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Firefox update tackles authentication security holes
News Two critical problems with how Mozilla's browser handles authentication processes could let an attacker see encrypted data or take over a machine [04 Aug 2009]
Researchers warn software updates can be hijacked
News Attackers could put malware on machines by intercepting software updates on Wi-Fi networks, according to two researchers from Israeli security firm Radware [03 Aug 2009]
Political support builds for Nasa hacker
News Deputy prime minister Harriet Harman says the UK will press for Gary McKinnon to serve any US sentence in Britain, as cabinet member Peter Hain and other politicians speak out in support [03 Aug 2009]
Apple plugs iPhone SMS hole
News The company has issued a patch for an SMS flaw revealed at the Black Hat security conference that could enable an attacker to take complete control over an iPhone [03 Aug 2009]
Cameron: 'No compassion' in hacker decision
News Organisations including the Conservative Party and Liberty have criticised the UK-US extradition treaty following a high court decision regarding Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon [31 Jul 2009]
Hacker's mother appeals for compassion from US, UK 
Video The countries should drop the extradition proceedings, given Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon's vulnerability, says Janis Sharp [31 Jul 2009]
Researchers attack MMS phones via text message
News Phones that support MMS on GSM networks are vulnerable to new SMS spoofing attacks, researchers say at the Black Hat security conference [31 Jul 2009]
Nasa hacker's legal team sees 'glimmer of hope'
Video Gary McKinnon's solicitor Karen Todner outlines the next steps for his appeal against extradition [31 Jul 2009]
McAfee buys security-in-the-cloud provider MX Logic
News The company has also beaten second-quarter estimates and delivered a better-than-expected third-quarter outlook [31 Jul 2009]
Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition
News High court judges have ruled that self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon can be extradited to the US for trial [31 Jul 2009]
Adobe patches critical Flash hole
News A problem that could let an attacker gain control over a computer via Flash Player has been patched, Adobe says [31 Jul 2009]
Government unveils UK citizen ID card 
Photos Home secretary Alan Johnson has unveiled what ID cards will look like for UK citizens, amid Tory complaints that the scheme has already cost the taxpayer over £200m [30 Jul 2009]
Clampi Trojan swipes online banking, log-in details
News The two-year-old Trojan has infected hundreds of thousands of PCs and is stealing log-in credentials when victims log into bank and other websites [30 Jul 2009]
MI5 website breached by hacker
News The intelligence agency has closed up a cross-site scripting vulnerability on its website after details of the flaw were published on a hacker forum [30 Jul 2009]
Researchers take control of iPhone via SMS
News Two security researchers have discovered a way to take complete control over an iPhone simply by sending a text message [30 Jul 2009]
Researchers exploit SSL and domain flaws
News Weaknesses in the way SSL is implemented in browsers and domain name certificates are granted could allow attackers to trick browsers into presenting a site as legitimate [30 Jul 2009]
High-risk internet server exploit goes wild
News An active Bind 9 exploit that a hacker could use to crash internet servers is in wide circulation, according to the Internet Systems Consortium [29 Jul 2009]
Intel motherboards suffer Bios flaws
News The chip company has released updates to address privilege escalation holes in its chip software [29 Jul 2009]
Microsoft says security programme is speeding fixes
News The software maker has released a progress report on three programmes launched a year ago to identify security holes and patch them faster [28 Jul 2009]
Web users ignoring security certificate warnings
News Researchers from Carnegie Mellon university have found that web users often ignore warnings in browsers about the validity of a website's digital certificate [27 Jul 2009]
iPhone 3GS crypto easy to crack, expert warns
News Corporations should think twice about using the iPhone 3GS, according to an expert who has shown how easy it is to crack the encryption on the device [27 Jul 2009]
Microsoft to plug critical hole in IE
News In a rare move outside its monthly patch cycle, the company on Tuesday will release a fix for a critical Internet Explorer vulnerability and a moderate Visual Studio one [27 Jul 2009]
HP researchers develop browser-based darknet
News The company has come up with an idea for an encrypted communications network that could prove useful for businesses that want to keep files confidential [24 Jul 2009]
MoD to stick with IE6 despite security concerns
News Members of the armed forces will carry on using Microsoft's outdated Internet Explorer 6 browser, contravening the government's own advice on internet security [24 Jul 2009]
Tools to be offered for breaking into Oracle databases
News Free tools for breaking into Oracle databases will be released at Black Hat and Defcon next week [24 Jul 2009]
