CyberCrime

Facebook Boss Scolds Security Industry And Urges Attitude Change

Time to grow up. Security head of Facebook urges industry to concentrate more on helping people stay safe and stop…

7 years ago

Poll: Is It Time To Retire Adobe Flash?

Adobe is retiring Flash, but will you lament or rejoice at its passing? Vote now!

7 years ago

Retiring Adobe Flash Will Make the Web More Secure—Eventually

ANALYSIS: Adobe’s decision to retire Flash will bring complications for businesses that haven’t already upgraded but it will also make…

7 years ago

UniCredit Data Breach Hits 400,000 Customers

Italian bank admits what could be Europe's largest ever data breach, and offers no apology

7 years ago

Black Hat, DefCon 2017 Security Conferences To Reveal New Threats

Annual week of security conferences in Las Vegas gets underway as researchers prepare to detail all manner of threats that…

7 years ago

Kaspersky Free Antivirus Software Arrives In The UK In October

Kaspersky celebrates 20th birthday by releasing free antivirus it claims will boost the protection of all customers

7 years ago

Adobe Flash Support To End In 2020

Adobe Flash is set to die in 2020 as company turns its attention to developing next generation open web standards

7 years ago

Multi-million Pound Cyber Security Centre To Open In London

Up to £14.5m will be invested into the innovation centre, with established firms working alongside cutting-edge startups.

7 years ago

Apple Updates iOS And macOS Security Ahead Of Black Hat

Among the updates issued by Apple this month is one for the Broadpwn bug that was already patched by Google…

7 years ago

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

BlackBerry Can Now Protect US Government From Eavesdroppers

BlackBerry SecuSUITE receives NSA approval to encrypt government calls and texts

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

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

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

Credit Card And Biometric Data Compromised In Avanti Hack

Hackers used malware specifically designed to steal payment card information

7 years ago

President Trump U-Turns On Russia Cyber Security Partnership

Russian hackers are widely believed to have meddled in last year's US Presidential election

7 years ago

CopyCat Malware Infects 14 Million Android Devices

The advertising malware has raked in $1.5 million for hackers

7 years ago

Symantec Acquires Israeli Endpoint Security Firm Fireglass

Fireglass' platform ensures malicious content is executed separately from endpoint devices

7 years ago