Security

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

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