security

UK And Half Of EU Member States Back Free Data Flows

Liberalisation of the way user data can be used by businesses is 'vital' for EU businesses, member states say

9 years ago

Android Software Flaw Affects ‘Up To 60 Percent’ Of Devices

Critical QSEE vulnerability through fake Android apps could allowing hackers access to your device

9 years ago

Delayed Gov.UK Verify Identity Authentication Platform Will ‘Go Live Next Week’

Government Digital Service (GDS) says Gov.UK Verify has passed 'digital by default' tests and is ready for wider rollout

9 years ago

LinkedIn Invalidates Passwords Of Accounts ‘Up For Sale’

Professional social network “invalidates” affected passwords, but says there has been no new breach

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Wearable Technology

Wearables have the potential to change consumer and business technology, but how much do you know about them?

9 years ago

Security For Google’s New Home Assistant May Get Lost On The IoT

GOOGLE I/O 2016 ANALYSIS: Nobody knows what security is planned for Google Home smart assistant, but buyers need to think…

9 years ago

Google I/O 2016: Allo And Duo Offer Smart, Secure Messaging For iOS And Android

Google I/O: Google attempts to monopolise mobile life even further with video app Duo and smart messaging app Allo that…

9 years ago

117m LinkedIn User Accounts Are ‘Up For Sale’

LinkedIn account details including names, emails and passwords were originally stolen in 2012, but reportedly remain up for sale

9 years ago

Consumers Are ‘Confused’ About Security And Privacy Priorities

Consumers are deeply conflicted over national security versus privacy, but still willing to share data with social networks

9 years ago

Office 365 Security Risks Rise As Corporate Adoption Increases

Nearly three quarters of enterprise Microsoft Office 365 users have a compromised account each month and more than 200 files…

9 years ago

How To Maximise Data Protection In Today’s Threat Landscape

Peter Galvin, VP of strategy, Thales e-Security, offers a step by step guide on how security teams can ensure their…

9 years ago

Apple iOS 9.3.2 Is ‘Bricking’ Some iPad Pro Models

A number of users have reported that Apple's latest iOS update renders some iPad Pros unusable

9 years ago

Apple Wants ‘Appearance Of Security’ After iOS Anti-Hack App Is Removed

Stefan Esser, who developed the app, has accused Apple of covering up possible security weaknesses by withdrawing his application

9 years ago

Rio 2016: Criminals Go For Gold With Olympic Ticket Scams

Kaspersky Lab report warns against Olympic tickets that seem too good to be true

9 years ago

How Fuzzing Can Make A Large Open Source Project More Secure

Emily Ratliff of the Linux Foundation explains the considerations to take when planning to fuzz your open source project

9 years ago

Jigsaw Ransomware Adds Pornographic Twist

The Jigsaw malware deletes files for every hour that passes until a ransom is paid

9 years ago

Google To Disable Flash In Chrome This Autumn

The search giant is looking to phase out Adobe's Flash in favour of HTML5 amid battery and security fears

9 years ago

Spam Emails Getting Nastier, Kaspersky Lab Warns

Spam levels are falling, but Kaspersky Lab says that malicious emails are increasingly becoming malicious and criminalised

9 years ago

Facebook Open-Sources Its Capture The Flag Competition Platform

Security gamification technology has already been used for hundreds of contests, helping to improve the state of security education

9 years ago

SWIFT Warns Of Malware Attack On Second Bank

SWIFT continues to deny compromise of its systems, but warns of fresh attack on an unnamed bank

9 years ago

Mozilla Tells FBI To Reveal Firefox Security Vulnerability

FBI allegedly discovered Mozilla Firefox flaw when investigating child porn websites

9 years ago

Google Staff Data Is Exposed After Email Mishap

Outsourcing privacy slip as third party vendor reveals personal data belonging to Google employees

9 years ago

Microsoft Disables Controversial Wi-Fi Sharing Features In Windows 10

Microsoft removes some elements of Wi-Fi Sense, fixes bugs and adds Microsoft Edge improvements in latest build of Windows 10

9 years ago

Pornhub Launches Bug Bounty Programme For Security Researchers

PornHub offers up to £17,300 to anyone who discovers security flaws on the site

9 years ago

How Linux Kernel Development Impacts Security

At CoreOS Fest, Greg Kroah-Hartman, maintainer of the Linux kernel, declares that almost all bugs can be security issues

9 years ago

Brexit Campaigners Fined For Sending 500,000 Spam EU Referendum Texts

Campaign group that backs European exit fined for spam messages, but it tells TechweekEurope ICO has got it wrong

9 years ago

Business Apps Remain Corporate Security ‘Blindspot’

Popular business apps used across many enterprises are leaky and present security risks, warns Wandera, but it won't say which…

9 years ago

VirusTotal Policy Change Sparks Battle Between Security’s ‘Old Guard’ And New Generation

Google-owned VirusTotal says everyone needs to contribute to security threat information sharing, blocks access to latest threat information to companies…

9 years ago

Mobile Security Update Probe Launched By US Authorities

Patchy mobile patching process? FCC and FTC begin smartphone security update investigation

9 years ago

Parenting Retailer Kiddicare Hit By Data Breach

794,000 customers contacted to warn about their details potentially being leaked in Kiddicare data breach

9 years ago