Facebook users against default sharing of their private data
A poll of 605 Facebook users conducted by IT security and data protection firm Sophos in the wake of the latest changes to the social network’s privacy settings has …
New book: “iPad: The Missing Manual”
In his new book, New York Times tech columnist, bestselling author, and iPad expert J.D. Biersdorfer shows you how to get the most out of Apple’s sleek tablet. With this …
Windows WMI used for malware
Trend Micro’s engineer Lennard Galang has written a blog post about two pieces of malware that leveraged a Windows service, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), to …
Breakdown of all the major online threats in May
Latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report reveals that nine out of ten spam emails now contain a URL link in the message. In May, five percent of all domains found in spam URLs …
New version of Google Chrome fixes security issues
Google Chrome 5.0.375.55 has been released to the Stable channel for Linux, Mac and Windows. This version includes the following security fixes: [7713] Medium Canonicalize …
McAfee to acquire iPhone and iPad security specialists Trust Digital
McAfee has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately owned Trust Digital, a provider of enterprise mobility management and security software and is deployed by …
Schedule of BruCON 2010 presentations and workshops
BruCON 2010, to be held September 24-25 in Belgium, is an open-minded gathering of people discussing computer security, privacy, information technology and its …
Researcher showcases his virus infected RFID implant
According to a report on BBC News, Dr Mark Gasson, a senior research fellow working at the university’s Cybernetic Intelligence Research Group, implanted an RFID chip …
Findings of the Q1 2010 “State of the Web” security report
Zscaler’s newly released Q1 2010 State of the Web report details the enterprise threat landscape and the variety of Web-based issues plaguing Internet users. Among …
BitDefender impersonated by rogue antivirus
BitDefender has detected a new rogue antivirus utility that attempts to trick users into installing it by posing as a BitDefender product. Suggestively named ByteDefender, the …
Fresh security feature in the new Android 2.2
Newly released Android 2.2 is a minor platform release including user and developer features, API changes, bug fixes, as well as a new security addition. New device policy …
Prison sentence in the Scientology cyber attack case
Brian Thomas Mettenbrink from Nebraska has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for his participation in the cyber attacks on the Church of Scientology’s servers a …
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