Security

AlienVault Eyes Up IPO As Growth Spurt Continues

No set date as of yet, but expect AlienVault to step up it's IPO efforts in the coming months

7 years ago

Virgin Media Plugs Security Flaw In A Brace Of Its Wireless Routers

Hackers could have exploited the flaw to gain administrative access to affected home hubs

7 years ago

Android Ransomware Impersonates ‘King Of Glory’ Game

The ransomware encrypts the Android device's files and then displays a ransom message imitating the notorious WannaCry malware

7 years ago

SWIFT Profits Drop 31 Percent Following Bangladesh Hack

The SWIFT transfer network has seen profits slashed after it invested in expanding security operations following the $81m Bangladesh Bank…

7 years ago

Kaspersky Discovers Dvmap Trojan Taking Control Of Android Devices

The malware is spreading via the Google Play store

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: IoT Manufacturers Have To Recognise Security Risks

Time for device manufacturers to step up and start taking security seriously

7 years ago

Al Jazeera Network Faces Ongoing Hack Attacks

Arabian media firm confirms cyber-attack on all its systems, including social media platforms

7 years ago

Russian Voter System Tampering The Result Of Typical Weak Security

The compromise of a highly classified report by an NSA contractor is serious enough, but the poor security measures were…

7 years ago

Turla Hackers Turn To Instagram For Latest Cyberattack

Researchers discover backdoor Trojan in comment on Britney Spears' Instagram page

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: Sebastian Coe And The Cyber Threats Facing Sport

Seb Coe defends IAAF response to athlete data hack and shares insights from London 2012 cyber security plans

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: AI And Machine Learning Could Stop Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

OPINION: Clever software and systems may be the key in preventing the rise of ransomware and cyber scams

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: Government Can’t Ignore ‘Technical Realities’ Of Encryption

Issues of encryption and internet regulation both tackled at InfoSecurity Europe 2017

7 years ago

BlackBerry Toughens QNX Against Car Hackers

Hacker proof cars? BlackBerry QNX Hypervisor launch allows for partition and isolation of safety-critical systems

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: BT Continues Push Into Cybersecurity With Forescout Partnership

BT's latest security service aims to make managing mobile devices simpler and more secure

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: ShadowBrokers Means Business Following NSA Leaks

The group has big plans for its stolen NSA data

7 years ago

Microsoft’s Cloud Weathers 1.5 Million Hack Attempts Each Day

Microsoft's 3,500 security engineers and its AI-enabled Intelligent Security Graph system helps the company thwart over a million attempts to…

7 years ago

Kaspersky To EU: Microsoft ‘Abuses’ Dominant Cybersecurity Position With Windows 10

Kaspersky Labs complains to the EU, claiming Microsoft deliberately obstructs third party vendors to the detriment of users and security

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: WannaCry Could Have ‘Killed The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg’

WannaCry went against many other ransomware strains that came before it

7 years ago

European Court Of Justice May Rule On UK Surveillance Law

The legality of last year's Investigatory Powers Act may be referred to the European Court of Justice, following a challenge

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: Former MI5 Boss Highlights Changing World Of UK Intelligence

Just like many other industries, the intelligence world has had to change with the times

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: Europe Needs 350,000 More Cybersecurity Professionals As Skills Gap Grows

Europe faces a shortage of 350,000 IT security staff by 2022 - yet companies continue to focus on hiring workers…

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: What To Expect

It's time for Europe's biggest cybersecurity conference and Silicon will be there. But what should you expect from Infosecurity Europe…

7 years ago

WWDC 2017: Apple Reveals macOS High Sierra With Metal 2 For VR Development

High Sierra brings in graphics support for deep learning algorithms

7 years ago

Hadoop Databases Expose 5 Petabytes Of Data To The Internet

Unsecured Hadoop databases are less numerous than MongoDB instances, but expose 200 times more data, research finds

7 years ago

ICO: Met Police Use Of Windows XP Risks User Data Security

A consensual audit has found 'considerable scope for improvement' in the Met Police Service's data protection arrangements

7 years ago

Theresa May’s Criticism Of Tech Companies Is ‘Politically Convenient’

Prime minister May has called for more Internet regulation following Saturday's attack, but critics call the reaction short-sighted

7 years ago

Fireball Malware Infects 20 Percent Of Corporate Networks

Ad agency in Beijing responsible for malware that infected 250 million computers worldwide, researchers claim

7 years ago