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Pwned By Your Possessions: Is IoT Worth The Trade-Off?

ANALYSIS: The IoT brings with a lot of security risks with it. Ethical hacker Ken Munro asks whether having your…

7 years ago

HBO Hackers Leak More TV Shows But Not Game Of Thrones As £5m Ransom Isn’t Met

Hackers release more TV episodes and could release more, alongside contact details of actors and legal documents unless HBO pays…

7 years ago

Poll: What Is Your Biggest Cybersecurity Concern?

Cybersecurity is never far from the IT conversation, but what do you fear the most?

7 years ago

TalkTalk Is Fined £100,000 For Data Protection Act Breach

ICO says TalkTalk didn't do enough to stop criminals in Indian call centre from accessing huge amounts of customer data

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Privacy And Prying Eyes

Ever feel like someone's watching you? Take our privacy quiz!

7 years ago

The Evolution Of Identity: Problem Passwords And Burgeoning Biometrics

OPINION: Passwords are yesterday's technology, biometrics are the future, argues Experian's head of identity and fraud

7 years ago

Silicon Readers Back Decision To Kill Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash support will end, but just how many of our readers think it should stick around - at least…

7 years ago

Security Panel: Will Threat Of Fines For Poor Cybersecurity Have An Impact?

Experts give their views to news that 'essential infrastructure' operators could be fined if service is disrupted due to poor…

7 years ago

Businesses Face Fines If Cyberattack Causes ‘Essential’ Service Outage

'Essential' infrastructure operators could be fined £17 million or 4 percent of global turnover if they suffer an outage because…

7 years ago

Experts Warn Of Rise In ‘Steganography’ Attacks Using Code Hidden In Dodgy Images

Researchers at Kaspersky Labs note rise in steganography techniques, which are difficult to detect, but claim protection will improve

7 years ago

New UK Data Protection Bill Gives Brits More Power And Makes More Demands Of Business

Businesses could face huge fines or criminal charges as individuals are given opportunity to withdraw consent for data, under proposed…

7 years ago

Home Secretary Set For Encryption Showdown With US Tech Giants

Amber Rudd travels to the US with warning that tech firms must do more to tackle extremist content and that…

7 years ago

DefCon: Robot Cracks Combination Safe In 30 Minutes

A cheap robot has been used by a team of hackers to crack a safe in around half an hour,…

7 years ago

Antivirus Software Cloud Use Exposes Customers To Data Exfiltration

Research at Black Hat contends that at least four antivirus companies’ products use cloud sandboxes that could be exploited by…

7 years ago

Google Spots And Squashes Lipizzan Android Spyware

The spyware appears to be the product of a cyber arms group

7 years ago

Poll: Is It Time To Retire Adobe Flash?

Adobe is retiring Flash, but will you lament or rejoice at its passing? Vote now!

7 years ago

Retiring Adobe Flash Will Make the Web More Secure—Eventually

ANALYSIS: Adobe’s decision to retire Flash will bring complications for businesses that haven’t already upgraded but it will also make…

7 years ago

Black Hat, DefCon 2017 Security Conferences To Reveal New Threats

Annual week of security conferences in Las Vegas gets underway as researchers prepare to detail all manner of threats that…

7 years ago

Kaspersky Free Antivirus Software Arrives In The UK In October

Kaspersky celebrates 20th birthday by releasing free antivirus it claims will boost the protection of all customers

7 years ago

Adobe Flash Support To End In 2020

Adobe Flash is set to die in 2020 as company turns its attention to developing next generation open web standards

7 years ago

Apple Updates iOS And macOS Security Ahead Of Black Hat

Among the updates issued by Apple this month is one for the Broadpwn bug that was already patched by Google…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Biometric Technology & Security

Biometrics are taking over and technology is becoming more personalised, but what do you know?

7 years ago

BlackBerry Can Now Protect US Government From Eavesdroppers

BlackBerry SecuSUITE receives NSA approval to encrypt government calls and texts

7 years ago

FBI Warns About Security Risks From IoT-Connected Toys In Your Home

ANALYSIS: As more toys and recreational devices are directly or indirection connected to the internet of things, security threats rise,…

7 years ago

Verizon Won’t Be The Last to Leave Data Exposed In The Cloud

ANALYSIS: Once again, security researchers have found that data has been left open and improperly secured in the cloud and…

7 years ago

Google Pushes Out Flaw Fixing Android Security Patch

The patch notably fixes a flaw in code relating to a Broadcom Wi-Fi exploit

7 years ago

Cyber-Security Executive Order Implementation Deadlines Near

ANALYSIS: Security experts chime in on the impact of President Trump's cyber-security executive order as the first set of deadlines…

7 years ago

Petya Mainly A Threat To Unprepared And Unwilling Organizations

ANALYSIS: Despite repeated warnings and the experience last month provided by the WannaCry ransomware, organizations that failed to prepare for…

7 years ago

NotPetya: Ransomware Spread, WannaCry Relation, And The Story So Far

ANALYSIS: The spreading cyber attack appears to be more about chaos than money-making

7 years ago