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Southwest Airlines has finally ceded to update its flawed iPhone app after warnings from a computer science student and coverage by several news stations and newspapers over the course of three months.
Via Slashdot comes word that a masters computer science student at the University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) di... |
14 February 2012
09:14 GMT |
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Valve boss Gabe Newell has made a new announcement for users of its Steam digital distribution service and Steam forums, sharing some more information about the hacker attack suffered by the company late last year.Hackers dominated the spotlight in 2011, as after forcing Sony to take down its PlayStation Network, som... |
11 February 2012
02:31 GMT |
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Google is celebrating two years since it started offering monetary rewards for security vulnerability reports in Chrome and related technology. During that time, Google paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to researchers revealing vulnerabilities.
Now, Google is expanding the program to include Chrome OS issues as ... |
10 February 2012
12:41 GMT |
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Next week, Microsoft will make available its February 2012 monthly security patches for the Windows platform and various other products on it. In the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012, that it made public on Thursday, Microsoft announced that there would be no less than nine bullet... |
10 February 2012
09:45 GMT |
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An application called Path described as a "smart journal" for iPhone owners appears to be breaking some of the App Store guidelines for developers, specifically those that say an app shouldn’t transmit personal content without their express consent.
Arun Thampi, a Singapore-based iOS developer, made the discov... |
8 February 2012
17:01 GMT |
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Microsoft has been recently blamed for a number of security issues with the Xbox Live service and, in order to mark Safer Internet Day, the company has issued a statement showing its commitment to keeping Xbox Live users as safe as possible.
Alex Gardner, who is the general manager working on the Xbox Live service, ... |
8 February 2012
16:41 GMT |
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HP may have said that it is going to sell Windows 8 tablets, but it still has to somehow make its products stand out if it is to see any success. It so happens that Meg Whitman, the company's CEO, does actually have a clear idea of where it means to make HP slates shine. Simply put, she wants to focus on sec... |
4 February 2012
13:21 GMT |
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At least some government officials and agencies are giving Google credit where it's due, Google Chrome was highlighted as the browser of choice for a security conscious user.
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) put together a best practice guide for PCs running Microsoft Windows.
Among the... |
3 February 2012
11:31 GMT |
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Today, Google announced the release of a new service for its Android Market. Dubbed Bounce, it has been designed to scan the Market for any applications that might pose threats to Android users.
The number of applications in the storefront has increased significantly in the past few years, the same as the amount o... |
3 February 2012
03:44 GMT |
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Microsoft is registering progress when it comes to its products influencing the development of the security ecosystem out there.
This year, the company celebrates ten years of Trustworthy Computing and eight years since the creation of its Security Development Lifecycle (SDL).
SDL, a software development security... |
2 February 2012
09:23 GMT |
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The newly-released OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Update 2012-001 are two software updates that have something very important in common - patches for numerous areas of the two operating systems that, until now, have been vulnerable to attack.
There’s a single technical note that details the contents of both up... |
2 February 2012
07:41 GMT |
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A security update, targeting users of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, has been released by Apple alongside OS X 10.7.3, the newest version of OS X Lion.
Over 50 vulnerabilities are listed on Apple’s Support site, some of which are pretty serious. For example in areas like SquirrelMail and Webmail, security researc... |
2 February 2012
04:32 GMT |
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SecureMac has released its first app in Apple’s Mac App Store — PrivacyScan. The software provides protection by scanning your Mac for files that could compromise your privacy.
PrivacyScan has been designed to offers multiple layers shredding, which means your tracks will be erased securely. You can use ... |
26 January 2012
08:52 GMT |
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It was not long ago that the shortcomings of data security in the cloud were pointed out and, since Quantum Mechanics isn't quite there yet, NIST has decided to issue some guidelines.
NIST, short for National Institute of Standards and Technology, decided it was time organizations got a clear idea of what they... |
25 January 2012
16:51 GMT |
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While personal storage devices can be secured in various ways, the cloud cannot implement the same data protection features, so a team from the University of Vienna figured it was time to find a way to protect user data even when stored in the cloud. The solution they developed relies on the principles of quantum m... |
24 January 2012
14:51 GMT |
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Microsoft is gearing up for the release of a new flavor of its Internet Explorer browser in Windows 8, namely IE10, but is also set to deliver enhancements to the already available versions of the application.
One of the focuses of the current versions of Internet Explorer is to enhance the security. And by securi... |
24 January 2012
05:47 GMT |
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The move to the new rapid release cycle has definitely spurred new blood into Firefox development. Firefox 10 is around the corner, even as Firefox 4 landed less than a year ago. In that time, the browser has evolved, it's faster, less memory hungry and boasts plenty of new features as well as better support for... |
23 January 2012
16:21 GMT |
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The latest installment of the Trustworthy Computing Cloud Fundamentals Video Series brings to the spotlight the need to build a trusted cloud ecosystem.
