Security

Police Promise Rapid Identification Of Stolen Phones

Phone thieves beware, as the police now have the ability to quickly identify stolen mobile phones

14 years ago

ICO Probes CEOP Over Unencrypted Data Breach

A breach at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre has triggered an ICO investigation

14 years ago

Online Life Is A Bit Of A Gamble

Trusting a company to look after your data could be as risky as putting your money in a Vegas slot…

14 years ago

Russia Backs Down On Skype, Gmail Ban

Russia's Federal Security Service won't ban Skype, Gmail and Hotmail on national security grounds after all

14 years ago

Don’t Cloud Over – But Be Cloud Aware

Dividing up 'cloud security' into different categories will help to make things a lot clearer at InfoSecurity 2011, says Bob…

14 years ago

BT Escapes Prosecution Over Phorm

The Crown Prosecution Service will not pursue BT and Phorm for breaching online privacy laws

14 years ago

US Congress Demands More Info On Epsilon Breach

Epsilon and Alliance Data must say how many customers were affected by the recent massive data breach

14 years ago

Microsoft Readies 64 Bug Fixes For Patch Tuesday

Microsoft is looking to fix 64 security vulnerabilities in this month's upcoming Patch Tuesday update

14 years ago

Mothercare Emails Exposed By Epsilon Hack

After Marks & Spencer, Mothercare became the second big British retailer hit by Epsilon

14 years ago

European RFID Guide Sets NFC Privacy Guidelines

The PIA Framework is a guide to how privacy concerns should be accounted for in NFC implementations

14 years ago

Smart Public Cloud For Business Launched By IBM

IBM has launched an enterprise cloud in its aim to capture £4 billion in cloud revenue by 2015

14 years ago

XSS Exploit Hidden In Facebook Bully Video

Facebook cross-site-scripting exploit uses "bully video" to deliver a sophisticated payload

14 years ago

Banks Are Failing To Protect SMBs From Online Fraud

Researcher Ponemon claims that financial institutions do not protect smaller businesses from cyber-fraud

14 years ago

M&S Customer Details Exposed In Epsilon Breach

The aftermath of the Epsilon breach is now reaching UK shores, with M&S customer data reportedly exposed

14 years ago

Epsilon Data Theft Could Have Been More Serious

Someone has stolen email addresses and names from marketing firm Epsilon but nothing more, says Wayne Rash

14 years ago

Symantec: Targeted Cyber Attacks On The Rise

2010 was the year targeted attacks got serious, using multiple zero-day flaws and social engineering

14 years ago

Epsilon Breach Exposes Thousands Of Emails

A potentially devastating data breach has been reported by marketing company Epsilon in the US

14 years ago

Security Depends On The Devious Human Touch

Hacking has become a dark, heavily financed force and digital defences alone are no longer enough to hold it at…

14 years ago

EC Urges More Action On Cyber-Defences

Member states must act swiftly to establish Computer Emergency Response Teams by next year

14 years ago

Experts Play Down Scale Of LizaMoon Attack

An engineer from Google says Websense's method of measuring the scale of the attack is inaccurate

14 years ago

EFF Demands Better Search Privacy In Europe

The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants better EU protection for 'intimate' search records

14 years ago

Android Malware Highlights Smartphones Risks

The very freedom that makes Android-based devices so attractive also makes them a malware threat, says Wayne Rash

14 years ago

RSA Reveals Origins Of SecurID Breach

RSA has told analysts that the SecurID breach began with a phishing email bearing a malicious Excel spreadsheet

14 years ago

IBM: 2010 Saw Rise In Security Flaws

Phishing activity declined in 2010, but more vulnerabilities and targeted attacks were identified, says IBM

14 years ago

Harnig Botnet Goes Offline After Rustock Raid

Another botnet has ceased operations after it emerged that the Harnig (Piptea) botnet has gone offline

14 years ago

Websites Hit By Massive SQL Injection Attack

An outbreak of SQL injection attacks has infected over 380,000 sites

14 years ago

Independent Internet Watchdog Proposed By ISPs

ISPs suggest an independent internet watchdog with the power to blacklist websites

14 years ago

Samsung Laptop Spyware Confirmed As False Alarm

Samsung "keylogger" spyware was a Windows Live Slovenian language directory detected as a false positive

14 years ago

Android Trojan Shames Illegal App Buyers, Steals Data

Users downloading pirated Android apps may get called out by a high-minded Android Trojan

14 years ago

IEEE Reveals Massive Credit Card Breach

The engineering society IEEE has informed 800 members that their credit cards have been compromised

14 years ago