Security

Mark Zuckerberg: Let The Under-13s Use Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes to get under-13s using his social networking site before long

13 years ago

Seized Rustock Servers Reveal Compromised Emails

Microsoft forensic experts have uncovered 400,000 email addresses from seized Rustock servers

13 years ago

Falun Gong Says Cisco Aids Chinese Repression

Cisco has been accused of assisting the Chinese government in its persecution of Falun Gong followers

13 years ago

Rising Security Risk Posed By Mobile Device Losses

The increasing dependence on mobile devices poses big security issues around sensitive data losses

13 years ago

Sony Expects £2bn Loss After Hack, Earthquake

The Playstation hack and the Japanese earthquake contribute to an expected £2 billion loss

13 years ago

Millennial Kids Will Change Everything … Once Again

The establishment always views the young as being irresponsible and a threat to the status quo but Generation Y may…

13 years ago

The Twitterati Have Done The Media Barons’ Bidding

The exposure of Ryan Giggs on Twitter trivialises questions of protection and sweeps aside objections to media intrusion, says Peter…

13 years ago

Backup Provider Service Can Locate A Stolen PC

Backblaze's Locate My Computer allows users to geo-locate a computer if it has been stolen or misplaced

13 years ago

Dow Jones Virus Raises Suspicion Of Insider Malice

A virus released on Dow Jones’ corporate networks may have been a revenge attack by redundant IT staff

13 years ago

LinkedIn Faces Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

LinkedIn's user profiles are vulnerable to a 'session management nightmare', an Indian researcher says

13 years ago

Endpoint Security And Intrusion Detection Remain Top Concern

IBM's security boss Dave Merrill talks about what threats and challenges are keeping him awake at night

13 years ago

German Pirate Party Servers Seized By Police

The German branch of the Pirate Party, which campaigns for civil rights on the Internet, has been raided

13 years ago

Twitter Users Protest Footballer’s Disclosure Order

British injunction system under stress as footballer is named in a Scottish paper and thousands of tweets

13 years ago

Orange Kicks Off The Payment Phone Revolution

Barclaycard, Orange and Samsung have launched a virtual wallet for contactless payments by mobile phone

13 years ago

Google Promises Flaw Fix And Improved Privacy Tools

Google is quietly fixing its flaw and developing privacy tools, but Schmidt wants a window on your information

13 years ago

Attachmate Divides To Integrate Novell Acquisition

Four divisions will house Attachmate's products and those gained through its purchase of Novell

13 years ago

General Availability Of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1

The release of Red Hat Linux 6.1 offers enhanced performance, reliability, scalability, security and more

13 years ago

Databases Face Greatest Threats From Human Error

Database professionals reveal their greatest security concerns are mistakes by their fellow employees

13 years ago

Sony Fixes New PlayStation Network Flaw

Sony has discovered and then patched a new dangerous security flaw with its Playstation Network

13 years ago

Google’s Schmidt Slams Government Piracy Measures

Google's executive chairman has warned the Digital Economy Act could set a precedent for web censorship

13 years ago

EU Demands Explicit Geo-Location Permissions

Apple, Google and employers must comply with new European Union rules for geo-location data permissions

13 years ago

Social Engineering Tops Security Flaw Exploits

Social-engineering attacks are increasingly tricking unwary users into downloading malware applications

13 years ago

US Bodies’ Set Up Forum On Location-Based Services

The location-based practices of Apple, Google and others still have US lawmakers seeking answers

13 years ago

Android Phones Contain Major Authentication Flaw

Security researchers have warned that most Android smartphones contain an authenticate vulnerability

13 years ago

Hargreaves Report Demands Copyright Overhaul

Britain's IP framework is unsuitable for the digital age and must be updated, according to a new report

13 years ago

Teen Duo Prosecuted For Hacking

Two teenagers get court sentences for hacking into several online firms and stealing credit card details

13 years ago

Should Government Be Able To Turn Off The Internet?

In the event of war, would the government be justified in switching off the Internet, or would it be a…

13 years ago

French Anti-piracy Agency Hit By A Simple Hack

The French battle against illegal file sharers suffers a setback as its surveillance agency TMG is hacked

13 years ago

DARPA’s Resilient Cloud Will Withstand Cyber-Attacks

US Department of Defense plans a resilient cloud infrastructure that keeps running while under cyber-attack

13 years ago

Enterprise Mobile Device Security Targeted By Sophos

Sophos expands device endpoint protection, adding controls for IT managers and compulsory registration

13 years ago