Zeljka Zorz
Europe finds search data retention policies inadequate
The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (an independent European Commission advisory body) has lately been much in the news, owning to their interest towards protecting …
Samsung smartphone shipped with malware-infected memory card
The latest mass-market product that has been found being shipped to customers while containing malware is the Samsung S8500 Wave phone with the Samsung bada mobile platform. …
Payment processing security trends in the catering industry
The catering industry has for some time now emerged as one of the businesses most affected by security breaches and card and identity theft. In reply to the increased threat, …
Users of Habbo Hotel virtual world hit by thieves
If you’re not an online gamer or a user of virtual worlds, it is easy to make light of the occasional news of account hijacking or thefts of virtual goods or money. …
Critical iPhone security issue leaves your contents exposed
Most iPhone users are confident that using a passcode to secure their devices means that even if they lost them or they get stolen, their data will be protected from prying …
Viral clickjacking Facebook worm spreads
Yet another clickjacking attack has recently been aimed at Facebook users. If you see messages such as “LOL This girl gets OWNED after a POLICE OFFICER reads her STATUS …
5 charged for malware-driven money theft
Five people have been charged by federal prosecutors of trying to steal almost half a million dollars from a bank account belonging to the city of Carson in California. The …
SASFIS Trojan disguised by clever technique
A cleverly disguised variant of SASFIS – the infamous Trojan that makes it possible for your computer to be further infected with any number of different malware …
A closer look at PC Tools Firewall Plus
PC Tools Firewall Plus (6.0.0.88) is a free personal firewall for Windows. It helps you prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or …
Eleventh Hour Security+: Exam SY0-201 Study Guide
For the people who have studied hard and are preparing for the Security+ certification exam, this book provide a handy reviewing list of all the critical information and the …
Social networking sites passing on user data to ad agencies
Several social networking sites – including Facebook and MySpace – have apparently been sending users’ data to advertising agencies – in spite of all …
Hotmail gets new security features
Not one to be out shined for long by Google – one of its biggest competitors in many fields – Microsoft has been working on some changes that will improve security …