Security shot up the priority list of not just CIOs but also higher management in 2012 as the world witnessed …
Mac virus a ‘wake-up call’, says CEO
Following on from last year’s Flashback Trojan incident, which saw 600,000 Mac users infected with malware through a Java loophole, …
Virut botnet crippled by researchers
The Virut botnet suffered a major setback last week, after it was announced that many of the domain names used …
Researchers find another Java security flaw
Researchers from a Poland-based vulnerability research firm on Friday announced that they had found vulnerabilities in Java 7 Update 11 …
Microsoft promises improved security
Following a failed evaluation by a German software security testing firm, Microsoft vowed on Wednesday to improve two of its …
New Java flaw found in days, sells on black web
Oracle’s bad Java week got worse on Wednesday, after it was announced that a previously unknown flaw in the programming …
‘Red October’ cyber espionage network discovered
A cyber espionage network has been allowed to flourish in Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics and Central Asian countries since …
Microsoft responds to Internet Explorer vulnerability
Microsoft will deviate from its regular Internet Explorer repair schedule today by releasing a patch for older versions of its …
Trojan disguised as latest Chrome update
Following Google’s recent upgrade of Chrome, a new wave of bogus updates has been set upon the Internet by cyber …
Is Iran really behind recent stream of DDoS bank attacks?
Though U.S. officials have consistently blamed Iran for the ongoing stream of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against major …
12 security resolutions for 2013
Among your typical New Year’s resolutions–lose weight, stop smoking, be happier–you should consider making some pledges to better secure your …
Oracle to stop patching Java 6 in Feb
Java 6 will be retired from security support in less than two months, and users and businesses should prepare now …
Adobe to patch 2-year-old Shockwave vulnerability in Feb
Adobe plans in February to close a dangerous hole in its Shockwave application that causes the application to be downgraded …
Top data privacy agency launches Microsoft investigation
Europe’s top data privacy agency has launched a formal investigation into Microsoft’s privacy policy. Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it …
Costly cyber espionage on ‘relentless upward trend’
Cyber espionage is nothing new. So a report from the Defense Security Service (DSS) about efforts in foreign countries to …
Iran struck by cyberattack similar to April’s oil hit
Iran’s national CERT has warned of a new type of data-wiping malware that bears some of the hallmarks of a cyberattack that severely …
Android botnet abuses people’s phones for SMS spam
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially …
Top 10 tech stories of 2012
Change in any industry involves conflict. Evolution and revolution in tech this year took place not only in the marketplace …
Researchers show proof-of-concept Microsoft ERP hack
Security researchers have presented proof-of-concept code capable of accessing the database driving a Microsoft ERP system and then diverting …
Apple taps up former Microsoft hacker to work on Mac OS X
Apple has quietly hired Kristin Paget, a former Microsoft security expert who worked as a hacker for the company to …