security

Three Suffers Data Breach As Hackers Steal Customer Data

A trio of men have been arrested in relation to unauthorised access to Three's customer database

8 years ago

Snooper’s Charter 2.0 Is Set To Become Law As Lords Pass Controversial IP Bill

ISPs set to be required to keep your internet search history on record for at least a year in order…

8 years ago

Apple ‘Sends iPhone Call History To iCloud’

Law enforcement could get their hands on call data if it is sent to iCloud for 'no reason', claims Russian…

8 years ago

Dropbox Boosts Admin Security Tools And Adds New Data Locations

Dropbox continues business push with new tools for AdminX, more security options for Paper and expands its infrastructure to 11…

8 years ago

Facebook Suspends WhatsApp Data Sharing Across EU

Facebook stopped harvesting WhatsApp data in the UK last week, now it's doing the same across Europe

8 years ago

Android Firmware ‘Mistakenly’ Sends User Data To China

UPDATED: The firmware sent text message contents, call data and app usage details to Shanghai, researchers found

8 years ago

Fujitsu CTO: IoT Is A Tech Issue Not A Business Problem

Fujitsu Forum: The Japanese Tech giant’s CTO sees the Internet of Things as a different revolution to the likes of…

8 years ago

Teenager Pleads Guilty To TalkTalk Hack Offences

17 year old hacker says he was just "showing off" when he caused major data breach at TalkTalk

8 years ago

Symantec: Hackers Are Becoming Expert IP Hunting Professionals

Fujitsu Forum 2016: Cyber crime can now be considered a professional, targeted business, according to Symantec

8 years ago

Tech Giants Call For President Trump ‘Dialogue’ And Support For Encryption

Facebook, Amazon, Google and others call on the US president-elect to support encrypted communications, net neutrality

8 years ago

WhatsApp Switches On Encrypted Video Calls

The service lets mobile users make encrypted video calls, adding to messaging and voice call features

8 years ago

DocuSign Opens Cybersecurity Centre In Dublin

DocuSign continues European expansion with cybersecurity investment in the Irish capital

8 years ago

Russia Investigates Microsoft Over Kaspersky Antitrust Claims

Kaspersky claims Windows 10 makes every effort to deactivate third-party security tools

8 years ago

‘BlackNurse’ Firewall Bug Heightens DDoS Risk

UPDATED: A bug in firewalls from Cisco and others would allow a single laptop to take large websites offline

8 years ago

Mega-Breach Exposes 412 Million AdultFriendFinder Accounts

Friend Finder Network breach includes Penthouse.com users and 'deleted' accounts

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: China And IT

China is a growing force in technology. But what do you know about its history, its companies and its IT…

8 years ago

Cross Channel: Sales Predictions & Smartphone VR Challenges

All the latest news from the world of the channel, including an IBM Cloud customer win

8 years ago

Russia To Block LinkedIn Access Over ‘Data Protection Violations’

Access to LinkedIn to be blocked within days over violations of Russia's strict data protection laws

8 years ago

Government Needs ‘Careful Consideration’ To Avoid The Pitfalls Of AI

Government report on the future of Artificial intelligence (AI) says Whitehall must consider impact of the technology on privacy, jobs…

8 years ago

AWS Pitches UK Data Centres And Security Automation To Regulated Industries

AWS is stressing the security, privacy and compliance of its cloud services to target late adopters in regulated industries

8 years ago

Philips Hue Smart Lightbulbs Hack Can Spread IoT Worm Like Wildfire

Smart lighting may be the next Internet of Things (IoT) attack vector, thanks to hackable Philips Hue smart lightbulbs.

8 years ago

Telefonica Deutschland CEO Wants Looser Privacy Regulations In Germany

Telefonica Deutschland boss wants to monetise customer data, despite touchy feelings in Germany

8 years ago

Yahoo Investigates Cookie Powered Password Bypass Hack

The scope of knowledge Yahoo's staff had of the 2014 data breach is also under scrutiny

8 years ago

Apple iOS 10.2 Public Beta Strengthens iTunes Backup Encryption

The Cupertino company boasts backup encryption that will take 1,000 years to hack

8 years ago

Splunk: Machine Data Could Be The Key To Tackling Cyber Threats

INTERVIEW: Splunk's security evangelist Matthias Maier talk bolstering cyber defences with machine data

8 years ago

Google Issues Supplemental Android Patch For Dirty COW Linux Security Hole

Latest security bulletin from Google's Android looks to help plug the Linux hole

8 years ago

Patch Tuesday November 2016: Microsoft Fixes Flaw Controversially Outed By Google

No surprises here. Patch Tuesday arrives to fix vulnerability that is being exploited by Russian hackers

8 years ago

IT Departments ‘Should Report’ To Cybersecurity Teams To Combat Threats

INTERVIEW: Malwarebytes CISO Justin Dollu has flipped the traditional IT hierarchy so tech adoption is done with cyber security in…

8 years ago

Web Of Trust Browser Add-On Withdrawn By Mozilla After Privacy Violation

Investigation by German TV channel reveals add-on firm sells its user's browsing history and violated their privacy

8 years ago

Cyber-Politics Reached New Heights In 2016 Presidential Election

ANALYSIS: Never before have social media and even cyber-spying been used to such an enormous extent to shape voter sentiment

8 years ago