WEB SITE & SERVER SECURITY
MarchNational Theatre reveals data hack; asks for password resets - 2010/03/04A major hack of a leading website has caused an organisation to take somewhat delayed action and notify users ... YouTube hit by downtime for many users - 2010/03/03People wanting to see the latest developments in the world of online video have been forced to take a back ... "Concerted effort" hacks NSW govt website - 2010/03/02David Campbell, the transport minister for New South Wales, has apologised for suggesting a government ... Twitter warns users of hack attempts - 2010/03/01After extensive web monitoring, Twitter has reported that hackers are targeting a number of people through ... FebruaryFalkland Islands website subject to hacking - 2010/02/23Unluckily for the Penguin News of the Falkland Islands, its online presence became a key battleground today ... China must do more to curtail internet attacks - 2010/02/15China must do more to tackle the growing problem of internet attacks originating from within its borders, it ... Student newspaper taken down for two days by hacker - 2010/02/10A cyber attack caused the website of a student newspaper to experience two days of downtime. ... China closes down hacker training site - 2010/02/09A website that was training hackers in how to launch cyber attacks and supply malware has been shut ... Hacked navy site aims to be back online soon - 2010/02/04A navy website that was taken offline after it was hacked should be back up and running within two ... Hacker attack takes Russian newspaper offline for days - 2010/02/03One of Russia's highest profile newspapers has been experiencing six days of downtime due to a hacker ... Hackers from the US are most feared by IT and security executives - 2010/02/01The US has been named as the most likely source of cyber attacks in a study carried out by software security ... JanuaryTechCrunch experiences another hacker attack - 2010/01/28Technology website TechCrunch has been victim of a second hacker attack less than 24 hours after it first ... Search engine use soared in December 2009 - 2010/01/27The number of online searches made around the world in December last year increased by 46 per cent when ... YouTube downtime creates a stir on Twitter - 2010/01/21Video-sharing website YouTube experienced half an hour of downtime this week, leading to users of the website ... The Jewish Chronicle website is the victim of Palestinian hackers - 2010/01/19The Jewish Chronicle site has been the victim of a hacker that posted pro-Palestinian comments on its ... Twitter hackers target Chinese search engine - 2010/01/13Baidu, China's largest search engine, has been targeted by a group claiming to be the Iranian Cyber ... AugustTayside Police website hacked by Frankie Boyle fans - 2009/08/26The Tayside Police website has been hacked into by Frankie Boyle fans who posted an image of the comedian ... Social networking hit by most online attacks - 2009/08/19Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook are subject to a fifth of all online cyber attacks, it ... JuneUnemployment benefit website crashes in Arizona - 2009/06/02Queues of people started building up in many of the Arizona Department of Economic Security offices early on ... MayVirginia health website shut down after hacking - 2009/05/13The website of the Virginia Department of Health had to be shut down after hackers claimed to have stolen the ... AprilSecurity breaches 'on the up' - 2009/04/20There were more security breaches last year than over the previous four years combined, according to a ... Free speech website hacked - 2009/04/16A free speech website was attacked by internet hackers one day after is started selling controversial ... US energy grid 'threatened by hackers' - 2009/04/09Hackers have penetrated the US energy grid leaving behind software that could disrupt the system, say ... Hackers deface MP's website - 2009/04/08Paul Clark, MP for Gillingham and Rainhamm, had his website defaced this week by a hacker referring known ... Reliable hosting sites named - 2009/04/03The three most reliable hosting websites over the past month have been named in a recent release from ... Internet outage blamed on power failure - 2009/04/02An internet outage which affected Hawaii-based subscribers of Oceanic Time Warner Cable recently has been ... Hackers find way around Ticketmaster - 2009/04/01Computer hackers have apparently found a way of skipping ticket limits when booking for the event of their ... MarchHumans responsible for 'computer vulnerability' - 2009/03/31Computer users should be held responsible for the apparent upsurge in computer crime, one expert has ... China blocks YouTube - 2009/03/26A YouTube outage in China has been caused by the country's government blocking the service, according to ... Gambling site clueless over outage - 2009/03/24A gambling site is not sure how an outage disrupted the betting fun of its online punters earlier in the ... Site crashed by Jacko - 2009/03/20O2's Blueroom looks like it could have benefited from some City hit by website outage - 2009/03/17 Bureaucracy in the Chicago suburb of Geneva has been affected by a website outage. ... Data increase calls for load testing services - 2009/03/12The increasing amount of data being transferred around the world via the internet gives even more cause for ... Spam levels revealed - 2009/03/05The levels of spam clogging up email inboxes has been revealed by one Website load tester released - 2009/03/03 A new piece of FebruaryServer outage at White House - 2009/02/18 The cause of the server outage which halted emails at the White House last month has been ... Third security website breach - 2009/02/12A Romanian hackers' website claimed its