security

Boeing Signs Up BlackBerry For ‘Self-Destructing Smartphone’

Boeing Black promises extra security for privacy-conscious customers, and will now feature BlackBerry's BES 12 software

9 years ago

North Korea Threatens US Strikes In Sony Hacking Row

After proposing a joint investigation with the US into the cyber-attack, North Korea has threatened 'counteraction'

9 years ago

Worm Burrows Into Storage Servers Via Shellshock Flaw

System administrators who have not patched their storage servers for the Shellshock flaw may have given online attackers a backdoor…

9 years ago

SoakSoak Malware Attacks WordPress Sites

Over 100,000 WordPress sites have been infected by vulnerable third-party plug-in that many may not even realise they are running

9 years ago

UK Flight Chaos To Face Independent Inquiry

Investigation into Friday's air traffic disruption will be headed by an independent chair and will take evidence from both IT…

9 years ago

Hackers Release More Data, Promise Sony ‘Christmas Gift’

The latest data dump from Sony Pictures' servers includes an internal presentation on video site Crackle

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: The Smartphones Of 2014

What do you know about this year's biggest mobile devices?

9 years ago

Mobile Gamers Beware – Assassin’s Creed-Themed Malware Is Lurking In The Shadows

Malware disguised as Assassin's Creed app detected by Zscaler researchers

9 years ago

72 Percent Of UK Retailers Are Not Cyber Secure This Christmas

Despite Christmas surges around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, large amounts of customer data was worryingly available to hackers, Sophos…

9 years ago

Hacker Training To Cost Only £38

Fancy honing your hacking skills? Well, cheap online tutorials are on offer, but only white hats should apply

9 years ago

Ministry of Defence Turns To G-Cloud For Data Centre Consolidation Project

The Ark-designed project will see the closure of the MoD's Bath site and relocation to a shared facility with lower…

9 years ago

Blackphone To Launch Security-Focused App Store

Launch comes as part of major update to PrivatOS Blackphone software

9 years ago

MPs Withdraw Backing From Post Office Fraud Row Mediation Scheme

More than 140 MPs said they can no longer support the Post Office's mediation scheme for sub-postmasters who say computer…

9 years ago

Forget Your PC, It’s The Home Router That Could Be Opening You Up To Hackers, Says Avast

Router security currently similar to that of PCs in the 1990’s, Avast COO Ondrej Vlcek tells TechWeek Europe

9 years ago

Human Error Blamed For Increasing Number Of Data Breaches

ICO figures obtained in a FoI reveal that humans not machines are responsible for 93 percent of data breaches

9 years ago

Government Deal Paves Way For ‘Digital ID’ System

Dutch firm Digidentity looks to give UK citizens more secure access to online company and government services

9 years ago

PlayStation Network ‘Downed By Hackers’ In Latest Sony Incident

A hacker group has claimed responsibility for PlayStation Network login problems, a week after similar issues struck Xbox Live

9 years ago

Sony Hack Reveals Personal Details Of Film Stars

Sony Pictures hack exposes salary of Hollywood actor Seth Rogen and details of other Hollywood stars

9 years ago

90 Percent Of Businesses Face Internet of Things Security Breach By 2016

Connected technology will revolutionise the workplace and mean big changes for IT managers everywhere, predicts IDC

9 years ago

Facebook Users Receive Free Malware Scanning Tool

Facebook and ESET team up to reduce threat of malware on the social network

9 years ago

Iranian Hackers Sneak Onto Western Systems

A large number of western computer systems have been infiltrated by Iranian hackers, Cylance warns

9 years ago

Intel Acquires PasswordBox To Counter ‘Password Fatigue’

PasswordBox's identity-management services will become part of Intel Security's Safe Identity operation

9 years ago

FBI Warns Of Destructive Cyber-Attacks Following Sony Pictures Breach

The FBI has issued a warning on a major cyber-attack that leaves hard drives unusable

9 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Extends Real-time Data Protection To Hitachi NAS Platform Systems

Kaspersky Lab joins Hitachi Technology Alliance Program to anticipate tomorrow's security problems

10 years ago

Syrian Electronic Army Returns With Newspaper Hack

The pro-Assad hacker group SEA strikes back with a hack against a number of Western media websites

10 years ago

Vodafone Blames ‘Human Error’ For Handing News UK Phone Records To Police

ICO investigates after Vodafone accidentally sends more than a thousand phone records to the Met who wanted details of just…

10 years ago

Attention, Santa! – This Year’s Most ‘Risky Christmas Gift List’ Revealed

Shoppers need to watch out for iPhones, Playstation 4s and Ugg Boots if they want to stay safe this Christmas,…

10 years ago

Sony Pictures Suffers Blackmail Hack

Sony Pictures network breached just days after Sony’s PlayStation Network was allegedly penetrated

10 years ago

London’s Businesses “Facing Daily Data Loss Risks”, Says EMC

Storage provider offers some top tips to make sure your data stays safe

10 years ago

Home Office Set To Introduce New Data Surveillance Plan

Measures to be introduced this week will require ISPs to retain IP address data and make it available to police…

10 years ago