Over three quarters of Android threats are malicious apps that send SMS messages to premium rate numbers and could be mitigated by a protection feature present in Android 4.2, according to researchers from networking vendor Juniper Networks.
Ransom app locks up Android smartphones, Symantec discovers
It was only a matter of time before it happened and now it has – ransom malware has successfully made the jump from the PC world, where it torments millions of Windows users, to the mobile world, where it has similar designs on Android.
Three quarters of consumers concerned about privacy online: report
New research commissioned by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed that over three quarters of consumers globally are concerned about their privacy online.
Authorities seize over 1m counterfeit HP printing products
Law enforcement authorities in the UAE in April conducted the largest single seizure of counterfeit HP products to date, the vendor said this week.
SAP goes soppy at Sapphire
With approximately 80,000 people tuning in digitally around the world, SAP’s board of executives preached to a near 100,000 strong crowd in Florida — and the message could not have been clearer; it believes HANA is the future of business.
Microsoft launches new Embedded OS to harness the data of devices
“It’s now essential for businesses to tap into the vast potential of data if they want to compete,” says Kevin …
US charges eight with multi-million-dollar cyber-crime
U.S. federal prosecutors charged eight people on Wednesday in connection with a multi-million-dollar fraud that siphoned money from hacked accounts …
Prism leaker steps forward, cites ‘massive surveillance machine’
The person responsible for disclosing details on the growth of U.S. government surveillance programmes that exploded into public view last …
We will fire back at Cisco, says Aruba CEO
Aruba Networks’ CEO, Dominic Orr, has promised to “fire back” at Cisco, after he attributed underhand tactics — in which …
Largest ever DDoS attack directed at financial firm, Prolexic reports
DDoS attackers attempted to bring down an unnamed financial services firm earlier this week using one of the largest traffic …
Google pressures industry to make software flaws public faster
Google threw the gauntlet down before the software industry to clean up its mistakes faster than has been done in …
Intel may look to outrun foundry competitors with new CEO Krzanich
Intel hasn’t signaled a change in strategy with the appointment of Brian Krzanich to CEO, but it is likely that …
When Google and Microsoft feud, customers pay the price
The long-running war between Google and Microsoft may never have a winner, an analyst said on Wednesday, but it definitely …
Twitter’s two-factor authentication implementation can be abused, researchers say
Twitter’s SMS-based, two-factor authentication feature could be abused to lock users who don’t have it enabled out of their accounts …
Top marks
The concept of value-added reselling or distribution has reached its zenith in the Middle East. Since the economic crash of …
CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say
By now, it’s become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy. But while that sentiment remains …
Rapid-growing mobile payments market is driving a financial fraud marketplace
The global mobile payments market is predicted to exceed US$1.3 trillion in the coming years, presenting opportunities for cyber-crime gangs …
Chinese hackers resume attacks on U.S. targets
For the last three months or so, the U.S. government and some of its defence contractors have engaged in a …
Will the Feds ever relax the rules on using phones in flight?
Hop on an Emirates flight in Dubai and get up to cruising altitude. You realise you forgot to tell your …
Windows 8 won’t hit critical mass in enterprises, Forrester says
Windows 8, the most significant upgrade to Microsoft’s operating system since Windows 95 and one of the most important products …