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DDoS Attack Takes Down Rackspace For Almost 12 Hours
London, Chicago, and North Virginia data centres targeted
Quiz Of The Week – It’s Christmas!
How much do you know about seasonal technology?
South Korean Nuclear Operator Conducts Cyber-Drills Following Hack
KHNP has said the hack, which led to the release of internal data, has not affected nuclear plant safety
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Shrem Gets Jail Term
Shrem pleaded guilty to helping users of the Silk Road black market anonymously buy bitcoins
Apple Fixes Mac Security Vulnerabilities With Automatic Update
Bug fix should prevent malicious remote access, says Apple
The Biggest Facebook Scams Of 2014 Targeted Curious Perverts
‘Naked videos of Facebook friends’ installed Trojan on thousands of PCs
Boeing Signs Up BlackBerry For ‘Self-Destructing Smartphone’
Boeing Black promises extra security for privacy-conscious customers, and will now feature BlackBerry's BES 12 software
China To Introduce Cloud Trust Rating
Move could lock out foreign cloud providers not passing security tests
North Korea Threatens US Strikes In Sony Hacking Row
After proposing a joint investigation with the US into the cyber-attack, North Korea has threatened 'counteraction'
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA
Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank
Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments
Coolpad Devices Contain ‘Deliberate’ Backdoor For Hackers
Palo Alto Networks warns that Android devices from Coolpad contain a deliberate backdoor for hackers
Jeans To Block Wireless Signals To Prevent ID Theft
Clothing prevents hackers from pickpocketing important information from you
Proposal To Tag HTTP Websites As ‘Non-Secure’
Google Chrome team proposes to make all web browsers tag HTML websites as 'non-secure' destinations
Microsoft Gains Allies In Overseas Data Legal Tussle
Microsoft's legal battle against attempts to access customer data held overseas gains influential backers
Worm Burrows Into Storage Servers Via Shellshock Flaw
System administrators who have not patched their storage servers for the Shellshock flaw may have given online attackers a backdoor into their network
SoakSoak Malware Attacks WordPress Sites
Over 100,000 WordPress sites have been infected by vulnerable third-party plug-in that many may not even realise they are running
Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk
Sony Film Première Pulled As Hack Fallout Continues
Fallout from devastating hack at Sony Pictures continues as it cancels film première of The Interview
Who’s Been In Your Fridge? 3 Ways To Secure Your Internet Of Things Devices
Piers Wilson, head of product management at Tier-3 Huntsman examines the main security issues being introduced by IoT, and outlines three basic steps that can help to overcome them
Who Is Going Rogue In The Cloud With Your Corporate Data?
SailPoint Market Pulse Survey Illustrates how cloud apps increase the risk of insider threat
OneLogin Scoops $25m In Funding Round Extravaganza
Money needed to meet growing demand for its services, claims CEO
UK Flight Chaos To Face Independent Inquiry
Investigation into Friday's air traffic disruption will be headed by an independent chair and will take evidence from both IT and air traffic management experts
Hackers Release More Data, Promise Sony ‘Christmas Gift’
The latest data dump from Sony Pictures' servers includes an internal presentation on video site Crackle
Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App
Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?
Mobile Gamers Beware – Assassin’s Creed-Themed Malware Is Lurking In The Shadows
Malware disguised as Assassin's Creed app detected by Zscaler researchers
5 Ways To Limit Damage Caused By XSS Flaws
XSS may be the easiest way for someone to attack your website, but there are self-defence steps you can take
HP Expands Reseller Agreement With SAP
HP Fortify is being leveraged to further help customers manage and reduce security risk
Hacker Training To Cost Only £38
Fancy honing your hacking skills? Well, cheap online tutorials are on offer, but only white hats should apply