Security

Analyst: Palm Should Have Highlighted Data Policy

Some users were surprised to discover that the Palm Pre collects information about their mobile phone use and their whereabouts.…

15 years ago

Government Calls on Technologists To Combat Terrorism

Growing cyber-threats results in call for ideas and expertise to help security forces keep pace

15 years ago

Palm Responds To Monitoring Complaint

Palm issues a statement in the wake of complaints stemming from the Pre smartphone's habit of sending users' data back…

15 years ago

UK Pirate Party Focused On General Election

The UK now has its own anti-patent and pro-file-sharing party which has its sights set on Parliamentary seats

15 years ago

Hope For Hacker McKinnon After US Asperger’s Ruling

Slightly reduced sentence for autism sufferer could similarly benefit British hacker

15 years ago

Apple Issues Another Security Update

Apple issues an update to fix a bug affecting Mac OS X, including server editions. The patch comes shortly after…

15 years ago

Security Researchers Harness 1 Million Linux Virtual Machines

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have demonstrated the ability to run more than 1 million Linux kernels as virtual machines,…

15 years ago

Biometrics Aimed At Windows 7 Netbooks

Authentec, like competitor Upek, is thinking of new ways to revive the authentication market

15 years ago

Toughbooks Get Tougher Says Panasonic

The Panasonic Toughbook 19, Toughbook 30 and Toughbook U1 mobile computers now meet more demanding military specifications for drops, vibration…

15 years ago

Twitter Hit By Another DDOS Attack

Twitter experiences another distributed-denial-of-service attack, knocking out the microblogging service for a time

15 years ago

US Bank Allows Cheques To Be Uploaded By iPhone

USAA, a private bank and insurer in the US, is updating its Apple iPhone app so account holders can simply…

15 years ago

IT Vendors Increasingly Liable For Product Failures By 2015

Increasing reliance on IT systems combined with concern about their effectiveness could force governments to more tightly regulate the sector…

15 years ago

UK Forces Encouraged To Use Facebook, Youtube

Military authorities have outlined how service personnel should use social networks while the US appears to have taken a stricter…

15 years ago

Hackers Exploit Fallout From Twitter DDOS Attack

The fallout from the DDOS attack that hit Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other Web 2.0 sites continued even after the…

15 years ago

Is Apple’s Security Reputation Under Threat?

Is it finally time for the company to admit that its operating system is as susceptible to security issues as…

15 years ago

Facebook, Twitter DDOS Linked To Georgian Blogger

Security experts point out that the attack conicided with the first anniversary of escalation of the conflict in South Ossetia

15 years ago

Twitter DDOS Attack Coincides With Iranian Election Ceremony

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in shortly before an online tool used by his opponents suffered a DDOS attack. Users…

15 years ago

US Planning To Jam Prison Mobiles

Legislation would carve out an exception to a national law that outlaws wireless jamming devices, allowing such wireless jamming devices…

15 years ago

Vulnerability In XML Libraries Discovered

Security researchers released details today about vulnerabilities in XML libraries from Sun Microsystems, Python and Apache

15 years ago

Pentagon Investigating Social Networking Concerns

The order comes a day after the U.S. Marine Corps issued a ban on the use of Facebook, Twitter and…

15 years ago

McKinnon Faces Jail While US Military Recruits From Hacker Shows

While US authorities are keen to extradite the British hacker, its military has publicly admitted to trying to hire recruits…

15 years ago

UK Owner Reports “Exploding” iPod Touch

The incident in Liverpool follows similar cases reported in the US recently

15 years ago

Apple Slams Door On iPhone SMS Bug

Apple has swatted a bug in the iPhone that security researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner spotlighted at the Black…

15 years ago

Firefox Breaks 1 Billion Mark To Challenge IE

Mozilla Firefox, the open-source challenger to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, passed the 1-billion download mark on 31 July, with a Website…

15 years ago

Hacker McKinnon Loses Extradition Appeal

Supporters say the eccentric UFO hunter who hacked NASA and Department of Defense systems won't get a fair trial in…

15 years ago

Government Describes ID Card As Another “Plastic Card”

The Home Office is now talking less about counter-terrorism and more about easing travel in Europe

15 years ago

Apple Claims Unlocking iPhone Could Lead To Cyber-Attacks

In a response filed with the U.S. Copyright Office, Apple claims jailbreaking, or unlocking, its iPhone smartphone could lead to…

15 years ago

One In 63 Symbian Smartphones Are Infected

The Nokia-backed operating system is a fertile ground for malware - and most users don't realise

15 years ago

Spammers Use Translation To Hit Europe

Germany becomes most spammed country thanks in part to translation software, says MessageLabs

15 years ago

Tory MP Davis Slates Plans To Put NHS Data On Google

Google's poor privacy record makes it the last place to put private data, says Tory shadow home secretary  turned civil…

15 years ago