Security

US And Russia ‘Exploring’ Joint Cyber Security Group

Russia and the United States are reportedly exploring the creation of a joint cyber security team

7 years ago

Researchers Uncover Lucrative ‘Stantinko’ Adware Campaign

The malware is highly resilient and has largely managed to avoid detection

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (21 July)

Test your weekly tech news knowledge!

7 years ago

Authorities Take Down Dark Web’s Biggest Criminal Marketplace

AlphaBay and Hansa were together responsible for the trading of hundreds of thousands of illegal commodities

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Biometric Technology & Security

Biometrics are taking over and technology is becoming more personalised, but what do you know?

7 years ago

Cisco Warns Of ‘Destruction Of Service’ Attack Threat

Cisco paints a bleak picture of the current cyber security landscape

7 years ago

Google Play Protect Arrives To Better Secure Android Against Malware

Play Protect will help shore up modern versions of Android against cyber security threats

7 years ago

BlackBerry Can Now Protect US Government From Eavesdroppers

BlackBerry SecuSUITE receives NSA approval to encrypt government calls and texts

7 years ago

TSB Becomes First European Bank To Deploy Iris Scan Tech

No more passwords? Biometrics move as TSB readies iris recognition technology for its mobile banking app

7 years ago

FBI Warns About Security Risks From IoT-Connected Toys In Your Home

ANALYSIS: As more toys and recreational devices are directly or indirection connected to the internet of things, security threats rise,…

7 years ago

Swansea City Adds Cyber Security And Mobile Apps Into Digital Formation

INTERVIEW: Swansea City COO Chris Pearlman talks Silicon through the club's digital transformation plans ahead of the upcoming season

7 years ago

UK NCSC ‘Has Never’ Certified Kaspersky Lab Products But Has No Blacklist

UK National Cyber Security Centre says that just because it has never certified Kaspersky products, doesn't mean it has a…

7 years ago

Report: Hackers ‘Likely’ Compromised UK Energy Control Systems

A warning reportedly sent by the NCSC warns of attacks on British energy firms, following last month's hack of a…

7 years ago

Dow Jones AWS S3 Server Error Leaks Personal Data Of 2.2 Million Customers

The exposed data includes names, addresses and the last four digits of credit card numbers

7 years ago

Ashley Madison Offers £8.5m To Data Breach Victims

The fund will be available for anyone with a "valid claim" for being affected by the 2015 breach

7 years ago

Account Recovery Flaw Leaves Myspace Data Open To Hackers

Someone tell Tom! Myspace is a "graveyard of personal data" that anyone can access

7 years ago

Government Offers £2m To Fund Terrorist Targeting Tech

Research projects that help pick out terrorists in crowds are being sought by the Home Office

7 years ago

Lloyds of London: Cyber Attack Could Cause £40bn In Damage Worldwide

The costs incurred by a major cyber-attack could be on par with the havoc caused by a major natural disaster,…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (14 July)

Test your weekly tech news knowledge!

7 years ago

Australia To Force Tech Firms To Provide ‘Encryption Access’

Australian government to introduce law to force tech firms to provide access to encrypted messages

7 years ago

Verizon Won’t Be The Last to Leave Data Exposed In The Cloud

ANALYSIS: Once again, security researchers have found that data has been left open and improperly secured in the cloud and…

7 years ago

Bupa Global Admits Data Breach Of Health Insurance Information

Firm admits employee action resulted in breach of customer data including names and date of births

7 years ago

NHS To Receive £21 Million Cyber Security Boost From UK Government

Cash injection aims to protect NHS against future WannaCry-esque attacks

7 years ago

Third Party Data Breach Affects 14 Trump Hotels

Hackers gained access to customer payment card details after accessing a reservation system

7 years ago

Government Urges Cyber Security Startups To Apply For GCHQ Accelerator Scheme

The GCHQ Cyber Accelerator will look to help UK cyber security startups to scale up

7 years ago

July’s Patch Tuesday Fixes 19 Critical Flaws

Normal size security update for July as Microsoft delivers first fix for its HoloLen product

7 years ago

Researcher Takes Over .IO Domain After Technical Blunder

A technical mistake allowed a security researcher to temporarily take control of nameservers for the .io domain, highlighting ongoing DNS…

7 years ago

Researchers Find Way To Recover NotPetya Files

Encryption errors mean it may be possible to manually recover files encrypted by the NotPetya malware last month, researchers say

7 years ago