When it comes to computing ecosystems, security industry associations are of great importance, Microsoft notes. The Redmond-based software giant itself is part of... |
20 January 2012
10:44 GMT |
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As the London Olympics are approaching, security is considered one of the most important aspects by the organizers. To make sure that the volunteers, known as Games Makers, are not tricked into handing over sensitive information, the London Organizing Committee (LOCOG) issued guidelines regarding their interaction wi... |
17 January 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Google's business is advertising, so maybe it was bound to start using it to its own advantage eventually. Google has been ad shy for many years, but started advertising more lately. It's continuing its expansion with a campaign aimed at educating regular users on how to stay safe on the web, but also on wh... |
17 January 2012
10:32 GMT |
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Lenovo and McAfee have just tightened their partnership, the former having chosen the latter's Mobile Security solutions for its ThinkPad Android tablet.
This is one of, if not the first concrete step forward in McAfee's quest to become a main player in the field of mobile security.
On that note, this al... |
17 January 2012
03:37 GMT |
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Security has been at the heart of Google Chrome from the get go. In fact, the team built Chrome around some very solid security principles since it had the luxury of building a browser from scratch, something Mozilla doesn't have, for example.
While sandboxing and several other security-oriented features were b... |
13 January 2012
10:11 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing initiative is now 10 years old, and the Redmond-based company is proud of this achievement.
The Trustworthy Computing (TwC) Initiative was aimed at ensuring that all users were able to have a secure, private, and reliable experience when on their computers.
The move was an... |
13 January 2012
08:01 GMT |
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Looks like Samsung can add another point to the data security score sheet.
Word just came in about the PM810 solid state drive (SSD) and how it got validated under the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP).
It has been found compliant with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 data security ... |
5 January 2012
10:37 GMT |
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One of the security features that Windows 8 will bring along is the possibility to login using a picture password, and not the usual password that contains letters and numbers. Microsoft has already demoed the feature a few times before, suggesting that it would add an extra level of security to devices powered by i... |
24 December 2011
12:11 GMT |
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Android mobile phone users can now enhance the security of their devices with a new application specifically designed for them, namely avast! Mobile Security.
Made available in beta last week, the application has just been graduated to a final release, and is available for download via the Android Market for all d... |
22 December 2011
08:01 GMT |
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phpMyAdmin, the popular tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL databases, has just reached version 3.4.9. The developers of phpMyAdmin have stated that this is only a bugfix and minor security release. Nonetheless, users should upgrade to the latest version as there are quite a few c... |
22 December 2011
02:35 GMT |
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Looks like anyone wondering what they could possibly do with their old netbook, finally has a solution that is both unusual and useful, assuming security is what they're seeking.
Basically, Colin Adamson took an adjustable stand, some wheels, an Arduino micro-controller and a webcam periscope, plus the required... |
21 December 2011
04:37 GMT |
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Looks like the level of data security displayed by today's memory cards is not exactly at the level people, or some of them, want it to be, so five major players in this field decided to do something about it.“Next Generation Secure Memory Initiative” is what Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk, Sony and To... |
19 December 2011
10:01 GMT |
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Adobe has found a critical vulnerability in its Reader X and Acrobat X applications for all supported platforms, including Mac OS X. For Mac users in particular, the Photoshop makers plan to roll out a security patch early next year.Talking about the vulnerability in a dedicated advisory on their web site, Adobe reve... |
7 December 2011
11:41 GMT |
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A new beta release of Microsoft Security Essentials is now available for download as part of a new public program aimed at bringing improvements to the application to get it ready for a general release.
The new application release comes with Security Essentials and Antimalware Client version 4.0.1111.0, and brings... |
30 November 2011
05:59 GMT |
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An image has been posted on the Internet which is said to show the new look of the PlayStation Network service from Sony, which at the moment is rumored to be in closed beta stage and will be introduced for all users at the beginning of 2012.One of the beta testers has posted a screengrab of the new PSN interface, al... |
29 November 2011
04:24 GMT |
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Bruce Schneier, an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer, has made a blog entry about smartphone security lately. In it, he stresses that Apple’s iPhones won’t be more secure (than Android) because of the rules imposed by Apple on the iTunes App Store.His blog post covers smartp... |
25 November 2011
10:18 GMT |
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Galaxy Nexus, the latest Google phone out there and the first handset in the world to arrive on shelves with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS on board, packs a wide range of appealing features, including support for face unlocking.
