security

Report Questions Local Authority Ability To Safeguard Data

Report questions whether local authorities have capability to combat cyber threats and safeguard personal data

7 years ago

University Of East Anglia Suffers Second Data Breach

Not again...sensitive health data on university staff member emailed to hundreds of students

7 years ago

Microsoft Azure Project Olympus Completed As It Looks To Platform Security

Redmond's hyperscale cloud hardware design completed, as it now seeks security standard with Project Cerberus

7 years ago

Apple ‘To Add’ iPhone X’s Face ID To Next iPad In 2018

Reports suggest Apple plans to bring some iPhone X features, including Face ID, to the iPad next year

7 years ago

IT LIFE: Toni Gidwani, Threat Connect

ThreatConnect's director of research discusses her career in IT and her investigations in to some of the most notable hacks…

7 years ago

Sowbug Hacking Group Targets South America & Asian Governments

Previously unknown hacking group found targeting foreign policy and diplomatic targets

7 years ago

Fake WhatsApp Downloaded More Than 1m Times From Google Play

The fraudulent developer managed identify themselves as 'WhatsApp Inc.' on Google Play, bypassing the company's filters

7 years ago

Tor Browser Bug ‘Could Leak Users’ Real IP Addresses’

The Tor project has released a temporary fix for an issue that could disclose users' true IP information when they…

7 years ago

Estonia Disables Digital ID Cards After Security Scare

Estonia has disabled digital ID cards used by hundreds of thousands of people after researchers discovered an encryption bug

7 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week (3 November)

What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?

7 years ago

ICO Slaps Verso Data Trader With £80,000 Fine

Information Commissioner also warns entire data broking industry over its handling of people's personal data

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Obscure & Obsolete Social Networks

What do you remember at Friends Reunited, Bebo, Myspace and the like?

7 years ago

Silence Trojan Actively Targets Banks & Financial Institutions

Financial institutions facing targetted threat from Silence trojan which infiltrates internal banking networks

7 years ago

Australian Cloud Breach Exposes Government Staff Data

The personal details of tens of thousands of Australian government and banking staff exposed in latest breach

7 years ago

News Of NYC Terror Attack Changes Focus Of Senate Social Media Hearing

ANALYSIS: Experts on international terrorism turn from describing how terrorists use social media to reporting the level of chatter on…

7 years ago

North Korea Slams UK Claims It’s To Blame For WannaCry

The nation dismisses Britain's security minister's claims as "groundless speculation"

7 years ago

Apple Patches KRACK WiFi Vulnerability in iOS and macOS

Two weeks after a major WiFi security vulnerability was publicly disclosed and patched by other vendors, Apple provides its mobile…

7 years ago

Google Docs Problem Raises Privacy Concerns, Again

Problems with locked Google Docs files raises privacy concerns due to its monitoring of private files

7 years ago

NCSC To Revamp Cyber Risk Management Guidance

The National Cyber Security Centre said it will aim to present a 'toolbox' of approaches for different types of organisations…

7 years ago

Britain Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack, Says Security Minister

North Korea is yet again the suspected culprit behind WannaCry

7 years ago

Financial Impact of NotPetya Ransomware Continues to Grow

Pharmaceutical vendor Merck is the latest multi-national firm to report financial loses from the NotPetya ransomware attack in June 2017

7 years ago

McAfee Ends Government Source Code Reviews

The US security firm has banned future reviews of its products' source code by governments amidst growing tension over cyber-espionage

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: How Did These Tech Companies Get Their Names?

Would a rose by any other name smell just as sweet? Decide for yourself with our tech company name quiz!

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Obtained NSA Code From PC Also Infected With Backdoor

Kaspersky's security software had stumbled across NSA code in 2014, but the PC in question was also infected with a…

7 years ago

Appleby Data Breach Could Expose Secrets Of Super Rich

Data from law firm in Bermuda could potentially reveal sensitive financial data about high profile individuals

7 years ago

Bad Rabbit Ransomware Hits Russia And Ukraine

The ransomware appears to be a variant of the Petya ransomware

7 years ago

Microsoft Ends ‘Gag Order’ Lawsuit Against US Government

Microsoft said the US Department of Justice has changed its policy in the use of data search warrants accompanied gag…

7 years ago

British Financial Regulator Opens Probe Into Equifax Breach

The Financial Conduct Authority said it has opened an investigation into the breach of 15.2 million UK citizens' records following…

7 years ago

Legal Changes Could Mean More Privacy Restrictions For Facebook, Skype

A legal opinion and a vote by MEPs could signal more restrictions on what social media and digital communications firms…

7 years ago