Google is keeping up its fast-and-furious Chrome development pace with the release of version 17, just two months after version 16 came out and one day after Chrome for Android was introduced.
09 February 2012
The US communications industry needs better information sharing, tax breaks, and liability protection from the federal government to improve cybersecurity, experts told a House panel on Wednesday.
09 February 2012
A new piece of Android malware, named Android.Bmaster, has infected hundreds of thousands of devices in China and is able to generate millions of dollars in annual revenues.
09 February 2012
ODVA, an organization set up to improve industrial automation processes and security, has issued a set of cybersecurity guidelines for manufacturers and vendors to follow.
09 February 2012
Small-scale targeted distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can cause more damage to an organization that large-scale bandwidth-gobbling attacks, concludes a recent report by application security provider Radware.
09 February 2012
A hacker associated with an Anonymous affiliate has released source code for Symantec’s pcAnywhere security software onto the Pirate Bay file-sharing website after an apparent attempt to extort $50,000 from the security vendor.
09 February 2012
The commercialization of cybercrime continues, with Trusteer describing what it calls ‘Factory Outlets’ for the sale of stolen user credentials.
09 February 2012
With ‘privacy’ such an emotive and complex issue, Canadian companies should note that an action for tort (civil action) for ‘intrusion upon seclusion’ has been recognized by the Ontario Appeal Court.
09 February 2012
Arbor Networks’ 7th annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report presents a view of 2011 security through the eyes of the providers: ISPs, hosting companies, and service providers. It focuses on DDoS.
09 February 2012
The hacktivist group Anonymous apparently gained control over the Boston Police Department's community policing website in retaliation for the police crackdown on the Occupy Boston protests.
08 February 2012