security

Amazon Denies Server Hack As Kindle User Data Goes Up For Sale

A trove of data on 80,000 users did not come from Amazon's systems, the company said, and may have been…

9 years ago

Android Malware Grabs 10 Million Devices

The malware, thought to originate in China, generates £232,000 per month in counterfeit ad revenues

9 years ago

Researchers Find Infected Pokémon GO App

A malicious version of the popular game is seeking to take over Android handsets

9 years ago

Cross Channel: Dust Settles On Brexit As Cloud Spending Continues

Companies find positives in Brexit and AVG gets snapped up by Avast

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Skype

What do you know about the most famous VoIP application in the world?

9 years ago

Euro 2016 Doubles Cybersecurity Risks For Football Fans

New report highlights security dangers for businesses during major sporting events like Euro 2016

9 years ago

Avast Buys AVG For £1bn In Bid To Become Czech IoT Security Giant

Avast buys AVG for $1.3bn, giving it access to 400m PCs, smartphones, tablets and connected IoT devices

9 years ago

Apple Mac Malware Gives Backdoor Access And Webcam Control

Malware targets OS X and gives attackers webcam access via Tor and full access of compromised Mac

9 years ago

Darktrace Raises £50m Funding For Cyber Defence Push

Another round of funding for cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch

9 years ago

Firmware Flaw Affects Lenovo ThinkPads, Other PC Makers’ Hardware

ANALYSIS: New zero-day vulnerability may also affect computers from other makers that used similar Intel UEFI reference code to create…

9 years ago

UK Police Cause Thousands Of Data Breaches Since 2011

Report finds police officers across UK regularly abuse positions of power to access personal data

9 years ago

Bulgaria Demands Open Source For Public Sector Software

The country is to legally require open source licensing for all new software projects

9 years ago

Sharp Rise In Identity Theft Among Young UK Adults

Media savvy Millennials still falling for same tricks as fraud rockets 52 percent among those under 30

9 years ago

BT And KPMG: Businesses Are Engaged In An ‘Arms Race’ With Cybercriminals

Companies need to look for ways to go on the offensive against 'industrialised' cyber-criminals, finds a report from BT and…

9 years ago

EU Looks To Protect Europe With £1.5bn Cybersecurity Programme

As part of Digital Single Market, the European Commission initiates public-private investment programme to strengthen Europe's cybersecurity credentials

9 years ago

LizardStresser Webcam Botnet Strikes Brazil And US With IoT Attacks

Large financial institutions and gaming companies are amongst those hit by the latest IoT botnet attacks

9 years ago

Chinese Android Malware Infected 1.4m Devices, Earned £376,000 A Day

The rapidly spreading 'Hummer' Trojan installs unwanted apps, uses up bandwidth and can't be removed

9 years ago

Chinese Gambling Website Victim Of 470 Gbps DDoS Attack

'Largest assault to date' for mitigation provider Imperva Incapsula as gambling company hit by nine-vector DDoS

9 years ago

Government To Require HTTPS For Online Services

A new government policy requires the use of web encryption and anti-phishing email policies

9 years ago

Belgian Appeal Strikes Down Facebook Privacy Ruling

The appeal annuls a ruling that had prompted Facebook to block access to its Belgian site for non-users

9 years ago

Euro 2016: Official App Exposes Personal Data

The influx of fans to France for Euro 2016 may represent a significant security risk for enterprises

9 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Why Ransomware Should Be Your Number One Concern

VIDEO: ESET’s Mark James tells us how to best protect from particularly painful malware

9 years ago

Will Differential Privacy Give Data-Focused Firms Both Security and Privacy?

Apple will use differential privacy to collect data on groups while keeping individuals anonymous. This emphasises privacy, while giving access…

9 years ago

Cross Channel: How Brexit Will Impact The Channel

A week is a long time in politics, and a long time in the channel too. Find out how Brexit…

9 years ago

Android Malware Disguises Itself As WhatsApp, Uber And Google Play

Don't fall for it. Devious malware utilises user interfaces of Android apps in order to steal sensitive data

9 years ago

Open Rights Group: Brexit Puts UK Citizen Digital Rights At Risk

UK exit from European Union could place British citizen's digital rights in jeopardy, says Open Right Group

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Mobile Apps

What do you know about the mobile app revolution, the platforms that power it and the way it has changed…

9 years ago

Blindspotter Uses Machine Learning To Find Suspicious Network Activity

The use of machine learning to identify suspicious online activity is a new and important capability in securing the network,…

9 years ago

US Customs To Request Social Media Data For Passengers

Fresh privacy concern? US Customs proposes to screen social media profiles of travellers to the United States

9 years ago

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Improves Security, Cortana And Edge On 2 August

First major Windows 10 update finally gets a release data as Microsoft boosts security, accessibility and customisability - but free…

9 years ago