security

BlackBerry Hub And Other Apps Arrive On Android

BlackBerry Hub+ gives Android users a 30 day free trial as cross-platform strategy continues

8 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Creates Bug Bounty Program

Claims to be first time a security vendor has offered rewards for disclosures of vulnerabilities with its products

8 years ago

Ruckus Routers Found With Multiple Security Flaws

Tripwire research finds Ruckus routers are susceptible to intruders

8 years ago

Why Airbnb Users And Hosts Must Beware Of WiFi Risks

At Black Hat, a researcher details how both naive users and hosts of the popular accommodation sharing service could be…

8 years ago

Web Users Are Still Being Tracked By Their Smartphone’s Battery Status

Battery Status API in HTML5 is being used to track user activity, warn security researchers

8 years ago

Black Hat USA and DefCon: Finding Security Risks in All the Things

PREVIEW: The annual hacker gatherings will bring out new research in car, payment and internet protocol security

8 years ago

Yahoo ‘Aware’ Of Data Breach Claim

Yahoo said it is investigating reports that 200 million users' data is being sold online

8 years ago

Opera 39 Improves Ad Blocker, VPN And Pop Up Video Player

Opera adds more features to the desktop version of its browser as it seeks to compete with Chrome, Firefox and…

8 years ago

GhostMail Ends Services ‘To Prevent Misuse’

GhostMail said it doesn't want its encrypted email service used by 'the wrong people'

8 years ago

IT Worker Jailed For Disabling Citibank Network

The Citibank employee admitted to intentionally taking down 90 percent of the company's network across North America

8 years ago

BT Security CEO: We’ve Learned The Lessons From TalkTalk Hack

INTERVIEW: BT Security chief Mark Hughes explains how BT protects itself against attacks, how Brexit impacts skills gap and why…

8 years ago

Poll: Are You Using Windows 10?

Windows 10 Anniversary Update is on its way, but do you have Windows 10 installed at home or work already?

8 years ago

WhatsApp ‘Doesn’t Fully Delete Messages’

Deleted WhatsApp messages could be easy to recover, with unencrypted copies stored on iCloud, a researcher finds

8 years ago

SwiftKey Stops Cloud Sync Following User Data Leak

SwiftKey users reported seeing other users' email addresses and autocorrect suggestions, prompting SwiftKey to shut down its cloud sync service

8 years ago

Robocall Plague Won’t Be Easy To Solve Despite FCC Call For Action

ANALYSIS: Recent FCC pressure is resulting in some movement by carriers to try to quell robocalls, but much needs to…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Windows

Windows 10 is one, but find out more about Microsoft's operating system through the years. Just don't mention Windows ME

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: The History Of BT

BT's been in the news again but what do you know about the UK's biggest mobile and broadband provider?

8 years ago

Stagefright Poses Serious Risks One Year After It First Surfaced

ANALYSIS: One year after the Stagefright Android flaw was first reported, its effects are widespread. More than 100 related flaws…

8 years ago

KeySniffer Flaw Exposes Wireless Keyboard Typing

Keystrokes from wireless keyboards transmit with no encryption and can be intercepted from hundreds of feet away

8 years ago

BlackBerry DTEK50 Is ‘World’s Most Secure Android Smartphone’

BlackBerry DTEK50 falls back on it security credentials in bid to stay relevant in competitive Android smartphone market

8 years ago

Cisco: Ransomware Is Only Going To Get Worse

Ransomware will exploit server vulnerabilities, proliferate across networks and use encryption to hide itself, says Cisco report

8 years ago

Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware

No More Ransom offers decryption keys to encourage ransomware victims not to pay

8 years ago

O2 Confirms Customer Data For Sale Online

Details were reportedly stolen using credentials leaked from a gaming site three years ago

8 years ago

DNC Email Scandal Shows What Must Be Done to Prevent Breaches, Leaks

ANALYSIS: Once again the Democratic Party has been seriously embarrassed by an email leak scandal. But without the leaks the…

8 years ago

Hackers Collect £15,000 For Pornhub Exploit

The attack provided complete access to Pornhub's database and exposed two PHP flaws

8 years ago

BlackBerry Packs Good Dynamics Apps Into Microsoft Azure

Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform now available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

8 years ago

Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear

Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data

8 years ago

ONS Figures Show UK Cybercrime Doubled In Past Year

Office for National Statistic report shows that one in ten people are victims of fraud or cybercrime

8 years ago

ARM And Symantec Team Up For Open Trust Protocol IoT Security Standard

ARM, Symantec and others address Internet of Things security challenge with new protocol

8 years ago

‘Apple’s Stagefright’: iOS And Mac Users Urged To Update Immediately

iOS 9.3.3 and Mac OS X 10.11.6 fix a range of vulnerabilities but none so important as a TIFF flaw…

8 years ago