IT security

Most IT Bosses Hold Off Critical Patches To Keep Business Operational – Study

Patchy patching. Tanium's study reveals the scale of security compromises made by IT departnments, just to keep businesses running

5 years ago

Equifax Was Warned Months Before Attack, Researcher Claims

Oh dear. Firm was apparently warned about website vulnerability, months before devastating data breach

6 years ago

IBM Security Reveals 70 Percent Of Businesses Pay Up To Ransomware

A quarter of business executives would be willing to pay up to $50,000 (£40,000) to get their data back

7 years ago

FBI Finds ‘Third Party’ Method Of Unlocking Terrorist’s Encrypted iPhone

Apple hearing suspended after government files motion claiming a third party method of getting into the San Bernardino's iPhone has…

8 years ago

Critical Linux Kernel Flaw Found

Security researchers urge Android users to manually patch a vulnerability that's existed for at least three years

8 years ago

FBI Called In To Investigate Hillary Clinton Email Set-Up

FBI agents are looking into the security of the presidential hopeful’s private account

9 years ago

What New Year’s Resolutions Should Chief Security Officers Be Making?

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, but what plans should CSOs be making this year? Here…

9 years ago

Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank

Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments

9 years ago

Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk

9 years ago

Who’s Been In Your Fridge? 3 Ways To Secure Your Internet Of Things Devices

Piers Wilson, head of product management at Tier-3 Huntsman examines the main security issues being introduced by IoT, and outlines…

9 years ago

Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App

Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?

9 years ago

5 Ways To Limit Damage Caused By XSS Flaws

XSS may be the easiest way for someone to attack your website, but there are self-defence steps you can take

9 years ago

HP Expands Reseller Agreement With SAP

HP Fortify is being leveraged to further help customers manage and reduce security risk

9 years ago

Everybody Wants To Steal My Girl, Or Steal My Data?

Chris Eng, VP of research at Veracode, highlights 6 ways One Direction can keep their private pictures private

9 years ago

Will Your Colleagues Screw Up Your Company’s Network This Christmas?

BalaBit survey reveals security shortcuts taken by 'privileged users' during the festive season

9 years ago

“World’s First” Automated Password Changer Launched

Dashlane's password manager enhanced with the world’s only automated password changing software

9 years ago

Police Must ‘Learn How To Support Cybercrime Victims’

'Sluggish' police are trying to catch today's criminals with yesterday's tactics, according to critics

9 years ago

How Much Will Cybercrime Cost Us In 2015?

Orlando Scott-Cowley, director of technology marketing at Mimecast, looks back on the Target and Home Depot cyber attacks, and asks…

9 years ago

DocuSign Announces Three New European Data Centres

DocuSign expands Global Trust Network with data centres in Germany, the Netherlands and a third EU location under evaluation

9 years ago

BAE Systems Recruits Team of Young Cybercrime Fighters

Threat of cyber attacks drives BAE Systems' recruitment drive, with London alone facing 54,000 reports of cyber fraud every year

9 years ago

Cybercriminals Easily Dupe Online Shoppers On Black Friday And Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are apparently now a 'thing' in the UK, and criminals are all over it like…

9 years ago

The Scary Truth About Credit Cards The Banks Don’t Want You To Know

And 5 top tips on how to use bank cards safely when shopping online this Christmas

9 years ago

8 Ways To Buy Gifts Safely Online This Christmas

TechWeek has teamed up with Trey Ford, global security strategist at IT security firm Rapid7, to bring you 8 top…

9 years ago

Almost 1 Million Brits Attacked By Amazon Phishing Scam Emails

Security specialists warn email users to be be "extra cautious" this holiday shopping season

9 years ago

Bitcoin Exhange Website Slaps 100 BTC Bounty On Hacker

Bitalo.com refuses to be bullied by blackmailers

9 years ago

Why The UK Desperately Needs 200,000 IT Security Specialists

Businesses must take urgent measures to protect themselves from growing cyber crime threat, cyber security recruiter warns

9 years ago

The Top 5 Facebook Scams People Keep Falling For

Scammers use 850,000 tricks to con millions of Facebook users

9 years ago

Pirate Bay Co-Founder Warg Faces Stiff Prison Sentence

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg found guilty by Danish court in that country's biggest hacking case to date

9 years ago

Do you know how much your personal data is worth?

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to storing and sharing your own personal data, says Jake Ronay, director of…

9 years ago