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Flashback Trojan: wake-up call for Mac users

Flashback Trojan: wake-up call for Mac users

...AV outbreak last year and more recently the Gh0st RAT advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks on pro-Tibetan organisations were uncovered. However, Flashback has shown... Read more

29 April, 2012 by Rik Ferguson

Apple releases Flashback tool for Mac OS X 10.5

...4 percent) to rely on third-party tools for managing the malware threat.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Apple releases Flashback... Read more

15 May, 2012 by Topher Kessler

Report: Scammers shift from spam to social media

...media to look for better victims, according to Symantec's first-quarter threat report. The report (PDF) found that although the overall level of spam... Read more

1 May, 2012 by Michael Lee

Cyberthreats among top threats to UK, gov't says

...Cyberattacks are among the most significant threats facing the UK, according to the government. Major threats include cyberattacks, terrorism... Read more

18 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Stuxnet threat rings EU alarm bells

...Recent attacks using the Stuxnet malware represent a "paradigm shift" in cybersecurity threats, the European Network and Information Security Agency said on Thursday. The Stuxnet... Read more

8 October, 2010 by Jack Clark

Symantec blamed for Huawei alliance break-up

...prevent it from obtaining classified information from the US government about cyber-threats. Quoting sources familiar with the matter, The New York Times reported on... Read more

27 March, 2012 by Ellyne Phneah

Smartphone security threats multiply

...number is likely so high because users on mobile devices often encounter threats targeting PCs — people read email, Facebook messages, text messages and tweets on... Read more

3 August, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Sophos to bolster security portfolio with Astaro buy

...intention to buy network security company Astaro to provide a layered unified threat management portfolio. The deal — terms of which have not been disclosed — was... Read more

9 May, 2011 by Ben Woods
CESG: How UK defends against cyberattacks

CESG: How UK defends against cyberattacks

...source with links to CESG about the evolving nature of information security threats and the effects of whistle-blower site Wikileaks on a government that... Read more

26 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Norton CyberCrime Index assesses daily risk online

...Norton 360. The index lies somewhere between a weather report and a threat-level advisory system. The CyberCrime Index uses a statistical model based on... Read more

17 February, 2011 by Seth Rosenblatt

UK and Australia to forge 'cyber partnership'

...UK and Australia will establish a 'cyber partnership' to combat online security threats, it was announced on Tuesday. Defence secretary Liam Fox met with his... Read more

19 January, 2011 by Darren Pauli

Cyber agency: Gov't contracts hinder threat response

...director of the Office of Cyber Security (OCS) said on Wednesday. "The threat landscape changes rapidly," Marsh told the Commons Science and Technology Committee. "To... Read more

19 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Security expert warns of Stuxnet threat complexities

...security response chief Dean Turner calls Stuxnet "one of the most complex threats". Photo credit: Symantec The malware is a milestone in many ways, according... Read more

18 November, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Data security: Key steps to shredding the printer threat

...risks as any other networked device. Mulitfunction devices can prove a security threat(Photo credit: Shutterstock) They are equipped with a hard drive that stores... Read more

26 August, 2010 by Louella Fernandes
IObit Malware Fighter 1.4

IObit Malware Fighter 1.4

...time protection and frequent automatic updating for prevention of zero-day security threats. IObit Malware Fighter can work with your Antivirus for a superior PC... Read more

14 May, 2012

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Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

2 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

3 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

6 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

13 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

14 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

15 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

17 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

18 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

18 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

19 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

21 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

22 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

23 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

24 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

1 day ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

1 day ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

1 day ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths