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Week in review: Investigating Android permissions, a new malware detection method, and a drastic decline in online vulnerabilities
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, videos and articles: App retrieving contactless credit card details pulled from Google …
The fluctuation of compliance
After this weekend, all retailers accepting payment card transactions will be expected to either use a specialized firewall for protecting their Web applications or to have …
12% of Fortune 500 infected with DNSChanger malware
IID announced that 12 percent of all Fortune 500 companies and four percent of “major” U.S. federal agencies are still infected with DNSChanger malware. These …
Radical reduction in online vulnerabilities
WhiteHat Security reviewed serious vulnerabilities in websites during 2011, examining the severity and duration of the most critical vulnerabilities from 7,000 websites across …
Scientists reveal new malware detection method
Scientists from NQ Mobile’s Mobile Security Research Center, in collaboration with North Carolina State University disclosed a new way to detect mobile threats without …
Online behavioral tracking often violates privacy practices
Keynote Systems announced the results of an in-depth analysis of online behavioral tracking on 269 Websites across four industries – News & Media, Financial …
User activity monitoring for Windows and OS X
SpectorSoft released SPECTOR 360 7.4, user activity monitoring software for Mac and Windows networks. The software provides visibility into and analysis of the digital …
Secunia PSI 3.0 released
Secunia announced the availability of Secunia PSI 3.0, a free computer security scanner which identifies software applications that are insecure and in need of security …
Do passwords matter?
You don’t have to look very hard to find an article discussing password breaches. Recently, there was a lot of buzz around LinkedIn, Last.fm, and eHarmony, three very …
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most dangerous player in cyberspace
Increasingly, cybercriminals are exploiting the names of popular sports stars and celebrities to attract people to sites that actually conceal malicious software. Anyone …
ISO 27001 implementation: How to make it easier using ISO 9001
ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 may seem like quite different standards, but when you take a closer look at both, you can find a lot of similarities. They have the same …
Companies routinely share sensitive information via email
PhoneFactor announced a new survey data regarding the vulnerability of company email systems. The majority of respondents reported that highly sensitive information about …
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