Security

Intel’s McAfee Buyout Takes Security To The Next Level

Intel’s purchase of McAfee could make security a ubiquitous feature across a wide variety of smart devices and consumer products

14 years ago

Intel’s McAfee Acquisition Means Chip-Level Security

Intel is buying software security firm McAfee for $7.9 billion. It’s now time to bake security into the hardware rather…

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Doubt The Cloud

Years of hype haven't convinced eWEEK Europe readers. Half our poll don't trust the cloud. Next: how are you going…

14 years ago

Gartner: Intel/McAfee Deal Is A Surprise

We knew McAfee was up for sale, but Intel's purchase could raise the authorities' eyebrows if it makes anti-competitive moves,…

14 years ago

Intel Makes Security Play With McAfee Acquisition

Intel is looking to expand beyond its semiconductor empire after making an offer to buy security vendor McAfee for nearly…

14 years ago

Privacy Concerns Raised Over Facebook Places

Facebook's new location-powered Places feature could create risks and social pressures for users, analysts warn

14 years ago

Adobe Releases Emergency Reader Patch

The update covers critical flaws in Adobe Reader and Acrobat revealed at the Black Hat security conference last month

14 years ago

Network Solutions Hack Affects Fewer Than Thought

A malware-distributing widget primarily targeted Chinese web servers, according to the company

14 years ago

Google Faces Spanish Inquisition Over Street View

No-one expected that headline, as a Spanish judge summons Google to court and Germany asks questions over Wi-Fi data gathered…

14 years ago

Schmidt: Youngsters Will Be Haunted By Online Past

Young people may have to change their names to escape the shame of previous social networking activities, warns Google's CEO

14 years ago

Police Make Multiple Arrests Over iPhone Scam

Nine people have been arrested by police in dawn raids around the country, in connection with phone fraud that has…

14 years ago

Greenwave: Smart Meters Need Smart Sockets

With increasing pressure to reduce carbon outputs, Tom Jowitt talks to a company that is using technology to help the…

14 years ago

India Sets Deadline For RIM Compliance

The Indian government has written to mobile operators, demanding they install BlackBerry monitoring equipment before the end of the month

14 years ago

Mozilla: Firefox Security Bug Won’t Fool Users

The bug can be used to bypass an alert meant for obfuscated URLs in Firefox

14 years ago

HP Boosts Security With Fortify Acquisition

Despite its recent executive turmoil, HP has announced that it plans to acquire Fortify Software for an undisclosed sum

14 years ago

GPS Tracking Trojan Hidden In Android App

A Trojan, hidden within an Android phone application, enables third parties to secretly track the location of the user via…

14 years ago

Mobile Banking Use To Hit 200 Million

The use of mobile devices to carry out banking transactions is booming, Juniper Research has found, in spite of continuing…

14 years ago

Hackers Are Security VARs’ New Competitors

The new breed of cyber criminal is gaining the trust of his victims by mimicking legitimate IT services organisations, warns…

14 years ago

Gartner: Security Software Market Set For Growth

Security is to remain one of the fastest-growing areas within the enterprise software market, driven by factors such as compliance…

14 years ago

Hacked Widget Compromises Parked Domains

The compromised widget launched a drive-by attack against users running Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera

14 years ago

How Black Hat SEO Abuses Search Engines

Behind-the-scenes look at how search engine optimisation techniques are getting malware onto your computer, and what you can do to…

14 years ago

Facebook Users Fall Prey To ‘Dislike’ Button Scam

Facebook users are being targeted with a bogus "dislike" button application in a new survey scam, warns Sophos

14 years ago

Apple Manager Allegedly Sold Secrets For $1m

Paul Shin Devine has been arrested in California for allegedly helping Apple suppliers negotiate favourable deals with the company

14 years ago

Facebook Patches Photo Flaw

The social networking site has fixed a bug that could have allowed attackers to users' full names and photos, and…

14 years ago

iPhone Exploit Code Posted Online

The source code for a new jailbreak for the iPhone has been released, leveraging two vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS mobile…

14 years ago

India Turns Up The Heat On RIM

The BlackBerry ban row has now shifted focus to India, after it became the latest country to threaten to ban…

14 years ago

Palm Pre At Centre Of Bugging Concern

The Palm Pre handset is at the centre of concerns that attackers could turn mobile phones into bugging devices

14 years ago

IT Pros Want Cheap Mobile Security

IT staff are concerned about mobile security - but they're also worried about the cost of prevention methods, a survey…

14 years ago

Time IT’s Thin Red Line Turned Green

IT security is often ring-fenced in IT budgets. But maybe it’s time to tear down that fence and save cash…

14 years ago

Apple Patches iPhone Jail-Break Bugs

Apple has closed the door on two vulnerabilities used to jailbreak the iPhone

14 years ago