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Android SMS Trojan delivered via SEO techniques
Android users searching for pornography on their smart phones could be in for a costly surprise. During the course of researching the origin for the first SMS Trojan for …
Apple iOS 4.1 fixes security issues
The iOS 4.1 Software Update is the first major update to iOS 4, bringing Game Center, new iTunes features, high dynamic range photography, and security updates to the iPhone. …
Security for Android applications
Arxan Technologies released EnsureIT for Android, a software protection product that secures mobile Android applications against reverse-engineering or tampering for …
Virtualization for Security
Virtualization is among the hottest topics in the IT world today. While the term itself can mean many different things in IT, most of the time it actually refers to so-called …
Trend Micro launches Titanium 2011 security software
Trend Micro released Titanium Security 2011 that utilizes a cloud-client strategy that combines cloud-based web, email, and file reputation services with Trend Micro’s …
International variations in online threat perception
How do computer users around the world view online security risks? A survey by F-Secure reveals some interesting international variations in people’s experiences and …
The emotional impact of cybercrime
A new study by Norton reveals the staggering prevalence of cybercrime: 65% of Internet users globally, and 73% of U.S. Web surfers have fallen victim to cybercrimes, including …
Safari 5.0.2 addresses three vulnerabilities
Safari 5.0.2 includes improvements to performance, stability, and security. A search path issue exists in Safari. When displaying the location of a downloaded file, Safari …
How black hat spam SEO works
For some time, attackers have leveraged Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques in order to promote malicious web content targeting end users. Google has researched this …
Firefox 3.6.9 fixes numerous security issues
Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.9 that fixes several security issues as well as stability issues. Miscellaneous memory safety hazards Mozilla developers identified and fixed …
Phishers exploit HMRC tax error refund
Tax authorities in the UK are in the process of contacting millions of people, telling them that they have paid the wrong amount of tax. As members of the public wait to be …
Sourcefire integrates with Qualys
Sourcefire announced an integration with QualysGuard. To support increased product collaboration, Sourcefire is delivering a new Qualys Connector, which associates threats …
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