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Ten cyber shopping tips

Safeguarding one’s online identity is even easier this holiday season with the addition of new mobile and iPad applications that allow you to check your balances while …

Turn smartphones into mobile security systems

StreetSafe is a mobile personal security system that combines wireless networks with GPS technologies and a safety network and database. “StreetSafe is accessible …

Alleged leaker Bradley Manning finally scheduled for court

After being held in custody for over 17 months, former Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning will finally see the inside of a court as his Article 32 pretrial hearing is …

Another U.S. SCADA system compromised thanks to lousy security

After the news about a water utility company in Springfield, Illinois suffering a hack attack that ended in the destruction of a water pump broke on Friday, the U.S. …

The most vulnerable smartphones

Bit9 highlighted the most vulnerable popular smartphones in use today. The devices on the list pose the most serious security and privacy risk to consumers and corporations. …

Android officially the primary target for new mobile malware

The Android mobile operating system solidified its lead as the primary target for new mobile malware, according to McAfee. The amount of malware targeted at Android devices …

Facebook and Twitter users targeted with same scam

A Starbucks-themed scam has been spotted targeting users of both Facebook and Twitter users and it does so not via messages sent from compromised accounts, but through spam …

38,000 emails from U.S. special agent leaked by Anonymous

Law enforcement officers and white hats working for the government or for private companies contracted by the government are among the favorite targets of hacking collective …

IT security budgets set by U.S. federal agencies

A new IDC Government Insights report examines IT security budgets set by each U.S. federal agency and reveals how much each organization actually spends on security-focused …

Yet another Trojan based on Spitmo source code surfaces

Even though nearly all new mobile malware in Q3 was aimed at Android phones, users with mobile devices running other mobile platforms are far from safe. F-Secure researchers …

Why SMBs are attractive to hackers

A Symantec global survey of nearly 2,000 SMBs showed that 50% did not consider themselves an attack target. However, looking at today’s threat landscape, this is clearly …

Secure practices for online shopping

As we prepare for Cyber Monday and a holiday season of increased online shopping, NCSA advises that everyone take a moment to practice safe cyber behaviors. These simple steps …

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