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Palo Alto Networks threatens to sue security startup for comparison review, says it breaks software EULA
October 23, 2020
EU slaps extra sanctions on Russian spy chief and APT28 malware dev over 2015 Bundestag hack
October 23, 2020
Ed Snowden doesn’t need to worry about being turfed out of Russia any more
October 23, 2020
After Dutch bloke claims he hacked Trump’s Twitter by guessing password, web biz says there’s ‘no evidence’
October 23, 2020
China reveals audit of 320,000 local apps, with 34 booted from app stores and hundreds of devs warned they could suffer same fate
October 23, 2020
After first floating $20bn penalty, DoJ suggests $60m fine for UMC’s theft of Micron’s DRAM secrets
October 23, 2020
Is it Iran or Russia’s hackers we need to worry about? The Russians, definitely the Russians, says US intelligence
October 22, 2020
French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria hit by ‘cyberattack’, Ryuk ransomware suspected
October 22, 2020
Time for a mobile privacy reset?
October 22, 2020
Samsung to introduce automatic call blocking on Android 11-capable flagships
October 22, 2020
Iran sent threatening pro-Trump emails to American Democrats, Russia close behind, says US intelligence
October 22, 2020
Thought the FBI were the only ones able to unlock encrypted phones? Pretty much every US cop can get the job done
October 21, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak triggered a rush of online attacks against retail loyalty schemes, Akamai reckons
October 21, 2020
How much does Oracle love you? Thiiiis much: Latest patch bundle has 402 fixes
October 21, 2020
Chrome zero-day in the wild – patch now!
October 21, 2020
8 video chat apps compared: Which is best for security?
October 21, 2020
How cybercriminals play the domain game
October 21, 2020
OpenStack haven OpenDev yanks Gerrit code review tool after admin account compromised for two weeks
October 21, 2020
Top tip, everyone: Chinese hackers are hitting these 25 vulns, so make sure you patch them ASAP, says NSA
October 20, 2020
VMware patches, among other things, ESXi flaw that can be abused by miscreants on the network to hijack hosts
October 20, 2020
Russian “government hackers” charged with cybercrimes by the US
October 20, 2020
Remember insider threat? Old news now. Focus on malware detection, says EU infosec agency
October 20, 2020
You’ve open sourced your relational database manager with PostgreSQL – but how can you keep it secure?
October 20, 2020
Notpetya, Olympics hacking, Novichok probe meddling… America throws the book at six alleged Kremlin hackers
October 19, 2020
UK test and trace data can be handed to police, reveals memorandum
October 19, 2020
First, Patch Tuesday. Now, Oh Hell, Monday: Microsoft emits bonus fixes for Visual Studio, Windows 10 security bugs
October 19, 2020
Will there be no end to govt attempts to break encryption? Hand over your data or the kiddies get it, threaten Five Eyes spies
October 19, 2020
If you want to practice writing exploits and worms, there’s a big hijacking hole in SonicWall firewall VPNs
October 16, 2020
To stop web giants abusing privacy, they must be prevented from respawning. Ever
October 16, 2020
US Department of Justice reignites the Battle to Break Encryption
October 16, 2020
British Airways fined £20m for Magecart hack that exposed 400k folks’ credit card details to crooks
October 16, 2020
One alleged Dridex money-launderer set for US extradition, beams UK’s National Crime Agency
October 15, 2020
COVID-19 security tips: Ensure you sack your staff without leaving their IT access enabled, says Secureworks
October 15, 2020
Security much? Twitter should have had a CISO to prevent Bitcoin hack, says US state financial body
October 15, 2020
Microsoft would love to hear about ‘critical bugs’ in .NET 5.0 ahead of the ‘unified’ platform’s November launch
October 15, 2020
Remember when Zoom was rumbled for lousy crypto? Six months later it says end-to-end is ready
October 15, 2020
Intel celebrates security of Ice Lake Xeon processors, so far impervious to any threat due to their unavailability
October 14, 2020
The rise of fearware and how to fight back
October 14, 2020
McAfee rattles tin for $600m+ in fresh IPO filing valuing firm at $3.6bn
October 14, 2020
Brit webcam criminal snared in FBI LuminosityLink creepware sting spared prison
October 14, 2020
‘Facebook simply would not exist today if not for Bletchley Park,’ says social network – but don’t hold that against it
October 14, 2020
Softly-as-a-service: IBM whispers plan for security SaaS based on a Cloud Pak
October 14, 2020
Windows “Ping of Death” bug revealed – patch now!
October 14, 2020
It’s 2020 and a rogue ICMPv6 network packet can pwn your Microsoft Windows machine
October 13, 2020
For Foxit’s sake: Windows and Mac users alike urged to patch PhantomPDF over use-after-free vulns
October 13, 2020
Creepy covert camera “feature” found in popular smartwatch for kids
October 13, 2020
You can ditch the printer and go entirely paperless, but does that really make your work comms any more secure?
