App piracy is hurting Android developers
App downloads in the U.S. are booming to the tune of 40 apps per user per year, according to the Yankee Group. However, not all platforms are participating equally in the …
Facebook birthday scam
Facebook users are being targeted by a rather unusual scam, warns Sophos. This one lures them in with the offer of a free official Facebook T-shirt as a way to celebrate the …
Wireshark 1.6.2 fixes vulnerabilities
Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education. The following vulnerabilities have been fixed: A large …
Computer forensics tool reveals past online activity
A group of researchers from Stanford University in California and EADS Defence & Security has recently presented a new, open source tool for the forensic analysis of …
Email encryption for iPad and iPhone
Echoworx launched an on-the-device email encryption solution for iOS devices. mobilEncrypt ENDPOINT enables, iPhone and iPad users to send and receive secure, encrypted …
Photos: The look and feel of SecurityByte 2011, part 2
Help Net Security attended this India’s largest information security conference in Bangalore – SecurityByte 2011. The first photo gallery is here. A group photo of …
Multi-layer fraud prevention from IronKey
IronKey introduced the next generation of online banking security: an integrated platform of multiple security controls. This approach reduces the risk of online banking fraud …
SplashID Enterprise: Centralized control of password administration
SplashData announced SplashID Enterprise 2.0, featuring updated Windows and Mac OS X clients, new mobile apps and a web-based application that enable enterprise users to …
Log Management 10 comes with compliance enhancements
Ipswitch announced its log management software solution, WhatsUp Log Management 10 which provides out-of-the-box security and compliance for businesses of all sizes. The …
HTML5-based mobile security platform
AirWatch released an HTML5-based MDM platform. By leveraging HTML5, AirWatch’s management console is now even more accessible from any web-connected device, regardless …
Scammers demand $143 from Windows users, threaten with file deletion
German Windows users are the latest target of some pretty brazen scammers, warns Panda Security. The whole thing starts with a Trojan – likely received via spammy emails …
iPhone 5 “test and keep” spam campaign
As the predictions about the release of iPhone 5 seem all to point to the beginning of October, cyber scammers have decided to add to the frenzy by offering the coveted device …
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