ANALYSIS: Java is still hugely popular, particularly for client-server web applications, with 9m developers. Its beauty is that it’s an evolving technology
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US Senate Renews NSA Web Surveillance Program
'Carry on spying', US lawmakers say after the senate renews NSA warrantless internet surveillance program
Digital Transformation At The Met: Box, Windows XP Migration & Amazon Echo
Met Police CIO Angus McCallum talks about the adoption of Box, how the force is nearing its Windows XP migration and his views on Amazon Echo
IT Bosses Admit Password Chaos At Their Organisations
Password madness. Companies are aware of user's password problems, but are not doing enough to solve them
iPhones Vulnerable To ‘Text Bomb’ Crash Bug
Latest security bug is a simple message, which typically causes an iPhone to crash or restart
Skygofree Android Spyware Threatens Privacy
Kaspersky finds spyware can read WhatsApp messages and take pictures, and it has been around for three years already
‘Russian’ Fancy Bear State-Backed Hackers Attack US Senate
The Fancy Bear hacking group, best known for infiltrating the DNC, is making efforts to steal information from US political targets and Olympics groups
Veeam Buys AWS Enterprise Continuity Start-Up For £31m
N2WS provides cloud-native enterprise backup and recovery systems for Amazon Web Services, which leads the cloud platform market
BlackBerry Jarvis Is A Connected Car Security Scanner
The Jarvis cloud platform aims to root out security bugs that find their way into the hundreds of software components found in modern automobiles
Fake Meltdown & Spectre Websites Target Users With Fake Patches
Meltdown and Spectre patch issues continue with scammers now getting in on the act
Skype Gets End-To-End Encryption With Signal Protocol
The latest preview version of Skype introduces Private Conversations, using the same secure protocol used by WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Google
Questions Arise About Effectiveness of Meltdown, Spectre Fixes, Advice
ANALYSIS: Confusing array of CPU and OS patches raise the question of whether side effects caused worse thanthreats posed by Meltdown and Spectre
Apple MacOS Has ‘Another’ Password Flaw
Questions for Apple's quality control after yet another password vulnerability found in Mac OS
How To Fix Windows Registry Issues That Halt Microsoft Security Updates
ANALYSIS: Microsoft is halting all security updates on Windows systems with badly-behaved antivirus products. But you can fix this problem
CES: Enterprises Still Learning Valuable Lessons From Consumer Tech
ANALYSIS: Fun is now functional. VR and AR started as consumer apps and are now being used in health care, utility and other business apps
Nvidia Updates Software But Denies Impact From Meltdown & Spectre
CEO claims that Nvidia GPUs are immune to the flaws currently blighting CPUs from Intel, ARM and AMD
Facebook Dismisses Claim WhatsApp Chat Groups Can Be Infiltrated
Facebook denies claim by German researchers that there is any secret way into WhatsApp groups chats
ICO Dishes £400,000 Fine To Carphone Warehouse For 2015 Data Breach
ICO investigation finds multiple failings that led to 2015 breach which saw 3m customers and employees data exposed
Patch Tuesday: Meltdown, Spectre Fixes Could Impact AV Systems
January's Patch Tuesday carries warnings for Meltdown & Spectre
Microsoft Warns Meltdown & Spectre Chip Fixes Will Slow PCs
'Significant' impact on some PCs and servers if the fixes to Meltdown, Spectre are applied, warns Redmond
CES 2018: Wi-Fi Alliance Previews New Industry-Wide WPA3 Security Standard
In conjunction with CES 2018, the industry group behind the Wi-Fi certification label said it plans to introduce a stronger security suite this year
CES 2018: Intel CEO Promises Meltdown & Spectre Fixes Within A Week
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich tells CES that he is grateful for industry cooperation and will release fixes soon as Apple also posts new patches
How To Protect Your Computers From Spectre, Meltdown Vulnerabilities
ANALYSIS: For some users protecting your systems against Spectre and Meltdown will be straightforward, but for others more complicated
Meltdown & Spectre: Intel Faces Class-Action Lawsuits
Intel faces legal action over industry-wide chip vulnerabilities
Stealth Malware Targets Pyeongchang Olympics Organisations
Organisations in South Korea involved in organising this winter's Pyeongchang Olympics are being hit by a disguised malware campaign
US Customs Agents Now Need ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ To Copy Data
Officials at US border-crossing points such as airports now have new restrictions on when they can copy data from devices such as phones and laptops
Opera 50 Browser Adds Bitcoin Mining Protection
Opera uses ad-blocking tech to stop websites using your computer to mine for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
Meltdown & Spectre: Apple Confirms All Macs & iPhones Are Vulnerable To Chip Bug
Apple releases mitigations for Mac, iPhone and iPad and says a Safari fix is incoming as Meltdown and Spectre continue to plague technology industry
Data Privacy, Security Top Microsoft’s Hot Button Tech Issues In 2018
Data privacy isn't only a top concern for Microsoft. It will go before the U.S. Supreme Court to argue the issue involving the data stored abroad
Meltdown & Spectre: Intel Chip Exploit Also Impacts ARM, AMD Chips
'Not just us' says Intel, as ARM and AMD are also said to be vulnerable to one of the flaws