Security

Virtualisation Inspires A Security Rebirth

There's a new IT world coming, and when information security companies gear up to it, they'll find new opportunities as…

16 years ago

Blunkett Warns Of 2012 Olympics Cyber Threat

But securing the London Games well could give the UK a reputation as a secure place to do online business,…

16 years ago

Windows 7 Is More Secure Than XP

Companies can expect the next Windows to improve authentication, data protection, privilege levels, and more

16 years ago

No Shortage of Security Vulnerabilities at RSA

There was plenty of talk about the latest threats at the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week

16 years ago

Is Twitter Spreading Swine Flu Fever?

Social media such as Twitter are doing more harm than good by stoking fears of a swine flu pandemic, while…

16 years ago

Fast, Wi-Fi Based Bluetooth 3.0 Arrives On Schedule

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has finally adopted 3.0, a much zippier version of the wireless data transfer solution.

16 years ago

Information security: Budgets Down, Hiring Up

The latest research among infosec professionals has found the tide of budget cuts has turned and recruitment is back on…

16 years ago

Hackers Steal US Strike Fighter Data

The most expensive Pentagon weapons system ever developed, the program involves 7.5 million lines of code, of which hackers made…

16 years ago

The Studios Will Lose Out From Their Pirate Bay Victory

Content owners may be pleased with The Pirate Bay verdict, but they will lose out. Illegal downloads of movies and…

16 years ago

Recession Fuels UK ID Theft Fears

Consumer fears over personal identity theft are rising because of the recession, a survey has found

16 years ago

VMware’s vSPhere: “Bigger, More Open, More Resilient”

The virtualisation giant is pretty pleased with its new "cloud OS", vSphere. Is it really that different from the competition.…

16 years ago

VMware Launches “Cloud OS” vSphere

Upgrade to virtual infrastructure product boosts fault-tolerance and expands to smaller businesses, as well as including networks and storage

16 years ago

Conficker Infections Number In The Millions

Kaspersky manages to track down 200,000 actual IP addresses for the worm, but the total numer is in the millions

16 years ago

Pirate Bay – A Fair Verdict?

The Pirate Bay founders have been given prison sentences for enabling copyright theft. The verdict has been loudly protested, but…

16 years ago

Alcatel-Lucent Improves Switch Security

New OS for AlcaLu switches includes an end-point gatekeeper from InfoExpress

16 years ago

Pirate Bay: Four Found Guilty

A Swedish Court has sentenced the four owners of The Pirate Bay to a year's prison and a £2.4 million…

16 years ago

Jericho Forum Targets Cloud Security

The security organisation founded by end-user chief security officers is focusing its attention on secure approaches to cloud computing

16 years ago

Phorm Controversy Rains On Brown’s Digital Britain Parade

The UK government launched a campaign to use new technology to help beat the recession - amid a legal dispute…

16 years ago

Lenovo Launches Hardware Password Manager

Lenovo is encouraging the end of passwords taped to PCs, with its Hardware Password Manager, a server solution that enables…

16 years ago

Is The iPhone Ready For Business Yet?

The Apple iPhone 3.0 finally addresses security and emerges as a serious business smartphone, even if the BlackBerry is still…

16 years ago

Whether OOXML Wins Or Not, Older MS Docs Aren’t Safe

Microsoft's OOXML formats are controversial - but the older Office formats will be a danger as security holes go unpatched,…

16 years ago

Criminal Gangs Step Up Database Attacks

Employing sophisticated tools such as memory-scraping malware and unique packet sniffers, organised crime led a record assault on databases in…

16 years ago

Stealthy Mebroot Rootkit Drills Into Windows

The new variant hooks itself deep within Windows to thwart efforts at spotting it

16 years ago

RSA Conference Offers Help To Jobless

In a nod to the economic climate, the conference offered laid-off security pros scholarships to attend the event in 2009,…

16 years ago

EC To Sue UK For Inaction Over Phorm

The UK Government failed to respond to privacy issues raised by BT's secret trials of the Phorm behavioural ad targetting…

16 years ago

Microsoft Tries To Patch Hacker Holes

The latest security bulletins address issues being targeted by hackers in the wild, including vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel and…

16 years ago

Report Shows Spam’s Massive Carbon Footprint

Spam wastes enough energy to run 2.4 million homes, says a report designed to give more ammunition to anti-spam action

16 years ago

Job Cuts – The Biggest Security Risk Of All?

The recession is creating an army of disaffected ex-employees - many of whom will still have access to their former…

16 years ago

Twitter Worm Evolves Over Four Attacks

A 17-year old hacker is reportedly backing off after exposing vulnerabilties on the microblogging site

16 years ago