The Ministry of Defence is planning to place surface-to-air missiles on the top of a building in East London, just in case some crazed terrorist lunatic tries to crash a plane into the opening ceremony or, god forbid, disrupt the women's high jump. Read More >

In a continued effort to prevent ocean-bound ships from being attacked and overtaken by pirates, a pair of Japanese companies have developed what they're calling the Anti-Piracy Curtain. Which uses high-powered water jets and flailing hoses to intimidate would-be attackers. Read More >

For those Mac users who still haven't taken the hint and updated their systems' security (all, what, 140,000 of you?), here's yet another version of the Flashback Trojan for you to enjoy. Read More >

For the past decade or so, many have been quick to argue about how much more secure, stable and virus-free OS X is than Windows. But in light of the Flashback malware, many are reconsidering that stance. Trend Micro, a long time developer of anti-virus and anti-malware software, put together a report of virus trends, and In it, they cite security firm Mitre, who claim that OS X had more reported vulnerabilities than anyone else. Welp! Read More >

We've already seen a fake, malware-spreading version of Angry Birds Space for Android. Now there are reports of a fake, malware-spreading Instagram that's also making the rounds. Read More >

Apple sells some pricey hardware, everybody knows it. That's why iOS devices are at the top of muggers and robbers lists. So what better way to protect your phone than to integrate it into a vicious melee weapon. Read More >

Since the arrest of the unfortunately monickered "Abortion Hacker" for his role in accessing the records of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service’s web site, a further 2,500 attempts have been made to hack into the BPAS server. Read More >

Are you paranoid that someone’s going to hack into your phone whenever you go online? Do you wish you could lock it down tighter than a ducks butt, but still get the delights of Android? Boeing may have the answer; it’s readying a super-secure Android phone you can call your own. Read More >

Apple’s apparently working on a counter-attack against that Flashback Trojan that’s plaguing Macs everywhere, but who knows how long Cupertino is going to take to launch its assault. If you’re not too keen on poking around in your system for a manual removal, Kaspersky’s got a free Flashback removal tool up for grabs that’ll do it all for you. Read More >

Apple announced today that it is hard at work, developing a means of scrubbing the Flashback.k Trojan from the 600,000 or so Macs it's infected. Read More >

This weekend saw the Home Office web site taken offline, thanks to coordinated attacks by the Anonymous collective. Designed to highlight the UK's controversial extradition laws, the attacks will continue every Saturday night. Which we'd much rather watch unfold than The Voice. Read More >

A new spookyscary security hole has been discovered in the Facebook and Dropbox apps for iOS and Android. But you shouldn't worry about it unless you give your phone to a hacker or someone steals it. Read More >

There's a new Mac trojan that's been floating around, and it's terrifying everyone. It's written in an unknown language, doesn't even need your password to compromise you, and now it's apparently infected 600,000 users. Here's how to use Terminal to check if you're one of the unlucky many. Read More >

What's the one thing you never hear from people who have just been burgled? "Those rotten sons of bitches stole all my books." Nobody's going to lift your Encyclopaedia Britannicas when there are OLEDs to be had. That's why you should hide your precious valuables in the last place thieves think to look—the bookshelf. Read More >

Russian security experts are claiming to have discovered a massive Mac-based botnet ring, which is believed to consist of around 600,000 infected computers running OS X. Read More >