Almost half of UK consumers have experienced cybercrime
44 per cent of UK consumers have been hit with cybercrime at some point, with half of those (22 per cent) experiencing it in the last year.
View ArticleCash-register malware is the ‘most complex ever seen’
The most complex ever point-of-sale malware capable of stealing credit card details through infected payment terminals has been discovered by American cyber-security researchers.
View ArticleChristmas tree lights slow broadband, Ofcom app reveals
UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched a new app that allows people to check the quality of their Wi-Fi connection and identify problems, revealing a surprising culprit of sub-par performance -...
View ArticleAverage age of cyber-criminals drops to 17
The average age of suspected cyber attackers is now just 17 according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).
View ArticleChina’s cyber chief defends ‘Great Firewall’
Lu Wei, China's cyber chief, has rejected criticism about the country’s internet censorship policies.
View ArticleElon Musk spearheading $1bn artificial intelligence venture
SpaceX and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk have joined forces with other high-profile tech entrepreneurs to support a $1bn project to crack artificial intelligence.
View ArticleStricter data privacy law to be approved by EU
The EU is expected to approve a new personal data protection law replacing a set of 28 different laws of individual member states.
View Article21 year old man arrested over Vtech hack
A 21 year old man from Berkshire has been arrested in connection with the investigation surrounding the theft of data from toy manufacturer Vtech.
View ArticleNew York dam control systems breached by hackers
Iranian hackers breached control systems of a dam near New York City in 2013, the Wall Street Journal has revealed.
View ArticleSmartphone-based object recognition paves way for driverless cars
Smartphone-based systems capable of locating a user outside of the reach of the GPS signal and recognising objects on the road have been developed, paving the way for more cost-effective technologies...
View ArticleComputer program tackles antibiotic resistance
A computer program capable of analysing bacterial DNA from patients' bodies can help choose correct treatment and predict ineffective antibiotics.
View ArticleTurkey under 'most intense' cyber-attack in its history
Turkish Internet has been under a series of sustained cyber-attacks since Monday that may be the most intense in the country’s history, according to Turkey’s internet management body.
View Article2015 in engineering and technology
2015 has been a big year for the world of tech and engineering. The rise and rise of driverless cars and wearable technology foreshadow much bigger things to come in these sectors over the next decade,...
View ArticleApple Pay, smart home tech and Internet of Things impressed IET experts in 2015
The arrival of Apple Watch and Apple Pay, the first UK man on the International Space Station, as well as the rise of the Internet of Things and smart home technologies were the major engineering and...
View ArticleQueue monitoring tech knows where to get coffee faster
A new technology based on infrared sensors can assess how long it would take for a person to wait in a queue, allowing people to choose the fastest queue in a store, or figure out where would be best...
View ArticleMalware used in cyber-attack on Ukraine’s power grid
A six-hour power outage that hit Ukraine on 23 December was caused by a complex cyber-attack involving an injection of detection-preventing malware, a US cyber-security firm has revealed.
View ArticleMicrosoft ends support for most Internet Explorer versions
Microsoft is ending support for all versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser with the exception of the latest version 11. The end of support comes with security risks for users that fail to...
View ArticleTwitter outage caused by faulty software update
The six-hour disruption to the social network's services on Tuesday was caused by a change of internal code that made the micro-blogging platform crash, Twitter has revealed.
View ArticleFacebook Android app now allows private browsing
Facebook has added anonymity service Tor to their Android app, allowing users to browse the network without leaving any traces.
View ArticleSmart keyboard start-up sold to Microsoft for £174m
Swiftkey, a company that has developed smart predictive keyboard software that makes typing on smartphones easier, has been sold to Microsoft for £174m.
View ArticleBiometric systems bringing voting clarity to Africa
Uganda has joined the list of many African nations making the move towards a biometric standard of voting, in a bid to bring greater transparency to the election process.
View ArticleOptical transmission system smashes data rate record
A data transmission rate 50,000 times faster than the UK’s superfast broadband has been achieved by British researchers, setting a new digital data rate record.
View ArticleHospital pays ransom to hackers to regain control of computer system
A Los Angeles hospital has paid a ransom of $17,000 in bitcoins to an unknown hacking group to regain control of its computer systems after a cyber-attack.
View ArticleEmbedded systems group aims to tighten up security
Two years after the point-of-sale (POS) terminals at US retailers Home Depot and Target were hacked, the same malware-based type of attack has hit a number of hotel chains including those owned by...
View ArticleEven a vibrator could be hacked
Once the Internet of Things fully takes off, no object will be safe from resourceful hackers and that includes sex toys, as demonstrated by a US software firm during the CeBIT show in Germany.
