Tag: Security

One Out Of Five Facebook Users May Be Exposed To Malware
However careful you've been when using Facebook up until now, it may be time to grow even more cautious.  New stats from BitDefender indicate that at least one out of five...
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Location-Based Services Too New to Know How They’ll Be Abused
Last week, Symantec's MessageLabs Intelligence Sr. Analyst Paul Wood shared some predictions for online threats in the coming year with...
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Americans Still Abandoning Online Purchases Due To Security
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of  Americans have not made an online purchase because of security concerns, according to a new poll by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA)....
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Google Enters Toolbar Deal With AVG
Chalk up another victory for Google in terms of edging out its competitors.  Today, well-known security company AVG announced that the Google will replace Yahoo as the sear...
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Threats to Expect in Mobile, Social, Location and Email in 2011
It's getting late in the year, and it's about time to start looking forward to 2011. While we can speculate about a great many topics, few trends are going to be as important to...
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Chrome Tops New List Of Vulnerable Applications
Generally speaking, Google does well when it comes to lists.  It's often labeled a favorite employer, most trusted brand, or dominant competitor.  Unfortunately for th...
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Google Vulnerability Program Meets With Early Success
Perhaps the best possible thing, from Google's point of view, would have been if it had announced its vulnerability reward program and then heard nothing at all.  But a sho...
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Google Issues Cloud Safety Advice
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month - and perhaps the holiday when millions of kids give adults 50-50 odds on being tricked - Google's counseling users to play i...
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Study: State CISOs Lack the Funding for Data Protection
Deloitte and the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) are sharing the results of a joint Cybe...
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Zeus Trojan Arrests Show Cybercriminals Getting More Vulnerable
Federal and state authorities have reportedly charged over 60 people in connection with a global cybercrime scheme using the Zeus Trojan to steal millions of dollars from U.S. b...
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Phishing Gangs Focusing On Social Networks And Classifieds
Phishing gangs have been increasing their tactics against brands, social networks, online  classifieds and online gaming, according to a new report from the Anti-Phishing W...
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Major Security Flaw Discovered (and Exploited) on Twitter
Update: Twitter has addressed the issue on the main company blog: The short story: This morning at 2:54 am PDT Twitter was notified of a secu...
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Google Launches 2-Step Verification for Google Apps
Google has introduced a more secure sign-in capability for Google Apps accounts with two-step verification. The company says this "significantly increases the security of t...
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HP Acquiring ArcSight for $1.5 Billion
HP announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ArcSight, a security and compliance company, for $1.5 billion at $...
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ACLU Sues Government Over Border Laptop Searches
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy allowing border agents to search l...
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