security

Verizon Shaves Off $350m From Yahoo Purchase After Massive Data Breaches

The telecoms giant will share the cost of lawsuits levied at Yahoo following the cyber attacks it suffered

8 years ago

Apple Acquires Israeli Facial Recognition Startup RealFace

Machine learning powered facial recognition authentication tech could find its way into iPhones and iPads a couple of generations down…

8 years ago

IBM Researcher Warns Of Second-Hand Car Security Risk

A researcher found he could continue to track, control and unlock his old car via its mobile app years after…

8 years ago

Rallying Cries And Brutal Honesty: RSA 2017 Could Signal The Start Of A Security Revolution

IN DEPTH: RSA 2017 and the call to arms for those tasked with keeping our online defences intact

8 years ago

Eavesdropping Malware Discovered Gathering Audio Data In Ukraine

"Operation BugDrop" malware stealthily infects computers and secretly turns on the onboard microphone

8 years ago

AI And Cyber Attacks Will Be Put To The Test By Royal Navy’s Information Warrior 17 Excercise

The Navy will push information warfare and cyber defense to combat future threats

8 years ago

Google Discloses Another Unpatched Windows Bug

Microsoft's decision to delay its monthly Windows security update until March leaves users unprotected

8 years ago

RSA 2017: Five Reasons Why We’re Losing The Cyber Battle

RSA 2017: Why exactly are the cyber criminals currently coming out on top? Here are five reasons...

8 years ago

Connected Car App Security Flaws Uncovered By Kaspersky Lab

Hackers could unlock your car or start its ignition via car app flaws discovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (17th February 2017)

Have you been paying attention to Silicon's tech news? If yes, then put you knowledge to the test!

8 years ago

Smart Home Attacks And Data Weaponisation: The New Threat Vectors For 2017 And Beyond

Intel Security's Christopher Young issues some stark security warnings at RSA Conference 2017

8 years ago

Digital Catapult Gets £1.1m Government Funding To Drive Cyber 101 Scheme

The fund will aim to help mentor cyber security startups to grow into larger companies

8 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Cyber Security In 2017

Hackers, ransomware, and malicious code do not seem to be going anywhere in 2017

8 years ago

Huawei Targets Enterprise Clouds With Integrated Security Gateway

Enterprise cloud security. Lock up your virtual network with 'industry first' terabit-level security gateway

8 years ago

RSA Conference 2017 Gets Political Amidst Election Hack Fallout

ANALYSIS: A look at the strong political focus of day one of RSA Conference 2017 in San Francisco

8 years ago

Avast CTO: AVG Purchase Lets Us Build Tools For Data-Driven Cybersecurity Era

INTERVIEW: Avast bought AVG for £1bn last year so it can gain access to 1 in 3 PCs around the…

8 years ago

Zeus Banking Trojan Returns To Snatch Passwords And Credentials

The trojan used web injection to sneakily snatch credentials imputed into fake forms

8 years ago

Apple Patches Garageband Flaw To Prevent Malicious Code Execution On Mac

The Cupertino company moved to squash another Garageband bug before it got exploted

8 years ago

February Patch Tuesday Is Delayed To Fix ‘Last Minute Issue’

The brand new Patch Tuesday will have to wait a bit longer for its debut because of a botched update

8 years ago

Apple Mac Attacking Malware Xagent Linked To Russian Hacker Group APT28

The malware can steal passwords and exfiltrate iPhone backup data

8 years ago

RSA CTO: It’s Time To Concentrate On Business-Driven Security

RSA 2017: Cyber security isn't a technology issue, it's a business issue

8 years ago

RSA 2017: Microsoft President Calls On World Governments To Join Forces In Cyber Battle

As nation state cyber attacks have grown in prominence, is collaboration the solution?

8 years ago

Ransomware Used to Seize Control Of Simulated Water Plant

Georgia Tech researchers have created ransomware that can attack critical infrastructure

8 years ago

Sophos: IoT Malware Growing More Sophisticated

The malware targeting connected devices is using increasingly complex techniques, Sophos has found

8 years ago

NCSC To Train Private-Sector Security Staff

The centre allow the government to draw on private-sector expertise and vice-versa.

8 years ago

RSA 2017: Four Steps To Staying Secure In ‘The Age Of Access’

Can focusing on access and identity provide a security boost to your business?

8 years ago

HP Sure Click Aims To Isolate Malware Lurking On Unknown Websites

Working with Bromium, HP Inc has created a tool that protects laptops from browser malware by using virtual machines

8 years ago

Dozens Of Cyber Attacks Against Global Banks Linked To Lazarus Hacker Group

The Lazarus cyber criminal group appears to be behind a spate of custom malware attacks

8 years ago