Latest articles tagged “security”

A New York judge ruled that US-issued search warrants applied to all digital content located on servers worldwide. ... Read more

Your browser may get infected when you install new software. Sometimes, a completely legitimate program comes bundled with an obligatory installation of some third-party app, which results to be either ad-ware or spyware. ... Read more

The gadget manufacturers and apps developers desperately lag behind their own inventions security-wise. Let us take a brief look at Symantec findings. ... Read more

Friday morning two of the nation's largest supermarket chains - Albertson's and SuperValue - announced that hackers had compromised their security networks to access the credit/debit card information of an untold number of consumers. ... Read more

Google Glass's capability to surreptitiously record everything around it makes it possible to steal anyone's passcode, even if Glass does not record the device's screen with the numbers. ... Read more

A malware inspection report thought to be from the Gamma Group has leaked over the Internet and been commented on by the esteemed Washington Post, found that iOS is by far the most secure mobile OS on the market. ... Read more

Microsoft are trying to encourage users to update to newer versions of their Internet Explorer browser currently at version 11. Existing users are slow to upgrade though with as many as 20% of users still stuck back using Internet Explorer 8.0. ... Read more

Wi-Fi routers that utilize Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) technology aren't so “protected” after all. Ironically, these types of routers may be the easiest to hack into, as was recently demonstrated at the PasswordsCon conference in Las Vegas. ... Read more

Every year, the world’s craziest and most inspired security professionals and hackers all over the world gather in an annual event that takes place in Las Vegas. ... Read more

Researchers at MWR Labs have now demonstrated that “smart” card point-of-sale (POS) terminals can indeed be hacked. ... Read more

4.5 billion records were stolen by a Russian group dubbed “CyberVor”. The company who identified the large data theft, Hold Security, had been researching for more than seven months before it actually confirmed the possession of those stolen reco ... Read more

As a result, the OS grants malware elite access permissions without taking the trouble to verify whether the app's ID is valid, or not. Once the user taps 'install' for such a malicious app, Android welcomes the thief as a policeman. ... Read more

Forget everything you know about USB security because re-formatting, antivirus, spyware, anti-keylogger suites are not functional against BadUSB, which taps into the USB firmware. ... Read more

According to cyber security researches, all USB storage drives have an inherent flaw built into them. Any device that connects to a computer via USB can theoretically trick the computer into thinking it is another device entirely. ... Read more

With automobiles becoming increasingly dependent on computer components, the most sophisticated hackers could hypothetically find a loophole that lets them control a vehicle remotely. ... Read more