Evernote has become the latest online denizen to roll-out two-step verification for accounts, following a hack that required all 50 million users to reset their passwords. It’s also implemented access history and authorized applications features.
Cybercriminals consider their financial options, post-Liberty Reserve
In the wake of a favorite money-laundering service being seized and taken down by the US government, the hacking underworld is mulling what to do next, financially.
Google Won’t Approve Facial Recognition for Glass
No facial recognition for Google Glass yet – at least not through the front door – “without having strong privacy protections in place” confirmed Google in a brief Google+ statement Friday.”
Google must comply with NSLs, says judge
A company, assumed to be Google, had challenged the legality of 19 National Security Letters demanding account information on its users; but a judge last week ruled that it must comply.
LinkedIn adds two-factor authentication
In the wake of high-profile Twitter and Facebook hackings and about a year after it experienced a password heist, LinkedIn is beefing up its security: it has become the latest web denizen to join the optional two-factor verification fray, and is now of…
Microsoft unveils cloud-based, real-time botnet info-sharing initiative
Microsoft has kicked off the Cyber Threat Intelligence Program (C-TIP), an outgrowth of its information-sharing initiative around botnets.
Drupal hit by massive data breach
Drupal, the open source content management system, is resetting the passwords for nearly one million accounts in the wake of a data breach.
Bug found in Playstation 3
If you haven’t already upgraded your Playstation 3 firmware from 4.31 to the 4.41 version released at the end of last month, now might be a good time to do so – it fixes a bug found by Vulnerability Lab six months ago.
The Virtual Global Task Force report on online child pornography
Online child pornography, rather than child sexual abuse, may be a useful distinction to help prevent online offenders developing into physical abusers – thought to be a potential rather than inevitable progression.
Chinese hackers make off with US weapons blueprints, Australian spy HQ plans
Chinese hackers have scored two high-profile cyber-heists, according to reports: they have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major US weapons systems, while also stealing the blueprints for Australia’s new spy headquarters.