Security Management

WannaCry Wallops Russian Post, Highlighting The Risk Of Legacy IT

Russian Post denies it has been infected despite tip-offs by postal workers

8 years ago

VLC & Kodi Subtitle Vulnerability Could Give Hackers Control Of 200M Devices

Security researchers warn of a subtitle vulnerability that affects VLC, Kodi and other popular media software

8 years ago

Samba Vulnerability Could Usher In Another WannaCry Worm

The security hole could affect thousands upon thousands of Linux and Unix based machines

8 years ago

NSA Says New Encryption Standards Needed To Resist Quantum Computing

ANALYSIS: Quantum computing's potential to crack encryption worries the NSA, so it's developing standards and strategies for a post-quantum world

8 years ago

Microsoft Will Snap-Up Cyber Security Firm Hexadite For £77m

Redmond will likely use the acquisition to boost AI-based security in its software portfolio

8 years ago

Government Wants Power To Demand Tech Giants Release Encrypted Data

The Technical Capability Notices are to be submitted to ministers for approval

8 years ago

Android Malware Used To Rob Russian Bank Customers

The Cron hacking gang used malicious apps and software to infect a million Android smartphones

8 years ago

BT Branded Email Scam Aims To Exploit WannaCry Ransomware Fears

The phishing scam is piggy-backing onto WannaCry warnings

8 years ago

Zomato, DocuSign Breaches Reveal Common Security Risks

ANALYSIS: WannaCry ransomware worm outbreak isn't the only cybersecurity incident that users need to worry about, as a pair of…

8 years ago

North Korea’s Unit 180 Hacking Cell Accused Of Major Cyber Attacks

Major hack attacks appear to be a money making exercise for North Korea's regime

8 years ago

EternalRocks Worm Exploits 7 NSA Hacking Tools

Cyber security researchers have identified a potential WannaCry successor

8 years ago

HSBC Voice Recognition ID System Tricked By Twins

Biometric security may not be a secure as its made out to be

8 years ago

NHS Ransomware Attack Needs To Be A Wake Up Call For Government IT

OPINION: Legacy systems leave critical public infrastructure vulnerable to the dark side of the Internet

8 years ago

Eugene Kaspersky Rejects Russian Government Links, Champions Cybersecurity Skills

Eugene Kaspersky also sees AI as having a role in cyber security, though human level intelligence is a way off

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Y2K Bug

Computing armageddon was forecast in the lead up to the new century, yet for many the Y2K Millennium bug was…

8 years ago

Android Ransomware SLocker Returns With Hundreds Of Variations

Nasty Android ransomware back from the dead, and over 400 variants are now “more resilient” to security tools

8 years ago

Trump Signs Executive Order To Upgrade US Cyber Defences

Cyber defences of US government agencies to be upgraded after President Trump orders order

8 years ago

HP Laptops Have ‘Recorded’ User Keystrokes Since 2015

The keylogger represents a breach in both privacy and a potential security risk

8 years ago

Kaspersky Adamantly Denies Working With Russian Government

The cyber security firm rallies against US government allegations of potential spying

8 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Lands Hours After Emergency Patch

Redmond continues with new update format as May's edition tackles 57 vulnerability fixes

8 years ago

Hacking Insurance ‘Surges’ Amid Cyber Crime Fears

Company fears over cybercrime stokes rise in cyber insurance policies, as European hack reporting rules loom

8 years ago

German ‘Master Key’ Platform To Safeguard Personal Data

New data protection platform to provide Germans with an data protection alternative to Google, Facebook

8 years ago

Bug In Microsoft’s Anti-Malware Software Enabled The Execution Of Malware

The Redmond company has patched the rather embarrassing flaw

8 years ago

‘Human Error’ Leads To Guardian Soulmates Data Breach & Sexual Spam

Spammers have been hitting users of the Guardian Soulmates website with explicit emails after their information was accidentally displayed on…

8 years ago

Barclays Fights Fraud With Smartphone Debit Card Controls And Scam Awareness Drive

The UK bank wants to educate people about the risks of cyber crime and fraud

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Password

To some the password is the bane of modern day life, to others an absolute necessity to safeguard our digital…

8 years ago