Security

Iraqi Militants Hack US Predator Drones

Militants have hacked Predator drone feeds using software that costs less than $30, but US military officials insist hackers have…

15 years ago

Twitter Hacked By Iranian Cyber Army

Twitter was hijacked between 10pm and 11pm Pacific time on 17 December, and was replaced it by a screen which…

15 years ago

Symantec Targets Mobile Devices With New Offerings

In a sign of the increasing proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace, Symantec has rolled out three solutions in…

15 years ago

Review: Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9

Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9 is a solid contender in the enterprise endpoint security market, with strong deployment…

15 years ago

MPs Join Protest Over McKinnon Extradition

The Liberal and Conservative leaders protest outside the Home Office, while the Home Secretary says hacker Gary McKinnon must face…

15 years ago

New Adobe Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered

More bad news for Adobe after a new vulnerability affecting Reader and Acrobat has been uncovered, with attacks already under…

15 years ago

Europe Talks Tough On Piracy and Copyright

Organised criminals are "freeloading on the ingenuity" of others, according to the European Commission

15 years ago

Analyst Names And Shames Two-Factor Security Failings

Gartner points out where strong two-factor authentication is falling short when it comes to preventing fraud and online attacks.

15 years ago

US And Russia In Talks To Prevent Cyber Arms Race

The US is in talks with Russia and the UN to improve Internet security and prevent the breakout of cyber…

15 years ago

Personal Data At Risk After SQL Flaw Discovered

A SQL injection flaw on a social networking app developer site has compromised the security of users and could lead…

15 years ago

Carbon Trading VAT Fraudsters Net €5bn

Carbon credits are on their way in the UK - and if the system is open to fraud, companies are…

15 years ago

Privacy Comments By Google Boss Irk Mozilla Founder

Google CEO Eric Schmidt's rant concerning privacy concerns has prompted one of the founders of Firefox to urge users to…

15 years ago

McKinnon Launches Fresh Bid To Halt Extradition

Hacker Gary McKinnon is launching a fresh legal challenge to the decision to extradite him to the United States

15 years ago

10 Email Security Lessons To Be Learned From Climategate

With climate change critics using hacked emails to discredit scientists ahead of COP15, eWEEK looks at what IT managers and…

15 years ago

Facebook Delivers Privacy Revamp

Facebook is asking its 350 million-strong user base to update their privacy settings after rolling out a number of new…

15 years ago

Symantec Briefs Lords On Cyber Terrorism Threat

Security vendor Symantec is to present evidence to the House of Lords about the possible impact of natural disasters and…

15 years ago

Apple Removes Apps Over Fake Review Claims

Apple pulls applications from its iPhone App Store after an accusation surfaces that the developer, Molinker, posted fake reviews about…

15 years ago

Not Many Bugs Infesting Amazon.com Researchers Find

Amazon.com has fewer bugs on its Website than Wal-Mart or Target, according to a study by software-testing company uTest, which…

15 years ago

Most Phishing Scams Fail But Enough Succeed

New research from Trusteer shows that while the majority of phishing attacks are unsuccessful, those that slip past security defenses…

15 years ago

Government Pushes Online Public Services Despite Net Cut-Off Plan

The government is pushing ahead with plans to make the Internet a key way to access public services while also…

15 years ago

Russia Accused Of Climategate Hack

As the climate change summit opens, a UN scientist has accused Russia of releasing the emails which sparked a scientific…

15 years ago

Adobe Warns Of Zero-Day Vulnerability

Adobe is investigating reports of a new security vulnerability with Illustrator, after attack code started circulating on the Internet

15 years ago

EFF Sues US Department Of Justice Over Twitter Searches

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic have sued the Department of Justice and five other government organisations…

15 years ago

Microsoft Leaves Users Hanging Following Black Screen Of Death

Microsoft has been reluctant  to take responsibility the Black Screen of Death case, leaving users to deal with softaware and…

15 years ago

Cameroon Is Most Dangerous Web Domain, Says McAfee

Attackers are using Cameroon's .cm domain name as part of typo-squatting schemes to infect users with malware, according to McAfee's…

15 years ago

Ten Ways To Stay Safe This Christmas

Christmas may be a time of goodwill towards all men, but Unisys has come up with ten ways to beat…

15 years ago

Cisco Expands SMB Push With New Offerings

Cisco continues to chase the SMB sector after expanding its small business portfolio with new networking, security and collaboration solutions

15 years ago

Mandelson’s Cut-Off Plan Could Hold Back Innovation

Content producers should be pushed to embrace legitmate downloads or risk undermining the roll-out of UK broadband, says Andrew Donoghue

15 years ago

Home Secretary Accused Of ‘Spineless’ McKinnon Decision

Gary McKinnon's Conservative MP has attacked the Home Secretary's decision to allow the extradition of the hacker who is "suicidal…

15 years ago

Security Company Accepts Updates Unrelated To Windows Black Screen

Prevx has backed off of claims that Microsoft patches are contributing to a Black Screen of Death condition being experienced…

15 years ago