Security

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

Climate Unit Appoints Replacement Director

As Professor Phil Jones steps down from the beleagured Climatic Research Unit, the new acting director tells eWEEK the work…

15 years ago

Microsoft Denies Security Patches Caused Black Screen Of Death

Microsoft is contending that the reports circulating of a Black Screen of Death are not due to the security updates…

15 years ago

Developer Ponders Release of Linux Malware

The lack of malware on Linux may be about to change after a developer admitted he has developed a 'package…

15 years ago

Government’s New ICT Strategy Could Save £3.2bn

UK public services will be delivered via a government cloud and app store, with an emphasis on green IT and…

15 years ago

IBM Confirms Guardium Security Acquisition

After initially refusing to comment, IBM gives in and confirms reports that it is acquiring Guardium

15 years ago

Wi-Fi Security: Home Nets Are Wide Open, Pub Gets £8000 Fine

Nineteen percent of Brits don't password-protect their home Wi-Fi, and a pub landlord has been fined £8000 for a customer's…

15 years ago

University To Release All Climate Research Data

The Climatic Research Unit whose emails were leaked to bloggers has said all data will be released to defuse the…

15 years ago

EU Agency Warns Of ID Card Security Risk

A European security agency has highlighted the security risks posed by European ID cards when used as identification for online…

15 years ago

McKinnon Is Suicide Risk Following Appeal Rejection

Notorious hacker Gary McKinnon has been labeled a suicide risk after Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he could not prevent…

15 years ago

UK Citizens Aren’t Savvy Online, Says BCS

Only twenty percent of Britons are aware of how to protect their data online, according to the Savvy Citizens site,…

15 years ago

Security Risks In 2010: Pirates, Malicious Networkers And Cloud Criminals

Researchers from IBM and Sophos take a look at the top security risks for enterprises and consumers alike in 2010

15 years ago

Virgin Media Trials File-Sharing Monitoring Tool

One of the UK's leading ISPs has broken ranks with its fellow service providers and is trialing a tool that…

15 years ago

iPhone Hacker Proves That Crime Can Pay

The Australian hacker who developed the first worm for the iPhone has been rewarded for his efforts with a job…

15 years ago

Hacker Embarrasses Symantec website

Security vendor Symantec has been embarrassed after one of its websites was hacked to reveal sensitive customer data

15 years ago

Two In Five Office Workers Steal Sensitive Data

The recession has caused an increase in the amount of data theft from within companies, with 41 percent of workers…

15 years ago