Security

McAfee Warns Smaller Companies To Up Security Spend

McAfee reports on the IT security struggles of midsize businesses

15 years ago

AVG Enhances Business Security On The Cheap

AVG Technologies is looking to cost-conscious businesses with a refresh of its security and anti-virus software solutions

15 years ago

Facebook Users Hit By Password Malware Scam

Researchers at several security firms have uncovered a spam campaign targeting Facebook users

15 years ago

Gizmodo Duped Into Distributing Malware Via Ads

Security protection firm Sophos warns that the Gizmodo gadget blog has inadvertently been distributing adverts corrupted with malware

15 years ago

Trend Micro Moves To Protect The Cloud

Cloud computing "moves servers outside the security perimeter" and needs a strong security response, warns Trend Micro as it updates…

15 years ago

Cisco Spends $183 million To Acquire ScanSafe

Cisco has flexed its financial muscle in a bid to acquire SaaS security vendor ScanSafe for roughly $183 million

15 years ago

Home Secretary “Stops The Clock” on McKinnon Extradition

Home Secretary Alan Johnson has thrown a lifeline for supporters of British hacker Gary McKinnon, allowing time to examine new…

15 years ago

Hackers Steal Half A Million CVs From The Guardian

Half a million users of the Guardian newspaper's recruitment site may have had their details compromised after a hack attack

15 years ago

Microsoft Criticised For UAC Security In Windows 7

The User Account Control feature in Microsoft Windows 7 is irking some in the security community who say Microsoft may…

15 years ago

Dell R710 PowerEdge Review

The Dell R710 PowerEdge, is designed to optimise the data centre for virtualisation tasks, and offers an interesting alternative to…

15 years ago

Rogue Trader Leeson Attacked By Microsoft

Nick Leeson said poor IT practice helped bring down Barings Bank, and faced criticism from Microsoft security advisor and former…

15 years ago

Botnets Blamed For Increase In Click Fraud

A new report has accused botnets of being behind the rise in click fraud, where automated scripts or computer programs…

15 years ago

Security Expert Warns Of Social Networking Data Threat

Gateway data is freely available online and can be used to compromise confidential information warns a Columbia University professor

15 years ago

US Cybersecurity Chief Defends Use Of Hacking Talent

Despite seeking the extradition of UK hacker Gary Mckinnon, the US government is not opposed to using hacking expertise when…

15 years ago

Microsoft Claims Mobile Security Improvements In Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 7 has a number of new security features designed to appeal to enterprises

15 years ago

Europeans Warned Of Security Threat From Privileged Users

Europeans are being warned that lax administration of privileged IT users is threatening the security of their businesses

15 years ago

Shred Easy Destroys Your Hard-Drives On Site

Shred Easy has launched an audited service where it will send a specialist vehicle to a customer's premises in order…

15 years ago

Russian Police And Internet Registry Accused Of Aiding Cybercrime

Internet registry RIPE NCC turned a blind eye to cybercrime, and Russian police corruption helped the perpetrators get away with…

15 years ago

US Asks For Public Cooperation On Cyber-Security

US DHS secretary Janet Napolitano noted in a speech today it will take the combined efforts of vigilant users, government…

15 years ago

RSA Likens Security Threats To Boiling Frog Myth

The rise of consumer devices such as the iPhone and social networking has gradually changed the IT security threats that…

15 years ago

Mozilla Restores Blocked Microsoft Security Add-on

Mozilla has restored a Microsoft security add-on for Firefox, after receiving additional information from Redmond

15 years ago

Can Cloud Bridge The Security Generation Gap?

Individual security professionals are never going to cope with the diversity of their users' behaviour, says Peter Judge. Is there…

15 years ago

Cloud Computing Could Solve Security Skills Crisis

Cloud computing could be the way to address the security skills crisis, if providers can provide the right contractual guarantees,…

15 years ago

NASA Still Insecure Post-McKinnon Report Warns

The US Government Accountability Office reports that NASA has not yet fully implemented key parts of its information security program…

15 years ago

Windows Users Targetted As Botnet Returns

The Gumblar botnet is back, and compromised websites are now being used to host malware that exploits security flaws in…

15 years ago

UK Gives NASA Hacker More Time

The Home Office is considering some new evidence fom Gary McKinnon's lawyers

15 years ago

Mozilla Blocks Microsoft Security Add-ons

Mozilla disables two Microsoft add-ons for Firefox to thwart a vulnerability that allows an attacker to take over Windows machines

15 years ago

Symantec Warns Over Rising Use Of Scareware

Cybercriminals are getting rich with online scare tactics that convince users to hand over money for useless rogue security software,…

15 years ago

Couple Charged With Stealing $23m From Cisco

A husband and wife were arrested by US federal authorities for running a fraud that cost Cisco more than $23…

15 years ago

UK Firms Block Facebook Over Legal Fears

Over 50 percent of UK organisations block access to social media sites, because Facebook data could be required in legal…

15 years ago