Rapid roll out of smart grids in the US is jeopardising security, but deployments in Europe and elsewhere have been…
Application security pros say HTML5 brings with it a new set of security concerns for developers
Google says it will no longer collect Wi-Fi data after its Street View cars accidentally stored personal information for the…
The US Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board has moved its Recovery.gov site to a cloud computing infrastructure powered by Amazon
Facebook tightens security as it deals with the continuing fallout over changes to its privacy settings
McAfee has announced its MOVE platform, which the security vendor believes will provide stronger and optimised security controls for virtual…
The cyber-gang known as 'Avalanche' has been identified as responsible for the bulk of phishing attacks in the last six…
The new government has scrapped the ID card scheme, but more action is called for in rolling back elements of…
One month after its record security update, Microsoft has published fixes for just two critical security bugs in this month's…
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) reported software theft cost the IT industry £34 billion last year, with China leading the…
Researchers have exposed a new attack that circumvents some of the most popular security software for Windows desktops
Facebook might be the world's largest social network, but it also suffers from some privacy and security issues that should…
Facebook has a slack attitude to privacy, and if its users don't keep their wits about them it will become…
Retina-X Studios has released Mobile Spy for the Apple iPad, pitching it as a way for businesses to keep an…
The case of a woman misusing Faceboook to back up rape charges should prompt people to protect their passwords, say…
Despite only winning 0.34 percent of the vote, the UK Pirate Party believes it could benefit from a hung parliament…
Security researchers at Symantec and BKIS report worms hitting users of Yahoo Messenger and Skype
A joint investigation by US federal agencies leads to the conviction of several individuals trading in counterfeit Cisco network hardware
Web 2.0 and the recession have prompted CIOs to invest in anti-malware protection, patch management, data loss prevention and safer…
Microsoft has a small Patch Tuesday planned for May that features just two critical bulletins
Privacy groups have complained to the US FTC, while others fear proposed privacy rules will hurt online commerce
A Scottish hospital could be facing a fine from the ICO, after an NHS worker lost a USB stick containing…
Facebook has plugged a security hole that exposed users' live chat sessions and pending friend requests
The government's ID Card scheme failed because it wasn't thought through, says Andrew Donoghue. Smart meters could go the same…
Security researchers say sites such as eBay and Amazon are being roped into schemes by cyber-criminals
A report commissioned by the Lower Merion School District says school officials failed to implement appropriate policies governing the use…
Users of Google's email service in the UK will be able to use @gmail.com domain names from this week
Enterprise adoption of virtualisation is still going strong, but security for those environments is not
Persistent rumours say HP should buy McAfee. Larry Walsh has four good reasons why it won't happen