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NASA hacker arrested, perhaps it is time for some defense?
A hacker in Romania has been arrested and accused of breaking into NASA and causing $500,000 in damages.
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Mystery flaw crashing DNS servers across the internet
A zero-day vulnerability is being exploited in-the-wild to crash BIND 9 DNS servers all over the internet. The flaw, a Denial of Service vulnerability described as an "as-yet unidentified network...
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Facebook will no longer tell you everything it knows about you
The social network, swamped by data requesters inspired by the Europe vs. Facebook campaign, is now directing users to a page where they can download their own archives. The categories of data it’s...
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Google controversially forces users to opt-out of Wi-Fi snooping
If you can figure out how to rename your router SSID to include "_nomap," Google is going to skip your wireless access point in its location-gobbling location services. Once again, a company that...
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Will Do Not Track make a difference to web privacy?
Earlier this week the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released the first drafts of two new privacy standards aimed at simplifying and standardising how websites read and comply with web users’ privacy...
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US SCADA infrastructure woefully unprotected
An attack that allegedly destroyed a pump at a municipal water processing facility has raised alarms about the security of critical infrastructure in the United States.
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UK police foiled attack on royal wedding website
UK police were able to foil attempts at disrupting the international web presence of the royal wedding. The site remained online despite record interest in the ceremony.
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Cloud storage's hazy security lining at SC Congress NYC
With the bring your own device (BYOD) gaining momentum, do you know how your users are managing to move their data to and fro? In all likelihood they are using the cloud. Read on for the risks and...
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Interview with SCADA hacker pr0f about the state of infrastructure security
After writing about the hacking of SCADA systems I was contacted by one of the hackers, pr0f. I interviewed him via email to get his thoughts on how secure our critical infrastructure really is.
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Hackers target AT&T wireless users
Telecommunications giant AT&T admitted that hackers organised an attack against 1% of its 100.7 million wireless account customers.
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Xbox Live customers not hacked but phished
Xbox Live customers are the latest gamers to fall victim to an online attack with thousands of accounts hit across 35 countries.
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SOPA undermines security while not solving any problems
The proposed SOPA law before the US Congress will not just restrict speech, it will make the internet less secure.
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Google's open source geezer gets shirty about security
Google's hackerishly hirsute Open Source Programs Manager, Chris DiBona, stormed the IT headlines this week. He stuck his paddle into the computer security world and stirred...
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Thanksgiving: eat the bounty, hang out with family and update web browsers
Thanksgiving is coming up this weekend in the US. It's a holiday of gluttony and family time, and, according to The Atlantic, a chance to update your family's internet browsers.
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Phishing scam threatens to delete Facebook accounts in 24 hours
Facebook phishing emails are threatening to delete users’ Facebook accounts unless the victims pass along their account details within 24 hours.
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Fake iTunes gift certificate delivers a load of malware for Black Friday...
Watch out for shopping scams as the seaonal shopping frenzy ramps up over the US Thanksgiving weekend.
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Phone hacking scandal: computer hacker suspect arrested
Yesterday, british police arrested an unnamed 52-year-old man in Milton Keynes for computer hacking related to the News of the World phone hacking fiasco.
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The Conficker worm, three years and counting
This week marks the third anniversary of Conficker's assault on our PCs. Where do we stand after doing 36 months of battle with this worm?
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Reason to be careful if 'PayPal' says you have changed your email address
Have you received a notification claiming that your PayPal email address has changed? Spammed out messages attempt to steal personal information from PayPal users.
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Will the UK Cyber Security Strategy make a difference?
The British government has today published its Cyber Security Strategy detailing how it plans to protect national security and the public from internet threats, and (hopefully) support the British...
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