Most users unaware of smartphone security risks
Consumers are indifferent to the many serious security risks associated with the storage and transmission of sensitive personal data on iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices, …
Play.com breach compromises customer names and email addresses
Play.com, one of the largest online retailers of CDs, DVDs, books and gadgets, has notified its customers of a breach that possibly resulted in their names and email addresses …
Secunia joins Microsoft System Center Alliance program
Secunia joined the Microsoft System Center Alliance to further support interoperability with System Center Configuration Manager. The Secunia Corporate Software Inspector …
34 SCADA vulnerabilities revealed
It is safe to say that the existence of SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems was a fact unknown to many before the advent of the Stuxnet worm, and not many …
Mac OS X 10.6.7 fixes security vulnerabilities
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.7 which increases the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. AirPort A divide by zero issue existed in the handling of Wi-Fi …
Tips to keep information secure when filing taxes online
As the IRS tax filing deadline quickly approaches, Identity Finder released tips to help individuals protect private and personally identifiable information. The IRS reports …
Google blames China for Gmail service disruptions
It seems that the active exploitation of the MHTML vulnerability that Google’s Security Team reported on earlier this month has a lot to do with recent attempts by the …
Outdated law makes wireless hacking acceptable
A ruling handed out earlier this month in The Netherlands set a precedent that will allow the nation’s citizens to “piggyback” on open WiFi networks and to …
Week in review: Rustock botnet shutdown, Etsy’s privacy snafu and the RSA hack
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Anti-phishing tool detects fraudulent sites by analyzing their elements A Hong Kong …
RSA breach: Reactions from the security community
RSA, the security division of EMC, has suffered a breach and data loss following an “extremely sophisticated cyber attack.” Their investigation revealed that the …
Japanese tsunami videos lead to malware
A new Japanese disaster themed campaign is doing the rounds of inboxes. The e-mails supposedly offer links to videos about “The village that escaped the tsunami”, …
Rustock botnet downed by Microsoft
As many security companies and experts noted in the last few days, the activities of the Rustock botnet came to a standstill. They speculated about the reason behind this …