third major security breach of the week today (Thursday, February ... Public computer warning sounded - 2009/02/10Those using public computers to access sensitive web-based accounts have been warned to be extra careful by ... Website testing key to performance - 2009/02/03Online retailers who do not undergo a sufficiently comprehensive period of website testing prior to the ... JanuarySharePoint users 'should tighten up' - 2009/01/29Firms utilising Microsoft SharePoint should tighten up their security plans, the results of new research ... Spammers growing 'resilient' - 2009/01/27Firms have been warned that their email inboxes may come under a renewed threat from spammers in ... Secret Service investigates credit card hack-in - 2009/01/22The United States secret service has been called in to investigate a massive security breach at credit card ... Firms clamping down on "website intrusion" - 2009/01/22Companies are beginning to take measures to protect themselves against online threats, according to one ... Microsoft issues New Year server security update - 2009/01/16After issuing a heavy load in December, Microsoft's latest round of security patches includes only one ... Businesses urged to step up password security - 2009/01/13Businesses must step up their password security in order to stop hackers gaining access to private ... DecemberMicrosoft releases IE fix - 2008/12/18Microsoft has released a patch to fix a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) which has caused problems for ... NovemberCredit crunch 'will affect security' - 2008/11/27Businesses' IT security will be affected by the credit crunch, an expert has claimed. ... Trojan virus steals on an unprecedented scale - 2008/11/04A new Trojan virus has stolen data from half a million bank records, according to a leading internet security ... OctoberVirgin Media suffer email 'spam attack' - 2008/10/14Thousands of Virgin Media customers have been virtually cut off from their email accounts for up to four ... FBI begins hunt for European retail hackers - 2008/10/07The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has gone on the hunt for two Europe-based hackers who have made ... FBI begins hunt for European retail hackers - 2008/10/07The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has gone on the hunt for two Europe-based hackers who have made ... Government backs calls for e-crime unit - 2008/10/02The government has announced it will proceed with plans for a centralised police unit to deal specifically ... SeptemberBusiness VOIP users 'exposed to risk' - 2008/09/30The increasing use of unsecured IP telephony software, such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP) ... Data theft by hackers on the increase - 2008/09/30Incidences of hackers stealing sensitive information from otherwise legitimate websites is on the increase, ... Widespread consumer suspicion of business' data storage - 2008/09/29The British public are largely mistrustful when it comes to the safety of their personal information, ... Firms not up to speed on electronic security - 2008/09/26A significant number of companies fail to understand the importance of data security, according to a new ... Free anti-virus software too good to be true - 2008/09/25Cost-conscious users who search for free security products on the internet are exposing themselves to risk, ... Unseen risk from fake pop-ups - 2008/09/25A number of internet users are unaware of the risk from fake pop-up messages, new research has ... Texas National Guard face online threat - 2008/09/23Hackers have infiltrated the website of the Texas National Guard, the organisation has ... Sarah Palin's account hacked - 2008/09/18US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has had her email account hacked, highlighting the importance of ... Efficient new monitoring system developed - 2008/09/16A new anti-virus LHC hackers spurned by monitoring staff - 2008/09/15 Hackers were "one step away" from accessing the Cern Large Hadron Collider's (LHC) central computer ... Hacker given two years for stocks fraud - 2008/09/11An audacious money-making scheme designed to manipulate the stock market has resulted in a two-year custodial ... Retailers need to 'beef up' their website monitoring - 2008/09/10The newly released annual security report from NTA Monitor has added its weight to the call for the retail ... Hacker taps rapper site - 2008/09/03The list of celebrities whose online presence has been compromised has just become longer with the news that ... Three months in jail for UN email hacker - 2008/09/02A court case lasting almost a year has recently come to a close with the conviction of an Egyptian computer ... AugustBiggest ever ID theft in Taiwan - 2008/08/28Six people are currently being held in custody for what is believed to be the biggest personal data hacking ... Don't annoy the hackers says one researcher - 2008/08/27Hackers are stooping to a new low by targeting those people who avoid their initial attacks but who then ... The smallest cyber-heist in world history? - 2008/08/27In response to an article in a Scottish Sunday newspaper, a statement from the Best Western Hotel chain has ... eBay carries 'fake toolbar' warning - 2008/08/26Web security firm McAfee has warned against the downloading of browser add-ons unless they come from ... Networks face new IP risk - 2008/08/22UK website monitoring has thrown into doubt the security of internet protocol (IP), according to a new ... New algorithm set to improve router efficiency - 2008/08/21A new algorithm developed by a group of computer scientists in the US could bring an end to the router ... Website monitoring systems can help prevent 'wardriving' - 2008/08/19The recent arrest of gang members who stole the details of up to 40 million credit card users by 'wardriving' ... DNS reliance exposes OpenID to risk - 2008/08/14Sun identity technology specialist, Robin Wilton has said that OpenID could be affected by a fundamental ... 