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Apple iOS 10 Flaw Makes It Easier To Hack iPhone Backups
Researchers uncover “major security flaw” in Apple's iOS 10 backup protection for iTunes as iOS 10.0.2 fixes unrelated headphone issue
DDoS Attacks Heading Toward 1-Terabit Record
ANALYSIS: Although a 665Gbps attack is considered an outlier today, there will likely come a day when it is not looked at that way
Snooping Becomes Legal In Switzerland To Combat Terrorism
Swiss voters have approved a law that allows security services to conduct surveillance operations
Yahoo, LinkedIn, Apple iCloud: 10 Big Data Breaches
Data breaches from hack attacks continue to get bigger and bolder but which of these do you remember?
What Should You Do After Massive Yahoo Hack?
ANALYSIS: Hackers have stolen details of 500m Yahoo accounts. Here's what you should do and what businesses should do next
Sky And BT Email Users Are Caught Up In Yahoo Password Hack
Sky and BT email users on the Yahoo Mail platform are urged to reset their passwords following data breach
Latest iOS 10 Security Features Help Apple’s Business Case
ANALYSIS: Integration with partners such as Cisco and centrally managed restrictions make iOS 10 a more secure enterprise platform, according to mobile-device management experts
Hackers Are Using Consumer IoT Devices To Launch DDoS Attacks
Lax IoT security is allowing cyber criminals to syphon bandwidth to launch attacks on big businesses
Hack Attacks On Satellites Pose ‘Catastrophic’ Risk To The World
Chatham House researchers warn space assets are ripe targets for cyber criminals, hackers and terrorists
Apple macOS Sierra Fixes 68 Vulnerabilities
macOS Sierra isn't just a pretty face. Apple has patched quite a few security flaws, including one that affects Docker
Malicious Android Apps Due To Increase By 400 Percent In 2016
Webroot's threat intelligence data identifies Asian countries as a hotbed of malicious IP addresses
BT Issues Patch For Wi-Fi Extender Security Vulnerability
Patch that firmware now BT urges, after researchers uncover security issues with Wi-Fi extender device
Hackers Seize Control Of Tesla Model S From 12 Miles Away
Keen Security Lab researchers discover a cyber vulnerability in Tesla's connected car
Android Scam Call And SMS Security Is Undone By HTML Exploiting Malware
Android's built-in protection which flags warnings about apps trying to send premium rate messages without user consent can be manipulated by malware.
SWIFT Offers Daily Reports To Help Tackle Bank Fraud
Customers to receive 'anti-fraud reports' as security clampdown continues for banking messaging system
Apple iPhone 5C Password Lock ‘Defeated’ With £75 Hardware Hack
A Cambridge computer scientist claims has achieved an iPhone 5C hack the FBI struggled to do with $1 million
Bank Of England To Rewrite Core Payment Tech By 2020
The update to the 20-year-old bank-to-bank settlement service is to take into account new technologies such as blockchain ledgers
Microsoft Isn’t Patching ‘Significant’ Windows Safe Mode Flaw
Researchers say Windows 10 Safe Mode flaw is easy to exploit but Microsoft doesn't acknowledge it as a primary threat
Google Pulls Four Overseer Spyware Infected Apps From The Play Store
The spyware harvested user and device data from infected Android smartphones
FBI: Ransomware Targeting Business Servers
Ransomware attacks have quadrupled in frequency since last year, US officials say
Google Chrome And Mozilla Firefox Browsers Block The Pirate Bay
Big browsers take another shot at the tormenting website
Financial Regulator Publishes Final Cloud Rules
The recommendations approve cloud services but recommend clear policies around where data is held
Bugs Found In ‘Secure’ Signal Messaging Service
Attackers could use the bugs to block attachments sent using the Edward Snowden-recommended service
US Congress Report On Snowden ‘Aggressively Dishonest’
A report describing Edward Snowden as a 'disgruntled employee' distorts facts in an act of 'bad faith', Snowden responds
Tesla Lambasted By Former Partner Mobileye Over Approach To Safety
Mobileye accuses Tesla's Autopilot of 'pushing the envelope in terms of safety'
Google Play ‘Tracking Android Users 24/7’
Users may be surprised to know that Google is tracking users' every move - even if Google Maps is switched off, says a researcheradvertising, Google, Android, privacy, security, regulation
Emergency Services Network Plan ‘High Risk’, NAO Warns
The plan for a new emergency-services communications network relies on an approach as yet untested anywhere in the world, the NAO warns
EU Telecoms Proposals Stir Fierce Debate
The draft text could mean better broadband infrastructure, while clamping down on online copyright and encrypted communications
Bruce Schneier: ‘Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet’
Security expert Bruce Schneier suspects state-sponsored DDoS attacks are being levied at major internet infrastructure providers to test cyber defences