 New York Times |
Outmaneuvered at Their Own Game, Antivirus Makers Struggle to Adapt
New York Times In May, researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered Flame, a complex piece of malware that had been stealing data from computers for an estimated five years. Mikko H. Hypponen, chief researcher at F-Secure, called Flame “a spectacular failure” for the … |
Does tracking the position of your mouse cursor pose a privacy risk? A UK company said some advertisements are setup with JavaScript to determine the mouse position and thereby determine if an ad was displayed in the browser window. Advertising analytics company Spider.io claimed that two companies were exploiting this via a flaw in Microsoft IE 6 – 10. Microsoft said Spider.io has exaggerated the…
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 The National |
Cyber–warfare in the Middle East is no game
The National The world has embarked on a new cold war – but instead of military posturing, this conflict is taking place in cyberspace. The Middle East is increasingly on the receiving end of cyber–warfare strikes, more so than any other region in the world … |
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Mobile Security Is a No-Win Game When Cyber-Criminals Have the Upper Hand
eWeek NEWS ANALYSIS: Mobile security is at best a zero-sum game in which the bad guys are the only ones with a positive payoff potential. Corporate network and data security managers can only hope to keep cyber-crooks at bay. Exclusive: BT security chief on why it's so tough to get security right |