'Time to take action' says DNS inventor - 2008/08/14Paul Mockapetris, the inventor of the Domain Name System (DNS), has urged Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ... Website monitoring experts say 'fear the botnet' - 2008/08/13Concentrated use of botnets to launch mass website attacks is the most concerning issue to arise so far in ... Website monitoring counts Olympic opportunists - 2008/08/13Internet security firms using website monitoring techniques have shown that the Beijing Olympic Games has ... Website monitoring needed to fight physical attacks - 2008/08/12A recent conference in Las Vegas has highlighted the need for effective website monitoring after security ... Web monitoring gets hack hackers into trouble - 2008/08/12Three French journalists were ejected from the Black Hat 'Hacking Conference' in Las Vegas recently after ... Web safety lessons are a must for young users - 2008/08/11The premise that the internet phenomenon of social networking is a trend that will not go away has led many ... New malware attack through Facebook - 2008/08/08Facebook users are being warned against clicking on a link in a wall message to watch a video that appears to ... Free website monitoring software for parents in Florida - 2008/08/07Martin County Sheriff's office has provided Floridian parents with free website monitoring ... Security systems will 'never be safe' - 2008/08/07Too many people instinctively, and naively, trust internet security according to a report in the ... DNS hole only 'patched in places' - 2008/08/06The hole in the DNS system is being fixed but too slowly and the full extent of the problem is still not ... Apple 'slow to react' over DNS security flaw - 2008/08/01After what many consider to be too long a wait, Apple has followed the lead of Microsoft and Cisco and ... New hacker threat for 'good reputation' web monitoring - 2008/08/01According to a report from internet security firm Websense, sites with good reputations will be subject more ... JulyCommon sense approach to avoid malware - 2008/07/22The common sense approach should be employed in order to avoid malware, according to Web-User. ... Security site in security breach - 2008/07/22A Turkish internet hacker by the name of 'm0sted' has attacked Kaspersky's Malaysian website. ... Public showing more caution when buying online - 2008/07/14Figures released in a survey by online payments firm, PayPoint.net have shown that online shoppers are being ... ZoneAlarm fix for Microsoft patch - 2008/07/11The problems caused by Microsoft's security patch KB951748 have now been addressed by ZoneAlarm, reports ... Cable and Wireless Watford site burgled - 2008/07/11Sainsbury's and Ordnance Survey websites went dark at around 01:00 (GMT) today (Friday, July 11th) as a ... Security patch locks many offline - 2008/07/10Microsoft released its security patch for Domain Name System (DNS) on Tuesday as part of its regular update ... Website monitoring throws up security glitch - 2008/07/10Internet security expert, Dan Kaminsky has discovered a flaw which could allow people to redirect legitimate ... Weak server certificates compromise online security - 2008/07/01An error in technology used to generate server certificates could have left millions of people vulnerable to ... JuneHSBC open to phishing scams - 2008/06/26Possible mechanisms which would allow hackers to create phishing scams could be left open by scripting flaws ... New software "fortifies server security" - 2008/06/19New software which has been developed by researchers at one American academic institution claims to ... Warning given over internet banking security - 2008/06/16Consumers affected by online banking fraud may not be able to rely on their banks to reimburse them if they ... Customers card details stolen from website - 2008/06/11Thieves have stolen up to 38,000 encrypted credit card details after instigating an attack on the website of ... Website outage caused by 'cracker attacks' - 2008/06/02Attacks which caused an outage experienced on the homepage of US internet service provider (ISP) Comcast did ... MayEU asks for security breach disclosures - 2008/05/29The European Union has asked for obligations to be brought in which would require companies to disclose any ... Network vital for small businesses, says expert - 2008/05/23Addressing network security is a vital part of ensuring the smooth running of any small business, according ... Apple releases server security updates - 2008/05/22Apple has announced the release of updates for the server versions of Mac OS X Tiger (10.4. x) and Leopard ... Researcher exposes gap in PayPal security - 2008/05/19A Finnish researcher has exposed a gap in PayPal payment system, with potential attackers able to create ... IT security expert in virtual server advice - 2008/05/13Firms deploying software using virtual machines should strive to ensure all the necessary controls are in ... Research highlights Windows Vista security threat - 2008/05/12New research has highlighted the multiple security threats facing many users of Microsoft's Windows ... Sensitive data find highlights server security lapse - 2008/05/07The recent discovery of a host of confidential data made by one security firm has highlighted the importance ... Virtual sprawl is security threat, says industry figure - 2008/05/01Server virtualisation projects may bring benefits in the short term but can be a serious security threat if ...
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