Security

Windows Threat Can Be Fixed Without Reinstallation

Reports that Windows Trojan Popureb requires a reinstallation of Windows are incorrect, says Microsoft

13 years ago

BT Awaits Court Decision Over Pirate Website Block

BT is locked in a high court appearance over whether it must block access to a file-sharing website

13 years ago

Symantec Compares Apple And Android Security

Symantec has analysed the security approaches in Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms

13 years ago

UK Smart Grid Security ‘Too Fragmented’: Study

A new study has urged the government to take a more joined-up approach to security smart grids

13 years ago

Lulzsec Rejoins Anonymous

The members of Lulzsec say they are continuing their activities as part of the wider Anonymous hacking group

13 years ago

MoD Creates Command Unit To Counter Cyber Threats

Liam Fox has created a new joint force command at the MoD to oversee cyber warfare and military intelligence

13 years ago

Hackers Bring Down Mastercard Site

Hactivist attack on Mastercard continues reprisals for blocking payments to WikiLeaks

13 years ago

IT Managers Must Embrace Their Consumer Shadow

Consumerisation has piled the pressure on IT departments to provide enterprise-level security for mobile devices, says Sophie Curtis

13 years ago

Consumerisation Prompts Mobile Questions

When consumer devices hit the workplace, who is responsible for their security and costs?

13 years ago

Microsoft: New Windows Malware Requires Re-Install

The Popureb Trojan has become so clever that removing it requires a fresh install of Windows

13 years ago

Northrop Grumman Fends Off Advanced Attacks

Northrop Grumman says it has been repelling advanced threats seeking sensitive data for several years

13 years ago

Court Date As Hollywood Seeks BT Injunction

Hollywood studios want the High Court to force BT to block access to a file-sharing website

13 years ago

Lulzsec Hacking Suspect Cleary Released On Bail

Hacker suspect Ryan Cleary has been released on bail under curfew, after his mother made a plea in court

13 years ago

Alleged Lulzsec Hacker Cleary ‘Has Asperger’s’

Ryan Cleary remains in custody despite being diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and agoraphobia

13 years ago

Security Firm Offers Facebook-Sitting Security Service

An Essex-based security firm is offering to post fake updates on Facebook and Twitter while clients are on holiday

13 years ago

Hackers Expose Tony Blair’s National Insurance Number

Hacker splinter group Team Poison has released former Prime Minister Blair's adress book online

13 years ago

Thank You LulzSec, You Gave As Much As You Took

Lulz Security's reign of terrier-like hacking has done the security industry a favour by showing how frail privacy really is,…

13 years ago

Study Exposes Security Ignorance At Home

New surveys have shown how end users have out-of-date, misconceived ideas about Internet safety

13 years ago

Lulzsec Scuttles Off The Hacking Scene

The Lulz Security hacking group has disbanded. Its 50 days of mayhem were up - or maybe the heat was…

13 years ago

Apple Issues Massive Security Patch To Fix 39 Bugs

Apple has released a massive security update to fix 39 vulnerabilities across Mac OS X and Mac apps

13 years ago

Low-Level Malware, Not APTs, Worry IT Professionals

Security professionals are more concerned about malware and spyware than “advanced persistent threats”

13 years ago

Lulzsec Is Poisoning Anarchism And Whistleblowing

WikiLeaks exposed information and Anonymous attacked copyright moguls. Peter Judge asks, what is Lulzsec's justification?

13 years ago

Lulzsec Leaks Classified Arizona Police Documents

Hacktivist group Lulzsec has infiltrated the Arizona Department of Public Safety and published peronal details

13 years ago

Travelodge Admits Customer Data Leak

Travelodge has informed the ICO of an 'issue' that resulted in the apparent compromise of customer emails

13 years ago

Scareware Gangs Busted By FBI Global Operation

The FBI seized over 40 computers and arrested two individuals to break up two separate scareware scams

13 years ago

Alleged Hacker Remanded In Custody

Police continue to question alleged hacker, 19-year-old Ryan Cleary; Lulzsec says he is not one of them

13 years ago

Police Launch National Crime Database

A new database that brings together intelligence from police forces around the UK could speed up investigations

13 years ago

Security Breaches Near ‘Statistical Certainty’: Study

A study has found that 90 percent of organisations suffered a security breach in the past 12 months

13 years ago

Another Certificate Authority Compromised Online

The fifth certificate authority to be hacked this year, StartSSL has suspended its free SSL offer indefinitely

13 years ago