Security

MWC 2017: Eugene Kaspersky ‘Comes Back From The Future’ To Warn About IoT Security Threats

Eugene Kaspersky says change is needed in order to defend against IoT security threats during theatrical appearance at MWC 2017

8 years ago

Researcher Uses Google Speech Recognition To Bypass Google reCAPTCHA

Researcher has great fun using one of Google's services to bypass another Google service

8 years ago

Yahoo Woes Continue As Hackers Access 32 Million Accounts Using Forged Cookies

Yahoo regulatory filing reveals continued impacts of mass security failings

8 years ago

Talking Android Ransomware Plagues Chinese Users

The malware also attempts to steal user credentials for the Chinese social network QQ

8 years ago

Smart Stuffed Toys Leak Data On 800,000 Users

The CloudPets user database was stored unprotected online, and weak passwords meant hackers could access stored children's messages

8 years ago

Data Stolen From Singapore Military In ‘Carefully Planned’ Cyber Attack

The heist, which officials suggested may have been carried out by a nation-state, extracted only basic data on 850 government…

8 years ago

Google Publishes Second Unpatched Windows 10 Flaw In A Month

Google Zero's latest unpatched bug is ranked 'critical' and could be used to target Windows 10 Edge and Internet Explorer…

8 years ago

Security Contest Modelled On Mirai Botnet Attack

The first face-to-face round of this year's Cyber Security Challenge UK highlights the risk of insecure IoT connected devices

8 years ago

IT Life: Paul Calatayud, Firemon CTO

Firemon CTO Paul Calatayud explains why he calls it the Internet of Malicious Things and why virtualisation is the greatest…

8 years ago

NHS Loses Half A Million Patient Documents

The NHS has admitted thousands of patients may have been affected by the loss of records that went undelivered over…

8 years ago

Cellebrite Now Cracks iPhone 6

Firm involved in the FBI's terrorist iPhone unlocking case admits it can now extract data from the iPhone 6 range

8 years ago

Google Cracks SHA-1 And Calls For New Industry Standard

Google and CWI Institute have been able to create two PDFs that hash to the same SHA-1

8 years ago

Deutsche Telekom Cyber Attack ‘Mastermind’ Arrested At London Airport

The police plan to extradite him to Germany where he could face up to ten years in prison

8 years ago

Dropbox Securitybot Hopes To Combat Alert Fatigue

Securitybot sends a Slack message to employees if unusual or potentially malicious activity is detected

8 years ago

Carbon Black: It’s Time For Next-Gen Endpoint Security

Carbon Black believes now is the time to move on from traditional antivirus (AV) software and embrace the next generation…

8 years ago

New Ransomware Campaign Targets The Apple Mac

Mac attack. New ransomware campaign targets Apple Mac users seeking to pirate popular software

8 years ago

IT Life: John McLeod, AlienVault CISO

John McLeod, Chief Information Security Officer at AlienVault, talks about his IT career and the biggest challenges he's facing today

8 years ago

Android Ransomware App Highlights Google Porn Ban Problem

Now that's not nice. Virus seduces Android users into downloading fake Pornhub app and then demands ransom

8 years ago

Netflix’s Open Source Cybersecurity Tool Hopes To Empower Employees

Netflix says it wants to treat workers like people and educate them rather than restrict them on cybersecurity issues

8 years ago

EU Still ‘Concerned’ Over Windows 10’s Aggressive Data Collection

Regulators say Microsoft is collecting too much information on Windows users without informing them how that data is being used

8 years ago

IBM Researcher Warns Of Second-Hand Car Security Risk

A researcher found he could continue to track, control and unlock his old car via its mobile app years after…

8 years ago

Rallying Cries And Brutal Honesty: RSA 2017 Could Signal The Start Of A Security Revolution

IN DEPTH: RSA 2017 and the call to arms for those tasked with keeping our online defences intact

8 years ago

Eavesdropping Malware Discovered Gathering Audio Data In Ukraine

"Operation BugDrop" malware stealthily infects computers and secretly turns on the onboard microphone

8 years ago

Google Discloses Another Unpatched Windows Bug

Microsoft's decision to delay its monthly Windows security update until March leaves users unprotected

8 years ago

RSA 2017: Five Reasons Why We’re Losing The Cyber Battle

RSA 2017: Why exactly are the cyber criminals currently coming out on top? Here are five reasons...

8 years ago

Connected Car App Security Flaws Uncovered By Kaspersky Lab

Hackers could unlock your car or start its ignition via car app flaws discovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (17th February 2017)

Have you been paying attention to Silicon's tech news? If yes, then put you knowledge to the test!

8 years ago

Smart Home Attacks And Data Weaponisation: The New Threat Vectors For 2017 And Beyond

Intel Security's Christopher Young issues some stark security warnings at RSA Conference 2017

8 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Cyber Security In 2017

Hackers, ransomware, and malicious code do not seem to be going anywhere in 2017

8 years ago

Huawei Targets Enterprise Clouds With Integrated Security Gateway

Enterprise cloud security. Lock up your virtual network with 'industry first' terabit-level security gateway

8 years ago