Security researchers have claimed that Intel's Haswell microprocessors can be abused to circumvent a security mechanism intended to prevent stack overflows and arbitrary code execution. The claims were...
Ministry of Defence chief digital and information officer Mike Stone has become the latest high-profile departure at the top of the Civil Service after quitting his role. His move follows a series of...
Organisations and individuals have been urged to patch Linux servers immediately or risk falling victim to exploits for a Linux kernel security flaw dubbed ‘Dirty COW'. This follows a warning from...
The government should subsidise those unable to afford a basic 10Mbps broadband connection under the Universal Service Obligation (USO), according to the Local Government Association. The LGA, which...
Kodak has entered the smartphone market with an Android handset focused on prosumer photographers. The Kodak Ektra is modelled on the iconic 1941 chrome and leatherette 35mm camera of the same name....
A Russian man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into LinkedIn in 2012. The man was picked up during a raid on a hotel in Prague with the assistance of the FBI. He was detained for 12 hours after...
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), the not-for-profit organisation that fights enterprise software piracy, is planning to step up its campaign by demanding money for what it calls "historic...
The wild success of Pokémon Go earlier this year took the team behind the game, Niantic Labs, totally by surprise as demand reached 50 times the firm’s highest estimates before launch. Phil Keslin,...
Professor Stephen Hawking has stated that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to be either a huge benefit, or an equally significant threat to humanity. Speaking at the...
Google has announced a new storage archive service called Coldline that will compete with Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Glacier offering. Brian Stevens, vice president of product for the Google Cloud...