"The UK's Online Safety Bill isn't about safety or privacy, it's both." These were the words Stephen Almond, Director of Technology and Innovation at the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), used ...

I believe in the software security industry they talk about ‘vectors of attack’, well how about a Freezer-based vector of attack? I believe in the software security industry they talk about ‘vectors ...

Cast your mind back to January 2023, and the “world-leading, world-first Online Safety Bill” (Rishi Sunak responding to Labour’s Alex Davies-Jones) faced a significant backbench rebellion over an ...

Update, April 27, 2025: This story, originally published April 25, has been updated with new information from security experts concerning Google alert impersonation attacks that target Gmail users and ...

CIA Director John Brennan discusses ISIS's use of information technologies. The terrorist attacks in Paris likely would have occurred even if intelligence and law enforcement agencies could have ...

Bitcoin depends on encryption to remain secure. This encryption protects transactions, wallets, and user funds. If the ...

A new system developed by researchers at MIT has been designed to prevent attacks on wireless medical devices. The technology makes use of built in encryption to block signals from unauthorised users.

Web-browser makers are preparing a fix for a flaw in an encryption algorithm that makes it possible to spy on supposedly secure communications. However, the updates will mean a minority of websites ...

Grief over the Paris attacks will soon make way to demands for action. As well as increased military activity, and the controversial suggestions to close the door on refugees, the next battle in the ...

Overdue modernisation of the way the authorities monitor criminals and terrorists - or a Snooper's Charter eroding our basic liberties? The proposal outlined in the Queen's Speech to "modernise the ...