Security Management

Hacker Takes Down 20 Percent Of Dark Web Hosted Sites

Freedom Hosting II had 10,000 Tor-based webpages rendered inaccessible

8 years ago

Defence Secretary: Putin’s Cyber Attacks Seek To Destabilise West

Defence Secretary Fallon says Russian hackers are targetting critical Western infrastructure

8 years ago

Ransomware Attack Tongue-Ties Licking County Comms And Computers

Sucks to be Licking County right now after major systems shutdown

8 years ago

LogicHub Security Intelligence Automation Platform Debuts

Startup emerges from stealth with new funding and the promise of improving threat detection by automating activities that typically require…

8 years ago

WordPress Quietly Fixes Zero-Day Flaw

Shhh. Serious zero-day vulnerability quietly patched, after WordPress intentionally delayed disclosure of the flaw

8 years ago

Google Coughts Up $1m For Each Chrome And Android Bug In 2016

The search company paid out over 1,000 individual rewards in 2016

8 years ago

Europe Is The Most ‘Malware Riddled Continent’

Cisco also finds that malware attacks come with costly consequences for targeted businesses

8 years ago

How To Avoid Fake Apps And Keep Your Online Data Private

We're all internet users, so we all must know how to spot fake apps and how to keep our own…

8 years ago

Ransomware Seizes Control Of Electronic Lock System In Austrian Hotel

The cyber attack highlights how digital malware can make its presence known in the physical world

8 years ago

Google Cracks Down On Web Security With Own Own Root Certificate Authority

Google takes another step towards driving the adoption of HTTPS

8 years ago

Top Researcher At Kaspersky Lab Arrested By Russian Cops

A top security expert with Kaspersky Lab arrested in connection with treason investigation

8 years ago

Charger Ransomware Found On Google Play Store

Android security woes continue. New ransomware found on Google Play store by Check Point researchers

8 years ago

Mozilla Highlights Insecure HTTP Websites In Firefox 51

Unsecured websites will display a lock with a red strike through it

8 years ago

Cisco Rolls Out ‘Dubious’ Fix For WebEx Vulnerability

Cisco was quick to issue a patch for the security hole, but is it good enough?

8 years ago

HummingBad Android Malware Returns Badder Than Before As HummingWhale

The fraudulent advertising malware makes a comeback by being harder to detect and remove from Android smartphones and tablets

8 years ago

Apple Issues Security Updates For iPhone, Mac & Apple Watch

Two dangerous kernel bugs highlighted by Google's Project Zero have been squashed

8 years ago

‘Prank’ Emoji iMessage Is Crashing iPhones And iPads

Another iMessage bug has been found, affecting most versions of iOS

8 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft To Stop Publishing Security Bulletins

Patch Tuesday is changing: From February, Microsoft will communicate security updates via a dynamic online portal rather than a static…

8 years ago

Hacker Group ‘ShadowBrokers’ Release NSA Exploits After Auction Fails

"ShadowBrokers" releases 61 files said to contain exploit tools used by the NSA, which could fuel a race between attackers…

8 years ago

WhatsApp Denies It Has Compromised Encryption With ‘Backdoor’

UPDATED: Researcher says WhatsApp can reissue encryption keys for offline devices, compromising privacy. WhatsApp says there is no backdoor and…

8 years ago

Rudy Giuliani Is To Head Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Taskforce

Former major of New York Giuliani accepts position as leader of Donald Trump's new cybersecurity team

8 years ago

Britain Launches Cyber Security Inquiry

After Russian hacking of US election, the UK launches a national security inquiry into cyber defences

8 years ago

Light Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update For January

Small beer for system admins this month with only four bulletins to worry about, two of which are critical

8 years ago

Swiss-US Privacy Shield Mimics EU Data Sharing Arrangement

Switzerland's Privacy Shield data transfer agreement with the US is similar to the EU, aiding multinationals and offering potential Brexit…

8 years ago

LinkedIn And eBay Founders Throw £16.5m At AI Ethics Fund

The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund will explore the development of AI from a non-technical viewpoint

8 years ago

DHS Designates Election Machines, Systems As ‘Critical Infrastructure’

Individual states will still have oversight and control over their election systems, but the move makes a statement “domestically and…

8 years ago

Avast Adds Fresh Security Tech Into AVG 2017 Suite

AVG 2017 not has access to Avast's CyberCapture tool for real-time threat detection

8 years ago