Researchers Expose Cunning Online Tracking Service That Can’t Be Dodged
Researchers at U.C. Berkeley have discovered that some of the net’s most popular sites are using a tracking service that can’t be evaded — even when users block cookies, turn off storage in Flash, or use browsers’ “incognito” functions. The service, called KISSmetrics, is used by sites to track the number of visitors, what the [...]
Artist Gets Secret Service Visit Over Apple Store Webcam Spying – PC Magazine
McDonald took the photos and posted them on a Tumblr blog called “People Staring at Computers.” He told Mashable that he got permission from Apple security guards to take photos in the store, but it’s unclear if they were aware that McDonald also meant …
Internet Denial of Service: Attack and Defense Mechanisms
Product DescriptionSuddenly your Web server becomes unavailable. When you investigate, you realize that a flood of packets is surging into your network. You have just become one of the hundreds of thousands of victims of a denial-of-service attack, a pervasive and growing threat to the Internet. What do you do?Internet Denial of Service sheds light [...]
Android Market’s new movie rental service blocked from rooted devices (Jerry Hildenbrand/Android Central)
Jerry Hildenbrand / Android Central:Android Market’s new movie rental service blocked from rooted devices — We can’t make this up people. According to Google, who gets to make the rules since it’s their service, rooted devices are not supported by the Android Markets new movie rental service “due to requirements related to copyright protection”.
Easy Solutions Anti-Phishing Service Mitigates the Epsilon Email Breach – PRWeb
Easy Solutions Inc., the leading security vendor specializing in fraud prevention, releases a white paper on the April 1st statement issued by the marketing firm Epsilon, and the sophisticated and targeted phishing attacks that are sure to follow. The …
Should I have Internet security before getting internet service?
I just bought my first computer, but i have no internet access. (im on my parents computer). Can I & Should I get internet security before accessing the internet for the first time?
Amazon faces backlash over “music locker” service (Phil Wahba/Reuters)
Phil Wahba / Reuters:Amazon faces backlash over “music locker” service — (Reuters) – A new Amazon.com Inc service that lets customers store songs and play them on a variety of phones and computers is facing a backlash from the music industry that could ignite a legal battle. — Amazon’s Cloud Drive …
Return Path Launches Domain Assurance, An Anti-Phishing Service – Newsblaze.com
NEW YORK – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Today Return Path , the world’s leading email certification and reputation management services company, announced the full commercial launch of its anti-phishing service, Domain Assurance . Return Path is also announcing that …
Return Path rolls out new anti-phishing service – BtoB Magazine
New York—In the wake of a massive phishing invasion of corporate email databases, deliverability company Return Path has launched a new service aimed at blocking such fraudulent emails. The company’s Domain Assurance service provides a view into current …
RealNetworks Unveils Personal Media Service (Digits)
Digits:RealNetworks Unveils Personal Media Service — Many consumers now divide their time between work and personal computers, tablets and smartphones. One of their biggest headaches is trying to keep track of all the content stored on the various devices. — RealNetworks believes it has a solution.
