Security Management

UK Firms Are Security Slowcoaches When It Comes To Spotting Online Attacks

British companies take an average of nine hours to spot network threats, well behind the likes of Australia and the…

8 years ago

BlackBerry CEO Criticises Apple, Others For Not Working With Governments

BlackBerry chief John Chen says technology and governments should work together, claiming privacy would not be the victim of cooperation

8 years ago

Porn Filters Shunned By Most Brits

Are the Brits a nation of porn lovers? Communication regulator points to poor takeup of smut filters

8 years ago

Kaspersky: Stop Telling Other People Your Passwords

If you want to stay secure online, then stop sharing your passwords, Kaspersky warns

8 years ago

Simple Linux Flaw Exposed By Backspace Key

Hacking skills not required - just hit the backspace key 28 times to hack a Linux system

8 years ago

Police Confirm VTech Hack Arrest

You are nicked my son! Man held for hacking offences after last month's breach of VTech database

8 years ago

TalkTalk CEO Defends Security Strategy To MP Committee

TalkTalk defends the ISP during a grilling from MPs and reveals it hasn't signed up for Cyber Security Essentials

8 years ago

Researcher Accesses Details Of 13m Mackeeper Users

Controversial security app MacKeeper says no payment details stolen and flaw is fixed

8 years ago

Ageing Algorithm Poses Browsing Risk, Warns Facebook

Cloudflare, Facebook warn browsing in developing countries will be risker when SHA-1 algorithm is retired

8 years ago

Most DDoS Victims Think They Know Their Attackers

Nearly half of companies hit by DDoS attacks believe their competitors are responsible

8 years ago

Will You Have The Next Data Breach?

Charlotte Marshall from Iron Mountain offers some tips on how to protect your business from a data breach

8 years ago

Safe Harbour 2.0 Contains “Suspension Clause”

New data sharing agreement with United States can be suspended over privacy concerns, warns EU official

8 years ago

Kids Toys Could Be The Next Big Spying Tool

Expert warns Internet-connected toys can be hacked into and transformed into spying devices

8 years ago

No Glad Tidings In Microsoft’s Final Patch Tuesday Of 2015

Microsoft's last security update of the year includes 12 bulletins, eight of them rated as critical

8 years ago

Millions Of Travellers Put At Risk By Mobile Ticket Sites

Aer Lingus and Chiltern Railways among firms that put customer details due to unsecure mobile platforms, Wandera study reveals

8 years ago

Poor Cyber Security Training At NHS Places Data At Risk

Freedom of information requests reveals shocking state of cyber security awareness within the NHS

8 years ago

Mystery Surrounds DDoS Attacks On Janet/DNS Servers

Janet network suffers DDoS attack, days after a similar attack targets the Internet's core DNS servers

8 years ago

Number Of iOS Threats ‘More Than Doubled’ In 2015

Symantec report also finds that Mac OS X threats specifically rose by 15 percent in 2014

8 years ago

The Independent’s Blog Section Hit By Ransomware Attack

Millions of Independent readers at risk of being infected with ransomware

8 years ago

UK Is Leading Source Of DDoS Attacks

Akamai report identifies UK as leading originator of DDoS attacks

8 years ago

Eric Schmidt Urges Greater Surveillance On Online Hate

Will it ping Donald Trump? Spellchecker for hate and harassment urged to tackle terrorism on the internet

8 years ago

How To Bolster Data, Physical Security To Make Threats Go Elsewhere

NEWS ANALYSIS: There are events in today's society that you simply can't control or prevent, no matter how much you…

8 years ago

Majority Of Brits Want Total Control Over Their Online Data

BCS study finds that many of us are also unhappy with how companies collect data from us

8 years ago

EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws

Leading tech firms will be forced to report major cyber attacks under new European cybersecurity laws

8 years ago

Malvertising Assault Targets DailyMotion

Security researchers warn that even the most popular sites are targets for malvertising assaults

8 years ago

IBM Opens Up Security App Exchange To Tackle Cybercrime

Opening up IBM Security QRadar will allow sharing of new apps and knowledge on the latest threats

8 years ago

French Police Looking To Ban Tor Network And Free Wi-Fi

Crackdown on insecure and unsecured networks follows Paris terrorist attacks last month

8 years ago

Obama Asks For Tech Cooperation After Terrorist Attacks

Silicon Valley urged to help authorities tackle militant groups using social networks and tech tools

8 years ago

Lock Your Digital Doors: When IoT Falls Into The Wrong Hands

John Phillips from Zuora tells us why safeguarding the IoT is crucial to unlocking its full potential

8 years ago

Codified Security Warns Of Ongoing TalkTalk Vulnerabilities

Researchers uncover serious ongoing flaws with TalkTalk and warn that customers are still at risk

8 years ago