Security

Facebook To Encrypt User IDs After Privacy Concerns

Facebook is planning on encrypting user IDs to allay privacy concerns after popular apps were found to be transmitting user…

14 years ago

IBM Looks To Cloud Security With New Services

Big Blue is looking to help organisations protect their cloud environments after it began offering a number of hosted security…

14 years ago

Cyber Security Test Range Opens In Hampshire

A cyber security test range, where institutions can test their own networks and infrastructure against hackers and viruses, has opened…

14 years ago

If Your Head’s In The Cloud, Keep Your Feet On The Ground

Cloud is just another way to outsource IT functions, but it's important to keep an eye on the requirements of…

14 years ago

Botnet Warning As Spammers Prep For Holiday Season

Security expert are warning that new botnets are on the way after recording a rise in virus activity in the…

14 years ago

Facebook Developer Sued Over Privacy Breach

Zynga, the developer behind the popular FarmVille app on Facebook, is being sued over allegations of privacy violations

14 years ago

Google Street View Cars Broke Canadian Privacy Laws

Canadian authorities have ruled that Google Street View committed a 'serious violation' of its privacy laws, but the company will…

14 years ago

Amid Cuts, Government invests £530m In Broadband

Amongst the UK government's spending review cuts, broadband looks set to receive some investment

14 years ago

Cameron Pledges £650m To Cyber Defence Strategy

Prime Minster David Cameron kicked off national cyber security funding with the announcement of a £650 million budget

14 years ago

Kaspersky Hack Redirected Users To Fake AV Site

Kaspersky Lab admits that people attempting to buy its security products were redirected to a scareware site

14 years ago

Microsoft Reports Over Six Million Java Attacks In Q3

Six million attacks in the third quarter of 2010 targeted just three Java vulnerabilities, Microsoft reported

14 years ago

Nuclear Station Suffers USB Data Breach

An investigation has begun after a USB stick containing sensitive information about Sellafield was found in a hotel room

14 years ago

Microsoft Finds Sharp Rise In Oracle Java Attacks

Microsoft has found that in the third quarter alone, three Java bugs have been targeted by more than six million…

14 years ago

Cyber-Warfare: Always An Unknown Quantity

Cyber defence looks set to get a budget boost, while everyone else loses money, says Peter Judge. The irony is,…

14 years ago

SonicWall Shows Off Anti-Spam Service

SonicWall has announced an integrated anti-spam service for SMBs struggling to deal with the rising amount of unwanted emails

14 years ago

Facebook Admits To New Privacy Breach

Facebook has just got poked in the security department after some of its most popular apps have reportedly been transmitting…

14 years ago

Home Secretary Calls Cyber Warfare A ‘Growing Threat’

Theresa May has underscored the importance of cyber-threats ahead of the unveiling of a new national security strategy

14 years ago

Operation Payback Hackers Hit UK Government Site

The UK's Intellectual Property Office is currently offline, after being hit by the Operation Payback campaign

14 years ago

US Tax Spam Spreads Zeus Trojan

Security researchers at Cisco Systems and Solera Networks say US tax spam is spreading the Zeus Trojan

14 years ago

Doctors’ Personal Data Sold Online

Another organisation has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, after the personal information of doctors…

14 years ago

Major Increase In Cyber Defence Spending Expected

Despite spending cuts across the board, the government is expected next week to invest £1 billion to foil cyber attacks

14 years ago

Microsoft Names US As Botnet Central

A Microsoft report has identified the United States as the main focus for computers infected with rogue botnets

14 years ago

Sophos Names US As Top Spam Relayer

A Sophos report has named the United States as the main culprit, relaying nearly a fifth of the world's spam

14 years ago

IP Expo: Take My Phone But Leave My Network Alone

Survey finds that most businesses would rather lose their phone service than their Internet Protocol (IP) connection

14 years ago

Half Of UK Wi-Fi Networks Vulnerable To Hacking

Nearly half of private Wi-Fi networks do not have sufficient security on them to prevent hackers from stealing data, a…

14 years ago

Midsize Companies Are Becoming Hacker Targets

Despite an increase in cyber-attacks, midsize organisations are continuing to slash or freeze their security budgets

14 years ago

McAfee Links Up Its ‘Security Connected’ Vision

McAfee brings its product intelligence together under a 'Security Connected' initiative to improve anti-malware effectiveness

14 years ago

Time We Gave The Kids Some Credit

Kids do daft things - that's a fact. But when it comes to the web, we need to accept they're…

14 years ago

GCHQ Boss Warns Of Growing Cyber Threat‎ To UK

The United Kingdom is facing a 'credible threat' to its critical infrastructure from an increasing number of cyber attacks, the…

14 years ago

Music Industry Knocked Back In Irish File-Share Case

An Irish high court judge has ruled that the disconnection of illegal file sharers may breach EU law

14 years ago