Linux users targeted by mystery drive-by rootkit
Security researchers have discovered what appears to be an experimental Linux rootkit designed to infect its highly select victims during a classic drive-by website attack.
Stories by John E Dunn
OpenOffice dumped as Freiburg plots return to Microsoft
The German city of Freiburg is preparing to dump its long-running use of the OpenOffice suite in favour of a return to Microsoft’s Office after struggling with range of document compatibility problems.
Mobile users still taken in by 'Stop' text spam, survey finds
One in three UK mobile phone users would naively text ‘stop’ on receiving a spam text message, almost certainly guaranteeing that they receive more unwanted contact, a survey has found.
Antivirus founder John McAfee sought after neighbour murdered
After a that has seen his Belize home raided by police, wealthy McAfee antivirus founder and notable John McAfee is being sought for questioning by local police over the murder of a neighbour last weekend.
Samsung Galaxy Tab too insecure for business use, analysis finds
Samsung’s much-vaunted Galaxy Tab has serious security failings that make it completely unsuitable for use by businesses, a technical analysis by consultancy Context Information Security has found.
Facebook ID will give access to gov.uk websites
The UK Government is pressing ahead with potentially controversial plans that will let citizens to log on to a range of Government services using external digital identities such as Facebook, online banks and mobile phone accounts.
Forrester: Most data breaches caused by employees
Most data breaches are caused by mundane events such as employees losing, having stolen or simply unwittingly misusing corporate assets, a Forrester report has found.
UK workers ignore rules on secure remote access
True to the careful, rule-bound stereotype Germans workers appear significantly more likely to follow the security policies demanded by employers for remote working than their French or British equivalents, an Imation survey has found.
'Flame' one of four mystery cyberweapons, says Kaspersky Lab
Security experts have discovered tantalising evidence that the eerily sophisticated Flame cyberweapon discovered in May was part of a family of four programs whose development goes back to 2006.
Edinburgh City Council red faced as unencrypted laptop stolen
Another Scottish council faces an embarrassing investigation after an unsecured laptop was stolen from the home of a consultant working on child fostering cases for Edinburgh City Council.
Microsoft discovers Chinese malware pre-installed on new PCs
Microsoft has published evidence of an extraordinary conspiracy in which potent botnet malware was apparently installed and hidden on PCs during their manufacture in China.
Hacktivists DDoS UK, US and Swedish Government websites
Hacktivists have launched a series of DDoS attacks on UK, US and Swedish government websites in the latest leg of a campaign to embarrass countries seen as pursuing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
GCHQ spooks to offer UK businesses cybersecurity advice
The UK’s key organisations are to get cyberattack advice from the country’s GCHQ electronic intelligence 'spooks' under a new ‘Cyber Security for Business’ programme to be launched today.
Demands of 'Generation Y' an application security risk, survey finds
IT teams often allow network applications to run with full admin privileges because they fear that not doing so would set them against the ‘engaged’ software culture of younger workers, a survey by Avecto has found.
Hacktivist steals data from UK police websites
A hacktivist has successfully stolen data including email addresses from three UK police websites in an attack apparently in support of Wikileaks’Julian Assange.