HPE let Russians look at Pentagon’s code
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Tuesday, 03 October 2017 11:29

HPE let Russians look at Pentagon’s code


What could be wrong with that?

HPE could be in trouble after Hewlett Packard Enterprise allowed a Russian defence agency to review the inner workings of cyber defence software used by the Pentagon to guard its computer networks.

Tame Apple Press discovers that Macs are less secure than PCs
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But that means that Apple has been lying to us

Reporters at the International Business Times were shocked to discover that their Apple Macs, which they have been insisting were more secure than PCs, are actually a doddle to knock over.

Intel Management Engine turned over, thanks to NSA
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Researchers hack Intel's back door 


A team of insecurity experts from Positive Technologies has found a way to disable the Intel Management Engine (ME) thanks to the NSA.

Beware of working during the holidays
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Wednesday, 26 July 2017 06:00

Beware of working during the holidays


Firms at risk from work-addicted employees


T-Systems, the corporate IT and cyber-security arm of Deutsche Telekom, is warning organisations of the security risks associated with allowing employees to work while on their summer holiday.

Security robot drowns itself
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Wednesday, 19 July 2017 06:00

Security robot drowns itself


I think you ought to know I am feeling depressed


A Washington DC-based security robot has decided that life protecting humans is not worth the effort and has killed itself by throwing itself into a fountain.

Kaspersky worked with the FSB in 2008
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Wednesday, 12 July 2017 06:00

Kaspersky worked with the FSB in 2008


Closer than previously admitted


Claims by the AV outfit Kaspersky that it only has a passing connection with Russian spooks have been damaged by the leak of some internal emails.

Free wi-fi can be a menace
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Monday, 10 July 2017 12:35

Free wi-fi can be a menace


Don't view porn in public

Norton said that 59 percent of Americans think that when they use public wi-fi it's safe as houses but it most certainly isn't.

Windows XP was not especially vulnerable to Wannacry
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Windows 7 machines might have been the problem


Windows XP was not as vulnerable to the WannaCry ransomware as many assumed.

Microsoft splashes out on some more security
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Buys security firm for $100 million

Software king of the world, Microsoft has written a $100 million cheque for the security outfit Hexadite.

Intel’s management engine is security nightmare
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EFF warning


The Electronic Frontier Foundation is warning that Intel's largely-undocumented "Management Engine" is a security nightmare.