Security

IBM Upgrades Archiving Lineup For ‘Big Data’

Big Blue introduces exabyte-capable tape libraries to handle massive data set backup and archiving

14 years ago

ICO Publishes Data Sharing Code Of Practice

The Information Commissioner has issued advice to organisations on how to use personal data responsibly

14 years ago

Police Software May Track Innocent, Say Privacy Groups

The Metropolitan Police's purchase of GeoTime tracking software will be misused, warn privacy groups

14 years ago

Google Chrome Hacked By French Researchers

French security researchers have discovered a way to crack Google's Chrome web browser

14 years ago

Scottish Grandmother Convicted Of File-Sharing

58-year-old Anne Muir has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of illegally sharing music

14 years ago

Symantec: Facebook Bug Hands Out Users’ Spare Keys

Symantec has found a bug which gave advertisers and third-parties access to user accounts

14 years ago

Study Finds Huge Rise In Android Malware

Google's Android platform has become a target for malware writers, with a 400 percent rise in malicious code

14 years ago

Analysts: Free Zeus Kit Will Mean More Malware

The release of Zeus' source code means more cyber-criminals will soon be using the infamous banking Trojan

14 years ago

Facebook Safety Concerns Over Underage Users

A report has highlighted concerns over the millions of Facebook users who are below the age of 13

14 years ago

ICO Slaps ACS:Law With £1,000 Data Breach Fine

The bad news continues for ACS:Law after the ICO issued it with a £1,000 fine for lax IT security

14 years ago

Government Security Minister Resigns

Baroness Neville-Jones has announced her resignation as the Government's Cyber Security Minister

14 years ago

ICO Issues Browser Cookies Guidance

The ICO's advice for businesses on upcoming privacy regulations has been criticised for being 'generic'

14 years ago

OpenID Vulnerable To Authentication Attack Flaw

The OpenID Foundation has warned of a flaw that could be exploited by attackers to modify data

14 years ago

Microsoft Readies Small Patch Tuesday Update

No hefty Patch Tuesday downloading this month, as Microsoft readies just two security bulletins

14 years ago

After Sony, Governments Must Protect Citizens

Sony's lack of attention to security raises an argument for governments to set minimum standards like the PCI-DSS rules, says…

14 years ago

TalkTalk To Offer Network-Level Child Protection

TalkTalk's new HomeSafe security feature offers parental controls for all devices connected the network

14 years ago

Sony Ran Obsolete Software Without Firewall

Fundamental security, like updating Web software and adding network firewalls could have saved Sony

14 years ago

iOS Update: Apple Doesn’t Care Where You Are

The latest iOS update from Apple reduces the location cache. Now it’s time for Google to do the same for…

14 years ago

Twitter User ‘Breaks’ Celebrity Injunctions

Lone tweeter challenges the role of online media in privacy law by revealing puported celebrity injunctions

14 years ago

Cloud Providers Deny Responsibilty For Security

Cloud vendors do not think data security is their responsibility, according to a Ponemon study

14 years ago

Reding Looks To Extend EU Rules On Data Breaches

Following the Sony hack breach, EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has called for sites to tell users of any breaches

14 years ago

Anonymous Denies Responsibility for Playstation Hack

Sony blamed Anonymous for the Playstation cyber attack - but the group says it was not involved

14 years ago

Sony Faces The Music, But Blames Anonymous

Sony has hired investigators and accused Anonymous of distracting it during the Playstation hack

14 years ago

First Crimeware Kit Targeting Apple Released

Malware toolkit for Apple Mac OS X discovered by researchers - iPad and Linux could be next on the list

14 years ago

Malicious Web Activity Declined In April, Says Symantec

Symantec.cloud reported a significant drop in spam and malware sites in April, MessageLabs Intelligence reports

14 years ago

Police Raid Hits Google Office In South Korea

Police have raided the South Korean office of Google investigating the search engine's use of location data

14 years ago

Sony Networks And Qriocity May Kill The Fat Cat

Sony has sprung into action to win back the esteem of the customers betrayed by its poor security regime. Too…

14 years ago

Symantec Extends Backup Exec To The Cloud

Symantec's Backup Exec.cloud is aimed at SMBs that want to wash their hands of IT infrastructure

14 years ago

Epsilon Data Breach Could Cost Billions

The damaging data breach at email marketing company Epsilon could end up costing £2.4 billion

14 years ago

Assange Says Facebook Is American ‘Spying Machine’

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has dismissed Facebook as nothing more than a spying machine for the CIA

14 years ago