150,000 Gmail accounts reset and contents deleted
Word about the accidental resetting of Gmail accounts has been spreading on the Internet in the last two days as users Tweeted that their e-mail accounts have been stripped …
New backdoor Mac OS X Trojan surfaces
There are many good reasons to choose a Mac machine, and among those is surely the fact that malware for OS X still pops up rarely. As Apple slowly but surely increases its …
Control physical and virtual machines on a network
Shavlik Technologies announced solutions that provide an approach to controlling all physical and virtual machines on a network. The company introduced NetChk Protect 7.8 and …
Video: Light painting Wi-Fi
This project explores the invisible terrain of Wi-Fi networks in urban spaces by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. A four meter long measuring rod …
Week in review: Facebook scams, OddJob Trojan and corporate espionage via social networks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: New types of cookies raise online privacy concerns The advertising industry has led …
Student phishing scheme just tip of the iceberg
Students are back in their university and college seats and some of them may have enjoyed their time away from school without checking their e-mails. With perfect timing, the …
Social media authenticity, privacy and security
Panda Security is providing guidance on ways to safely and securely integrate social media strategies into an SMB. Panda Security discovered that 78 percent use social …
Facebook is not overpopulated – it’s a scam
The latest survey scam to hit Facebook users starts with a message that’s supposedly from the Facebook team: Unfortunately for the most gullible users, it isn’t. …
Flaw in MS Malware Protection Engine puts users at risk
The latest update to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine includes a patch for a vulnerability that could allow an elevation of privilege if the Engine performs a scan of …
Going “eye to eye” with network security threats
One of the ironies of our increasingly technology-dependent society is that you need an ever increasing amount of technology to address the failings or risks of the technology …
Failure to invest in secure software a major risk
Failure to take software security seriously is putting organizations, brands and people at risk, according to a report by Creative Intellect Consulting. Key highlights from …
Integrated single sign-on and authentication to cloud and SaaS
SafeNet announced Authentication Manager (SAM) 8.0. The unified enterprise platform combines strong authentication and identity federation to help organizations centrally …