View ArticleMosul Museum brought to life at WTS 2016
The Economist has used virtual reality to bring back to life some of the artefacts and exhibits of the Iraq Mosul Museum destroyed by Islamic State in 2014. An interactive exhibition is on display at...
View ArticleExpired domains used by hackers to spread malware via popular sites
Hackers have found a new way of spreading malware into the computers of unsuspecting users by buying expired domains of advertising companies to insert fake malware-carrying ads into popular news and...
View ArticleImproper disposal of electronic devices puts data at risk
Confidential data from customers and employees is being put at risk by companies who fail to discard electronic devices properly, a study has found.
View ArticleBBC micro:bit computer launched 'to make coding fun'
The BBC micro:bit computer has finally been unveiled, after the release date was put back twice. Over the next few weeks, around one million of them will be sent into schools, to be distributed to...
View ArticleTech-savvy teens to solve skills shortage in future, study suggests
The UK’s digital skills shortage is set to become a thing of the past as soon as the current generation of 13 to 17- year-olds steps into the job market, a study has suggested.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s AI chatbot causes scandal with racist rants
Microsoft’s artificial intelligence experiment called the Tay chatbot had to be aborted less than a day after its introduction after the tweeting bot launched a series of racist outbursts.
View ArticleChina wants to beat Google’s AlphaGo with own AI program
Chinese engineers want to challenge Google’s AlphaGo with their own artificial intelligence system that would be better at playing the ancient game than Google’s computer program.
View ArticleIndustrial networks in ‘mess’, says Kaspersky
Cyber protection of industrial networks is in a poor state despite the growing sophistication and number of attacks, said leading cyber security expert Eugene Kaspersky.
View ArticleIntel to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide due to falling PC sales
Intel is to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major restructuring as the company moves away from focusing on PCs to Internet of Things technology.
View ArticleComputers in German nuclear plant infected with virus
Computer systems at a German nuclear power plant have been found to be infected with viruses, although no harm has been done as the systems were isolated from the internet.
View ArticleBrowsers protect better than antivirus, research suggests
Keeping Internet browsers up to date may provide better security than installing some commonly used malware protection software, which might actually increase vulnerability according to new research.
View ArticleCloud sharing puts companies' sensitive data at risk, survey says
A new survey has revealed that employees regularly share sensitive company data via cloud-based applications such as Dropbox, Gmail or Facebook, offering hackers easy access to information which could...
View ArticleBrexit no threat to UK, say cyber-security professionals
The UK’s ability to protect itself against cyber-attacks won’t change if the country opts to leave the European Union, a survey of cyber-security professionals suggests.
View ArticleWill Brexit lead to 'Techxit'? What does the vote mean for UK engineering?
The voice of the public has spoken. 52 per cent of those casting their ballot in the Brexit referendum want to get out. However, earlier surveys conducted in the engineering, technology and...
View ArticleEngineers unite to push for decent EU deal
A working group comprised of the UK’s leading engineering organisations has come together to push the government to get the least damaging EU deal for the engineering sector, which accounts for 27 per...
View ArticleSatellite map helps prevent fires in Southeast Asia
A map that uses data from Earth-observing satellites to calculate the risk of fire catching and spreading has been launched to help countries in Southeast Asia ward off damaging blazes.
View ArticleVirtual worlds help stroke survivors find their voices
A study by academics at City University London has found that virtual world EVA Park can improve the communication skills of stroke survivors.
View ArticleSage hit by data breach
Large UK software group Sage has experienced a data breach that could have compromised personal details and bank account information for employees of almost 300 UK companies.
View ArticleHumans could owe massive brain size to 'sizing-up' of ancestors
Research involving hundreds of thousands of game-based computer simulations suggests we may owe our bulging brain sizes to the simple act of 'sizing up' fellow humans by our distant ancestors, a...
View ArticleSocial media and taxi data improve crime pattern picture
Gathering data from taxi routes through cities and combining it with how people label locations on social media could help us understand how and why crime rates vary, a new study suggests.
View ArticleIs the Internet making us dumb?
New research reveals our increasing reliance on the Internet is affecting our thought processes for problem solving, recall and learning.
View ArticleSquare Kilometer Array software tested on Chinese supercomputer
Astronomical software that will translate observations made by the world’s largest telescope into scientifically understandable data has been tested on the world’s second most powerful supercomputer.
View ArticleFacial recognition tech to combat terrorism in Germany
Germany is considering installing advanced facial recognition technology at airports and train stations in order to help prevent terrorist attacks.
View ArticleMinecraft map has gamers fighting virtual Great Fire of London
The Museum of London is marking this weekend’s 350th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Fire of London with the launch of the second in a series of Minecraft maps that let users experience the...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi celebrates 10 million sold items
The pocket-sized Raspberry Pi computer is celebrating 10 million of sold items, having beaten the wildest expectations of its creators.
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