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Avast! Mobile Security – Register

SecureTech — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:39:22 +0000

Avast! Mobile SecurityRegisterAvast! for Android is free and carries no advertising, making it perfect for anyone who is just a little worried about mobile security but thinks that it could be a case of a lot of smoke but very little fire. Avast! comprises many components (left), …and more » “mobile security” – Google News Posted [...]

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HP douses firebomb printer hack threat – Register

SecureTech — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:46:03 +0000

TechSpot HP douses firebomb printer hack threatRegisterIn a demo, Columbia University's Professor Salvatore Stolfo and Ang Cui show how it might be possible to instruct a hacked printer to overheat a component used to dry ink, causing paper to heat up and eventually smoke. In the demo a thermal switch …HP laser printer hack raises [...]

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Phishing email used in serious RSA attack surfaces – The Register

SecureTech — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:53:28 +0000

The theft of secret data related to RSA’s SecurID tokens used by 40 million employees to access sensitive networks likely started with a 13-word email, evidence uncovered through a researcher’s dogged sleuthing suggests. “I forward this file to you for … Read the original post on phishing – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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UK cops charge alleged Anonymous hacker (Kelly Fiveash/The Register)

SecureTech — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:40:58 +0000

Kelly Fiveash / The Register:UK cops charge alleged Anonymous hacker — Say he fired Low Orbit Ion Cannon at Wikileaks enemies — A man has been charged by police investigating web attacks allegedly carried out by hacking collective Anonymous against firms deemed to have acted against the whistleblower website Wikileaks. Read the original post on [...]

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Twitter ‘Stalker app’ just a phishing scam – The Register

SecureTech — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:53:33 +0000

A “Stalkers app” doing the rounds on Twitter is actually a phishing scam, security watchers warn. The Stalkers app, which purports to be officially sanctioned and to track people who are “stalking your Twitter”, is promoted via messages linking to the … Read the original post on phishing – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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The Global Internet Trust Register: 1999 edition

SecureTech — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:40:47 +0000

Product Description“An important tool to ensure trusted communications in a world where individual rights to privacy are under regulatory assault.” — Jim Bidzos, President, RSA Data Security, Inc. The development of electronic commerce and other applications on the Internet is held up by concerns about security. Cryptography–the science of codes and ciphers–will be a significant [...]

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European Council: Creating hacking tools should be criminal across EU – The Register

SecureTech — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:01:37 +0000

“The term botnet indicates a network of computers that have been infected by malicious software (computer virus),” the Council statement said. “Such network of compromised computers (‘zombies’ may be activated to perform specific actions such as attacks … Read the original post on Computer Virus Attack – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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Google Chrome OS: Too secure to need security? (John Leyden/The Register)

SecureTech — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:40:54 +0000

John Leyden / The Register:Google Chrome OS: Too secure to need security? — Confident anti-virus-less chocolateers may be repeating Apple’s mistakes — A leading security researcher has warned that Google risks repeating Apple’s mistakes on security with its new Chrome OS. — Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based … Read the original post on Computer [...]

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Norway’s military computers targeted in serious attack – The Register

SecureTech — Sat, 21 May 2011 13:59:38 +0000

said only one computer containing non-classified information was compromised. Among the recipients were high-ranking military personnel. “The army is regularly the target of cyber and virus attacks, but not as extensive as this,” AFP quoted INI spokeswoman … Read the original post on Computer Virus Attack – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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Finnish police close case on phishing Trojan gang – The Register

SecureTech — Sun, 15 May 2011 14:53:51 +0000

The alleged perpetrators, from Estonia and Finland, attempted to steal €1.2m through a series of over 100 false transactions starting early last year. Almost €178,000 remains missing, according to local reports . Two of the suspects allegedly used … Read the original post on phishing – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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