Security

Huawei Establishes UK Cyber Security Centre

Amid ongoing national cyber security concerns, Huawei has announced the creation of a cyber security centre in the UK

13 years ago

Browser Bug Shows ‘Sniffers’ Where You’ve Been

Popular sites are actively exploiting a bug that lets the site read your browser History list

13 years ago

Small Businesses Admit Wi-Fi ‘Piggybacking’

Small businesses are engaging in risking behaviour including relying on nearby unsecured Wi-Fi networks for their internet access, a survey…

13 years ago

Chinese Authorities Arrest 460 Hackers

China is cracking down on the hacker situation, amid the ongoing Wikileaks controversy

13 years ago

Pirate Party Keeps WikiLeaks Live After DNS Shutdown

The Swiss Pirate Party provides WikiLeaks a new home, after EveryDNS cuts it off the Internet

13 years ago

Europe’s Google Witchhunt Smacks Of Microsoft

Microsoft may not be able to compete squarely, but it can engage in legal subterfuge, backing smaller companies to aid…

13 years ago

Microsoft, Apple, Google Told To Stop Sneaky Plugins

Some of the top software vendors have riled Mozilla developer Asa Dotzler with surreptitious Firefox plug-ins

13 years ago

‘Do Not Track’ Initiative Confuses Web Marketers

The US FTC urged online respect for consumer privacy but the “Do Not Track” mechanism is not an opt-out list

13 years ago

Google Plans To Take Copyright Content Down Quicker

Google will take down disputed copyright content on its search and Blogger sites within 24 hours

13 years ago

IBM Improves Security Analytics For Development Teams

IBM's acquisition of Ounce Labs last year has enabled its Rational group to produce enhanced security analysis tools

13 years ago

Government Considers Selling GCHQ Security Expertise

The Government's code breaking and eavesdropping service, GCHQ, could do work for hire

13 years ago

WikiLeaks Moves to Swedish Web Host

Controversial WikiLeaks site still delivering secret US documents after DoS attacks drive it off Amazon

13 years ago

Home Office To Discuss Data Surveillance Revisions

The Home Office has been forced to hear from civil liberties group on proposals for data privacy laws

13 years ago

WikiLeaks Hit By More Attacks

A new denial of service attack has hit WikiLeaks following its release of confidential government cables

13 years ago

Facebook Users Warned About Rogue Profile App

A rogue app is circulating Facebook that promises to show users who has visited their profile pages

13 years ago

US Government Closes Counterfeit Goods Websites

US government authorities have closed 82 websites that it deemed were selling counterfeit goods

13 years ago

Music Industry Site Taken Down By ‘Anonymous’

Anti-censorship group Anonymous hit back at the IFPI after The Pirate Bay lost in court

13 years ago

Stuxnet Worm Targets Iranian Centrifuges

Iran has publicly blamed Stuxnet for causing problems with the country's nuclear programme

13 years ago

EC Calls For Greater Cloud Data Security

Europe's digital commissioner, Neelie Kroes, wants better data protection in the cloud

13 years ago

Zeus And SpyEye Trojans Form Malware Alliance

Bankers are bothered by a big botnet, made of two major Trojans, Zeus and SpyEye

13 years ago

DoS Attack Hit WikiLeaks Before Document Disclosure

A denial-of-service attack hit WikiLeaks before it released thousands of diplomatic documents, reports say

13 years ago

Trend Micro Beefs Up Encryption Play With Acquisition

Trend Micro has announced the purchase of encryption specialist Mobile Armor in its ongoing efforts to secure data

13 years ago

There’s A Bounty On Your Applications

Can you afford to wait for hackers to find flaws in your security defences, asks Idappcom's Anthony Haywood

13 years ago

Wikileaks: Chinese Government Ordered Google Hack

US embassy documents say a Chinese Politburo member ordered attacks on Google

13 years ago

Pirate Bay Founders Lose Court Appeal

The three founders of the file sharing website Pirate Bay have lost their appeal and face an increased fine

13 years ago

Police Request For Website Closure Powers Causes Concern

A proposal to give the police power to close down websites could put legitimate businesses at risk

13 years ago

TalkTalk Defends URL-Tracking Anti-Malware Service

The Virus Alerts service will log all websites visited, but won't infringe users' privacy, says TalkTalk

13 years ago

BitDefender Warns Of Malware-laden Facebook Postings

A security vendor is warning that Facebook users are still being exposed to malicious posts and threats

13 years ago

Security Expert Warns Of Android Browser Flaw

Google is working on a fix to a zero-day flaw that could see Android users' data being accessed by hackers

13 years ago

Public Calls For Stronger Data Breach Penalties

Consumers would be in favour of stronger regulations for organisations that lose their personal data, according to a new survey

13 years ago