Security Management

Patch Tuesday: Delayed Update Arrives As Microsoft Signals End Of Windows Vista

Welcome back. Delayed Patch Tuesday arrives for March and it is a whooper, with 139 vulnerability fixes

8 years ago

High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked By Pro Turkish Supporters

Twitter accounts held by notable individuals and organisations hacked and defaced with pro Turkish content

8 years ago

Cyber Security Cannot Be An Afterthought In Smart Buildings

Cloud Expo 2017: Stuart Higgins, head of smart cities and IoT at Cisco champions smart building security from the get-go

8 years ago

A United Front: The Issue Of Threat Data Sharing In Cyber Security

IN DEPTH: The sharing of threat data is a key talking point within the world of cyber security, as we…

8 years ago

SAP Rushes To Patch Cyber Security Flaws In HANA

Luckily, the flaws were fixed before hackers were able to find and exploit them

8 years ago

Nintendo Switch Hacked Via Built-In WebKit Exploit

The console has only been out for two weeks and already has hackers cracking it

8 years ago

Security Breach Sees Thousands Of Welsh NHS Staff Data Stolen

The data was swiped form a server being operated by an external contractor

8 years ago

Android Mobile Malware: 38 Devices Have Pre-Installed Malicious Software

Check Point found malware lurking on mobiles form a major tech firm and a telecoms company

8 years ago

Leak Of CIA Hacking Secrets Serves As Alert To Close Security Gaps

ANALYSIS: Exposure of the CIA's hacking tools give an unsettling look at the capabilities of U.S. spies, but also a…

8 years ago

WordPress 4.7.3 Updates For Six Security Issues

The open-source WordPress blogging and content management system fixes six vulnerabilities, including three Cross Site Scripting flaws

8 years ago

Google Volunteer Team Patches Thousands Of Open Source Projects

A 50-member team of Google engineers voluntarily worked to patch 2,600 open-source projects against a Java deserialization bug in 2016

8 years ago

1.4bn Emails Exposed As Huge Spam Operation Fails To Password Protect Documents

Spammergate: Researchers discover vast database of email addresses and suggestions of cybercrime against spam kings sending 1bn messages a day

8 years ago

Coachella Website Hack: 950,000 User Accounts For Sale On The Dark Web

Big data breach shows organisations of all sizes and sectors are open to the attentions of cyber criminals

8 years ago

132 Android Apps Found To Contain IFrames That Link To Malicious Domains

The hidden IFrames cannot hurt Android devices but acts as a carrier for malicious code

8 years ago

Security Flaws Found In Android Password Managers

The security credentials of Password Managers on Android called into question after discovery of multiple flaws

8 years ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yahoo Issues Fresh Warning About Compromised Accounts

Does it ever end? Yahoo issues fresh warning to users after disastrous data breach

8 years ago

Avast CTO: AVG Purchase Lets Us Build Tools For Data-Driven Cybersecurity Era

INTERVIEW: Avast bought AVG for £1bn last year so it can gain access to 1 in 3 PCs around the…

8 years ago

Zeus Banking Trojan Returns To Snatch Passwords And Credentials

The trojan used web injection to sneakily snatch credentials imputed into fake forms

8 years ago

Apple Patches Garageband Flaw To Prevent Malicious Code Execution On Mac

The Cupertino company moved to squash another Garageband bug before it got exploted

8 years ago

February Patch Tuesday Is Delayed To Fix ‘Last Minute Issue’

The brand new Patch Tuesday will have to wait a bit longer for its debut because of a botched update

8 years ago