Latest articles tagged “security”

Earlier this week Microsoft announced that it would be updating its security software by tightening the criteria used to classify applications as adware. ... Read more

It is catastrophically bad, just a hugely damaging bug, experts say, betting there will be a lot of vulnerable servers a year from now. This won’t get fixed. ... Read more

This week we saw one of the most prolific Android app scams to date when a developer known as “Deviant Solutions” released an app called “Virus Shield.” ... Read more

DropBox has apparently begun scanning all shared files to see if they match up against previously hashed files that have been subject to DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedowns. ... Read more

In the wake of Snowden revelations, Yahoo aims to make data encryption the default for all Yahoo traffic. ... Read more

Two Google security engineers released a report where they reveal some drastic statistics. Four fifths of the international top media outlets, including the Guardian, are the target of government-sponsored hacking attacks. ... Read more

Yes, there are reports suggesting 99% of malicious software targets Android devices, yet there is no need to panic since there are many ways you can ensure security of your device. ... Read more

According to the recent ruling by the United Kingdom Court, “information stored electronically does not constitute property which someone can exercise possession of.” ... Read more

A Turkish court has ruled that the recent ban on Twitter imposed by the Turkish government is unlawful and against freedom of expression. ... Read more

If you wanted proof that hackers are becoming progressively more ingenious every day, then let’s examine the latest stunt pulled by “Derp”, the group that claimed the credit for the EA server exploit. ... Read more

Symantec, a Sunnyvale, California-based security company has recently discovered a phishing attempt using this pattern and posted about the incident on its blog. The scheme comes in the form of an email with the title “Documents.” ... Read more

If you want to increase your privacy, protection and maintain your productivity levels, we suggest you take a look at sandboxed browsing. Sandboxing software adds an extra security layer when you instal new software or browse the web. ... Read more

Bottom Line – if you want privacy, become technically literate or quit using Internet. SXSW interactive usually goes by the title “Technology is Awesome!” but not this year. ... Read more

Not so long ago, headlines were hit by the news of a variety of Linux distributions found to be vulnerable to attacks caused by a bug that allows perpetrators bypass various key security protocols. As a result, they are able to intercept and dissemin ... Read more

Despite the titanic efforts of tech companies to make their browsers secure, they have desperately failed to do so. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome remain the most dangerous intermediaries in users’ online ... Read more