Solving the data privacy puzzle
The absence of uniform global legislation, regulations or standards for data privacy is posing a major data privacy puzzle for organizations faced with protecting the …
Google releases web application security scanner
Google released Skipfish, a free fully automated, active web application security reconnaissance tool. It prepares an interactive sitemap for the targeted site by carrying out …
Week in review: Amateur-run botnets, Mac OS X ransomware and feds on social networks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, reviews and videos: The rise of amateur-run botnets It used to be that cyber criminals …
Beware of malicious freebies
Sooner or later, we are all temped into downloading free software from the Internet – be it an application or a game. Most of the time, the program is legitimate and …
11 Chrome flaws patched, browser ready to survive Pwn2Own contest?
In a bid to make Google Chrome more difficult to compromise during the Pwn2Own contest that will be held during the CanSecWest conference less than a week from today, Google …
Cybersecurity bill changes, US president not permitted to shut down the Internet
Six months ago, two bills regarding cybersecurity were introduced in the US senate and a lot of people objected to the possibility that the bills would allow the US president …
Should major ISPs join the fight against botnets?
The recent “de-peering” of the AS-Troyak ISP and its consequent struggle (and relative success) to reconnect to the Internet has put into the spotlight the tangled …
Facebook “password reset” scam hits inboxes
Yet another “password reset” scam has been hitting the inboxes of Facebook users lately, warns McAfee: The email contains a zipped file that supposedly contains …
Barclays under strong phishing shower
A highly productive phishing scam, with more than 180 messages sent in three minutes, hits a big chunk of the online segment of Barclays members Various people are wondering …
Malware through hardware still around
Following the security fiasco that was the shipping of a HTC Magic phone complete with pre-installed malware, one would think that Vodafone could come up with a better excuse …
Rogue software details: DoubleVaccine
DoubleVaccine is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files …
1 in 4 kids have tried hacking
Despite 78% agreeing that it is wrong, 1 in 4 of UK’s children have tried their hand at hacking into others’ Facebook accounts mostly by surreptitiously using the …