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Open Letter Urges Action To Address AI, And Other Global Risks

Open letter from 'The Elders' group urges world leaders to address existential risks of artificial intelligence and climate change

9 months ago

NCSC Warns AI Already Being Used By Ransomware Hackers

Ransomware threat set to increase with the advent of artificial intelligence, warns the UK's cyber guardian

9 months ago

Elon Musk Blames ADL For Ad Revenue Slump, Threatens Lawsuit

Owner of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, threatens lawsuit against Anti-Defamation League over claims platform is antisemitic

1 year ago

Advanced AI Poses Risk To Humanity, Open Letter Warns

Big names including Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk warn race to develop AI systems is out of control, urges six…

2 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Gains Extra $4m To Protect Him, Family

Security cost to protect Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and his family has been increased by millions of dollars, after 'specific threats'

2 years ago

Google Warns Of Italian Spyware On Apple, Android Phones

Italian company's hacking tools have been used to spy on Apple, Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, warns Google

2 years ago

Death Threats Against Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou

A number of death threats allegedly made against Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou, whilst she remains under house arrest in Vancouver

4 years ago

Financial Services Firms Report 1,000 Percent Rise In Cyber Incidents

Phishing and ransomware top the list of cyber-attacks reported to the Financial Conduct Authority amidst stricter transparency requirements

5 years ago

Microsoft: Brazil Suffers Most Malware Infections In The World

Microsoft reports increase in the number of vulnerabilities affecting Windows systems around the world

9 years ago

IBM Boosts Cyber Defence With Threat-Sharing Initiative

It's good to talk - IBM initiative aims to help companies share their cyber security experiences

9 years ago

Threat-Sharing Cybersecurity Bill Gets Public Airing

Proposed law to allow American companies to share cybersecurity threats with government, without being sued

10 years ago

Facebook Unveils ThreatExchange Platform

New Facebook platform to allow professionals to share threat data to help bolster cyber security

10 years ago

Worm Infections Fall As Web Threats Rise, Says Microsoft

Microsoft says that worms such as Conficker are on the decline, but it warns that web threats are thriving

12 years ago

Enterprises Lack Threat Data For Security Budgets

IT departments are highly reliant on publicly available threat reports to 'cost justify' their security budget increases

12 years ago

Universal Man In The Browser Attack Evolves To Take Data From Any Website

Man in the Browser attacks have become even nastier, Trusteer warns

12 years ago

Researchers Warn of Mac OS X Targeted Attacks

Mac-targetted Trojan hits pro-Tibetan campaigners

13 years ago

WatchGuard Beefs Up SMB Portfolio With New Appliances

WatchGuard has introduced the XTM 25 and 26 appliances to safeguard small-business networks

13 years ago

Android Malware Increased By 3,000 Percent in 2011

Google's Android was targeted with malware more than any other mobile operating system in 2011

13 years ago

DHS Dismisses Anonymous SCADA Threat

US authorities dismissed Anonymous collective's industrial systems attack threat - for the time being

13 years ago

Anonymous Facebook Threat May Be Malware Lure

Threat of Anonymous "killing" Facebook is either a hoax or the work of a small group linking to malvertising

13 years ago

A Million Users Hit By Android Malware In 2011

Android phone users are regularly being hit by numerous malware varieties, according to a Lookout report

13 years ago

Enisa Details HTML5 Threats

New analysis by the EU cyber-security agency details 51 security issues with upcoming web standards such as HTML5

13 years ago

Millennial Kids Will Change Everything … Once Again

The establishment always views the young as being irresponsible and a threat to the status quo but Generation Y may…

13 years ago

Databases Face Greatest Threats From Human Error

Database professionals reveal their greatest security concerns are mistakes by their fellow employees

13 years ago

2010: Dawn Of National Cyber Wars, says Citrix CTO

"Conficker is still out there - and that's 28 terabits/second. If that thing was pointed at any national interest, it…

14 years ago

SMBs Fret Over Web 2.0 Security Risks

IT managers at small to medium sized businesses are increasingly concerned at the malware risks posed by the use of…

15 years ago