Automation, interoperability, and authentication are the three security building blocks to create more secure and resilient networks, according to a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) white paper.
Apple rejects cellphone radiation monitoring app
Despite the software already being developed for the Android and BlackBerry app stores, Apple has apparently rejected a radiation monitoring application for the iPhone.
Comodo certificate compromise has Iranian fingerprints
This week’s widely reported compromise of a batch of Comodo digital certificates, which resulted in hackers being able to fake trusted sites from the likes of Google and Yahoo, has been blamed on Iranian hackers with possible government assistance.
Comodo certificate compromise has Iranian fingerprints
This week’s widely reported compromise of a batch of Comodo digital certificates, which resulted in hackers being able to fake trusted sites from the likes of Google and Yahoo, has been blamed on Iranian hackers with possible government assistance.
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site
A number of TripAdvisor members may receive spam after hackers stole email details from the travel website.
Play.com CEO responds to data breach coverage
Play.com’s chief executive has responded to reports about customer data being compromised via a third-party email marketing service.
Hacker ‘Ghost Exodus’ sentenced to nine years in federal prison
Jesse William McGraw, also known as ‘Ghost Exodus’, has been sentenced to 110 months in a federal lock-up this week after pleading guilty to hacking the computer system of a Dallas-area medical complex.
Stolen Apple MacBook Air traced after Twitter/Facebook detective work
Technology is starting to beat the theft of computing devices. Earlier this week we reported on the successful retrieval of a stolen iPad by an Israeli owner using the MobileMe location service, and now a tech-savvy teenager in the US has traced his Ap…
China’s NetQin accused of installing mobile malware
NetQin, a new Chinese mobile security firm, has been accused by several sources of installing viruses on users’ mobiles when they execute the company’s anti-malware software.
Scammers pounce on news of Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s death
It appears that, within hours of the death of film star Dame Elizabeth Taylor being announced yesterday, cybercriminals were tapping in interest in her life – and death – by launching social engineering frauds on Twitter.