Security

Researcher Uses Amazon To Hack Wi-Fi Network

A security reseacher has revealed how he used Amazon's cloud service to hack into his neighbour's Wi-Fi network

14 years ago

President Sarkozy Wants Net Censorship On G8 Agenda

The French president, an opponent of an unregulated Internet, wants to make censorship a global initiative

14 years ago

IT Spending Will Double To More Than £6bn by 2016

Hardware replacement, mobile devices, cyber-threats and cloud spending will exceed $10 billion in five years

14 years ago

NetSuite Adds CyberSource To Flag E-Commerce Fraud

Screening software in NetSuite's cloud-based ERP platform makes it easier to screen fraudulent transactions

14 years ago

SAP Acquires Security As Black Hats Take Aim

As SAP buys into ID management, an event at Black Hat DC will put Web-enabled SAP apps in the line…

14 years ago

Euro Child-Porn Gang Hijacks Legitimate Servers

An Eastern European child pornography ring doctored server links to point to their illegal wares

14 years ago

Blue Coat Targets SMB Protection With ProxyOne

Blue Coat is touting the ability of its ProxyOne appliance to protect SMBs from growing online threats

14 years ago

How Do You Forge A Digital Identity?

IT is now charged with the job of extending existing IDs or incorporating new ones to accommodate a digital presence,…

14 years ago

Microsoft Patches Flaws But Still Works On IE Fix

In its first Patch Tuesday of the year, Microsoft has fixed three Windows bugs, one of which was rated critical

14 years ago

Billions Of Visits To Sophisticated Piracy Websites

A report from MarkMonitor found 43 well-managed digital piracy sites gained over 53 billion visits per year

14 years ago

Government To Cut Costs With Cloud Computing

The government will look to outsourcing and cloud computing to cut costs in 2011, predicts Ovum

14 years ago

Spam Returns With a Vengence After Christmas Lull

The number of spam messages is now back to its normal painful levels after the Christmas break

14 years ago

Vasco Strengthens Authentication With DigiNotar Buy

Vasco has acquired a Dutch authentication specialist to enter that country's e-government market

14 years ago

Irish Opposition Party Website Hacked By Anonymous

The Anonymous group has hacked Fine Gael's website, and stolen thousands of confidential details

14 years ago

Judge Sets Assange Extradition Hearing

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face an extradition hearing on 7 and 8 February, a judge has pronounced

14 years ago

Weaponised Malware Poses New Security Threat

The recent Stuxnet attack on an Iranian nuclear facility sounded like just another attack, but there was more to it,…

14 years ago

Researcher Bypasses Flash Sandbox Security

A security researcher has identified a way to bypass the security measure that protects Adobe's Flash Player

14 years ago

RIM Ordered To Block Porn Sites In Indonesia

BlackBerry maker RIM must censor online porn by 21 January to avoid being shut down in Indonesia

14 years ago

Google Apps Gets Anti-Spam Tool

Google has added DKIM signing to Google Apps, giving users a way of steering clear of spam filters

14 years ago

Iceland Hits Back At WikiLeaks Investigation

The US ambassador has been called to explain why an Icelandic MP is under investigation over WikiLeaks

14 years ago

US Government Calls For Identity Ecosystem

The Obama administration has outlined plans for a private sector-led identity system intended to reduce fraud

14 years ago

Spam Declines As Botnets Rethink Their Strategies

Spam levels fell over Christmas but Symantec reckons this may be the lull before a storm coming in 2011

14 years ago

Twitter Fights US Court Demands For WikiLeaks Details

Twitter is fighting a US court's demand, made in December, for details of WikiLeaks supporters

14 years ago

Google Refuses Police Request For Street View Image

Google is refusing to give police access to a Street View image that shows thieves stealing a caravan

14 years ago

Exploring Cyber-Crime Money Mule Operations

Security experts offer insight into how money mules are recruited, paid and managed by cyber-gangs

14 years ago

50,000 Hacked iTunes Accounts For Sale In China

Stolen iTunes accounts go for as little as 10p on a leading Chinese shopping site, and credit cards are at…

14 years ago

Microsoft Patch Will Still Leave Issues Unaddressed

Microsoft only has three fixes for Windows flaws for Patch Tuesday while other security holes remain

14 years ago

Kaspersky: Truncated URLs May Lead To Botnet Hell

Shortened tweeted URLs can often lead to malicious websites, warns Kaspersky

14 years ago

Upping The Ante: Cyber-Criminals Turn On Each Other

As cyber-crime becomes increasingly sophisticated, cyber-gangs could start aiming malware at one another, warns Derek Manky

14 years ago

Data Breach Disclosure Law Urged For US

A report has identified over 600 major data breaches in 2010 but there are fears many more went unreported

14 years ago