Oracle’s head of Java security has promised that the vendor will “fix” issues with the widely used programming language, as …
Experts slam Oracle over Java
Oracle must dramatically step up its security game, security experts said this week, following the release of a number of …
Verizon warns of continued cyber attacks
According to a new data breach report from Verizon, authentication attacks and “hacktivism” will continue to pose a threat to …
Losing the battle
Security shot up the priority list of not just CIOs but also higher management in 2012 as the world witnessed …
iPhone hackers hint at iOS 6 jailbreak
Two iPhone hackers hinted on Sunday that they are making progress toward developing a new jailbreak for the latest version …
Researchers crack Philips hospital system
A Philips information management system, which is used in making administrative chores in hospital more efficient, contains vulnerabilities that can …
Researchers find another Java security flaw
Researchers from a Poland-based vulnerability research firm on Friday announced that they had found vulnerabilities in Java 7 Update 11 …
Pwn2Own hacking contest offers record $560k in prizes
HP TippingPoint, the long-time organiser of the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, announced on Friday that it will offer cash awards …
Cisco investigates Linksys vulnerability
A reported vulnerability in Linksys firmware that would allow a hacker to gain full control of the wireless router has …
New Java flaw found in days, sells on black web
Oracle’s bad Java week got worse on Wednesday, after it was announced that a previously unknown flaw in the programming …
‘Red October’ cyber espionage network discovered
A cyber espionage network has been allowed to flourish in Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics and Central Asian countries since …
Microsoft responds to Internet Explorer vulnerability
Microsoft will deviate from its regular Internet Explorer repair schedule today by releasing a patch for older versions of its …
Trojan disguised as latest Chrome update
Following Google’s recent upgrade of Chrome, a new wave of bogus updates has been set upon the Internet by cyber …
Is Iran really behind recent stream of DDoS bank attacks?
Though U.S. officials have consistently blamed Iran for the ongoing stream of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against major …
Yahoo email patch ineffective, security researchers say
Security researchers say a patch released by Yahoo earlier this week for a serious email vulnerability did not fix the …
EMC: Big Data will be key in 2013
Organisations that adopt Big Data in 2013 will create value and competitive differentiation, while those which do not will stagnate. …
Chinese man guilty of pirated software sales worth $100mn
A Chinese man has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to selling pirated software used in defence, space and other …
Hacker finds way to run desktop applications on Windows RT
A hacker claims to have found a method of bypassing the code integrity mechanism in Windows RT, therefore allowing for …
Cisco working to fix broken patch for VoIP phones
Cisco Systems plans to release a new patch for a vulnerability in its VoIP phones after the first patch did …
Oracle to stop patching Java 6 in Feb
Java 6 will be retired from security support in less than two months, and users and businesses should prepare now …