Security

Anonymous Hacks Iranian Government Servers

Anonymous has breached the servers of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, in the lastest cyber warfare twist

13 years ago

Open Source Researcher Reverse Engineers Skype

A researcher from Russia plans to reverse-engineer Skype, and has posted his source code online

13 years ago

Traditional Defences Can’t Stop APT, Zero-Day Threats

Security vendor warns that antivirus and intrusion prevention are not enough to stop cyber-attackers

13 years ago

Feckless Sony Gets Yet Another Jolly Rogering

Sony is either the most unfortunate or the most careless company to fall for simple SQL injection attacks - again…

13 years ago

Cyber-Attacks Show Need For Strong Data Security

Protecting the data where it lives is better than relying on perimeter defences alone

13 years ago

Cyber Security Challenge Open For Registrations

The 2012 Cyber Security Challenge UK competition is ready to welcome this year's cyber-gladiators

13 years ago

Reports: Two More Military Contractors Hacked

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin spinoff L-3 Communications may have been hit by cyber-attacks

13 years ago

Massive Chinese Phishing Cyber-Attack Targets Gmail

Google has disclosed that a large-scale, spear-phishing attack focused on government officials and activists

13 years ago

File-Sharing Grandmother Gets 3 Years’ Probation

58-year old nurse Anne Muir has escaped a jail term, after being convicted of illegal file-sharing

13 years ago

Hardware Enhancements Allow Faster Encryption

For those unwilling to sacrifice performance for security, there are hardware-based strategies for faster encryption, says Jason Brooks

13 years ago

Apple Delivers MacDefender Removal Tool

Apple has released a security upgrade for Mac OS X that includes a malware removal tool

13 years ago

Google Removes 26 Infected Apps From Android Market

Google has removed 26 Apps said to be infected with a stripped down version of DriodDream

13 years ago

Sophos Urges Vigilance Over Fake Firefox AV Warnings

Firefox users beware, as Sophos has discovered advanced scareware that utilises fake Firefox virus warnings

13 years ago

Government Admits Building Cyber-Weapons

The British government is building a 'toolbox' of offensive cyber-weapons, according to the armed forces minister

13 years ago

CEOP Protects Hundreds Of Kids From Online Abuse

CEOP protected over 400 children from online threats last year, as parents turn to tech to track their offspring

13 years ago

Juniper’s Fabric Network Could Improve Security

Flattening the network to give a single layer topography should make it more secure, but could also attract hackers, says…

13 years ago

Mac’s Immunity To Malware Exposed As Fallacy

The days of Mac OS X being seemingly immune from viruses and other malware are gone forever

13 years ago

Lockheed Martin Hack Could Have RSA Security Root

Defence contractor Lockheed Martin suspects a network intruder used stolen RSA SecurID information

13 years ago

BT And TalkTalk Appeal Against Digital Economy Ruling

BT and TalkTalk are to appeal against the ruling over the controversial copyright measures in the DEA

13 years ago

Researcher Finds Russian Link To MacDefender Scam

A security expert claims to have found a Russian link to some of the recent Mac scareware software

13 years ago

Internet Explorer Flaw Allows For Cookie Theft

A security expert has warned that IE has a flaw that allows attackers to steal cookies to access user accounts

13 years ago

Tunny Machine Breaking Codes Again At Bletchley

Bletchley Park has rebuilt one of the machines that "read Hitler's mind", even though plans were flushed away

13 years ago

Lord Sugar Ordered To Remove Provocative Tweet

A tweet by Lord Sugar back in January was thought to be unfairly influencing jurors in an MP's expenses case

13 years ago

ICO Slaps Two Charities Over Data Breaches

Two charities breached data protection rules by failing to encrypt computer equipment that was then stolen

13 years ago

Damballa Helps ISPs To Kill Botnets Automatically

Damballa improves ISPs' ability to monitor and identify infected subscriber devices on their networks

13 years ago

Twitter Willing To Give Up Injunction Breakers’ Details

Twitter is prepared to hand over the details of those users who breached the super injunctions, if pushed

13 years ago

Apple Finally Admits MacDefender Malware Threat

After days of silence, Apple has posted instructions on how to remove the MacDefender fake antivirus scareware

13 years ago

UK Firms Get 12 Months Grace On Cookie Law

The ICO has given businesses in the UK a year to comply with new EU privacy rules concerning cookies

13 years ago

Another Comodo Partner Hit By SQL Injection Attack

Though no certificates were affected, a SQL injection attack exposed customer data for Comodo's Brazil partner

13 years ago

High Street Banks Flout Data Protection Rules

A study from the Which? Money has warned that British banks are regularly breaching data protection rules

13 years ago