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IT Admins Just As Bad, If Not Worse, Than Employees At Changing Passwords

Administrators change their security credentials less frequently than user passwords, survey at RSA Conference finds

9 years ago

Mobile And Wi-Fi Network Location Tracking ‘Places Users At Risk’

New studies highlight the user risks associated with round-the-clock tracking activity carried out by mobile and Wi-Fi companies

9 years ago

FBI Forced Google And Apple To Unlock 63 Devices

The ACLU has published the details of dozens of cases in which Apple or Google have been forced to help…

9 years ago

Why Security Starts From The Device

HP's John O'Reilly explains why effective mobile productivity starts with robust security protection

9 years ago

‘Crucial’ Badlock Vulnerability Affects Windows, Samba

Samba and Microsoft engineers have warned system administrators to expect a critical patch on 12 April

9 years ago

Bank Of Russia Signs Up Machine Learning To Bust Fraud

Yandex machine learning service will allow Bank of Russia to spot fraudulent and unlicensed money lending organisations

9 years ago

FBI Calls For Help In Ransomware Probe

Samas ransomware infects systems across a network and is targeting healthcare organisations

9 years ago

Rating The Security Of the 2016 Presidential Candidates’ Websites

Each presidential candidate has a campaign website, but which one is the best and which is the worst?

9 years ago

How To Break Into A Google Data Centre

Google lifts the lid on its data centre security, revealing laser beam security and biometric verification for employees

9 years ago

Hacker Prints Neo-Nazi Flyers On Networked Printers Worldwide

The controversial hacker said the prank was intended to demonstrate the security risks of the 'Internet of Things'

9 years ago

FBI ‘Independently Cracks’ iPhone And Drops Case Against Apple

FBI announces it has accessed the locked iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino shooter, claiming it "no longer requires the…

9 years ago

Verizon Enterprise Customer Data Stolen, Sold Online

Contact data on 1.5 million Verizon business customers was reportedly listed on an underground forum for $100,000

9 years ago

Will The Next TalkTalk Breach Start On Mobile?

Lookout's Gert-Jan Schenk explains why the risks of mobile data breaches are something your organisation should be concerned about

9 years ago

Hackers Target Water Treatment Plant

Verizon security report reveals possible risks to citizens if utilities are hijacked, after water treatment tampered with several times during…

9 years ago

Microsoft Office 2016 Blocks Malicious Macros

Microsoft released a new feature in Office 2016 that helps administrators prevent macro-based malware infections

9 years ago

Met Police Chief: Don’t Reward Victims Of Online Fraud

Bernard Horgan-Howe says that focus should be on helping public improve online protection

9 years ago

FBI Finds ‘Third Party’ Method Of Unlocking Terrorist’s Encrypted iPhone

Apple hearing suspended after government files motion claiming a third party method of getting into the San Bernardino's iPhone has…

9 years ago

Millions At Risk After Top Publishers Hit By Malvertising Attack

Visitors to sites including MSN, BBC and AOL all at risk from malvertising, Malwarebytes warns

9 years ago

UK Telecoms, Utilities Sectors ‘Exposed To Hacking Risk’

Telecoms and utilities companies hold valuable data but are relatively unprepared for cyber-attacks, according to Cebr

9 years ago

Obama Makes Case For Mobile Device ‘Back Door’

Governments must have access to encrypted devices in order to enforce basic security and tax laws, Obama says

9 years ago

Adobe Rolls Out ‘Emergency’ Flash Patch

Patch looks to address issues in Flash which have recently been hijacked by cybercriminals

9 years ago

Facebook Fixes Account Takeover Bug

The bug could have allowed a user to take over anyone's Facebook account using a simple brute-force attack

9 years ago

GCHQ Director: Tech Companies ‘Routinely’ Help Law Enforcement

Security services don't need a master pass-key for all encrypted communications, but IT companies should do their bit, argues GCHQ's…

9 years ago

Seagate Employees’ Personal Data Pinched In Phishing Attack

Plenty more phish in the Sea-gate: Employee tricked by fake email from CEO asking for W-2 forms of 'thousands' of…

9 years ago

UN Human Rights Commissioner Supports Apple Against FBI

If the FBI were successful it could unlock 'a Pandora's Box', according to Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein

9 years ago

Apple Users Stung By First Ever Mac Ransomware

Palo Alto Networks uncovers nasty ransomware buried in Transmission file sharing software for Macs - infected users will have their…

9 years ago

A Day In The Life Of Google’s Security Chief

Gerhard Eschelbeck, Google's vice president of security engineering, details at the RSA Conference how his company does security at scale

9 years ago

UK Businesses Are Not Reporting Cyber-Attacks

IoD and Barclays survey says that businesses need to “get real” about cyber security

9 years ago

IBM Creates Breach Response Team With Resilient Systems Acquisition

The acquisition is part of IBM's efforts to expand its four-year-old security services unit

9 years ago

Snoopers’ Charter Revisions ‘Don’t Fix Flaws’

The Investigatory Powers bill is being rushed through in spite of significant concerns, according to critics

9 years ago