Security

Researchers Uncover Credentials Stolen By Waledac

Researchers have found a huge number of stolen email passwords and FTP credentials stolen by a botnet

14 years ago

Can The RSA Show Handle The Cloud?

Mobile device security is top of mind at RSA, but how will cloud computing impact the security landscape, asks Cameron…

14 years ago

Cyber Security Challenge Nears Climax

The Sophos and SANS Institute Treasure Hunt has been won by a software consultant from Tring

14 years ago

Ofcom To Review DEA’s Site-Blocking Measures

Is it even possible to block illegal download sites, Ofcom is asked, as anti-DEA pressure mounts

14 years ago

Study: Firewalls A Liability In Fight Against DDoS Attacks

Stateful firewalls can harm organisations' efforts to protect themselves against DDoS attacks, an Arbor Networks study has found

14 years ago

Gov’t Crime Mapping Website Down After Launch

The world's first crime mapping website crashed shortly after its launch in England and Wales

14 years ago

RIM Faces Indian Crisis Over Email Demands

RIM is headed for a showdown as India sticks to its demand for full access to corporate emails

14 years ago

Google Reaches Street View Deal With Connecticut

Google has avoided a court date in Connecticut after the Attorney General agreed not to sue over Street View

14 years ago

Internet Still Down As Bigger Protest Brews In Egypt

A new wave of protests is expected tomorrow, as web users in Egypt turn to dial-up modems to avoid the…

14 years ago

Why Egypt Needs Facebook’s Privacy Protection

Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Facebook Brings Places Deals To The UK

Facebook has launched a shopping discount service based on its Places app in the UK

14 years ago

Windows MHTML Vulnerability Warning From Microsoft

An HTML scripting bug impacting all supported versions of Windows is receiving Microsoft's attention

14 years ago

Google Android Data Stealing Flaw Uncovered

A researcher has shown how to exploit a Google Android vulnerability to steal data from users

14 years ago

Britain Keeps Quiet About Data Protection Day

Friday was European Data Protection Day. Well, did you notice?

14 years ago

European Project Keeps Personal Details Private

The EU-backed ABC4Trust scheme stops users over-sharing on websites

14 years ago

FBI Issues 40 Warrants Over WikiLeaks

The FBI has taken action over Anonymous DDoS attacks that supported WikiLeaks

14 years ago

Healthcare Firm Hit With Software Piracy Fine

The Business Software alliance has settled with Leicester firm OCB Media Limited for over £19,000

14 years ago

VMware Partners Shavlik For SMB SaaS Services

The cloud platform includes patch management aimed at securing SMBs virtual and physical infrastructures

14 years ago

Tax Filing Deadline Fuels Phishing Fears

Taxpayers under pressure to file online before Monday's deadline may fall prey to scams

14 years ago

Malware Attackers Use Social Sites As Control Centres

Sophisticated malware attackers increasingly use services and social networking sites for control operations

14 years ago

Security B-Sides Show To Rival Infosec London

Could the second day of London’s Infosec show be hijacked by an indie competitor?

14 years ago

WikiLeaks ISP To Circumvent Data Retention Laws

Wikileaks ISP Bahnhof will anonymise all traffic by default to render Swedish data retention laws "toothless"

14 years ago

ISOC Tells WEF: No Quick Fixes For Safer Internet

The Internet Society's CEO will warn the World Economic Forum against a "knee-jerk" Internet security fix

14 years ago

Police Collar Five Suspects Over Wikileaks Hacks

Police have arrested five people suspected of being involved in the Anonymous DDoS attacks

14 years ago

Intel’s McAfee Deal Gets Conditional EU Approval

European approval is conditional on Intel keeping promises to ensure fair play against McAfee rivals

14 years ago

Code Undamaged As Fedora Site Is Hacked

An attacker accessed Fedora servers but apparently failed to compromise any software packages or servers

14 years ago

Facebook Pushes Security Measures Up The Agenda

Facebook's plans to add https sessions and "social authentication" are pushed forward following Zuckerberg hack

14 years ago

IBM’s Swift Action Reduces Bank Of China Paper Trail

The Bank of China's London office will elimintate 95 percent of its Swift paper usage thanks to IBM

14 years ago

Zuckerberg Loses Face Over Hacked Page

The high-profile hack of the Facebook founder's fan page should serve as a lesson in social network insecurity

14 years ago

Spam Levels Fall To Two-Year Low, Symantec Finds

Despite a recent upsurge after the Christmas break, spam levels are at a two year low Symantec has found

14 years ago