Security

Google Surprised By Negative Backlash Against Buzz

Google did not expect the negative backlash to Google Buzz when it launched, and has had to work around the…

14 years ago

UK Criticised For Surveillance Culture

Updated: The UK government was criticised for having allowed a surveillance culture to develop, at a Westminster meeting

14 years ago

Google Patches Buzz Security Hole

Google has fixed a bug affecting the mobile version of its new social networking service, Google Buzz, that left users'…

14 years ago

Microsoft: Downed Server Caused Windows Live Outage

Microsoft has suggested that a Windows Live outage on 16 February was caused by a crashed server

14 years ago

Ebay Pledges To Fix Security Flaw

eBay is working to patch a cross-site request forgery vulnerability recently uncovered by a security researcher

14 years ago

Conservative Anti-Surveillance Plans Will Boost ICO

Conservative plans to curb government misuse of data in the UK will include a big boost to the powers of…

14 years ago

Most Laptop Thefts Take Place At Home

New research has shown that more laptops get stolen from homes than anywhere else, including airports and public transportation

14 years ago

Government To Combat Fraud With Cyber Enforcement Team

The Office of Fair Trading is funding a new project to tackle online fraud, after if was found that nearly…

14 years ago

Chip And PIN Is ‘Broken’, Researchers Claim

Researchers have found a vulnerability in the Chip and PIN protocol that allows fraudsters to use stolen credit and debit…

14 years ago

Climate Email Investigator Resigns After Backing Researchers

One of the investigators looking into claims that climate change scientists covered up flawed data has been forced to resign…

14 years ago

Windows XP Crippled With ‘Blue Screen’ Following Patch Update

Some users are claiming that Windows XP has been crippled with the “blue screen of death” following Microsoft's Patch Tuesday…

14 years ago

Most Businesses Unaware Of Data Breach, Survey Warns

The majority of businesses are unaware that they have been attacked and have suffered a data breach, according to new…

14 years ago

Convicts’ Facebook Pages Removed After Victim Abuse

Facebook has taken down thirty pages belonging to prisoners, who used the site to communicate with associates on the outside,…

14 years ago

MWC: Home Office Unveils Tech To Combat Phone Theft

The Home Office has unveiled several technologies to combat phone theft, including a system that uses contactless communication to authenticate…

14 years ago

NHS Pages Novell For Cloud Workload Management

The NHS has expanded its networking deal with Novell, which will now provide workload management as well as security for…

14 years ago

Labour Party Slammed For Breaking Privacy Rules

Information Commissioner's Office threatens prosecution if Labour persists with phone spam

14 years ago

Ex-Intel Exec Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud

Rajiv Goel, an ex-Intel executive, pleads guilty to securities fraud and conspiracy in connection with the massive Wall Street insider…

14 years ago

Imperva Looks To Close Data Breach Loopholes

Imperva is offering customers in the EMEA region a service that will locate potentially sensitive data inside an organisation so…

14 years ago

Government Tells Kids To ‘Zip It, Block It, Flag It’

The UK government has launched an Internet safety campaign, supported by Microsoft's IE8 "panic button" add-on, on Safer Internet Day

14 years ago

China Shuts Down Hacker Training Site

China officials have shut down Black Hawk Safety Net, the country's biggest hacker training Website, and arrested three people for…

14 years ago

China Shuts Down Hacker School

The largest hacker training site in China has been shut down by the authorities, according to Chinese newspaper reports

14 years ago

Government Warned Over “Ill Defined” File-Sharing Response

Parliament's select committee warns that the government's strategy for tackling illegal file-sharing may be too heavy-handed

14 years ago

US Senate Condemns Chinese Attacks on Google

The US Senate has condemned the cyber-attacks on Google and other tech companies in China, and has called on the…

14 years ago

Prisoner Boasts Of Drinking And Games On Facebook

A convicted arsonist has used a smuggled mobile phone to boast on Facebook about getting drunk whilst in jail and…

14 years ago

Google Turns To NSA For China Hack Help

Send in the spooks! Google is reportedly working with the NSA to analyse the Chinese cyber-attack and to help prevent…

14 years ago

No IE Fix In Massive Microsoft Security Update

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for February will fix several long-running problems in Windows but won't address the IE flaw revealed…

14 years ago

Google Offers Admin Control For Smartphone Apps

In an effort to broaden its appeal to the business community, Google is to allow administrators to control staff access…

14 years ago

Netgear Looks To SMBs With ProSecure UTM5 Solution

Netgear is looking to target small to medium businesses (SMBs) or SoHo users, with its gateway security appliance, the ProSecure…

14 years ago

Fraudsters Net £2.6m In Carbon Phishing Scam

EU registries have been duped out of more than €3 million (£2.6m), after a phishing scam resulted in hackers stealing…

14 years ago

Google Hack Fallout Continues With Senate Hearing

Following the Google hack in China, the US Senate is planning a hearing concerning business practises with countries that restrict…

14 years ago