security

Cisco Creates £8m Cyber-Security Scholarship Program

The scholarship program and improved certifications are aimed at growing the number of skilled cyber-security experts, officials say

8 years ago

Apple And Donald Trump Named ‘Internet Heroes And Villains’

Presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump is listed for having no idea how the web works, while Apple's battle with the…

8 years ago

Malware Levels Drop As Huge Botnet Goes Offline

A major botnet has mysteriously disappeared in recent days, killing off two large-scale malware campaigns

8 years ago

McAfee: ‘App Collusion’ Latest Mobile Security Risk

McAfee identifies common apps that could be commandeered by attackers to steal information or carry out financial transactions

8 years ago

Infosec 2016: Two Thirds Of Security Pros Say Brexit Won’t Hurt UK’s Cyber Defence

If the UK decides to leave the EU, there will be no change in UK’s ability to protect itself, think…

8 years ago

Symantec Buys Blue Coat For £3.3bn To Strengthen Enterprise Security Credentials

Symantec pays almost double what Blue Coat was worth last year as it attempts to improve enterprise security credibility and…

8 years ago

Euro 2016: What Are The Biggest Security Threats?

Malware, social engineering and dodgy ticket sites. Here are the security threats you should be looking out for during Euro…

8 years ago

Mozilla Splashes £350,000 On SOS Open Source Security Fund

Firefox creator wants to save open source by starting fund to help community prevent security threats

8 years ago

Twitter Resets Passwords But Denies Server Hack Took Place

Twitter rests passwords implicated in data breach, but says details were stolen by various means - not by an attack…

8 years ago

Malware ‘Crysis’: New Strain Combines Multiple Threats, Platforms

NEWS ANALYSIS: The latest release of Crysis malware combines ransomware with a data breach, and then spreads on its own

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Two Worlds Are Colliding, And I Don’t Have The Answer, Says Bruce Schneier

Schneier also sees more government meddling in IoT security as ‘inevitable’

8 years ago

Twitter Denies Major Password Breach

More than 32m user passwords appear online, but Twitter claims no breach occurred

8 years ago

HPE Introduces IoT Converged Systems, Partners With General Electric

HPE unveils Edgeline EL1000 and EL4000 as company teams up with GE on IoT cloud platform Predix

8 years ago

Infosec 2016: Shadow IT Lets Employees Take Company Data To New Jobs

Blue Coat research shows significant amounts of cloud use in firms is not sanctioned

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Malwarebytes – Beware The Growing Ransomware Risk

2016 is set to be “the year of the ransom” as threat continues to grow, Malwarebytes claims

8 years ago

Investigatory Powers Bill Is Passed By Parliament

Most Labour MPs join the Conservatives to pass controversial surveillance legislation in Parliament

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Apple Users Targeted By Fake Domains

Beware malicious websites posing as legitimate Apple presence, FireEye warns

8 years ago

Infosec 2016: AIB Guards Itself Against Shadow IT With Greater Cloud Visibility

Skyhigh Networks identifies 2,500 cloud services on AIB's network, helping the bank protect itself from data breaches

8 years ago

Infosec 2016: Mikko Hyppönen Blames North Korea For SWIFT Attacks

Hyppönen claims we're in a new era where the 'fog of cyberwar' is preventing us from knowing who is attacking…

8 years ago

DocuSign Suite Builds On New EU Electronic ID Laws

The company has introduced a platform standardising electronic signatures across the EU

8 years ago

Attack Code Helps Angler Exploit Kit ‘Evade Microsoft’s EMET’

Recent versions of the Angler exploit kit have proven able to defeat some of EMET's most sophisticated features for the…

8 years ago

Reddit Tests Tracking Users After They Log Out

The feature has led some to speculate Reddit may be following the likes of Facebook and Twitter in tracking users

8 years ago

Lessons From Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Networking Account Breach

ANALYSIS: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a mistake that many, perhaps most, people make and reused passwords for…

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Facebook Messenger “Left Open To Hackers”

Check Point research finds both Messenger and Facebook Chat can be exploited with simple HTML tweak that would allow hackers…

8 years ago

New Trojan Uses Zeus Tricks To Target Russian Banks

Dr Web researchers find new malware that can spread itself and avoid detection on Windows systems

8 years ago

TeamViewer Bolsters Security Following Attacks

The remote login software acknowledged a 'significant' number of users have been hit by attacks involving stolen passwords

8 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Hit By LinkedIn Password Hack

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg attacked after login details allegedly leaked in LinkedIn breach last month

8 years ago

Bing Malware Warnings Get More Specific

Microsoft's broswer will now alert users when a dangerous site is looking to steal information or contains malicous links

8 years ago

SWIFT Tightens Security Measures After Banking Incidents

"Better shape up" SWIFT tells banks with weak cyber security procedures, in wake of recent attacks

8 years ago

Investigatory Powers Bill Given Cautious Support By Human Rights Committee

Journalist sources must be protected says committee of MPs, but admits bulk data collection can be justified

8 years ago