Security

Major Increase In Cyber Defence Spending Expected

Despite spending cuts across the board, the government is expected next week to invest £1 billion to foil cyber attacks

14 years ago

Microsoft Names US As Botnet Central

A Microsoft report has identified the United States as the main focus for computers infected with rogue botnets

14 years ago

Sophos Names US As Top Spam Relayer

A Sophos report has named the United States as the main culprit, relaying nearly a fifth of the world's spam

14 years ago

IP Expo: Take My Phone But Leave My Network Alone

Survey finds that most businesses would rather lose their phone service than their Internet Protocol (IP) connection

14 years ago

Half Of UK Wi-Fi Networks Vulnerable To Hacking

Nearly half of private Wi-Fi networks do not have sufficient security on them to prevent hackers from stealing data, a…

14 years ago

Midsize Companies Are Becoming Hacker Targets

Despite an increase in cyber-attacks, midsize organisations are continuing to slash or freeze their security budgets

14 years ago

McAfee Links Up Its ‘Security Connected’ Vision

McAfee brings its product intelligence together under a 'Security Connected' initiative to improve anti-malware effectiveness

14 years ago

Time We Gave The Kids Some Credit

Kids do daft things - that's a fact. But when it comes to the web, we need to accept they're…

14 years ago

GCHQ Boss Warns Of Growing Cyber Threat‎ To UK

The United Kingdom is facing a 'credible threat' to its critical infrastructure from an increasing number of cyber attacks, the…

14 years ago

Music Industry Knocked Back In Irish File-Share Case

An Irish high court judge has ruled that the disconnection of illegal file sharers may breach EU law

14 years ago

One-Time Password Security For Facebook

Facebook users skittish about using their real password on public computers can now get a one-time password sent to their…

14 years ago

American School Settles Webcam Spying Lawsuit

A school district in the United States is to pay out $610,000 in order to settle a legal battle over…

14 years ago

AVG Targets SMBs With New Security Software

AVG has released two security packages aimed at protecting Internet-active small to medium businesses

14 years ago

RSA: Beware Social Networks, Warns Schneier

Facebook and other social network sites are exploiting people's urge to share, says BT security chief Schneier

14 years ago

Foxconn Strongly Rejects Abuse Claims

Taiwanese tech manufacturer Foxconn has strenuously rejected 'unsubstantiated allegations' in the Chinese media that its staff are being abused

14 years ago

CEOP Says Shake-Up Will Harm Child Safety

CEOP's Jim Gamble has slammed government plans to roll the child protection agency into the NCA

14 years ago

RSA: IT Security Needs ‘Air Traffic Control’

Companies need layers of security in the cloud era, RSA chief tells London conference

14 years ago

RSA: ‘End Of Business As Usual’ On Compliance

As legislators lead a crack down on data protection violations, regulators are beginning to take a more interventionist approach

14 years ago

Exploring The Underground Credentials Market

Due to the difficulties of monetising stolen credit cards, fraudsters are turning to other data sources to gain illicit monetary…

14 years ago

Symantec Offers Insight Into Encryption Road Map

Symantec has revealed some of its plans for the encryption technology it acquired by buying PGP and GuardianEdge

14 years ago

UAE Crushes BlackBerry Ban

The United Arab Emirates’ threatened BlackBerry jam, set for Monday, has been lifted

14 years ago

ICO Demands Jail For Data Protection Offenders

The Information Commissioner's Office says prison sentences should be available for data protection offenders, but has yet to impose a…

14 years ago

Negotiators Publish Near-Final ACTA Draft

The draft intellectual property rights treaty ACTA has been criticised for subverting democratic processes

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Accused Of ‘Collusion’ With Software Theft

Over half of you would tackle corporate software piracy internally rather than going to the authorities. Next up: which tablet…

14 years ago

Ex-Programmer Sentenced For Planting Logic Bomb

The code, inserted by a former employee, was designed to wipe out all data held by the US' federal mortgage…

14 years ago

Biggest Security Update Ever On Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Next week brings the biggest Patch Tuesday update ever as Microsoft prepares a total of 16 security bulletins

14 years ago

Youth Jailed For Refusing To Break Encryption

A teenager has been sent to jail after refusing to hand over the encryption key for his computer

14 years ago

Police Save £112m A Year Using BlackBerrys

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is claiming that police forces in the UK are saving £112 million a year, thanks…

14 years ago

Dealing With Enterprise Mobile Security

From mobile malware to device management, enterprises need to have a plan for securing the smartphones connecting to their networks

14 years ago

Facebook Offers Users ‘Complete Control’ Of Data

The new Facebook apps are designed to give users more control of the posts, photos and videos they have posted…

14 years ago