Cybersecurity

NHS Gets Government Support To Go Paperless By 2020

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt outlines £4.2bn of funding to help transform the NHS

9 years ago

Ukraine Sitting On ‘Powder Keg’ Of More Cyber Attacks

Consultant working for government claims energy companies ignored their own security rules in power grid hack, as more attacks are…

9 years ago

CEO Chen Sets TrendMicro’s Sights On IoT Security

Eva Chen, the CEO of TrendMicro, discusses her plans for tackling the next generation of IT challenges

9 years ago

Mozilla Discontinues Persona Password Security Service

Two years after giving it up to be a community project, Mozilla is now shutting its Persona Web authentication operations…

9 years ago

Hacked Companies ‘Should Go Public’, Says Ex-Minister

Former defence secretary Liam Fox also calls for new government investment in cybersecurity protection

9 years ago

Equinix Takes UK Security Woes To Westminster

"The internet is inherently insecure and the attack surface is increasing," warns Equinix in House of Commons meeting

9 years ago

EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws

Leading tech firms will be forced to report major cyber attacks under new European cybersecurity laws

9 years ago

Amazon Issues Password Warning Following Potential Security Slip Up

Amazon emails number of users advising password reset because of "improper" storage

9 years ago

GCHQ Launches £6.5m CyberInvest Security Research Scheme

Taxpayers foot multimillion pound GCHQ bill for better protecting the UK in cyberspace

9 years ago

Intel Security Controller Aims To Better Secure OpenStack Clouds

Intel discusses its approach to cloud security in an effort that makes use of software-defined networking technology to segment and…

9 years ago

Tech Giants Slam US Cybersecurity Bill

Tech firms voice opposition to US bill amid concerns about data privacy and ‘collateral damage’ to third parties

9 years ago

Chinese Premier Meets US Tech Bosses

Xi Jinping presses the flesh with US tech bosses, promises reform

9 years ago

Higher Costs Dampen Palo Alto Networks’ Bumper Revenue

Palo Alto Networks eyes rise to the top with 2015 billings growing 58 percent year-over-year

9 years ago

Dropbox Bulks Up Chrome Security With USB Two Factor Authentication

Dropbox now supports USB U2F two factor authentication to protect users from phishing during the login process

9 years ago

Lenovo Caught Installing Unsecure Crapware Onto Laptops

Lenovo firmware on laptop motherboards was not only irremovable but also posed a security risk

9 years ago

Adobe Patches 34 More Bugs In Flash

Adobe's August Patch Tuesday update provides fixes for 34 identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

9 years ago

Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law

Search engines, social networks and e-commerce websites will have to comply with EU security measures

9 years ago

New Techniques Could Prevent Use-After-Free Exploits: Black Hat

The single most pervasive zero-day is use-after-free (UAF), but new research from HP detailed at Black Hat could change that…

9 years ago

Open Network Switches Pose Security Risk, Researcher Says

At the Black Hat show, a security expert demonstrates how vulnerable SDN switches that use the ONIE software are open…

9 years ago

Google To Let Cloud Customers Use Own Keys To Encrypt Data

Google's bring your own keys program marries cost benefits of public cloud computing with robust encryption security, the company says

9 years ago

Microsoft Promises Advanced Threat Analytics Launch Next Month

On-premise cyber security platform will feature social media-style timeline and use machine learning to outwit the hackers

9 years ago

Darktrace Gains Further VC Funding To Hit $100m Valuation

Cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch hits new high

9 years ago

Google: Arms Trade Amendments Could Ruin Security Research

Google publishes open letter to the US Bureau of Industry and Security objecting restrictions slapped on the export of cybersecurity…

9 years ago

Hacking Team Developed Wi-Fi Hijacking Hardware For Drones

Hardware for attacking computers via Wi-Fi caught the attention of a Boeing defense subsidiary, which wanted to use its drones…

9 years ago

Microsoft Prepares Israeli Security Base With Adallom Acquisition

Microsoft moves to buy Israeli cloud security firm for £205m

9 years ago

Cybersecurity Costs ‘To Soar 38 Percent’ Over The Next Decade

Upgrade now or face being overrun by criminals with more advanced tools, RAND report warns businesses

9 years ago

BAE Systems Offers Up Cloud Security Suite

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence announces cloud-based cyber security tools for commercial organisations

9 years ago

IBM Boosts Cyber Defence With Threat-Sharing Initiative

It's good to talk - IBM initiative aims to help companies share their cyber security experiences

10 years ago

Look Out – Cybercriminals Are Getting Smarter, Says Trend Micro

Hackers launching a increasing mix of old and new style attacks, Trend Micro survey finds

10 years ago

Naikon Hackers Take Aim At Asia-Pacific Nations, Warns Kaspersky

New hacker collective is snooping on government, civil and military targets in a number of Asian countries

10 years ago