Security

Black Hat: Massive Russian Cheque Fraud Disclosed

Cyber-criminals are using a complex, innovative scheme to commit widespread check forgery

14 years ago

Briton Holds Key To ‘Rebooting The Internet’

A Briton is one of only seven trusted people around the world to be given the power to "reboot the…

14 years ago

ICO Clears Google ‘WiSpy’ Data

The data collected by Google's Street View cars cannot be linked to any individuals, according to the ICO

14 years ago

Google Android Clamps Down On Unauthorised App Use

As part of its effort to make the Android market a more serious option, Google has created a security tool…

14 years ago

TalkTalk Snoops On Customers’ Web Activity

Internet service provider TalkTalk has been monitoring its customers' online activity, as it trials a new anti-malware system

14 years ago

Support Scam Is Black Eye For Microsoft Partners

A rogue anti-virus scam run from a call centres in India threatens to tarnish the reputation of Microsoft's genuine reseller…

14 years ago

Lawmakers Fail To Rule Against iPhone Jailbreaking

The U.S. Copyright Office and the Library Congress gave the OK to iPhone jailbreaking, ruling against Apple

14 years ago

Brits Refuse To Pay For Online Content

Four out of five web users in the UK would go elsewhere if their favourite site began to charge for…

14 years ago

Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager: Review

Forefront Identity Manager comforts IT pros who must keep track of user identity, access and authorisation tasks in enterprise environments

14 years ago

Police Use ‘Minority Report’ Prediction Software

Police forces in the UK are trialling new technology which enables them to predict crimes before they happen

14 years ago

Cyber Security Challenge Launched To Address UK Skills Shortage

In an effort to increase the IT security skills in the UK, a Cyber Security Challenge programme has been launched…

14 years ago

Expert Warns Over Apple Safari AutoFill Vulnerability

A security researcher has warned that the AutoFill feature in Apple Safari could be used by attackers to steal information

14 years ago

Recycling Firms Agree Stolen Handset Code

Recycling firms have agreed a code of practice in order to close off a loophole that allows criminals to sell…

14 years ago

MoD Loses 340 Laptops In Two Years

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the Ministry of Defence has lost 340 laptops in the last two…

14 years ago

Dell Warns Of Spyware On PowerEdge Motherboards

Dell has admitted that it has dispatched replacement server motherboards to customers that were infected with malware

14 years ago

Symantec Warns Of Spam Campaign Using Shortened URLs

Symantec MessageLabs has warned that the proportion of spam containing shortened hyperlinks has increased significantly over the last year

14 years ago

Facebook Reaches Half A Billion Users

One in twelve people on the planet is now a member of social network giant Facebook, according to Mark Zuckerberg

14 years ago

LaCie 500GB Portable Hard Drive: Review

LaCie's shockproof Rugged Safe data storage drive with built-in 128-bit AES encryption and easy-to-use fingerprint reader connects to your PC…

14 years ago

US Senators Quiz Google On WiSpy Incident

Thirty-eight US states are investigating Google's WiFi data collection which was done with Street View cars

14 years ago

Digital Act To Create Pirate ISPs In UK

Service providers will split up to make smaller 'pirate' ISPs, in response to Ofcom's draconian file-sharing proposals, says the Pirate…

14 years ago

How Attackers Use Social Networks For Command And Control

RSA has discovered that attackers using social networking can slip through the net by incorporating illegal activities with legitimate ones

14 years ago

Cameron Pleads With Obama Over McKinnon Extradition

President Obama will "follow the law" despite pleas from David Cameron over the extradition of hacker Gary McKinnon

14 years ago

Adobe Strengthens PDF Reader With Sandboxing

In an effort to beef up the security of its PDF Reader, Adobe is adding new sandboxing technology to protect…

14 years ago

Police Foil Rogue Anti-Virus Scam

Police have closed down an operation that uses cold-calls to trick users into paying £185 for "support" they don't need

14 years ago

Is Microsoft Missing A Cloud Security Trick?

Microsoft had little to say on security at its Worldwide Partner Conference. Larry Walsh thinks it should build security into…

14 years ago

Microsoft Releases Advisory For USB Trojan

Microsoft has issued an advisory about a security vulnerability being used by a Trojan to infect computers

14 years ago

Black Hat Talk on Chinese Cyber Crime Pulled

A talk on Chinese cybercrime has been pulled form the Black Hat security conference after pressure from Taiwan

14 years ago

Mozilla Removes Malicious Firefox Add-On

Mozilla pulled a malicious add-on for Firefox that it says was found to be stealing password information

14 years ago

Microsoft Fixes Google Engineer Flaw In Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plugs five security holes with four bulletins for July's Patch Tuesday

14 years ago

RSA Conference Plans To Show Some Real Hustles

A magician and a scam expert join the technical security pros in October's RSA Conference in London

14 years ago