Rogue SSL certificates issued for Google, Yahoo, Skype
A Comodo affiliate Registration Authority (RA) has been compromised and the incident resulted in the issue of nine rogue SSL certificates for seven popular domains, reported …
Play.com customers receiving malicious emails, Silverpop blamed
The notification and the warning that Play.com sent out to its customers following a breach of systems belonging to the company that handles part of its marketing …
Second hand phones contain extensive personal data
People are unsuspectingly selling their personal information to complete strangers as a new report from CPP finds half (54%) of second hand mobile phones contain extensive …
McAfee to acquire Sentrigo
McAfee announced its intention to acquire Sentrigo, a provider of database security and compliance, assessment, monitoring and intrusion prevention solutions. The proposed …
RSA clients to be briefed about the breach
When RSA’s executive chairman Art Coviello issued an open letter acknowledging the fact that the company’s systems had been breached and that the extracted …
Student pleads guilty to installing spyware on school computers
Omar Khan, a 21-year old former student of Tesoro High School in Orange County, California, has plead guilty to charges of having installed spyware on his high school’s …
63% of schools plagued by two IT security breaches a year
With 63 percent of schools experiencing malware outbreaks or unauthorized user access at least twice a year, the results of a Panda Security survey indicate that IT security …
Android security app for tablets
AVG Technologies released ANTIVIRUSFree for Android (AVG Mobilation for Android), can scan apps, settings, data and media files in real time for viruses and other malware. And …
IBM unveils new pre-engineered technology services model
IBM ushered in advances to its services portfolio that streamline the way it designs, deploys and manages clients’ IT infrastructure. IBM’s IT outsourcing services …
Malicious app found in Android Market
To infect a mobile device, the Rootcager/DroidDream Trojan used two known exploits: exploid and rageagainstthecage. If the first one failed to root the device, the malware …
Firefox 4 released
Firefox 4 is available to download for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux in more than 80 languages. Firefox 4 will also be available on Android and Maemo devices soon. Firefox 4 is …
Facebook survey scam with a Firefox twist
Facebook survey scammers rarely deviate from the well-beaten path that includes luring the users in with shocking content or promises of seeing who views their profile, making …