Security

Comodo Web Certificates Heist Linked To Iranian ISP

A Comodo Security partner was compromised and attackers issued valid digital certificates for popular Websites that would have potentially allowed…

14 years ago

Half Of Used Phones Still Contain Personal Info

Personal details left on used mobile phones make it easier for ID thieves to access sensitive data

14 years ago

Google Must Prepare For Bigger Fines Over WiSpy

France has set a precedent. How long before other countries and states begin holding their hands out to Google, asks…

14 years ago

Facebook Questions EU ‘Right To Be Forgotten’

The EU's right to be forgotten is not what users actually want from a social network, says Facebook

14 years ago

Industrial Zero-Day Exploits Dumped Into The Wild

Dozens of serious vulnerability exploits targeting industrial systems have been released by a Russian security firm

14 years ago

Mozilla’s Anti-XSS Tool for Firefox 4 Secures Twitter

Twitter implements its Content Security Policy for Firefox 4 to block cross-site scripting attacks

14 years ago

Apple Fixes Pwn2Own Bug in Mac OS X

Latest Mac OS X 10.6.7 flaws get patched, with iOS 4.3.1 fix rumoured to be coming soon

14 years ago

ICO Bares Its Teeth With Fifth Data Breach Fine

Another firm will be punished for breaching the Data Protection Act, as the ICO prepares its next fine

14 years ago

Play.com Hack Exposes Customer Data

Following a breach, Play.com has shifted the blame onto an unnamed third-party market comms firm

14 years ago

France Fines Google Over Street View Privacy Gaffe

The French government has fined Google 100,000 euros for breaching privacy in its WiSpy Street View blunder

14 years ago

China Denies Gmail Interference Claim

The Chinese government has denied it is preventing Chinese users from accessing Gmail accounts

14 years ago

Keep Using SecurID, Despite The RSA Breach

Thieves have stolen information from RSA relating to SecurID. Don't panic, says Wayne Rash, keep other security strong

14 years ago

Adobe Fixes Zero-Day Flaw

Adobe has released a fix for a week-old critical vulnerability in Flash Player, Acrobat and Reader

14 years ago

UK Business Embraces Twitter Aged Five

Five years after its launch, the microblogging platform is now a firm external enterprise communications fixture

14 years ago

Digital Economy Act Faces Further Delays

If the High Court grants a judicial review, the controversial act could be delayed until next year, amid further criticism

14 years ago

Lords To Debate McKinnon Extradition

The House of Lords is to debate Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US, as a new psychiatric assessment arrives

14 years ago

The Dark Side Of The Internet Revolution

Skype has been attacked because of its apparent lack of security. Eric Doyle thinks there are legal dark forces that…

14 years ago

Online Poker Chips Thief From Devon Jailed

A British hacker who pilfered billions of Zynga’s virtual poker chips faces years behind bars

14 years ago

XXX Porn Domain Set To Go Live

The top-level domain .xxx has been approved by ICANN and is set to go live in June or July

14 years ago

Google Blames China For Disrupted Gmail Service

The Chinese government is behind the disrupted Gmail service in mainland China, claims Google

14 years ago

Each Data Breach Costs UK Firms £1.9m

British organisations are continuing to suffer from data loss, despite increased prevention measures

14 years ago

RIM Faces New India Shutdown Threat

India says it isn't satisfied with RIM's failure to provide access to encrypted BlackBerry messages

14 years ago

Government Appoints New Head Of Cyber Defence

The UK government's new cyber security czar will decide how to spend £650 million

14 years ago

Trusteer Launches Cloud-Based Fraud Protection

Trusteer's Pinpoint service is aimed at protecting against banking Trojans such as SpyEye and Zeus

14 years ago

RIM Recommends Temporary Action On Pwn2Own Exploit

RIM has recommended that users disable JavaScript entirely on the BlackBerry while it readies a patch

14 years ago

Rustock Botnet Ceases Activity But May Be Sleeping

Reports say the spam-spewing Rustock botnet has suddenly and inexplicably gone silent - again

14 years ago

Security Breach Hits RSA’s Secret SecurID Information

An Advanced Persistent Threat attack on RSA Security has stolen its SecurID two-factor authentication data

14 years ago

Prisons Struggling To Answer The Call Of ‘Cell’ Phones

The cost of finding thousands of phones smuggled into British prisons is taxing prison officers

14 years ago

Mobile Hotspots Lack Adequate Corporate Control

Hotspot-enabled smartphones are a boon to mobile workers and a bane to IT managers unless controls are in place, says…

14 years ago

Facebook Used To Deliver UK Court Order

In a first for the UK, Facebook has been used as part of the process of forcing a debtor to…

14 years ago