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BT Olympic Security Chief: Cyber Terrorism No Real Threat

Most significant threat to London 2012 website came from hacktivists, as danger of digital terrorism practically non-existent

11 years ago

Silent Circle And Lavabit Creating Anti-Snooping Email Alternative

Edward Snowden's old email provider and Silent Circle announce the Dark Mail Alliance

11 years ago

XP ‘Six Times More Likely To Get Infected’ Than Windows 8

Microsoft says XP really isn't all that safe to use when compared to its latest OS

11 years ago

Scores Of iOS Apps ‘Vulnerable To HTTP Hijacking’

Simple flaw could allow hackers to direct iOS users to nasty websites, says Skycure

11 years ago

RSA’s Art Coviello: Anonymity Is The Enemy Of Privacy

RSA boss and privacy advocates at loggerheads again, as Coviello accused of ignoring the furore around NSA surveillance

11 years ago

Adobe Hack ‘Affected 38 Million Users’

Millions of active users have their encrypted passwords pilfered, whilst Photoshop source code also thought to have been compromised

11 years ago

CAPTCHA Is Dead. Long Live CAPTCHA!

CAPTCHA has been broken many times before. Yet even an effective new method of cracking it will do nothing to…

11 years ago

FBI On Hunt For ‘Fugitive Multimillion eBay Fraudsters’

Crooks said to have put up fake ads for cars, boats and motorbikes across the web

11 years ago

How Code Signing Will Secure Applications

There are a number of different ways to ensure application security in the modern IT environment. One of them is…

11 years ago

Angela Merkel’s Phone Tapped By NSA – Report

President Obama says US is not tapping Angela Merkel's phone - but Germans aren't satisfied

11 years ago

‘Massive’ Russian Cyber Crime Campaign Hit Governments

Handful of organisations in the UK hit by operation emanating from Russia and the Ukraine

11 years ago

The US Vice President Who Feared A Cyber Heart Attack

Dick Cheney feared his heart implant could be hacked - but not everyone needs to worry, says Sean Michael Kerner

11 years ago

UK’s Cyber Defence Force Could Welcome Convicted Hackers

If black hats pass the background checks, they could join the military, says head of the new Joint Cyber Reserve…

11 years ago

European Committee Votes For Strict Privacy Laws

Right to be forgotten, increased fines, in tough EU privacy draft

11 years ago

Britain’s Cyber Police Force Calls For Recruits

NCCU wants cyber police to be the "career of choice" for those going into enforcement

11 years ago

Google Launches Anti-DDoS Service ‘Project Shield’

Google pushes out anti-DDoS service, a DDoS map of the world and a proxy offering for private communications

11 years ago

Burning Bridges: Paunch Is Erased From Forums After His Arrest

Underground crooks quickly block Blackhole creator Paunch's account following his apparent arrest, Tom Brewster finds

11 years ago

NSA ‘Hacked Mexican Presidential Communications’

NSA hacked into email accounts of former Mexican president, fresh Snowden leaks show

11 years ago

PR Newswire Breached: Adobe Hackers Implicated

Press release distributor says passwords stolen, as data found on same server as pilfered Adobe information

11 years ago

Intelligence Committee To Probe GCHQ Snooping Powers

ISC looking into balance between security and privacy after explosive Snowden leaks

11 years ago

Hack A Vessel: Warnings Over Serious Flaws In Shipping Industry Comms

Shocking vulnerabilities in shipping communications protocols could be targeted by pirates and terrorists, researchers warn

11 years ago

Massive Malware Attack On South African Fast Food Chains Traced To Europe

Crooks who made off with millions might be European

11 years ago

Yahoo Adding Email Encryption After NSA Address Book Surveillance Revealed

Latest leaks suggest NSA grabbed 444,743 email address books from Yahoo in a single day

11 years ago

Skype Investigated In Luxembourg Over NSA Collaboration

Skype privacy called into question again, following Snowden revelations

11 years ago

Alleged Gozi Virus Creator Walks Away Free, For Now

Latvia will not extradite Deniss “Miami” Calovskis to the US, following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights

11 years ago

New UK Cyber Cops See First Success: £750k Phisher Sentenced

Scammer gets five years as National Cyber Crime Agency celebrates success just days after its official launch

11 years ago

New UK Cyber Police Chief: We Need Skills To De-Anonymise Tor Crooks

Crooks think they can operate anonymously online with tools like Tor. They can't, says head of the National Cyber Crime…

11 years ago

Why The Army’s NSA Hates The Navy’s Tor Browser

It really hurts the Army's NSA to come up against the Navy's Tor encryption, says former naval officer Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Microsoft Hands Out $100k For Windows Security Bypass

Researcher takes home over $100,000 for bypass and other bugs

11 years ago

Confirmed: Alleged Blackhole Exploit Kit Author Arrested In Russia

The Blackhole exploit kit author has been arrested, much to the delight of the security community

11 years ago