Russian infosec firm Positive Technologies trying to stay positive after US sanctions
Company insists it's a legit operator that's here to help
16 Apr 2021 |
Gareth is based in the UK, and covers information security, court cases, and more for The Register.
Patent battle over Facebook Live and 'walkie talkie' tech rattles through High Court in London
Sueball sees social network squaring off against app upstart in UK branch of worldwide fight
16 Apr 2021 | 12
It was Russia wot did it: SolarWinds hack was done by Kremlin's APT29 crew, say UK and US
And Positive Technologies has been slapped with American sanctions
15 Apr 2021 | 50
Docking £500k commission from top SAS salesman was perfectly legal, rules judge
Chap brought in $27m deal – so bosses withheld two-thirds of his pay
15 Apr 2021 | 78
Chrome and Chromium updated after yet another exploit is found in browser's V8 JavaScript engine
JS component seems to be focus of researchers and miscreants alike
14 Apr 2021 | 7
Spy agency GCHQ told me Gmail's more secure than Microsoft 365, insists British MP as facepalming security bods tell him to zip it
Keep using the provided tools, NCSC says
14 Apr 2021 | 110
Cracked copies of Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop steal your session cookies, browser history, crypto-coins
It's like the 2000s all over again, sighs Bitdefender
13 Apr 2021 | 40
Average convicted British computer criminal is young, male, not highly skilled, researcher finds
Analysis of Computer Misuse Act cases also draws heavily on El Reg archives
13 Apr 2021 | 78
Mike Lynch-backed Darktrace to file for London IPO in aftermath of Deliveroo flop
LSE document confirms AI infosec company's plans
12 Apr 2021 | 11
We have never given census data to anyone – not even the spy agencies, says the UK's Office for National Statistics
Privacy and security fears bubble up again in wake of national headcount
12 Apr 2021 | 49
UK's National Cyber Security Centre recommends password generation idea suggested by El Reg commenter
Who says everything below the line is a cesspit of useless filth?
09 Apr 2021 | 144
Prince Philip, inadvertent father of the Computer Misuse Act, dies aged 99
Obit Queen's hubby left more than a passing impression on the UK tech world
09 Apr 2021 | 222
How do we stamp out the ransomware business model? Ban insurance payouts for one, says ex-GCHQ director
New laws needed to cut off incentive to crooks, argues Marcus Willett
09 Apr 2021 | 113
Ex-Geeks staff lose legal bid to claw back withheld training costs from final paycheques
Company acted fairly and reasonably, rules judge
08 Apr 2021 | 39
Another supply-chain attack? Android maker Gigaset injects malware into victims' phones via poisoned update
Software nasty also 'persists after a factory reset'
07 Apr 2021 | 12
Cybercrooks targeting UK organisations started 2020 strong only for attacks to wither away by Christmas
Aww, did the big bad criminals get a little lockdown burnout too?
07 Apr 2021 | 7
Their 'next job could be in cyber': UK Cyber Security Council launches itself by pointing world+dog to domain it doesn't own
Shouting cyber cyber cyber, mega mega fail thing
06 Apr 2021 | 109
Money can buy you insurance against network break-ins but investing in infosec hygiene wouldn't go amiss, says new NCSC chief
C-suites need a kick up the proverbial, says Lindy Cameron in first speech
30 Mar 2021 | 12
UK terror law reviewer calls for expanded police powers to imprison people who refuse to hand over passwords
Cops should be exempted from regulatory safeguards, says lawyer
29 Mar 2021 | 100
Deloitte settled HPE's Autonomy lawsuit for $45m back in 2016 and agreed to cooperate with US DoJ
Exclusive So that's why they're not named alongside Lynch and Hussain
29 Mar 2021 | 37
'Agile' F-35 fighter software dev techniques failed to speed up supersonic jet deliveries
Watchdog bites Uncle Sam and Lockheed Martin over $14bn-and-counting efforts
25 Mar 2021 | 90
Defence Industrial Strategy suggests the UK is ready to start taking its homegrown infosec industry seriously
Doc makes all the right noises if you like government support for business
25 Mar 2021 | 15
BP Chargemaster's Pulse rebrand let crims send IcedID banking trojan from formerly legit mailboxes
F-Secure confirms nature of email nasty to El Reg
25 Mar 2021 | 12
Everything you need to know about the HPE v Mike Lynch High Court case
Updated Before 'end of Q1'* judgment we round up all the legalese into one place
25 Mar 2021 | 34
