Tame Apple Press discovers that Macs are less secure than PCs
But that means that Apple has been lying to us
Reporters at the International Business Times were shocked to discover that their Apple Macs, which they have been insisting were more secure than PCs, are actually a doddle to knock over.
Intel Management Engine turned over, thanks to NSA
Researchers hack Intel's back door
A team of insecurity experts from Positive Technologies has found a way to disable the Intel Management Engine (ME) thanks to the NSA.
Beware of working during the holidays
Firms at risk from work-addicted employees
T-Systems, the corporate IT and cyber-security arm of Deutsche Telekom, is warning organisations of the security risks associated with allowing employees to work while on their summer holiday.
Security robot drowns itself
I think you ought to know I am feeling depressed
A Washington DC-based security robot has decided that life protecting humans is not worth the effort and has killed itself by throwing itself into a fountain.
Kaspersky worked with the FSB in 2008
Closer than previously admitted
Claims by the AV outfit Kaspersky that it only has a passing connection with Russian spooks have been damaged by the leak of some internal emails.
Free wi-fi can be a menace
Don't view porn in public
Norton said that 59 percent of Americans think that when they use public wi-fi it's safe as houses but it most certainly isn't.
Windows XP was not especially vulnerable to Wannacry
Windows 7 machines might have been the problem
Windows XP was not as vulnerable to the WannaCry ransomware as many assumed.
Microsoft splashes out on some more security
Buys security firm for $100 million
Software king of the world, Microsoft has written a $100 million cheque for the security outfit Hexadite.
Intel’s management engine is security nightmare
EFF warning
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is warning that Intel's largely-undocumented "Management Engine" is a security nightmare.
Microsoft Windows 10 S surfaces
With some restrictions, it's fair to say
During a press event in New York City today, Microsoft Windows boss Terry Myerson took the stage to announce Windows 10 S, a new version of the company’s operating system designed at undermining the rise of low cost Chromebooks in American classrooms.