Security

Twitter Phishing Attack Makes Users Change Passwords

An alleged phishing attack on micro-blogging site Twitter has led to some users being advised to change their passwords via…

15 years ago

MWC: Researchers Warn Of Femtocell Security Flaws

Two security consultants have uncovered serious vulnerabilities in femtocell devices and will present their findings at a hacker convention

15 years ago

Facebook Poses Biggest Security Risk, Sophos Finds

The majority of businesses consider Facebook the riskiest social networking site, according to new findings from Sophos

15 years ago

NHS Staff Told To Abandon IE6

The Department of Health is advising NHS organisations to abandon Internet Explorer 6, despite the government's decision to ignore security…

15 years ago

Google To Phase Out Support For Internet Explorer 6

Google plans to cease supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 for its Google Docs and Google Sites applications, in a move…

15 years ago

TalkTalk Boss Steps Up Opposition To Digital Economy Bill

Charles Dunstone has pledged to go to court to fight against the government's Digital Economy Bill, and said he would…

15 years ago

Body Scanners No Match For Good Data Argues EU

Better data management is more effective than new body scanning technology in airports, according to European experts

15 years ago

Man Pleads Guilty To Church of Scientology DDOS Attack

Tom Cruise beware. A man has coughed up to his role in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the…

15 years ago

Hundreds Wrongly Accused Of Illegal File-Sharing

More than 150 people have come forward, claiming to have been wrongly targeted in the government's crackdown on illegal file-sharing

15 years ago

Companies Warned To Come Clean On Data Breaches

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reveals that more than 800 data breaches have been reported in two years

15 years ago

Social Networking Boosting Haiti Aid Efforts

Large numbers of Facebook users have donated money, food or clothing to help the disaster relief efforts in Haiti

15 years ago

EU To Assess Virgin Media Surveillance Software

The European Commission is to assess the legality of software being used by Virgin Media to analyse file-sharing in the…

15 years ago

Government Makes ID Cards Available In London

The governement's controversial ID card scheme is rolling on, despite opposition party plans to scrap it all together if they…

15 years ago

Don’t Be Too Hasty Following Data Breaches Warns Analyst

Acting too quickly after a data breach can cost companies even more money, the Ponemon Institute reports

15 years ago

Chinese Government Denies Link to Cyber Attacks

The Chinese government has refuted accusations that it was involved in cyber-attacks against western companies, including Google

15 years ago

MoD Secrets Revealed on Facebook

The Ministry of Defence has admitted that staff have leaked secrets on social networking websites, including Facebook and Twitter

15 years ago

MP3 Developers Launch Digital File Successor

Updated: The team which created the MP3 file format has unveiled a new file format that enables the inclusion of…

15 years ago

Hospital Trust Criticised Over Data Record Theft

More than 33,000 unencrypted patient records have been stolen from an unattended hospital vehicle, including details about diabetes and results…

15 years ago

China Unmoved By Rhetoric From Google And US

Beijing's apparent indifference to Google's threat to pull out of China and Hillary Clinton's call for Internet global freedoms underscores…

15 years ago

Music Industry Threatens Civil Action Against Oink Founder

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is threatening civil proceedings against Alan Ellis, who raised £185,000 through BitTorrent tracker…

15 years ago

Microsoft Patches IE Security Vulnerability

Microsoft has issued a patch to close a security hole in Internet Explorer linked to the recent attacks on Google…

15 years ago

Clinton Touts Cyber-Security Following Google Hack

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for cooperation in defending against cyber-attacks, but remains cautious in her comments…

15 years ago

Microsoft Calls For Stronger Cloud Computing Laws

Concerns over privacy, security and transparency in the cloud prompt Microsoft to call for upgrades in the Electronic Communications Privacy…

15 years ago

Microsoft To Release IE Cyber-Attack Patch

Microsoft is releasing a patch to plug the Internet Explorer security hole exploited in a spate of cyber-attacks against Google…

15 years ago

Microsoft Planning IE Patch Following Google Attack

Microsoft is planning an out-of-band patch for the Internet Explorer vulnerability attackers exploited to hit Google and other companies

15 years ago

US Government To Protest Over Chinese Google Attacks

The US Government is expected to issue a formal complaint to Beijing over cyber attacks on Google and other foreign…

15 years ago

Stay Calm Over Internet Explorer Security

The moves by governments to boycott Microsoft's Internet Explorer sound like a kneejerk reaction. Peter Judge says security settings are…

15 years ago

UK Government Rejects IE Boycott

The British government will not issue a warning against the use of Internet Explorer, despite France and Germany both boycotting…

15 years ago

Career Threat To Twitter Bomb Joker

The joke tweet which got a man arrested as a possible terrorist could ruin his career, he tells reporters.

15 years ago

Conservatives Pledge Investment In Cyber Security

The Conservative party has published a green paper outlining its strategy to tackle cyber attacks, as part of a wider…

15 years ago