Security

Spammers And Cold Callers Face £500,000 Fine

The Information Commissioner will be cracking down on unwanted email and phone marketing from 25 May

13 years ago

US Call For Public-Private Alliance To Fight Cyber-Threat

US DHS Secretary calls for the public, government and private industry to work together against cyber-attacks

13 years ago

Microsoft Walks Into Phone Tracking Controversy

Windows Phone 7 is also logging users' movements as the smartphone tracking controversy deepens

13 years ago

PlayStation Network Breach Compromises 77m Users

Sony takes a week to tell customers their personal data has been put at risk by PlayStation Network hack

13 years ago

Google DC Security Show Inspired By Facebook Open

Google gives a sneak peek at its data centre security practices, showing both the physical and virtual measures

13 years ago

Iran Sees ‘Stars’ Virus As A Second Cyber-Attack

An Iranian military official accused the US and Israel of launching another virus to compromise Iranian systems

13 years ago

Cyber-Threats Could Engulf National Infrastructures

Cyber-attacks are increasing but national infrastructures are ill-prepared to defend themselves. Urgent action, not endless planning, is required, argues Eric…

13 years ago

Report: Claims Of Advanced Attacks Usually Wrong

Companies increasingly calling 'advanced persistent threat' instead of admitting to security system failures

13 years ago

Library Vandal Gets Face-booked By The Police

A Portsmouth half-wit denied that he flooded a Portsmouth public library - until his Facebook log was produced

13 years ago

Most Web Apps Fail Security Audit Prior To Deployment

Web apps are not being developed with security in mind and security vendors seem to be the big offenders

13 years ago

Infosec: Missing Laptops Lose Over A Billion Euros

A European survey on the economic costs of almost 73,000 lost or stolen laptops puts the bill into billions

13 years ago

Apple Asked To Explain Why It Secretly Tracks iPhones

US government demands to know why Apple is collecting unsecured location information on iPhones and iPads

13 years ago

Infosec: Battle To Find A Future Security Chief Begins

The second Cyber Security Challenge is booting up for all-comers who want to become the 2012 cyber champion

13 years ago

US Nuclear Lab Stops Web Access After Phishing Email

Oak Ridge National Laboratory shut down its Internet and email systems after its network was compromised

13 years ago

Infosec: PCI Compliant Companies See Fewer Breaches

Most businesses fail to see how PCI-DSS compliance brings overall data security to their organisation

13 years ago

Skype Rings Changes To Fix Android App Vulnerability

The security hole that could allow third-party apps to access Skype data has been closed

13 years ago

ICO Slaps Oldham School, But Suffers Fresh Criticism

Information Commissioner tells a teacher off for losing a laptop, but critics say this is not enough

13 years ago

Apple Tracking User Movements, Researchers Claim

Two researchers discovered their iPhones have been tracking their locations since upgrading to iOS 4

13 years ago

Infosec: ICO Denies Fining One Percent Of Breaches

The Information Commissioner lets 99 percent of firms get away with breaches, says ViaSat. The ICO disputes the figure

13 years ago

ACS:Law Could Pay Legal Costs

ACS:Law may be forced to pay defendants' legal costs due to its 'chaotic and lamentable' actions

13 years ago

UAE Restricts BlackBerry Use For Smaller Businesses

In the Uniated Arab Emirates, only larger organisations will be allowed BlackBerry enterprise security

13 years ago

Sophos Demands Facebook Do Better On Privacy

Facebook should enable privacy and security by default, according to an open letter from Sophos

13 years ago

Security Conference Season To Break All Records

London is host to two security conferences this week and the past "annus horribilis" has given them plenty to analyse,…

13 years ago

European Space Agency Confirms FTP Server Hack

Romanian hacker TinKode has taken user names and passwords from the European Space Agency

13 years ago

RIM Should take Criticism On the Chin

After a botched BBC interview and criticism of the PlayBook, BlackBerry maker RIM should move on and not stress out,…

13 years ago

Government To Go Easy Enforcing New EU Privacy Law

The UK government will take its time enforcing new EU privacy laws affecting cookies

13 years ago

Skype Android Client Leaves User Information At Risk

Skype users on Android devices could have personal information exposed due to a security flaw

13 years ago

MoD Leaks Nuclear Sub Secrets In Cut-And-Paste Gaffe

Nuclear submarine safety details were blacked out wrongly by Ministry of Defence staff

13 years ago

Oracle Readies 73 Bug Fixes For Critical Patch Update

Oracle is to fix 73 vulnerabilities, some critical, across its product portfolio in its quarterly update

13 years ago

Police Make New Arrest In Anonymous Probe

The police have made an arrest of a person suspected of being involved in the pro-WikiLeaks DDoS attacks

13 years ago