Security

Encryption Password Sparks US Constitutional Battle

A case in the US is raising questions over whether government can force companies to disclose passwords

14 years ago

IronPort Update Targets Spear Phishing Attacks

Cisco has updated IronPort to protect users from targeted attacks such as spear phishing emails

14 years ago

Julian Assange Accused Of ‘Coercion’ By Prosecution

Julian Assange's court fight continues, with prosecutors accusing the Wikileaks founder of coercion

14 years ago

Malware Threatens 60% Of Adobe Reader Users

Users who fail to update Adobe Reader are a sizeable and tempting malware target, says Avast

14 years ago

Health Department Lost Hundreds Of Laptops

More than 250 laptops have gone missing from the DoH over the last 10 years - many of them unencrypted

14 years ago

Government: Social Networks Pose Terrorism Threat

New technologies are being used to plan terrorist attacks, according to the government's new security strategy

14 years ago

Study: Cyberstalking Victims Need More Support

The first ever British cyberstalking study reveals that two-thirds of victims want more support

14 years ago

Yahoo Denies Spying On Mail Users

Consumer group Which? claims that Yahoo is snooping on users' mail, but Yahoo says this is standard practice

14 years ago

WikiLeaks’ Assange In High Court Extradition Appeal

New legal team for WikiLeaks' Assange will take human rights angle in two day High Court extradition appeal

14 years ago

Android Trojans Target Prime-Rate SMS

Two newly discovered Android Trojans steal from users by sending messages to prime-rate numbers

14 years ago

Avast Splices The Mainbrace With A New Release

Avast is based in Prague, a city of light and dark contrasts, which is a suitable backdrop for an anti-…

14 years ago

Anonymous Releases 90,000 US Military Passwords

Anonymous has disclosed log-ins for 90,000 military employees as part of 'military meltdown Monday'

14 years ago

Homeland Security Warns Of Malware Infected Electronics

Homeland Security in the US has said that consumer devices are purposely being shipped with malware

14 years ago

Malware Threatens 5 Percent Of Android And iPhones

Trusteer warns that five percent of iPhones and Android phones will be infected with malware in 2012

14 years ago

DLP Should Be A Help Not A Hindrance

Data loss prevention doesn’t have to be an "all-up" approach. Sometimes, it’s best to start with the simple things, says…

14 years ago

Artist Raided Over Apple Store Spy Snaps

A New York artist has been visited by the Secret Service after he used Apple Store computers to snap shoppers

14 years ago

Facebook Hit By Video Calling Scam

Just days after launch, the scammers have started hitting on Facebook’s video callers with a fake application

14 years ago

Hacker ‘Discovers’ Facebook Music Service

A clue in the coding of Facebook’s video chat service hints at ‘Facebook Vibes’ music app

14 years ago

WebOS Vulnerable To Data-Theft Attack

A researcher has demonstrated the injection of malicious code into a webOS device via LinkedIn

14 years ago

Digital Security Certificates Need Tight Management

Digital security certificates are the keys to the kingdom and require a high level of management to be effective, says…

14 years ago

‘Extreme’ Case Of iPad And Notebook Protection

G-Form's resilient Extreme Sleeves offer iPad screens and laptops protection from falling bowling balls

14 years ago

Visa Blocks WikiLeaks Payments Again

Visa is once again blocking payments to WikiLeaks, closing the workaround which was uncovered yesterday

14 years ago

Phone ‘Hacking’ Scandal Could Get Wrong Answers

Bad journalism is bad journalism, and voicemail access is not hacking. Watch out for the results of a moral panic,…

14 years ago

Visa, Mastercard Resume Wikileaks Payment Handling

Credit card companies Visa and Mastercard are once again processing donations to WikiLeaks, says DataCell

14 years ago

North Korea Mounted DDoS Attack On South Korea

McAfee has analysed the resilient and destructive botnet that paralysed South Korean Websites in March

14 years ago

July Patch Tuesday Brings 22 Bug Fixes From Microsoft

Microsoft will release four bulletins next week for vulnerabilities in Windows and the Office productivity suite

14 years ago

ICO Warns Businesses Over Data Protection Audits

Private businesses are either refusing or are reluctant to undergo a data protection audit, the ICO says

14 years ago

Data Breach At Washington Post Exposes Private Data

More than a million email addresses and user IDs were compromised, after a hack at the Washington Post

14 years ago

Apple Zero-Day Threat Revealed

A German federal agency has revealed a major security flaw in Apple iPhones and iPads

14 years ago

Microsoft Publishes Code For Wi-Fi Data Collection

Microsoft has published the code for its Wi-Fi data collection software, in a bid to avoid Google's WiSpy mistake

14 years ago