Apple's security worse than observers thought
This decade long attack should have been spotted
A basic attack, full of errors, was around for years Apple and the entire security industry are looking rather stupid this week after it turns out the hack on iPhones was much worse than people thought.
Apple patches unpatching security update
Jailbreak time is over
Apple has released today an iOS security update to patch a bug the company's software geniuses un-patched allowing hackers to craft new jailbreaks for current iOS versions.
Employees have too much access to company data
There is such a thing as too much data
A study of over 700 US employees reveals that 48 percent of employees have access to more company data than they need to perform their jobs.
More security woes for chipmakers
Another attack on a CPU's speculative execution mechanism
Security researchers have found a new way to attack a CPU’s speculative execution mechanism to leak the contents of kernel memory.
5G is arriving half-baked on security
They are the telecom equivalent of Steve Irwin to a Stingray
While high-speed 5G mobile data networks have already started rolling out in some cities, insecurity experts are concerned that the standard might not be up-to-snuff on security.
Brits are pants at IT Security
A report says they are pretty dumb
UK businesses are risking becoming victim to data breaches by failing to take the most basic of cybersecurity precautions, new research has revealed.
Facebook’s security boss leaves
No proof of sexual misconduct and racist slurs
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's personal security chief won't be returning to his job after being accused of sexual misconduct and slurs that included racist remarks about Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan.
Cyber security blighted by bias
More dangerous than a Russian hacker
A study of cybersecurity professionals indicates that their confirmation bias is probably more likely to sink their computer networks than a Russian hacker.
Intel hires chief architect of Xbox One
Scorpio, and Scarlett SoCs
Our knowledgeable sources have whispered that Intel has hired John Sell, a chap who was the chief architect of Xbox One, Scorpio, and Scarlett SoCs. John joined as an Intel Fellow to work on security.
Apple’s “find my” feature will be a nightmare
But still thinks it is great
Designers at fruity cargo cult Apple appear to have been sniffing the floor polish again after proudly showing off one of the potentially daftest features for an iPhone.