An SQL injection hack has affected more than 500 000 websites according to recent reports, including two sites maintained by Apple to promote iTunes podcasts.

The electronic health record (EHR) certification program is no longer temporary, as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has removed the ‘pending’ label from its EHR approved testing procedures, developed by th…

A digital TV software specialist, whose Sunrise digital video broadcast (DVB) firmware is found in a number of TV set top boxes, has taken the wraps off a ‘deep hibernation’ system for TV digiboxes that slashes standby power consumption.

The government should consider offshoring IT work to India to achieve spending cuts, according to analyst firm Ovum.

A malicious application that conceals spyware and GPS tracking behind a mobile phone game has been discovered in the Android app store.

Although the global downturn slowed security revenue to 7% growth in 2009, organizations globally have indicated their intention to give priority to security budgets, says Gartner.

Research released by credit reference agency Experian claims to show that the careless use of passwords on the internet is creating an identity theft paradise of criminals.

FaceTime Communications has unveiled a software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of its Unified Security Gateway technology, which allows enterprises to gain granular control over the use of Web 2.0 and social networking systems plus services.

The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) has provided a preview of upcoming changes to two of its standards covering the payment card industry.

Research carried out by the University of Pennsylvania claims to show that it possible to make an intelligent guess as to a smartphone users’ handset password by the density and direction of the `smudges’ on the mobile’s touch screen.