ANALYSIS: The new year has started off with a flurry of acquisition activity in the cyber-security space that is likely to continue for the rest of the year.
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Apple Faces Meltdown & Spectre Class Action Lawsuit
Class action lawsuit alleges that Apple hasn't done enough to secure its products, which are not fit for purpose as a result
US Senate Renews NSA Web Surveillance Program
'Carry on spying', US lawmakers say after the senate renews NSA warrantless internet surveillance program
IT Bosses Admit Password Chaos At Their Organisations
Password madness. Companies are aware of user's password problems, but are not doing enough to solve them
iPhones Vulnerable To ‘Text Bomb’ Crash Bug
Latest security bug is a simple message, which typically causes an iPhone to crash or restart
Intel Confirms Newer Chips Impacted By Spectre, Meltdown Patches
Chip giant admits patches will cause reboot problems for newer chips and clarifies likely performance impact
Skygofree Android Spyware Threatens Privacy
Kaspersky finds spyware can read WhatsApp messages and take pictures, and it has been around for three years already
Oracle Issues Patches For Spectre & Meltdown Flaws
More patching for system administrators as Oracle releases 237 fixes to counter Spectre, Meltdown flaws
Fake Meltdown & Spectre Websites Target Users With Fake Patches
Meltdown and Spectre patch issues continue with scammers now getting in on the act
Questions Arise About Effectiveness of Meltdown, Spectre Fixes, Advice
ANALYSIS: Confusing array of CPU and OS patches raise the question of whether side effects caused worse thanthreats posed by Meltdown and Spectre
Apple MacOS Has ‘Another’ Password Flaw
Questions for Apple's quality control after yet another password vulnerability found in Mac OS
How To Fix Windows Registry Issues That Halt Microsoft Security Updates
ANALYSIS: Microsoft is halting all security updates on Windows systems with badly-behaved antivirus products. But you can fix this problem
Nvidia Updates Software But Denies Impact From Meltdown & Spectre
CEO claims that Nvidia GPUs are immune to the flaws currently blighting CPUs from Intel, ARM and AMD
Facebook Dismisses Claim WhatsApp Chat Groups Can Be Infiltrated
Facebook denies claim by German researchers that there is any secret way into WhatsApp groups chats
ICO Dishes £400,000 Fine To Carphone Warehouse For 2015 Data Breach
ICO investigation finds multiple failings that led to 2015 breach which saw 3m customers and employees data exposed
Patch Tuesday: Meltdown, Spectre Fixes Could Impact AV Systems
January's Patch Tuesday carries warnings for Meltdown & Spectre
Microsoft Warns Meltdown & Spectre Chip Fixes Will Slow PCs
'Significant' impact on some PCs and servers if the fixes to Meltdown, Spectre are applied, warns Redmond
CES 2018: Intel CEO Promises Meltdown & Spectre Fixes Within A Week
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich tells CES that he is grateful for industry cooperation and will release fixes soon as Apple also posts new patches
How To Protect Your Computers From Spectre, Meltdown Vulnerabilities
ANALYSIS: For some users protecting your systems against Spectre and Meltdown will be straightforward, but for others more complicated
Meltdown & Spectre: Intel Faces Class-Action Lawsuits
Intel faces legal action over industry-wide chip vulnerabilities
Meltdown & Spectre: Apple Confirms All Macs & iPhones Are Vulnerable To Chip Bug
Apple releases mitigations for Mac, iPhone and iPad and says a Safari fix is incoming as Meltdown and Spectre continue to plague technology industry
Meltdown & Spectre: Intel Chip Exploit Also Impacts ARM, AMD Chips
'Not just us' says Intel, as ARM and AMD are also said to be vulnerable to one of the flaws
Fix For Intel Chip Design Flaw Likely To Hurt Performance
Linux and Windows kernels to be redesigned because of Intel chip design flaw, but fix will likely slow PCs down
Login Managers Exploited By Third-Party Scripts To Capture User Emails
Hidden scripts are capturing user email addresses from browsers' login or password managers
Apple Mac OS Zero-Day Flaw Disclosed
Mac users welcomed to new year with zero-day vulnerability in MacOS that has been open for over a decade
Data Breaches Shook Faith In Government, Ruined IT Careers in 2017
ANALYSIS: Massive data breaches destroyed people's faith while it ruined the careers of senior IT executives anda reputations of giant corporations
Police Want To Use Amazon Echo To Solve Crimes
Lancashire Police are seeing how people could submit evidence and receive information about crimes using Amazon Echo
IT LIFE: Nico Fischbach, Forcepoint CTO
Forcepoint's Global CTO Nico Fischbach discusses the future of security, his networking background and why he might open a restaurant
Two Romanians Arrested For US Police CCTV Hack
Two Romanians charged with hacking Washington DC police computers as part of ransomware campaign
John McAfee Defiant After Twitter Account Hack
Colourful former security tycoon says his Twitter account was hacked to promote lesser-known crypto-currencies