Security

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

GE Combating Identity Theft With Plastic Holographic Storage Advance

GE claims it is able to mesh holographic material with the plastic of ID cards to produce an animated image…

15 years ago

Microsoft Admits To Zero-Day Flaw In IE 6 And 7

Microsoft confirms the existence of proof-of-concept attack code for a flaw affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7

15 years ago

Security Firm Unearths Malicious iPhone Worm

Security firm F-Secure has discovered a malicious worm which recruits jailbroken iPhones for botnets

15 years ago

The Climate Email Hack Won’t Change the Regulations

Critics are trying to use hacked emails to discredit climate change scientists - but however that campaign plays out, UK…

15 years ago

Climate Researchers Respond To Email Hack

The Climatic Research Institute says that some of the hacked emails may not be genuine while others are being taken…

15 years ago

Climate Change Deniers Quote Hacked University Data

Hacked emails from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit are being used to criticise climate scientists in the…

15 years ago

ISPs Hit Back At Digital Economy Bill

The ISPA has mounted an attack against Lord Mandelson's strategy to deal with illegal file-sharers, laid out in the government's…

15 years ago

Three Men Indicted Over Comcast Re-Direct Hack

Three men were charged by federal indictment on 19 Nov. in connection with attacking Comcast.net and redirecting traffic to sites…

15 years ago

Banned XBox Users Urged To Take Legal Action

A boutique Texas law firm establishes a forum for Microsoft Xbox 360 owners who feel they were unfairly banned from…

15 years ago

Digital Economy Bill Gives Mandelson New Powers

The Digital Economy Bill, published today, gets tough on file-sharing, and allows Lord Mandelson to amend the copyright act in…

15 years ago

10 Things Google Needs To Remember About OS Security

The history of Windows security has shown that desktop operating systems are vulnerable, but there are even more potential attack…

15 years ago

Human Error Blamed For Rising Data Loss

Human error is increasingly the cause of enterprise data disasters, as lack of resources and increasing complexity takes its toll

15 years ago

Police Arrest Couple Over Zeus Banking Trojan

British police have arrested two people linked to malware used to steal banking information and another personal data

15 years ago

ICO Launches Investigation Into T-Mobile Data Scandal

The ICO is investigating claims that a T-Mobile employee sold many thousands of personal details to competitors.

15 years ago

Microsoft Set To Reveal IE 9 Secrets

Microsoft is slated to share some information about Internet Explorer 9 at the company's Professional Developers Conference

15 years ago