Security

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

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