security

Hacker Takes Down 20 Percent Of Dark Web Hosted Sites

Freedom Hosting II had 10,000 Tor-based webpages rendered inaccessible

8 years ago

Google Vows To Fight After Being Ordered To Hand Over Foreign Emails

'We will appeal,' says Google after latest round of tech vs government court battles

8 years ago

Defence Secretary: Putin’s Cyber Attacks Seek To Destabilise West

Defence Secretary Fallon says Russian hackers are targetting critical Western infrastructure

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (3rd February 2017)

Trump. Cloud. Gadgets. What do you remember about the week in technology?

8 years ago

Ransomware Attack Tongue-Ties Licking County Comms And Computers

Sucks to be Licking County right now after major systems shutdown

8 years ago

Cross Channel: New VMware UK Channel Chief, IT Pros Distracted By Support

All the news from the world of the IT channel, including VMware changes and the abosorption of EuroCloud UK by…

8 years ago

LogicHub Security Intelligence Automation Platform Debuts

Startup emerges from stealth with new funding and the promise of improving threat detection by automating activities that typically require…

8 years ago

WordPress Quietly Fixes Zero-Day Flaw

Shhh. Serious zero-day vulnerability quietly patched, after WordPress intentionally delayed disclosure of the flaw

8 years ago

A Third Of NHS Trusts Targeted By Ransomware Attacks

FOI report further highlights the prevalence of ransomware targeting the healthcare sector

8 years ago

HPE Buys Threat Detection Specialist Niara To Boost Aruba Networks

HPE makes its third acquisition in 15 days, this time in network securitry

8 years ago

Google Boosts Security And Data Control In G Suite Productivity Apps

The security tweaks include the ability to carryout analytics in Gmail using BigQuery

8 years ago

Google Coughts Up $1m For Each Chrome And Android Bug In 2016

The search company paid out over 1,000 individual rewards in 2016

8 years ago

Researchers Uncover Schneider Electric Data Centre System Flaw

Schneider Electric flaw could have allowed attackers to gain remote access to unencrypted passwords

8 years ago

TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding To Step Down

Harding will step down in May after overseeing TalkTalk transformation but criticised for cybersecurity issues

8 years ago

Netgear Router Vulnerability Leaves Your Wi-Fi Network Exposed To Attack

Up to 31 Netgear rotuers impacted by remote access flaw that could leave your network a node in a botnet

8 years ago

Europe Is The Most ‘Malware Riddled Continent’

Cisco also finds that malware attacks come with costly consequences for targeted businesses

8 years ago

Telcos Hope To Erode US Customer Privacy Protection But EU Privacy Shield Is Safe

UK and EU privacy regulators expressed concern over the new US administration's data-protection policies

8 years ago

Cisco Patches Telepresence Attack Flaw

The bug could allow attackers to run malicious code on Cisco Telepresence control units

8 years ago

Ransomware Disables Washington DC Police Cameras

The attack on city surveillance cameras occurred eight days before the presidential inauguration

8 years ago

Malware-Loaded Microsoft Document Aimed At NATO Governments

Cisco’s Talos researchers discovered the threat which sported unusual cyber features

8 years ago

How To Avoid Fake Apps And Keep Your Online Data Private

We're all internet users, so we all must know how to spot fake apps and how to keep our own…

8 years ago

Ransomware Seizes Control Of Electronic Lock System In Austrian Hotel

The cyber attack highlights how digital malware can make its presence known in the physical world

8 years ago

Cisco, Bosch Back IoT Blockchain Consortium

The group aims to develop blockchain-based systems for areas from logistics to regulated industries

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: The iPad Turns Seven

What do you know about the tablet that changed everything?

8 years ago

Google Cracks Down On Web Security With Own Own Root Certificate Authority

Google takes another step towards driving the adoption of HTTPS

8 years ago

Donald Trump Could Still Be Using Outdated Android Smartphone Despite Security Risks

US President Donald Trump could still be using a old and rather insecure Android smartphone, which for security reasons he…

8 years ago

Charger Ransomware Found On Google Play Store

Android security woes continue. New ransomware found on Google Play store by Check Point researchers

8 years ago

Mozilla Highlights Insecure HTTP Websites In Firefox 51

Unsecured websites will display a lock with a red strike through it

8 years ago

Malware Poses As Fake Netflix App To Spy On Users And Steal Data

The malware is able to take screen captures, view contacts and read SMS messages

8 years ago