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
Negligence causes most breaches, but the malicious ones cost most money, according to a study
A federal jury has convicted the son of a prominent Tennessee Democrat of illegally accessing the e-mail account of former…
The UK is doing better than some countries, but real international cooperation is non-existent, warns the head of the Ponemon…
Security giant Symantec is to acquire PGP and GuardianEdge, in recognition of the increasingly important role that encryption plays in…
The European Commission hopes to combat online fraud and child pornography with a new centralised cybercrime unit
The government's plan to roll-out smart meters to every home in the UK by 2020 is putting pressure on utilities…
IT security breaches in 2009 doubled to around £10bn - five times the cost of the volcanic ash cloud
Gizmodo should not have paid $5,000 for an Apple iPhone 4G prototype, but PJ Connolly says the California police have…
Police have raided the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen, following the saga of the lost Apple prototype
Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report says Windows XP is now bearing the brunt of most attacks
Organisations focus more on preventing attacks and dealing with the aftermath than investigating their origins, say experts
Blurred boundaries will drive new dangers and new opportunities in information security, according to a report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers
The ICO wants professional data thieves to be jailed but could face opposition to the plan from the next government
Autumn will see a Cyber Challenge in the UK, designed to create new security professionals
Infosec opens today, and as if that wasn't exciting enough, we have a Cyber Security Challenge to look forward to,…