Security

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

Obama Pressured To Appoint Cyber-security Chief

TechAmerica tells President Obama his promise to appoint a cyber-security coordinator in the White House is growing more urgent by…

15 years ago

Trojan Uses Facebook To Network With Server

Researchers at Symantec find a Trojan that uses Facebook to communicate with a command and control server

15 years ago

Cloud Ushers In New Security Frontier

Widespread adoption of cloud computing is likely to entail a plethora of management and security challenges, warns original Windows NT…

15 years ago

Conficker Infections Reach 7 Million

Despite reports to the contrary, the Conficker worm has not yet turned and has now infected up to 7 million…

15 years ago

Report Reveals Security Threats To Data Centres

Industry association AFCOM finds that 40 percent of all data centres are still using at least one mainframe and also…

15 years ago

Facebook Wins £430 Million Payout Against Spam King

Social networking giant Facebook has won a staggering $711 million (£429 million) in damages against so called 'spam king' Sanford…

15 years ago

Top Reasons Why The Conficker Worm May Strike Back

The Conficker worm affected users nearly one year ago. But now that it has left the headlines, there might be…

15 years ago

Top Ten Security Tips For Employees

As many security systems as an organisation might have, the last line of defense rests with the employees. That's precisely…

15 years ago

Cost Concerns Are Exposing Security Risks, Report Warns

Cost concerns and a lack of security training among SMBs is being cited as reasons why the SMB sector is…

15 years ago

SAP Says Software Future Is In the Clouds And Down to Earth

SAP reports quarterly revenues that fell by 9 percent thanks to a decrease in spending on business software, but increased…

15 years ago

McAfee Warns Smaller Companies To Up Security Spend

McAfee reports on the IT security struggles of midsize businesses

15 years ago

AVG Enhances Business Security On The Cheap

AVG Technologies is looking to cost-conscious businesses with a refresh of its security and anti-virus software solutions

15 years ago

Facebook Users Hit By Password Malware Scam

Researchers at several security firms have uncovered a spam campaign targeting Facebook users

15 years ago

Gizmodo Duped Into Distributing Malware Via Ads

Security protection firm Sophos warns that the Gizmodo gadget blog has inadvertently been distributing adverts corrupted with malware

15 years ago

Trend Micro Moves To Protect The Cloud

Cloud computing "moves servers outside the security perimeter" and needs a strong security response, warns Trend Micro as it updates…

15 years ago