Companies around the world have been forced to clean up thousands of computers after the flawed McAfee anti-virus update released on Wednesday caused chaos.
Flash-based client device identification on the way out
Gartner has warned that the use of Flash local storage as a means of verifying end-user devices for security purposes is coming to an end.
Lancashire Constabulary taps into secure virtual desktop technology
Lancashire Constabulary has implemented a secure virtual desktop environment to manage staff access to its restricted and confidential networks.
Researchers develop GPS-free phone tracking hack
Security researchers have discovered a way to track a mobile phone user’s whereabouts without using a GPS signal, it was revealed this week. It is even possible to listen in on telephone voicemails, according to the information, divulged in a presentat…
McAfee security software flags Windows kernel code as malware
Reports are coming in that McAfee’s popular IT security software is tagging Microsoft Windows system files as malicious, causing serious stability problems, screen freezes and bootup loops for a large number of Windows XP users.
McAfee security software flags Windows kernel code as malware
Reports are coming in that McAfee’s popular IT security software is tagging Microsoft Windows system files as malicious, causing serious stability problems, screen freezes and bootup loops for a large number of Windows XP users.
Google fixes Chrome flaws
Google has closed four high-priority vulnerabilities in version 4 of its Chrome browser for Windows.
McAfee’s security software flags Windows kernel code as malware
Reports are coming in that McAfee’s popular IT security software is tagging Microsoft Windows system files as malicious, causing serious stability problems, screen freezes and bootup loops for a large number of Windows XP users.
Lib Dem Clegg’s infosec breach
The blueprint for Lib Dem Nick Clegg’s top-secret TV debate strategy has been found in the back of a London cab, The Sun reports
Clearswift reports a seachange in Web 2.0 business security attitudes
Research published today claims to show that business attitudes towards Web 2.0 – the new generation of internet services – have charged markedly in the last three years.