In a move that could upset a few security vendors, Toshiba has announced it has developed a new technology for self-encrypted hard disk drives and protecting sensitive information.

The country’s foreign minister told the AP that Bahrain has no plans to join other Gulf states in threatening to block BlackBerry services.

Google’s Android mobile operating system has been hit by its first text-based trojan, according to security firm Kaspersky Labs.

Kaspersky Lab is warning users to check their PCs for the presence of the TDSS rootkit, a nasty piece of code – now in its third iteration – that allows complete, but hidden, ‘zombie’ control of the host PC.

Google’s Android mobile operating system has been hit by its first text-based Trojan, according to security firm Kaspersky Labs.

San Diego-based St. Bernard Software recently announced its purchase of email security firm Red Condor.

San Diego-based St. Bernard Software recently announced its purchase of email security firm Red Condor.

Terry Childs, a former city of San Francisco network administrator, received a four-year sentence on Friday for his earlier conviction on computer tampering charges.

Terry Childs, a former city of San Francisco network administrator, received a four-year sentence on Friday for his earlier conviction on computer tampering charges.

There are signs that hackers are again turning to the recurring avenue of using attractive image files as a means to persuade internet users to infect their machines, through the usage of downloadable links to ‘allow’ users to view the files.