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BIND 9 DNS crashes, 0day suspected 

BIND 9 DNS crashes, 0day suspected

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 18 November 2011 9:47 AM
Temporary patch released.
Britian: Cybercrime no excuse to censor web 

Britian: Cybercrime no excuse to censor web

In Networks - By Tom Brewster, 3 November 2011 9:52 PM
Internet must be free, open and not stifled by government.
McAfee releases first DeepSAFE product 

McAfee releases first DeepSAFE product

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 20 October 2011 9:07 AM
The first sub-OS level security product arrives following Intel's acquisition of McAfee.
EU cloud vendors liable for breaches 

EU cloud vendors liable for breaches

In Cloud - By Tom Brewster, 29 September 2011 10:25 AM
Directive asks vendors to prove security and accept liability.
Windows 8 won't kill Linux, says Microsoft  

Windows 8 won't kill Linux, says Microsoft

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 27 September 2011 10:23 AM
But some don't buy it.
uTorrent hacked, served malware 

uTorrent hacked, served malware

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 15 September 2011 7:47 AM
Security charade.
Android tops mobile hacking charts 

Android tops mobile hacking charts

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 24 August 2011 12:52 PM
But malware hasn't reached a tipping point.
UK Gov says cloud computing aiding terrorism 

UK Gov says cloud computing aiding terrorism

In Cloud - By Tom Brewster, 14 July 2011 9:25 AM
Cloud computing can be used by terrorists as a way of transmitting data without being caught, the UK Government warns.
Anonymous claims Apple login theft 

Anonymous claims Apple login theft

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 5 July 2011 7:56 PM
Anonymous claims to have taken Apple users' passwords and logins.
LulzSec dumps 62,000 passwords, emails 

LulzSec dumps 62,000 passwords, emails

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 17 June 2011 8:37 AM
The group continues its hacking campaign, releasing 62,000 passwords and emails for people to play with.
Virgin takes fight to trojan 

Virgin takes fight to trojan

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 17 June 2011 8:37 AM
The troublesome SpyEye trojan is being tackled head on by a British Government body and ISP, Virgin Media.
Google suspends more Android apps 

Google suspends more Android apps

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 15 June 2011 1:49 PM
Infected with Plankton spyware.
Britain planning cyber weapons factory? 

Britain planning cyber weapons factory?

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 1 June 2011 10:28 AM
Reports suggest the UK government is to openly initiate cyber weapons production.
Energy providers pummelled by DDoS: McAfee 

Energy providers pummelled by DDoS: McAfee

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 20 April 2011 12:40 PM
Time to focus on the impact.
Toshiba launches self-encrypting hard drives 

Toshiba launches self-encrypting hard drives

In Crypto - By Tom Brewster, 14 April 2011 10:05 AM
The Japanese tech giant introduces the world's first series of self-encrypting drives.
Hackers get 'more violent' against security firms 

Hackers get 'more violent' against security firms

In Crypto - By Tom Brewster, 14 April 2011 10:05 AM
Security firms are getting hit by more attacks.
Barracuda admits mistake after hack 

Barracuda admits mistake after hack

In Risk - By Tom Brewster, 13 April 2011 8:58 AM
Security maker pantsed after it lets its guard down.
Spooks say BlackBerry is safest 

Spooks say BlackBerry is safest

In Web/client - By Tom Brewster, 12 April 2011 10:43 AM
Research in Motion device best for Government.
Russia fingered in LiveJournal DDoS attacks 

Russia fingered in LiveJournal DDoS attacks

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 8 April 2011 12:06 PM
DDoS attacks on LiveJournal go after an anti-corruption blogger.
Most IT departments ‘clueless’ over sensitive files 

Most IT departments ‘clueless’ over sensitive files

In Crypto - By Tom Brewster, 8 April 2011 12:03 PM
Sensitive files don't appear to mean much to security pros, an Imperva survey suggests.
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