security

ENISA: Encryption Back-Doors ‘Not A Solution’

EU security body concludes government-mandated backdoors would make legitimate services less secure and harm law enforcement

8 years ago

BAE Systems Boosts UK Security With Extended CyLon Partnership

BAE Systems commits financial investment and expert support for UK's cyber security startups

8 years ago

Money, Data And Disruption: Cyber Attacks Of 2016

2016 has been an interesting year for cyber security, and that's putting it mildly

8 years ago

Yahoo Suffers Biggest Data Breach In History With A Billion Accounts Hacked

Another major data breach could torpedo Yahoo’s acquisition by Verizon

8 years ago

Microsoft Ends 2016 With Patch Tuesday Windows 10 Fix

Internet connection issues for Windows 10 users resolved in last Patch Tuesday update of 2016

8 years ago

Windows And Android Malvertising Campaign Puts Home Routers Under Attack

Security researchers at Proofpoint have identified a new malvertising attack on internet routers which ensnares networks though legitimate websites.

8 years ago

IBM Opens Watson Experience Center In San Francisco

Five years after Watson made its international splash by unseating the "Jeopardy" television quiz show's human champion Ken Jennings, it's…

8 years ago

High-Profile Mobile Websites And Apps Caught Leaking Sensitive Data

More than 200 mobile websites and apps, including the Royal Mail and Deezer, have been caught exposing sensitive consumer and…

8 years ago

EU To Tighten User Data Rules For Skype & WhatsApp

Internet-based companies face stricter data security rules under draft changes that mirror upcoming data protection laws

8 years ago

SWIFT Discloses More Successful Bank Heists

Attacks have continued since the Bangladesh heist, with one-fifth resulting in fraud

8 years ago

MobileIron CEO: Windows 10 Lets Us Manage PCs Like Mobiles

INTERVIEW: MobileIron CEO Barry Mainz tells Silicon about PC management, the rise of IoT and why it is better equipped…

8 years ago

Apple iOS 10.2 Brings More Emojis And Boosts iPhone Security

Apple's latest version of iOS 10 also brings with it a host of word replacing emojis

8 years ago

Apple Tackles iCloud Calendar Spam With Report Button

The button will alert Apple to spam trying to sneak passed its email filters via the calendar service

8 years ago

Ransomware Offers Incentives To Infect Others With Malware

The malware offers a free decryption key if the victim forces to others to pay up

8 years ago

Obama Orders Full Review Of Russia Election ‘Hacking’

The review is to examine government-sponsored hacks going back to 2008

8 years ago

Firmware Flaw Leaves Netgear Routers Vulnerable To Hacker Takover

Hackers can exploit a command injection flaw to execute malicious code on Netgear routers

8 years ago

BlackBerry Unveils Mobile Security Platform As Software Re-Birth Continues

Called BlackBerry Secure, the platform aims to help businesses manage their mobile and connected devices and provide secure communications.

8 years ago

Drone Conference Examines Security And Safety Implications

Experts discuss safeguarding against drones that pose increasing threats to prisons, airports and public safety

8 years ago

Ransomware Attacks Show Threefold Increase In 2016

Ransomware attacks developed significantly in 2016, both in prevalence and sophistication, making it the threat of the year for businesses…

8 years ago

NHS Hospitals Putting Data At Risk With Outdated Windows XP

NHS Trusts have been caught running thousands of outdated and unsupported Windows XP machines, despite a developing threat landscape and…

8 years ago

Businesses Must Prepare For Bigger And Badder DDoS Attacks In 2017

Rise of the botnets levies threats at businesses and governments

8 years ago

Nintendo Bug Bounty Programme Rewards Hackers For 3DS Vulnerabilities

Nintendo has launched a bug bounty programme, offering rewards of up to $20,000 for vulnerabilities around its 3DS family of…

8 years ago

Mirai UK Botnet Consists Mostly Of TalkTalk Routers

The Mirai botnet has spread like wildfire and now infects 2,398 home routers across the UK, with 99 percent of…

8 years ago

ICO Fines Top UK Charities For Data Protection Breaches

ICO fines RSPCA and British Heart Foundation for "wealth screening" to get more donations

8 years ago

Nuance And Smart Toy Maker Faces Privacy Complaint

Toys that spy? Formal complaint filed in the US against toy maker and Nuance Communications

8 years ago

Millions Of Passwords, Emails And Usernames Stolen From Dailymotion In Hack

More than 85 million usernames and email addresses have been stolen by unrevealed hackers

8 years ago

IBM Watson for Cyber Security Expands With Beta Launch

40 organisations are now part of the effort to train Watson for Cyber Security in an effort to improve security…

8 years ago

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter And Google Will Create Shared Database To Tackle Terror Propaganda

A shared database will be used to flag up content that appears to be trying to spread terror speech

8 years ago