Week in review: Cybercrime-as-a-service, Groklaw shutdown, WIn8 unfit for govt computers
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Lucrative business: cybercrime-as-a-service With the rise of cloud …
CyanogenMod announces secure phone locating, remote wiping service
The CyanogenMod team has announced a new service that allows users to locate their lost phones or securely wipe their device (including the contents of the SD card) in case it …
How encryption and tokenization help with cloud services adoption
Today’s CIOs and CISOs are facing continued pressure to adopt the cloud enterprise-wide while managing the increasing operational and security risks associated with it. …
Windows 8 shouldn’t be used on government computers, say IT experts
Internal documents of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs perused by a reporter of news outlet Zeit Online show (via Google Translate) that IT professionals working for …
Popular Windows downloader has secret DDoS capability
Unbeknownst to its users and perhaps even to its developers, the popular Windows download manager Orbit Downloader has been outfitted with a DDoS component. The Orbit …
Fingerprint algorithm for Android devices
Precise Biometrics AB has launched a new software product designed and optimized for embedding fingerprint verification on smartphones and tablets. Precise BioMatch Mobile …
Disaster recovery for public, private and hybrid clouds
Zerto announced Zerto Virtual Replication (ZVR) 3.0, a disaster recovery solution built for public, private and hybrid clouds. It includes new functionality for effective …
Ruling shows NSA misled the FISC about data collection volume and scope
A (redacted) FISA court opinion released yesterday by the US government has shown that in 2011, a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) found that for …
Mobile security management market to hit billion dollar mark
The Mobile Security Management (MSM) market is emerging as a strong, fledgling submarket of Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM). As Mobile Device Management (MDM) evolves …
Banks risk shattering customer trust
According to Gallup’s 2012 report, “Confidence in Banks,” consumer confidence in U.S. banks hit a record low of 21 percent last year. The …
Ransomware changes Windows login credentials
So far, ransomware has mostly been spotted targeting US, Canadian, Australian and European users, but its not limited to hitting citizens of these traditionally prosperous …
ZeroAccess developers continue to innovate
A while ago a group of researchers has analyzed and tested the resilience of P2P botnets, and has discovered that while Zeus and Sality botnets are highly resilient to …
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