Heartbleed happened because web giants thought that open source provided them with a free ride, says Wayne Rash
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Francis Maude Launches UK CERT Cyber-Response Centre
CERT-UK is officially launched and will provide a single coordination point for handling national cyber-incidents
Cloud Security Needs To Get Virtual
A virtual layer inside the hypervisor could solve cloud security. But the industry isn't moving fast enough to impress Wayne Rash
Symantec Needs To Halt Its Revolving CEO Door
Symantec has ditched another CEO - but Chris Preimesberger says the company's problems are in their technology
The Next 25 Years: No Privacy But Hey… Flying Cars!
Surveillance might be good for us, programming languages could die, and cars may fly, says Nathaniel Borenstein, inventor of email attachments
Target: Why Blame The Victim Of The Crime?
When retailer Target was attacked, the CIO Beth Jacob had to resign. Sean Michael Kerner thinks we shouldn't be blaming the victim of a crime
Legal Protests Will Keep NSA’s Phone Record Hoard For Longer!
A legal complaint to stop the NSA storing phone records is having the opposite result, says Wayne Rash. The data could be kept forever!
The Internet Of Things Is A Security Disaster
The Internet of Things will leave systems wide open, because user companies don't manage their keys for machine-to-machine connections, says Wayne Rash
Tooling Up To Beat Malware
No malware is going to catch Wayne Rash napping. But it takes constant vigilance to keep your system clean, he warns
No Patch Tuesday Fix for Internet Explorer?
It looks like there's no patch for Microsoft's Internet Explorer this month. Sean Michael Kerner asks if this mean IE is fixed?
Retailers Hit By ‘ChewBacca’ Malware
A group of cyber-criminals, possibly from the Ukraine, has used the malware to steal payment card data from dozens of shops, according to RSA
Target Hack – The Net Spreads Wider
The Target hackers broke in through a third party. Sean Michael Kerner says this should change your security strategy
Yahoo Wins Praise For Handling Email Hack
An attack on Yahoo Mail hit the headlines, but Sean Michael Kerner praises the way it was handled
Don’t Blame Users For Poor Passwords
'123456' may be a crap password, but Sean Michael Kerner says the blame lies with the security systems that allow it, and rely on passwords in the first place
Davos: Two-Year Investigation Into Future Of The Internet Announced
Commission chair Carl Bildt says open and flexible model of the Internet increasingly under attack
Is Your Fridge Spreading Listeria On The Internet Of Things?
Fridges are already unhealthy places, but thanks to the Internet of Things, they are a source of online infections, says Tom Brewster
How The Crooks Hit Target
What can we learn from the Target hack? Sean Michael Kerner says we can't blame any single technology
After Target, Retailers Need Better Security
The Target breach exposed how weak security is at shops. Wayne Rash wants to see biometrics
Was FireEye’s $1bn Too High A Price For Mandiant?
Relatively-small FireEye can raise the money to buy out Mandiant, because threat detection is important, says Sean Michael Kerner
Cloud Databases: Another Worrying Attack Vector
Cloud databases are worrying things from a security perspective, warns Tom Brewster
Google And Facebook: Back Off Government, Snooping Is Our Business!
How can Facebook and Google tell the US government to limit surveillance, and then ask for more scope for snoop themselves, asks Tom Brewster
Do you Need RFID Protection For Your Physical Wallet?
Can thieves scan the RFID chips in your credit cards? Sean Michael Kerner has a tinfoil-lined wallet just in case
When Salesforce Connects Us All, Privacy Becomes Impossible
Tech companies are pursuing the hyper-connected dream, and we will follow, regardless of the massive impact it will have on our privacy and security, says Tom Brewster
DNS Vulnerability And The New Gunpowder Plotters
When groups like Anonymous go on the warpath, companies' DNS services are where they may strike first, warns Chris Marrison
Tech Club: ‘The Threat Landscape Is Too Big – You Have To...
Sat Birdi, CEO at vzInternet, says we need to protect authenticity of online transactions in order to stop fraud
‘We Can Trust GCHQ On Encryption’
Professor Alan Woodward doesn't think GCHQ or the NSA would have meddled with encryption, given they use it so much
Git Soothes PHP Security Fears… For Now
CAPTCHA Is Dead. Long Live CAPTCHA!
CAPTCHA has been broken many times before. Yet even an effective new method of cracking it will do nothing to dampen CAPTCHA's popularity, says Tom Brewster
Burning Bridges: Paunch Is Erased From Forums After His Arrest
Underground crooks quickly block Blackhole creator Paunch's account following his apparent arrest, Tom Brewster finds
Businesses’ Easiest Targets: HR Vs. FOI Team
Spear phishers have two very nice targets to choose from. Businesses just have to accept malware will get past them, says Tom Brewster