Apple enhances App Store security with new measures
Users are confronted with a “Security Info Required” prompt and asked to provide answers to their choice of three security questions. Users are also asked to provide a second email address that can be...
View ArticleSkype investigates tool that reveals users’ last known IP addresses
Skype said it is investigating a new tool that collects a person's last known IP address, a potential privacy-compromising issue.
View ArticleFlashback malware netted upwards of $10,000 a day, says Symantec
Symantec said on Tuesday the Flashback malware that attacked Apple Mac computers could have netted its authors up to $10,000 a day.
View ArticleIT professionals still struggle with patch management says McAfee
Everyone talks about "risk and compliance" in security, but what do companies have to do to make it through audits and meet regulations related to information security? And what are the costs?
View ArticleMicrosoft giant Patch Tuesday keeps admins busy
Microsoft has patched 26 vulnerabilities, including one in Internet Explorer that's already being exploited. The company also warned customers of a new zero-day attack and quashed yet another instance...
View ArticleHow to send sensitive information over email
Suppose corporate needs your bank's routing and account numbers to get you set up for direct deposits. Or the IT department needs your password to upgrade or modify your account.
View ArticleCambridge start-up Featurespace helps Betfair prevent fraud
Fraud and customer churn are issues that most organisations have to deal with at one time or another, but collecting huge volumes of data on customers to try and identify general patterns is not always...
View ArticleFirefox gets an all-new private browsing mode
It was just a few weeks ago that Firefox got a fresh security boost on the eve of its eighth birthday, but this week Mozilla gave users of its popular browser a better way to protect their privacy as...
View ArticleMalware is targeting Java HTTP servers
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro have uncovered a piece of backdoor-type malware that infects Java-based HTTP servers and allows attackers to execute malicious commands on the...
View ArticleGoogle outages blamed on sign-in system
A malfunctioning log-in system affected millions of people's ability to access a variety of Google applications on Wednesday, including Gmail and Drive.
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