Security holes discovered in iPhones, iPads – Yahoo Finance
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security called the flaws “critical weaknesses” in Apple’s iOS operating system. Internet-connected mobile devices are still subject to fewer attacks than personal computer, but they could eventually prove a juicy …
AVG Warns of Malicious Crank Calls Coming to Your Computer Phone – Yahoo Finance
–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AVG Technologies, a leading provider of internet and mobile security, today warned of newly emerging social engineering attacks on users of the … saying their PCs have been checked for viruses and that a ‘fatal virus’ was found.
APWG Report: More than One Third of Web Host Victims Repeatedly Exploited By Cybercrime Gangs – Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is reporting this week that more than one-third of respondents to a new Web Vulnerabilities Survey were repeat victims of phishing attacks that resulted in a successful establishment of …
Will the Attack on the IMF Compromise Cloud Computing? – Yahoo Finance
The hackers carried out the attack using a method known as “spear phishing”, where an individual is tricked into opening a phony email link carrying a virus. The infiltration had utilized sophisticated code designed specifically to attack the IMF.
Symantec to Acquire Clearwell – Yahoo Finance
The leading computer security company, Symantec Corp. (NasdaqGS: SYMC – News ) recently declared its intention of acquiring privately held legal discovery solutions provider Clearwell Systems Inc. for $390.0 million. The acquisition will enable Symantec to …
Computer Wars: Cyber-Attacks “Can Get Very Scary Very Quickly,” Expert Says – Yahoo Finance
Less than a year after the ‘Stuxnet’ virus hit its nuclear facilities … Is the risk of ‘cyber-attack’ great enough to warrant more government control of the Internet and computer networks? Or is this ‘threat’ being hyped as a way for the ‘military …
Security firm learns limits of security tech – Yahoo Finance
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Top-level data breaches often start at the bottom of the ladder. That’s a lesson RSA, one of the world’s premier computer security firms, learned the hard way. The company is best known for its small security “tokens” that generate …
Panda Security Study Reveals 63 Percent of Schools Plagued by IT Security Breaches at Least Twice a Year – Yahoo Finance
ORLANDO, Fla. , March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Panda Security , the Cloud Security Company, today announced the results of its inaugural Kindergarten-12 Education IT Security Study. The study, which surveyed more than 100 individuals that manage IT …
PC Tools Uncovers Online Music Threats at SXSW 2011 – Yahoo Finance
A search for ” Cee Lo Green , Forget You” turned up free download sites that either tricked users into providing their credit card information or convinced people to install fake antivirus software by telling them their computer was infected. Search …
Report: Hackers penetrated Nasdaq computer network – Yahoo Finance
The hackers left a taunting message and also claimed to have briefly created for itself an e-mail account on Nasdaq’s computer system, suggesting a broader breach in security. But at the time, Nasdaq officials said there was no evidence they manipulated …
