Google Chrome App grabs identities, forges blogs in victims’ name to promote scam
A Google Chrome app that promises to change the color of Facebook accounts instead nabs authentication cookies and generates dozens of blogs registered to the victims’ …
Facebook rolls out always-on HTTPS by default
After expanding secure browsing from the login process to the entire site in January 2011, Facebook is finally rolling out HTTPS by default for all users – not just the …
Video: Incident response and cloud computing
Moving into a cloud environment can bring many advantages to organizations in terms of flexibility, scalability and other benefits. However, it also brings a number of …
81% don’t trust cloud security
81 percent of IT professionals express security concerns when moving data to the cloud, according to a recent survey by GreenSQL. The survey focused on one question: …
Fake tsunami news report leads to malware
Fake news about celebrity deaths and impending natural disasters are often employed by online scammers and malware peddlers aiming to trick users into clicking on malicious …
FreeBSD infrastructure breached, third-party packages potentially affected
The FreeBSD team has announced over the weekend that two machines within the FreeBSD.org cluster have been compromised and have been consequently pulled offline for analysis. …
Blackhole exploits lead a black month for malware
In October, GFI Software threat researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits disguised as Windows licenses (just prior to the release of Windows 8), Facebook …
How teens hide their online activity
A European survey commissioned by McAfee has revealed an alarming disconnect between what teens are getting up to online, and what parents are aware of. Many UK teens are …
Half of business information resides outside the firewall
Symantec launched its first Digital Information Index highlighting the significant impact that cloud computing and mobility are having on businesses today. There are benefits …
ForgeRock launches open source stack to secure applications and services
ForgeRock announced availability of an open source stack to secure applications and services across enterprise, cloud, social and mobile environments. With more than 250K …
IRISSCERT warns Irish businesses on key cybercrime threats
IRISSCERT is to hold its fourth annual cybercrime conference this coming Thursday the 22nd of November where they will highlight key trends and issues that businesses in …
Week in review: Staying safe on Cyber Monday, Skype fixes account hijacking vulnerability, Adobe admits breach
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: One in four users at risk due to outdated browsers Nearly a quarter of users …
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