Security

Pirate Bay Shuts Down BitTorrent Tracker

The Pirate Bay shuts down its BitTorrent tracker, opting instead for a more decentralised approach

15 years ago

Smart Grids Increasingly Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks

In a new report released by McAfee, several noted security experts discussed the improving cyberwarfare capabilities of some countries and…

15 years ago

Microsoft Confirms First Ever Windows 7 Bug

Microsoft has confirmed reports of the first ever zero-day vulnerability affecting Windows 7, as well as Windows Server 2008 R2

15 years ago

Researcher Demonstrates Twitter SSL Vulnerability

A security researcher demonstrates how an SSL renegotiation vulnerability made public earlier in November could be exploited to steal Twitter…

15 years ago

Blue Coat Beefs Up Web Security Portfolio

Blue Coat is touting the improved performance of its new web security appliances to deal with the rising wave of…

15 years ago

Yahoo! Defends Jobs Site Against SQL Injections

Security firm Imperva has discovered a SQL injection vulnerability in a Yahoo! jobs site

15 years ago

Open Source Code Lifted For Windows 7 Download Tool

Microsoft admits that a third-party developer lifted open-source code from the GPLv2-licensed ImageMaster project in creating its free Windows 7…

15 years ago

HP Finally Gets Serious About Security

HP seems to be taking on the world of late. It acquired EDS to compete in IT services, and Mercury…

15 years ago

Companies Face Stiff Penalty For Data Breaches

Companies in the UK that suffer a data breach may run the risk of being fined up to £500,000, according…

15 years ago

Fish and Chip Website Battered By Malware

There is something fishy about the website of Harry Ramsden, the famous fish and chip shop, which has been haked…

15 years ago

Microsoft Cracks Down On Piracy With Twitter Feed

Microsoft has launched a dedicated Twitter feed for its anti-piracy enforcement team in an attempt to curb unauthorised file-sharing

15 years ago

Seagate Teams Up With Carbonite For Online Backup

Seagate has teamed up with Carbonite to offer customers backup for their desktop or laptop systems, together with an attached…

15 years ago

Most Websites Have Web Security Vulnerabilities

Nearly two thirds of Websites have at least one serious vulnerability, according to new research from WhiteHat Security.

15 years ago

Windows 7 and Server Bug Reported After Patch Tuesday

A security researcher discovers a bug that could be used to trigger a crash in Windows 7 and Windows Server…

15 years ago

Microsoft Bing Security Loophole Exposed

A security flaw discovered in Microsoft Bing's Cashback service has prompted a panicked reaction from the computer giant

15 years ago

US Indicts Eight People In £5.4m RBS Hacking Case

Federal prosecutors announced indictments against eight people in connection with the theft of more than $9 million from ATMs around…

15 years ago

Apple Patches 58 Bugs With Massive Update

Apple has released a massive security update, many of which centre around vulnerabilities with Snow Leopard

15 years ago

UK Pushes Ahead With Surveillance Plan

In a move sure to incense privacy campaigners, the Home Office has pledged to push ahead with controversial plans to…

15 years ago

Microsoft Hits Back At Sophos Windows 7 UAC Claims

A Microsoft executive accuses security company Sophos of sensationalising claims that Windows 7's User Account Control is ineffective at fighting…

15 years ago

RickRolling iPhone Worm Pops Up Down Under

An Australian student has created the first ever iPhone worm - a "rickroller" that puts an image of singer Rick…

15 years ago

Three Critical Fixes For Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday will include six security bulletins, three of which are rated 'critical'

15 years ago

IT Managers Still Believe Outsourcing Poses Security Risk

The majority of large UK corporates still believe that outsourced systems are less secure than in-house alternatives

15 years ago

US to Get Data Breach Notification Laws

Commerce agencies in the US will have to notify anyone whose personal information may have been accessed in a breach,…

15 years ago

Spammers And Botnets Change Tactics

Internet villains are learning from their mistakes, and now they can come back quickly even when their ISPs are shut…

15 years ago

McAfee Looks To SMEs With Web And Email Appliance

McAfee has released a new version of its email and web security appliance, aimed at the cost concious SMBs

15 years ago

Backup Tapes Go Missing From Government Agency

Another government agency suffers a data loss scandal, after the UK's Rural Payments Agency loses tapes containing payment and banking…

15 years ago

Security Researchers Uncover SSL Vulnerability

Tech companies are rushing to patch the SSL security protocol following the discovery of a potentially "devastating" flaw

15 years ago

M86 Beefs Up Web Security With Finjan Acquisition

M86 Security is to acquire most of the assets of Finjan, a provider of web gateway security appliances

15 years ago

Former YouSendIt Boss Charged With DoS Attack

The former CEO of YouSendIt has been charged with denial-of-service against the company, highlighting the dangers of disgruntled staff

15 years ago

Lists Threatens Openess Of Twitter Network

Blogging celebrity Anil Dash examines Twitter Lists as a way to tag real-time Web feeds

15 years ago