security

US Senate Looks To Impose IoT Security Standards With New Bill

Senate bill on IoT standards looks to secure connected devices

7 years ago

Hackers Hijack Cardiff Billboard To Display Offensive Images

US President Donald Trump depicted as a lizard was one of the more amusing images to be shown

7 years ago

SMBs Still Worryingly Under-Prepared To Face Ransomware Threat

Ransomware clearly needs to be taken seriously, but the majority of SMBs are not getting the message

7 years ago

Hackers Steal Data From Security Researcher

Hacker group 31337 Hackers says it is carrying out a broad campaign targeting the security analysts who help track down…

7 years ago

Home Secretary Set For Encryption Showdown With US Tech Giants

Amber Rudd travels to the US with warning that tech firms must do more to tackle extremist content and that…

7 years ago

DefCon 2017: ‘Anonymous’ Browsing Data Easy To De-Anonymise

Researchers discovered the porn habits of a judge and the drug preferences of a German MP by viewing supposedly anonymised…

7 years ago

Apple HomePod Firmware Suggests Facial Recognition Tech In iPhone 8

Cupertino appears ot be following the example set by the Samsung Galaxy S8

7 years ago

Black Hat 2017: Hacked Car Wash Could ‘Physically Attack’ People

Researchers show they can access an internet-connected car wash using the default password and program it to damage cars or…

7 years ago

US Congress Asks Agencies For Kaspersky Labs Documents

Fears over spying for Russia have prompted the probe which Kaspersky vehemently denies

7 years ago

DefCon: Robot Cracks Combination Safe In 30 Minutes

A cheap robot has been used by a team of hackers to crack a safe in around half an hour,…

7 years ago

New U.S. Cyber-Security Legislation May Help Reassert Fourth Amendment

New federal legislation could restrict the use of warrantless searches to seize personal data and communications stored on the nation's…

7 years ago

Privacy Crackdown: Russia Bans VPNs And Apple ‘Sides With Censorship’ In China

Privacy advocates criticise the moves as government's seek to tighten their grips on the web

7 years ago

DefCon: Hackers Find Voting Machine Security Flaws

Five voting machines, most of which are currently in use in the US, were found to be easily hackable at…

7 years ago

Antivirus Software Cloud Use Exposes Customers To Data Exfiltration

Research at Black Hat contends that at least four antivirus companies’ products use cloud sandboxes that could be exploited by…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (28 July)

Another busy week filled with tech news, but have you been paying attention?

7 years ago

Tales in Tech History: Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash: The story of a how a widely-used plugin transformed the web before security and usability concerns killed it…

7 years ago

Unpatched Smartphones ‘At Risk’ From Broadpwn Bug

Android and iOS already issued patches for bug that could result in the spread of unstoppable malware

7 years ago

Google: Ransomware Will Remain A Very Real Threat

Better get used to it and do regular backups, as Google study discovers how lucrative ransomware is for criminal gangs

7 years ago

Malware Discovered Hidden Behind Every Single App On An Android App Store

ESET security research discover Cepkutusu.com was spreading malware via its app marketplace

7 years ago

Google Spots And Squashes Lipizzan Android Spyware

The spyware appears to be the product of a cyber arms group

7 years ago

Facebook Boss Scolds Security Industry And Urges Attitude Change

Time to grow up. Security head of Facebook urges industry to concentrate more on helping people stay safe and stop…

7 years ago

Poll: Is It Time To Retire Adobe Flash?

Adobe is retiring Flash, but will you lament or rejoice at its passing? Vote now!

7 years ago

Retiring Adobe Flash Will Make the Web More Secure—Eventually

ANALYSIS: Adobe’s decision to retire Flash will bring complications for businesses that haven’t already upgraded but it will also make…

7 years ago

Black Hat, DefCon 2017 Security Conferences To Reveal New Threats

Annual week of security conferences in Las Vegas gets underway as researchers prepare to detail all manner of threats that…

7 years ago

Kaspersky Free Antivirus Software Arrives In The UK In October

Kaspersky celebrates 20th birthday by releasing free antivirus it claims will boost the protection of all customers

7 years ago

Adobe Flash Support To End In 2020

Adobe Flash is set to die in 2020 as company turns its attention to developing next generation open web standards

7 years ago

Swedish Government Admits Huge Data Leak Was A ‘Disaster’

Details of defence plans, military personnel and witness protection details exposed during outsourcing project.

7 years ago

Facebook, Ford Foundation & GitHub Donate £229,990 To Open Source Bug Bounty Program

Internet Bug Bounty receives cash donations to expand its Internet safety program.

7 years ago

Government Demands Drone Registration And Pilot Safety & Privacy Tests

The government wants to prevent drones from taking over UK skies

7 years ago