WikiLeaks’ Assange granted asylum in Ecuador
After spending 56 days holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has finally received a favorable answer to his request for political …
Google announces $2 milion in prizes for Pwnium 2
Following the announcement that it will be upping the monetary rewards given to security researchers that responsibly disclose Chromium vulnerabilities, Google has announced …
World’s largest oil company Saudi Aramco hit by malware
Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, reported a serious security breach which may caused major disruptions in their network. A piece of malware caused a …
Tips to keep kids safe online
Malware is just a step-away when children click on games, free shoes, Justin Bieber videos or gift cards offered on social networks. Hackers use social engineering techniques …
Bafruz Trojan wreaks havoc on infected systems
Microsoft has announced that its Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool has recently been modified to detect two new malware families: Matsnu and Bafruz. The latter one is …
Sharp rise in malware targeting Android
The number of new malicious programs targeting the Android platform has almost tripled in the second quarter of the year, according to Kaspersky Lab. Over the three months in …
Top mobility challenges facing C-level executives
Mre than fifty percent of the companies surveyed are now planning Mobile Productivity projects to allow employees to access, sync and share documents using mobile devices, …
Reuters hacked again
Reuters’ blogging platform has been hacked for the second time in two weeks, and this time false news that Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal …
NSS Labs expose inadequate AV products
NSS Labs testing showed that 9 of 13 popular consumer anti-virus products tested failed to provide adequate protection against exploits targeting two recent critical Microsoft …
Cloud-based management for self-encrypting drives
Wave Systems launched Wave Cloud, a cloud-based service for enterprise-wide management of self-encrypting drives (SEDs). The subscription-based service introduces a …
Sirefef infections explode due to new infection technique
The Sirefef/Zaccess family of Trojans – designed to download other malware, disable the machine’s security features, and often make lasting changes to the computer …
Google ups prizes in Chromium bug bounty program
Since a vulnerability rewards program for open source web browser project Chromium was instituted in early 2010, many vulnerabilities have been found and dealt with, and …
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