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Old Routers Pose Security Risk, Warns Which?

Elderly routers that can no longer receive firmware updates posed security risk to millions of people, consumer group Which? warns

3 years ago

Oversight Board Again Flags Huawei Security Concerns

British security officials have again raised concerns about Huawei equipment and said only 'limited assurance' could be given to long-term…

3 years ago

Apple Fixed Tracking Flaws In Safari, But Google Director Disagrees

Google identified multiple privacy flaws in Apple's Safari browser, which the iPad maker said it has fixed, but a Google…

4 years ago

Google Project Zero Changes Controversial Disclosure Policy

Google security researchers are to change their rapid disclosure of security flaws – a policy that has angered many tech…

4 years ago

Nvidia Patches High-Risk Flaws In Windows Display Drivers

Bugs in GeForce, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla drivers could allow local code execution, denial of service or escalation fo security…

5 years ago

Google Reveals Multiple Remote iPhone Flaws

Bugs discovered by Google's Project Zero can be exploited with no user interaction to execute malicious code - with one…

5 years ago

Cisco Warns Of Flaws In Data Centre Kit

Cisco warns of two critical flaws affecting its equipment commonly used in data centres

5 years ago

Companies Found Vulnerable To Common Unpatched Flaws

Penetration tests find most firms vulnerable via multiple vectors, including well-known security bugs and perimeter Wi-Fi weaknesses

5 years ago

Decades-Old Flaws Leave SCP Clients Vulnerable To Attack

The bugs in Secure Copy Protocol could allow a malicious server to manipulate data on a user's system – and…

5 years ago

Lab Finds More Than A Dozen Security Faults In BMW Cars

The bugs could be exploited to display false messages to a driver while the car is in motion, says Tencent's…

6 years ago

PGP Encrypted Emails At Risk From ‘eFail’ Attacks

Unpatched bugs could allow attackers to decode PGP-encrypted emails - even those that are years old

6 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Meltdown, Spectre Fixes Could Impact AV Systems

January's Patch Tuesday carries warnings for Meltdown & Spectre

6 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft’s Last Security Update Of 2017 Targets Browsers

Web browser vulnerabilities receive the most attention from Microsoft in its pre Christmas update

6 years ago

Microsoft ‘Did Not Disclose 2013 Breach Of Bug Database’

In the incident, which Microsoft described at the time as limited, hackers reportedly accessed the company's internal database of unfixed…

6 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Desktop Focus As Microsoft Tackles Office And Edge Flaws

Patch Tuesday: Admin tasks return to usual following recent Black Hat security conference, with patches for Office and browser flaws

8 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Creates Bug Bounty Program

Claims to be first time a security vendor has offered rewards for disclosures of vulnerabilities with its products

8 years ago

Stagefright Poses Serious Risks One Year After It First Surfaced

ANALYSIS: One year after the Stagefright Android flaw was first reported, its effects are widespread. More than 100 related flaws…

8 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Routine For Microsoft, Adobe Is More Pressing

Routine fixes for Office and web browsers, but no flaws are being actively exploited in the wild

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

Seagate Hard Drives Shipped With Security Flaw

Wireless hard drives from Seagate vulnerable to attack due to default password vulnerability, researchers discover

9 years ago

Patch Tuesday Delivers Critical Repairs To Office, Windows

Microsoft releases large security update, reflecting the growing volume of patches from all vendors in 2015

9 years ago

Microsoft Patch Analysis Shows Growing Vulnerability Fixes

Microsoft patched more Common Vulnerability Exposures in 2014 than any other year, but number of critical fixes falls

9 years ago

‘Backdoors’ Uncovered In Barracuda Networks Security Gear

Researcher says backdoors remain open in many Barracuda boxes

11 years ago

Two More Java Flaws Emerge

Java security problems just won't go away for Oracle

11 years ago

How iPhones Are Being Turned Into Nasty Spyphones

Exclusive: Data shows spy software is hitting iOS more than other platforms, as researchers fret about a false sense of…

11 years ago

Exploit Merchant Vupen Plots London Base

Exclusive: Vupen CEO says business is coming to London as the controversial exploit-selling market continues to expand

12 years ago

Tesco Slammed For ‘Ignoring’ Security Failures

Tesco not living by 'every little helps' motto as researcher claims it is guilty of numerous security sins

12 years ago

Apple Applauded For QuickTime Patching

Apple patches 17 vulnerabilities in QuickTime, getting by with a little help from its friends

12 years ago

Adobe Backtracks On Patching ‘PR Disaster’

Adobe has promised it will patch a flaw in Creative Studio CS5. Previously said users had to pay for an…

12 years ago

Malicious Attacks Spike As Flaws Fall In 2011

Vulnerabilities fall but cybercriminals take advantage of simple hacking tools and poor company security practices

12 years ago