Security

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

Microsoft Readying Unscheduled Critical Security Patches

Microsoft will release two out-of-band security bulletins tomorrow, targeting issues in Internet Explorer and the Visual Studio product line

15 years ago

One In Four SMBs Say IT Failing To Support Tough Times

The IT Effectiveness Index Mid-Year Report has found small-to-medium-sized businesses with failing IT are at a competitive disadvantage

15 years ago

The Lost Server That Makes A Case For The Cloud

People who believe the cloud is not secure enough are missing the point, says Peter Judge. If the MoD can…

15 years ago

UK ISP Karoo shuts off alleged pirates

Monopoly ISP operates "Kang-Karoo Court" and punishes users beyond the demands of the music industry

15 years ago

Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Review

Microsoft Security Essentials (née Morro) is an effective yet modest measure by Microsoft to augment the minimum level of security…

15 years ago

The Ten Commandments of Social Network Security (For IT Managers)

Don Reisinger advocates maintaining your perspective and an open mind to employee use of Web 2.0 with his ten top…

15 years ago

Google: The Limits Of Security

Don't ask to run Google Apps on your own server. If you want that, you're wrong, says Google's Eran Feigenbaum.…

15 years ago

MOD Admits Losing An Entire Server

During 2008, the UK Ministry of Defence admits it lost an entire server from a secure building - as well…

15 years ago

McAfee Discusses Saas Security Strategy

McAfee lays out its plans to expand its software-as-a-service business with an eye toward gaining traction among enterprises

15 years ago

Twitter’s Google Docs Hack – A Warning For Cloud App Users

Twitter lost its data through a hack on Google Docs. Learn from this to be very careful how much trust…

15 years ago

UK Councils Use Content Management To Boost Efficiency

Two major councils in England are using content and document management technology to play a central transformational role in process…

15 years ago

Google: Cloud Apps Are MORE Secure, Not Less

When Twitter lost data from Google Docs, the idea of cloud apps took a knock. Google's Eran Feigenbaum says we're…

15 years ago

Rogue Trader Talks Financial Crisis at IT Security Event

Who better to speak on the importance of data management and security than Nick Leeson say organisers of RSA Conference…

15 years ago

Encourage Responsibility, Don’t Ban iPhones

Instead of keeping BlackBerrys, iPhones and other personal mobile devices out of the enterprise, a new report from Forrester suggests…

15 years ago