image-based system designed to block brute-force log-in hacks

13 years ago

Gartner Advises On An APT Defence Strategy

Everyone blames security lapses on APTs. Gartner argues this is irrelevant and action could avoid breaches

13 years ago

Linux Headache Is Latest Cyber Security Challenge

Competitors in the Cyber Security Challenge UK have been battling each other to fend of Linux attacks

13 years ago

Government Sued For Axing e-Borders Contract

Defence contractor Raytheon is suing the Government for £500 million for terminating its e-Border contract

13 years ago

Data Masking Touted As Protection For Sensitive Info

Data masking should be utilised more to protect a business's sensitive data from security risks

13 years ago

British Student Charged With Wikileaks Hacks

A student from Hartlepool is the first to be charged with last year's retaliatory hacks in support of Wikileaks

13 years ago

Government Backs Down On Social Media Blackout

The government has U-turned on a proposed policy to black-out social networks during riots

13 years ago

US Electric Utilities Investing In Secure Smart Grids

Investment in cyber-security to protect smart grids will increase as utilities upgrade control systems

13 years ago

Malware With Zeus Bank Fraud Features In The Wild

Researchers have identified two different malware samples that have clearly taken on Zeus components

13 years ago

Patch Promise For Apache Killer DoS Vulnerability

Apache has promised to patch a vulnerability that exposes Web servers to denial of service attacks

13 years ago

Rights Groups Oppose Kneejerk Facebook Block

Human rights organisations are opposing a suggested block on social networks during times of civil unrest

13 years ago

Socitm Warns Authorities On EU Cookie Law

Socitm and Cookie Reports are joining forces to offer local government help to comply with the EU cookie law

13 years ago

ComScore Accused Of Covert Data Snooping

Two plaintiffs are suing comScore for using highly aggressive tactics to collect large amounts of user data

13 years ago

Hacker Exposes US Government Staff Log-ins

A hacker has posted the log-in details of 20,000 people, many of whom are US government employees

13 years ago

McAfee: Android Is Main Mobile Malware Target

Malware developers focus on Android devices more than any other mobile platform, says McAfee report

13 years ago

Jailbreak Exploit Gingerly Hits Android With Malware

Malware targeting Android "Gingerbread" uses jailbreak exploit for root access to run remote instructions

13 years ago

Cameron Would Be Crazy To Block Social Networks

The prime minister's suggestion that social networks should be blocked during riots was just puff, says Sophie Curtis

13 years ago

Chinese Government Hack Caught On TV

The Chinese government has always denied it hacks western targets but a new video shows otherwise

13 years ago

Police Launch Crime Fighting iPhone App

Surrey Police have launched an app helping the public to report crimes and monitor police activity

13 years ago

Government Consults Social Media Chiefs On Riots

Representatives from Facebook, Twitter and RIM will meet Theresa May on Thursday to discuss the recent riots

13 years ago

Microsoft Drops Respawning Cookies From MSN

Microsoft removed cookies that were able to regenerate even after the user deleted them

13 years ago

Former Wikileaks Staffer Admits Deleting Files

A former employee of the whistleblowing site has admitted to deleting thousands of unpublished files

13 years ago

Mobile Phones – The Weakest Link In The Chain

Letting workers bring their own devices to the office allows malware to outpace the security measures available, says Eric Doyle

13 years ago