What you really need for protecting your phone

Follow:        Mobile security reality check: What you really need for protecting your phone 05.16.2013 3:03 AM Is mobile really a malware hotbed? To quote Public Enemy, "Don't, don't, don't believe the hype!" Adobe releases critical security updates for Reader, Flash Player and ColdFusion 05.14.2013 11:59 AM Adobe has released scheduled security updates for its Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and ColdFusion products on Tuesday in order to fix many critical vulnerabilities, including one that is already actively exploited by attackers.   -ADVERTISEMENT-     Windows Phone 8 Superguide Master your new Windows Phone 8 smartphone. Starting at $6.99!   Dell C1660w Color Printer »See what we think about it. »Check its price.     US lawmakers introduce apps privacy bill 05.09.2013 5:22 PM New legislation introduced by a group of U.S. lawmakers would require mobile application developers to obtain consent from consumers before collecting their personal data and to secure the data they collect. Larry Page wants to see your medical records 05.16.2013 6:13 AM A day after breaking an almost year-long silence on a medical condition that had affected the way he speaks, Google co-founder Larry Page said Wednesday that people should be more open about their medical histories. The Onion explains how its Twitter account was hacked 05.10.2013 5:46 AM Hackers who commandeered The Onion's Twitter account used simple but effective phishing attacks to obtain passwords, according to a writeup by the publisher's technology team. Debit card hack attack used for $45 million fraud blitz 05.10.2013 5:55 AM A vast debit card fraud scheme that allegedly netted US$45 million has been linked to the hacking of credit card processors in the U.S. and India. Academic institutions urged to take steps to prevent DNS amplification attacks 05.10.2013 9:50 AM Colleges and universities are being encouraged to scrutinize their systems to keep them from being hijacked in DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday features IE8 zero-day fix 05.11.2013 10:23 AM Microsoft will issue ten security updates next week, two of them rated "critical," to patch 34 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug that has been used in recent attacks. Cybercrooks reportedly hang out in Latin America, Caribbean 05.11.2013 11:56 AM Internet criminals have opened a new front in Latin America and the Caribbean and seem to have founded booming businesses thanks to low levels of cybercrime protection and awareness, a rare but timely analysis of the region by Trend Micro has found. Google security plan targets login authentication, hijacking 05.11.2013 1:40 PM Some of the technology has to be deployed together for maximum security, making the process complicated, said one security expert Biometric security tested by UK bank using vocal passwords 05.12.2013 11:36 AM Barclays is using Nuance’s FreeSpeech voice biometrics software to confirm and identify customers, instead of using security questions. Porn troll case prompts ISPs to fight to protect customer IDs 05.12.2013 12:35 PM Cox, AT&T, other ISPs are fighting a court order in a copyright case, seeking to protect BitTorrent users from a legal fishing expedition.