September 18, 2017

Chrome to brand FTP as “not secure”

With the release of Chrome 63 in December 2017 FTP will be branded "not secure"

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September 17, 2017

Vevo hacked, 3.12 TB of data leaked

The hacking group OurMine says it leaked the data after being told "f*ck off, you don't have anything"

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September 13, 2017

Fears raised about accuracy of new forensic DNA techniques

Lawyers are challenging convictions in which DNA analysis played a part, claiming that a new tool isn't reliable

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September 11, 2017

What your phone can tell city transport planners

London is just the latest city to use data gathered from mobile phones to try and understand how people use vital infrastructure

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September 06, 2017

Lenovo settles lawsuits with 32 states over Superfish

Lenovo agrees to pay $3.5m for breaking users' security by installing Superfish

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September 05, 2017

Would-be cyberattackers caught by malware with a sting in the tail

It's hard to feel sorry for people who get stung by the very malware they've bought to sting others

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August 29, 2017

Are you an adrenaline junkie who takes risks with security?

How much of a link is there between risky online behavior and taking care with your security? A researcher has been trying to find out

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August 25, 2017

‘Clever’ TapDance approach to web censorship that works at ISP level

The TapDance approach is just a proof of concept at the moment, but observers have welcomed it as a potentially useful tool

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August 21, 2017

Return to sender: military will send malware right back to you

'The threat could be a large nation-state or a 12-year-old' - so is weaponizing malware and sending it back the right tactic?

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