security

Targeted Malware Takes Aim At GitHub Developers

The Dimnie malware avoids detection by concealing its communications as it looks to steal data and passwords used by developers…

8 years ago

Google, Twitter, Facebook Pledge To Up Anti-Terror Efforts

Home Secretary Amber Rudd holds meeting with leading tech firms over tackling terrorist content online

8 years ago

The Encryption Conundrum: How Terrorism Is Driving Today’s Privacy Discussion

WhatsApp becomes the latest centre of attention as encryption vs privacy debate once again rears its head

8 years ago

Google Discloses Measures To Defend Android Against Ransomware

Google outlines what it's doing to help protect Android devices from ransomware

8 years ago

IBM Security: Data Leaks Grew By 566 Percent in 2016

Spam Skyrockets and cyber criminals turn to unstructured data as the number of compromised records goes through the roof in…

8 years ago

Mirai Botnet Hits US College With Massive 54 Hour Attack

Mirai returns (or at least a variant of it) warns researchers at Imperva Incapsula who witnessed the attack

8 years ago

Team Sky Doctor Thought Dropbox Was Hard To Use And ‘Insecure’

Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records were not uploaded to Dropbox because former doctor had usability and security concerns, a parliamentary…

8 years ago

Microsoft Previews Azure VM Backup Pre-Checks

Azure will now evaluate cloud virtual machine backups for configuration problems that may cause them to fail

8 years ago

LastPass Rushes To Patch Yet Another Bug In Its Firefox Browser Extension

UPDATED: Google Project Zero researcher discovers yet another bug in LastPass Firefox extension

8 years ago

Government Pushes Cyber Essentials Security Certificate Programme

The government will now require all contractors to obtain a Cyber Essentials certificate

8 years ago

NATO Outlines €3 Billion Plan To Combat Cyber Threats

The investment will go towards improving satellite communications and cyber security technology

8 years ago

eBay ‘Downgrading’ Some Users’ Two-Factor Authentication

eBay confirmed it is asking users of an authentication token to switch to 'convenient' text-message login

8 years ago

Home Secretary Slams WhatsApp’s ‘Completely Unacceptable’ Encryption After London Attacks

Messaging service providers such as WhatsApp and Apple are offering militants 'a place to hide', says home secretary

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (24th March 2017)

Test your weekly tech news knowledge but don’t forget to study our articles first!

8 years ago

Cross Channel: Notebook Sales, Tech Purchasing And The Cybersecurity Skills Gap

All the news from the world of the IT channel, including rising notebook sales and how the channel can capitalise…

8 years ago

IBM Unleashes Watson To Secure Swiss Financial Sector With Next-Gen SOC

Watson will provide cognitive cyber security tools and services for Swiss-based businesses

8 years ago

Phishing Attack Targets Saudi Arabia Government

It seems no organisation is safe from cyber criminals as Saudi Arabian government becomes the latest target

8 years ago

DoubleAgent Malware Seizes Control Of Antivirus Software

New zero-day attack exploits old Windows vulnerability to take 'full control' of 'major antivirus' products

8 years ago

Fake Google Play Minecraft Apps Flood Users With Scams And Ads

87 fake Minecraft apps have been discovered, with a combined total of 990,000 installs

8 years ago

The Story Of CeBIT 2017: AI, VR And Robot Football

IN-DEPTH: CeBIT is not what it once was but it's still the world's biggest computer conference. Here is the story…

8 years ago

Silicon TV: Nokia 3310, CeBIT & New iPad

Watch all the latest news and views from the world of technology

8 years ago

Software AG Brings Structure, Security To The Internet Of Things

Combining an open model with enforced standards solves many of the challenges presented by the internet of things

8 years ago

Silicon Voice Episode 1: We Break Down The Best Bits Of Cloud Expo Europe

EPISODE 1: The inaugural episode of Silicon Voice from Cloud Expo 2017

8 years ago

Hackers Demand Ransom In Exchange For Stolen Apple iCloud Accounts

Hacker's claims are yet to be fully verified as Apple says it won't pay up for stolen user credentials

8 years ago

Necurs Botnet Targets Users With Old-School Stock Scam

Getting emails about a once-in-a-lifetime stock opportunity? It's probably too good to be true

8 years ago

Germany Raises Cyber-Attack Warning Level Ahead Of Elections

Germany's cyber-security bureau said it has moved to a position of heightened readiness as the autumn's federal elections near

8 years ago

Google Nest Camera Bug Enables Burglars To Shut Off Recording Via Bluetooth

The bug has yet to be patched, yet Bluetooth in the devices cannot be disabled

8 years ago

New Three Data Breach Exposes Mobile Customer Account Details To Total Strangers

Three customers have reported seeing other users details in their online accounts and My3 application in fresh cybersecurity breach

8 years ago

Cisco Discoverers Networking Switch Bug In WikiLeaks’s Vault 7 Data Leak

The bug allows for unauthorised code execution on 318 of Cisco’s switch models

8 years ago