Courtesy of a front-facing camera, the mobile phone can recognize user’s ... |
25 November 2011
06:11 GMT |
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One of the new features that Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was unveiled with was Face Unlock, aimed at increasing the security of the new mobile OS.
Through Face Unlock, users could set the mobile phone to recognize their faces and allow the access the various functions of the device.
The Face Unlo... |
14 November 2011
05:01 GMT |
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Valve has released an official statement concerning its ongoing problems with its forums, saying that its whole Steam service has been hacked, with cyber-attackers gaining access to a database that contained user names, encrypted passwords, email addresses and possibly credit card information. Steam is the mos... |
11 November 2011
02:28 GMT |
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Maureen Jett, a product Director from VanDyke Software, has just announced that SecureCRT6.7.3 is now available for Linux, for both Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. SecureCRT 6.7.3 provides terminal emulation for computing professionals, raising productivity with advanced session management and a host of wa... |
9 November 2011
04:00 GMT |
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It’s not uncommon for security solutions to have issues with products offering functionality that overlaps or conflicts theirs, and Microsoft Security Essentials is no exception. Apparently, Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1 fails to play nice with antivirus products and with some solutions designed to let user... |
8 November 2011
10:54 GMT |
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Video game company Sony has announced that the European section of its PlayStation Network service will be down between 3 PM GMT and 8 PM GMT on Thursday, because some elements of the service need maintenance work.The company says that some services might be offline even longer because of testing that needs to be don... |
2 November 2011
09:46 GMT |
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Facebook is introducing a couple of user-facing security features that are quite interesting. For one, it's making it possible to get back into your account if you've been locked out with the help of your friends rather than an email address or a phone.The second feature is app-specific passwords. This is e... |
28 October 2011
10:36 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Sprint has just announced the availability of a new software update for the HTC smartphones available on its network.
Apparently, this is the update aimed at bringing a fix for some of the security issues that these devices have been struck with.
The new update will be sent to users over-the... |
26 October 2011
12:21 GMT |
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Lookout Inc., a smartphone security company with over 12 million adopters on the Android front, is making a foray in the iOS market with its free security application that has been updated to meet specific needs for users of Apple’s portables.Released just minutes ago in the iTunes App Store, Lookout Mobile Sec... |
18 October 2011
10:01 GMT |
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Google has been talking about online security and advising users on how to stay safe for quite a while now, in its blogs, help pages and so on. But it's taking it one step further with the launch of a 'security best practices' website in the UK and an upcoming advertising and information campaign for i... |
17 October 2011
11:21 GMT |
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Browser extensions and add-ons are great for extending functionality and customizing the experience to enable users to get the most out of their browsers. Firefox solidified and popularized the concept, leading to all browsers offering some way of extending functionality. But the flip side of this is that it opens up... |
15 October 2011
09:41 GMT |
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ONWorld expects to reach 100 million clients all across the globe by 2015, making a profit of approximately $6 billion from distributing cloud services for energy and home service providers Smart Home relies on a technology which is expanding and it has already been adopted in many homes so far. “Demand f... |
14 October 2011
11:01 GMT |
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Although Apple has released separate versions of iTunes 10.5 for both Mac and Windows customers, only the Windows camp got security fixes, while Mac users have been left vulnerable until the company releases new updates.Citing the SANS Internet Storm Center, Senior Security Advisor at Sophos, Chester Wisniewski, note... |
12 October 2011
06:57 GMT |
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Microsoft has made a new iteration of its Security Intelligence Report available for download. The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 11 is available as a free download from the software giant, just as it was the case with previous such releases.
SIRv11 for short, this particular version of the report ... |
12 October 2011
05:52 GMT |
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Newer software is capable of offering superior protection, according to Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 11 Report (SIRv11), which the Redmond company released this week.
The software giant’s advice for customers is to always make sure they’re running not only up-to-date software, but al... |
12 October 2011
04:51 GMT |
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Video game hardware maker and publisher Sony has announced that the PlayStation Network service has been hacked by an unknown assailant, with about 93,000 accounts compromised, and has urged users to change their log-in details in order to make sure that they are not affected in any way.
Phillip Reitinger, who is ... |
12 October 2011
02:51 GMT |
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Best known in the industry for its powerful NAS storage solutions, Thecus has recently announced that it has expanded its product portfolio to include a new series of network video recorders (NVR) dubbed the VisoGuard.Thecus has designed these new VisoGuard NVRs in collaboration with NETAVIS, which was responsible of... |
6 October 2011
07:34 GMT |
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