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The world of mobile security fears and escalating compliance

2010 was another year of living dangerously. Companies dealt with huge increases in malware threats, growing mobile security concerns about consumer devices such as iPads, and …

Using social networks to profile, find and own your victims

In this video from DojoCon 2010, Dave Marcus, the Director of Security Research at McAfee Labs, illustrates the dangers of doing unintelligent things online. Dave shows you …

Cisco AnyConnect: Secure network connectivity for Apple iOS

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Solution, available from the App Store, offers highly secure network connectivity from any Apple iOS 4.1 device, improving the productivity of …

Experimental botnet reveals long sought answers

Is there a better way of analyzing the ins and outs of a botnet than making one yourself? The answer to that question was negative for ESET’s researcher Pierre-Marc …

Upsurge of attacks aimed at Facebook, iPad and smartphones

If you thought 2010 was challenging, just wait for 2011. Below are our top five 2011 security predictions for the coming year from Websense: The Stuxnet sequels are coming, …

Free security tool detects vulnerable and outdated software

Secunia released version 2.0 of their Personal Software Inspector (PSI), a popular free security tool for home users that protects their personal and financial information …

Google doesn’t want to share its encryption keys

Two years ago, the wish to have control over communication systems and the lack of technical resources of Indian intelligence agencies has led to a particular request targeted …

Facebook scams soar

Facebook users should be careful about survey scams that are quickly spreading across the social network. Many Facebook users are struggling to clean up their accounts once …

How to keep mobile devices secure while traveling

“Tis the season to be jolly – and to leave sensitive corporate information behind at the airport! According to telephone interviews with the lost property offices …

Vendor creates malware to sell its anti-malware product

Chinese antivirus software companies seem to have a unusual strategy for keeping its services and products in demand – secretly developing threats themselves and …

Week in review: Gawker breach, social engineering and security predictions for 2011

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, reviews and articles: Gawker Media breach claimed by Gnosis The credit for the breach of …

FarmVille players lured with fake “farm cash” offer from Zynga

The latest Facebook scam takes advantage of the popularity of Zynga’s FarmVille game and lures users into allowing an application access to their accounts with promises …

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