Tag Archives for Security
The Apple Jig
A day after reports circulated that an Apple employee had lost a prototype for a new iPhone at a Northern California watering hole, two job listings showed up on Apple’s website for managers of “new product security.”
These … READ THE REST
New Facebook Privacy Settings Feature
The new tagging feature has to be the best new privacy feature on Facebook. By far.
Erstwhile, when it came to incriminating photos or embarrassing status updates posted by friends, a Facebook user’s only option was to do damage … READ THE REST
Phisher Gets Tumblr, Again
Is it just me or is the popular blogging software Tumblr, just a pain in the ass?
Despite bragging rights for surpassing 5 billion total posts and more than 17.5 million total registered blogs – and priding themselves in … READ THE REST
Daniel Amitay, You’re In Over Your Head
Apple has removed yet another controversial app from their App Store. The Big Brother Camera Security app which lets users remotely photograph anybody who is trying to access their missing iPhone is now gone.
Developer Daniel Amitay pissed Apple … READ THE REST
EU to Crackdown on Hackers
European Union countries on Friday agreed to place sanctions against people conducting cyber attacks like those registered in recent weeks against the French government, European institutions and of course Citigroup.
With these new rules that have to be agreed on … READ THE REST
Sony Hacked
Sony has suffered yet another online attack which exposed users’ information, their names, email addresses, and usernames. The Sony BMG Greece music site (SonyMusic.gr) was successfully hacked and the hackers shared the data they recovered about the site’s registered users, … READ THE REST
Symantec Takes New Measures
Recently Symantec published a report claiming that for several years nearly 100,000 Facebook apps have been leaking access codes of millions of users’ profiles.
According to the report an app security flaw might have given advertisers and other third parties … READ THE REST
You! Yeah You: Beware of Google Images!
According to the SANS Internet Storm Center, there are many Google Images infected with malware that misdirects users to pages trying to sell fake anti-virus scareware. Come on, like this has never happened to you! The software that … READ THE REST
When HTTPS Makes Sense; And When It Does Not
Think about it. You would not write your passwords and username on a postcard and mail it for the entire world to see, so why do it online? Every single time you log in to Facebook, Twitter or any service … READ THE REST
Ain’t No Wireless Where This Guy’s Going
U.S. District Judge Patti Saris sentenced convicted computer hacker Albert Gonzalez to 20 years in prison for stealing 40 million debit and credit card numbers that resulted in an economic loss of US$200 million. The sentence actually closes what was
Parents can opt out – Part 2 FamilyWare
EchoMetrix CEO Jeff Greene said parents who don’t want the company to share their child’s information to businesses can check a box to opt out. HA! You know what that sounds like? It sounds like a cult who gets you
Familyware is Actually Spyware
You know those programs that parents use to monitor their kids’ online activity so they’re not doing something stupid like taking internet candy with internet drugs in it from an internet stranger? Or at least telling them where they live … READ THE REST