Improving the security for Android embedded systems
McAfee has delivered a whitelisting security solution for Android based embedded systems. McAfee Application Control for Android resides in the Android kernel, embedded in the …
DataMotion releases email encryption service
DataMotion announced SecureMail Automation, an email encryption service that automates secure digital message distribution for a range of business applications that send large …
15 percent of companies have no BYOD policy
ThreatMetrix announced results of a study that surveyed U.S. business managers and IT executives within retail and financial services organizations on their level of …
Week in review: Evernote breached, Java woes and cloud security
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, reviews and articles: Evernote breached, forces service-wide password reset The …
Facebook’s in-house drills were crucial for smooth response to watering hole attack
Facebook was the first company to admit publicly to have been affected by the recent watering hole attack that started with a compromised forum site popular with mobile …
Malware peddlers exploit death of Hugo Chavez
As predicted, the death of such a well-known and controversial politician as the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been exploited by cyber criminals to lead users to …
Asian network of on-line card fraudsters dismantled
Finnish law enforcement authorities, working closely with the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, have dismantled an Asian criminal network responsible for illegal …
Pwn2Own ends with Adobe Flash, Reader and Oracle Java exploits
Day two of the Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest was again successful for French Vupen security, as they succeeded in exploiting Adobe Flash on Internet Explorer 9 on Windows …
Bogus alert from Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit carries malware
Malware peddlers are impersonating Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit to convince users to download a malicious attachment and run it on their computers, warns Sophos. The …
Microsoft to release seven bulletins next week
It is the beginning of March and Microsoft just published the Advance Notice for this month’s Patch Tuesday. We will get seven bulletins next week, affecting all …
Yahoo Mail accounts still hijacked daily
Email account hijacking has been a big problem for Yahoo Mail users since the beginning of the year, as a number of vulnerabilities have been discovered, shared online and …
Software protects passwords via host of dummy cursors
Virtual keyboards have helped thwart keyloggers, but some danger while entering passwords still remained, as some malware is also capable of taking screenshots or even record …