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Digital certificates need to regain users' trust
GCN.com It was discovered in 2010 that Stuxnet used compromised certificates to install itself, as did the related Flame malware, and stolen digital certificates have been used recently to deliver malware from a compromised site providing support for Tibetan … |
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Mobile security: A password isn't perfect, but it's a start
GCN.com (blog) Mobile security: A password isn't perfect, but it's a start. In a recent global survey, computer security company MacAfee revealed some disturbing facts about the mobile device use of the general populace. The survey found that 36 percent of the people … |
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Gauss malware, Apple iPhone show what encryption can do
GCN.com After researchers at Kaspersky Labs come across Gauss, the latest in the Stuxnet/Duqu/Flame state-sponsored malware chain, and started examining it, they ran into a problem. The malware contained an encrypted “warhead” that the researchers couldn't … Kaspersky discovers new malware Mideast Malware Now Targeting Banks? Gauss, Flame Highlight Problem of Defeating High-End Malware |
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SOPA undercuts Internet security, experts say; lawmakers float alternative
GCN.com By William Jackson A bipartisan alternative to controversial anti-piracy bills now before Congress is being floated online by a handful of senators and representatives. The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act would treat … Rep. Smith Waters Down SOPA, DNS Redirects Out Author of Controversial Piracy Bill Now Says 'More Study' Needed |