Cerberus app users warned about data breach
Users of the Cerberus anti-theft Android app have been receiving warnings from the Cerberus Security Team, urging them to change their password as they have been reset in the …
Hidden crypto currency-mining code spotted in apps on Google Play
You already know that cyber criminals are using malware to make victims’ computers mine crypto currencies for them, but did you know that your phone can be instructed to …
Analysis of 244,703 DDoS incidents
NSFOCUS released its DDoS Threat Report 2013, which details attack trends and methodologies over the past year. The report includes statistical analysis and key observations …
Are cybercriminals targeting your tax return?
Iovation is advising businesses and consumers about how to protect data and personal information to avoid identity theft during tax season. As the IRS has made it more …
Infographic: A phishing email’s route through the corporate network
For years, even decades, computer security has been seen as a technical problem that requires a technical solution. In recent years, enterprises have plowed billions of …
Retailers urge adoption of PIN-based credit cards
The National Retail Federation told the Senate that it’s time for an overhaul of the nation’s fraud-prone credit and debit card system, saying banks’ …
Surveillance is driving organizations away from the cloud
A third of IT security professionals do not keep corporate data in the cloud because of fear of government snooping, with the majority of them preferring to store sensitive …
Natural Security Alliance releases specs for strong authentication standard
The Natural Security Alliance has released the newest specifications for its world first strong authentication standard. The standard defines a strong authentication method, …
Banks sue Target and Trustwave for damages due to data breach
The Target data breach was one of the biggest in recent history, and has been calamitous for more than just the customers who have had their information stolen. The latest …
Facebook boasts of superior threat detection system
Facebook has a new internal threat-catching framework that is fed with disparate data from all over the Internet, different vendors, and Facebook’s internal sources, and …
ACLU probes US police’s use of fake cell towers
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is on a mission to find out which local and state law enforcement forces in the US are using “stingrays” and how, but are …
Over half of Android users fail to lock their phones
An ad hoc survey conducted by Google’s anti-abuse research lead Elie Bursztein has shown that over half of Android users don’t lock their phones in any meaningful …
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