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Samsung S5 fingerprint hackable
Hackers can use copies of the fingerprints used to unlock the Samsung Galaxy S5 phones. A flaw in the Android software makes it possible to steal the personal information so it can be used elsewhere,...
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Is the Digital Era changing history?
Is the digital transformation of our society changing the future of recorded history? Nowadays most of our photos, videos, conversations, research and writings are stored as strings of ones and noughts...
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Google centraises it’s privacy and security settings
Google has centralised all its privacy and security controls into a single place. The My Account hub brings together settings previously spread over different web pages. Google says the move is...
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Internet Magna Carta vote launched by British Library
Thousands of young people are taking part in a UK debate about what should be included in a “Magna Carta” for the digital age by the British Library. Their most popular priority was safety on the net,...
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Cars can be hacked using digital radio broadcasts
Several car infotainment systems are vulnerable to a hacking that could potentially put lives at risk. Car infotainment systems can allow drivers to see vehicle status updates, play music and videos,...
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How to set up a VPN
A VPN is a virtual version of a secure, physical network—a web of computers linked together to share files. But VPNs connect to the outside world over the Internet, and they can serve to secure general...
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Spyware demo shows how to hack phones
A UK security firm has shown how one phone hacking tool actually works. It allows spies to take secret pictures with a phone’s camera and record conversations with the microphone, without the phone...
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Google stores children’s data claims civil liberties group
Google collects schoolchildren’s personal data, including internet searches, a civil liberties group says. In a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Electronic Frontier Foundation...
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Ashley Madison password protection was flawed
Hackers stole gigabytes of data from Ashley Madison including login names, passwords and website code. More than 11 million passwords stolen from the Ashley Madison infidelity dating website have been...
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Legal ruling that computer hacking by GCHQ is not illegal
GCHQ is within UK law when it hacks into computers and smart phones, a security tribunal has ruled. Campaigners Privacy International have lost a legal challenge claiming the spying post’s hacking...
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EU watchdogs demand revisions to Safe Harbour replacement
EU privacy watchdogs have demanded changes to a pact meant to govern cross Atlantic data transfers. The group urged the US and European Commission to revise and clarify several points in the proposed...
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Internet Of Things- how to use IoT to make sales
How brands will use the Internet of Things (IoT) to develop their customer relationships. The Internet of Things will soon become a significant channel through which brands will be able to create and...
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Driverless cars- what’s slowing their drive?
There’s so much hype about driverless cars, but they are not on the verge of taking over. There are many reasons why fully autonomous vehicles – to use a more formal name – will take much longer to...
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Microsoft to open UK data centres
Microsoft has announced plans to build two data centres in the UK. The move will allow the company to bid for cloud computing contracts involving sensitive government data, which it was restricted from...
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TalkTalk fined £400,000 for theft of customer details
TalkTalk has been fined a record £400,000 for poor website security after the theft of the personal data from 157,000 customers. The cyber attack on its website took place in October last year. The...
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UK under cyberspace attack warns GCHQ
The UK is under daily attack in cyberspace according to British intelligence. Britain is seeing about 70 sophisticated cyber espionage operations a month against government or industry networks. GCHQ...
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France warns Snowden bugging claims will damage EU- USA relationship
French President Francois Hollande has said allegations that the US bugged European embassies could threaten a huge planned EU-US trade deal.He said there could be no negotiations without guarantees...
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Nuisance calls must be stopped says ICO
The data protection regulator has called for more powers to stop companies making nuisance calls, after fining a firm that broke the rules.Tameside Energy Services, based in Denton, Manchester was...
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Google’s Android accounts for 79% of phone malware
79% of malicious attacks on mobiles in 2012 occurred on devices running Google’s Android operating system, US authorities have said.Public information website Public Intelligence published the...
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GCHQ and NSA spy on smartphones
GCHQ and the US National Security Agency (NSA) is reported have cracked the security codes which protect data on iPhones, Blackberries and Android devices. German news weekly Der Spiegel says documents...
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