October 13, 2020
Hackers hack Hackney: Local government cries ‘cyberattack’ while UK infosec officials rush to figure out what happened
October 13, 2020
The seven deadly sins letting hackers hijack America’s govt networks: These unpatched bugs leave systems open
October 12, 2020
Microsoft on the counter­attack! Trickbot malware network takes a hit
October 12, 2020
Microsoft and chums use US trademark law to trash Trickbot malware network
October 12, 2020
‘You’ve got the old cheeky Corona’: Ireland’s pandemic advice SMS service can be spoofed, warns researcher
October 12, 2020
Beware, drone fliers, of Scotland’s black-headed gulls. For they will tear your craft from Mother Nature’s skies
October 12, 2020
One year after server hackers left NordVPN red-faced, firm’s first colocated setup is online
October 12, 2020
Britannia should rule the (cyber) waves, minister tells Singapore event in bid to drum up Commonwealth support
October 12, 2020
Five Eyes nations plus Japan and India call for Big Tech to bake backdoors into everything
October 11, 2020
Global Privacy Control emerges as latest attempt to let netizens choose whether they want to be tracked online
October 10, 2020
Five bag $300,000 in bug bounties after finding 55 security holes in Apple’s web apps, IT infrastructure
October 9, 2020
Software AG hit with ransomware: Crooks leak staffers’ passports, want millions for stolen files
October 9, 2020
Crown Prosecution Service solicitor accused of targeting judge ex-wife’s lover through work computer systems
October 9, 2020
Here’s US Homeland Security collaring a suspected arsonist after asking Google for the IP addresses of folks who made a specific search
October 9, 2020
Email-spamming COVID profiteers deleted database with ‘key evidence’ when UK watchdog came knocking
October 9, 2020
Want to set up a successful bug bounty? Make sure you write it for the flaw finders and not the lawyers
October 8, 2020
Hey, pull your nose out of BlackBerry’s poor financials and pay attention to this all-singing security doodah
October 8, 2020
8 tips to tighten up your work‑from‑home network
October 8, 2020
K8s on a plane! US Air Force slaps Googly container tech on yet another war machine to ‘run advanced ML algorithms’
October 8, 2020
Apple’s T2 custom secure boot chip is not only insecure – it cannot be fixed without replacing the silicon
October 8, 2020
Wisepay ‘outage’ is actually the school meal payments biz trying to stop an intruder from stealing customer card details
October 7, 2020
Infosec researchers pwned Comcast’s voice-activated remote control so it could snoop on household chit-chat
October 7, 2020
Disgraced cop, 55, spared prison term after admitting he abused police systems to snoop on his girlfriend’s ex
October 7, 2020
UK, French, Belgian blanket spying systems ruled illegal by Europe’s top court
October 7, 2020
Verizon: Just 25% of global businesses comply fully with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
October 6, 2020
Gone phishing: workplace email security in five steps
October 6, 2020
Meet the new aviation insecurity, same as the old aviation insecurity: Next-gen ACAS X just as vulnerable to spoofing as its predecessor
October 6, 2020
Insurance firm Ardonagh Group disabled 200 admin accounts as ransomware infection took hold
October 6, 2020
Former antivirus baron John McAfee collared, faces extradition to America on tax evasion, securities allegations
October 6, 2020
UEFI malware rears ugly head again: Kaspersky uncovers campaign with whiff of China
October 5, 2020
Hackers can rip open your company with AI… But AI can help you fight back
October 5, 2020
If you connect it, protect it
October 5, 2020
Big IQ play from IT outsourcer: Can’t create batch files if you can’t save files. Of any kind
October 5, 2020
Imagine running a dating app and being told accounts could be easily hijacked. How did that feel, Grindr?
October 3, 2020
And you thought Fuzzilli was a pasta… Google offers up $50k in cloud credits to fuzz the hell out of JavaScript engines
October 2, 2020
Adventures in SQL Server 2019: Microsoft updates the update that broke the update
October 2, 2020
Aussie telco Telstra says soz after accidentally diverting traffic meant for encrypted email biz through its servers
October 2, 2020
Let’s talk about data security in the age of the ‘new normal’ with folks from FireEye, Microsoft, Splunk – and more
October 2, 2020
Complexity has broken computer security, says academic who helped spot Meltdown and Spectre flaws
October 2, 2020
Serious Security: Phishing without links – when phishers bring along their own web pages
October 2, 2020
Russia and China’s ‘digital authoritarianism’ means we need to better arm our cyber troops, warns top UK general
October 2, 2020
Your comms may be paperless, but are they actually secure? Thought so…
October 2, 2020
US govt wins right to snaffle Edward Snowden’s $5m+ book royalties, speech fees – and all future related earnings
October 2, 2020
How’s this for overachieving? Man accused of running software outfit as a Ponzi scheme while on parole from previous fraud
October 2, 2020
Tokyo Stock Exchange breaks new record. Sadly, not a good one… its longest ever outage
October 2, 2020
Cloud biz Blackbaud admits ransomware crims may have captured folks’ bank info, months after saying that everything’s fine
October 1, 2020
Huawei’s UK code reviewers say Chinese mega-corp is still totally crap at basic software security. Bad crypto, buffer overflows, logic errors…
October 1, 2020
#BeCyberSmart – why friends don’t let friends get scammed
October 1, 2020
UK privacy watchdog confirms probe into NHS England COVID-19 app after complaints of spammy emails, texts
October 1, 2020
Chap beats rap in WhatsApp zap flap: Russian banker walks from insider trading case after deleting software
October 1, 2020
Singapore to treat infosec as equivalent public good to fresh running water
October 1, 2020
Diplomats are supposed to be subtle and clever. Australia’s just leaked 1,000 citizens’ email addresses
October 1, 2020
GitHub adds code scanning for security bugs
September 30, 2020