security

Apple macOS Sierra Fixes 68 Vulnerabilities

macOS Sierra isn't just a pretty face. Apple has patched quite a few security flaws, including one that affects Docker

8 years ago

Malicious Android Apps Due To Increase By 400 Percent In 2016

Webroot's threat intelligence data identifies Asian countries as a hotbed of malicious IP addresses

8 years ago

BT Issues Patch For Wi-Fi Extender Security Vulnerability

Patch that firmware now BT urges, after researchers uncover security issues with Wi-Fi extender device

8 years ago

Hackers Seize Control Of Tesla Model S From 12 Miles Away

Keen Security Lab researchers discover a cyber vulnerability in Tesla's connected car

8 years ago

Android Scam Call And SMS Security Is Undone By HTML Exploiting Malware

Android's built-in protection which flags warnings about apps trying to send premium rate messages without user consent can be manipulated…

8 years ago

Box Looks Beyond Privacy Shield With EU Binding Corporate Rule Approval

Box gets EU binding corporate rules approval to safeguard European customer privacy following 'extraordinary' reversal of Safe Harbour last year

8 years ago

SWIFT Offers Daily Reports To Help Tackle Bank Fraud

Customers to receive 'anti-fraud reports' as security clampdown continues for banking messaging system

8 years ago

Opera Enables Native VPN In Desktop Browser

Opera adds VPN for all users following beta, claiming it's a safer, more private way to browse the web

8 years ago

Motorola Solutions CTO: Public Safety Will Be Transformed By Data-Driven Communications

INTERVIEW: Motorola Solutions CTO Paul Steinberg explains how data and enhanced communications can make cities safer - even if they're…

8 years ago

Apple iPhone 5C Password Lock ‘Defeated’ With £75 Hardware Hack

A Cambridge computer scientist claims has achieved an iPhone 5C hack the FBI struggled to do with $1 million

8 years ago

Microsoft Isn’t Patching ‘Significant’ Windows Safe Mode Flaw

Researchers say Windows 10 Safe Mode flaw is easy to exploit but Microsoft doesn't acknowledge it as a primary threat

8 years ago

FBI: Ransomware Targeting Business Servers

Ransomware attacks have quadrupled in frequency since last year, US officials say

8 years ago

Cross Channel: Public Cloud Growth And Extreme Networks Purchase

All the latest news from the world of the channel, including a major revamp of HPE's UK channel programme

8 years ago

Financial Regulator Publishes Final Cloud Rules

The recommendations approve cloud services but recommend clear policies around where data is held

8 years ago

US Congress Report On Snowden ‘Aggressively Dishonest’

A report describing Edward Snowden as a 'disgruntled employee' distorts facts in an act of 'bad faith', Snowden responds

8 years ago

Tesla Lambasted By Former Partner Mobileye Over Approach To Safety

Mobileye accuses Tesla's Autopilot of 'pushing the envelope in terms of safety'

8 years ago

Google Play ‘Tracking Android Users 24/7’

Users may be surprised to know that Google is tracking users' every move - even if Google Maps is switched…

8 years ago

Adobe Flash Hit By Dozens Of Critical Flaws

The latest scores of vulnerabilities could allow attackers to take over a system or steal information, says Adobe

8 years ago

Ransomware Forces Hospitals To Payout $100,000 To Cyber Criminals

Intel Security cyber threat data idetifies the legacy IT of hospital as vulnerable to hackers

8 years ago

Government Plans ‘Active’ Cyber Security Approach

Government plans to show more cyber-security initiative, says head of new National Cyber Security Centre, as NAO describes cabinet IT…

8 years ago

Russian Hackers Release US Athletes’ Doping Data

Anti-doping officials confirm hackers accessed sensitive medical records related to Rio 2016

8 years ago

Google Play CallJam Malware Infects Half A Million Users

The CallJam malware achieved a high ranking through deception while raking in funds through premium-rate calls

8 years ago

DDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In Israel

The two teenagers were arrested after DDoS giant vDOS was hacked and its internal records exposed last week

8 years ago

One Year Post-IPO, Sophos Extending Its Security Platform

Sophos' CEO discusses the challenges and opportunities of being a publicly traded security company in 2016

8 years ago

Google Patches 55 Android Vulnerabilities in September Update

More media server flaws surface as Google splits Android updates into three different patch levels. The update provides patches for…

8 years ago

Snowden Leaks Tie UK Spy Station To US Kill Operations

The latest documents leaked by Edward Snowden show a link between RAF Menwith Hill and US targeted strikes

8 years ago

Pokemon Themed ‘Umbreon’ Rootkit Hides In Linux Systems

Rootkit is the latest malicious code to use a Pokemon theme

8 years ago

Box And IBM Simplify Cloud Workflows With Box Relay

Boxworks 2016: Box and IBM continue partnership and promise Box Relay will reduce dependency on IT without sacrificing securirty

8 years ago

Apple Issues Patch For Mac OS X To Protect Against iOS Spying Flaw

Patch your Macs now. Apple issues emergency patch for attack that can turn Macs into spying devices

8 years ago