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    Adobe doles out bug-filled PDF Reader to users 21/07/2009 08:55:00

    It still offers Reader 9.1 for download; users at risk without critical updates, says Secunia
    Adobe delivers an out-of-date version of Reader to users who download the popular application from its Web site, a security company warned today.
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    CEO of antivirus vendor AVG to step down 17/07/2009 13:16:00

    The company seeks a replacement for JR Smith as it looks to make a public offering
    After two years at the job, the CEO of Dutch antivirus seller AVG Technologies is stepping down.
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    Analysts see alarming development in mobile malware 17/07/2009 05:35:00

    For the first time, a piece of mobile malware can send and receive information from a remote server
    The first worm that spreads between mobile devices by spamming text messages has developed a new communications capability that one security vendor says signals the arrival of mobile botnets.
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    UK brothers sentenced for making fake credit, debit cards 16/07/2009 04:45:00

    The trio's sentences come after the UK hit a five-year high for counterfeit card fraud last year
    Three brothers were sentenced to prison on Tuesday in a London court for creating counterfeit credit and debit cards, defrauding victims of more than £600,000 (US$978,000), according to the Metropolitan Police.
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    Survey finds one in six consumers act on spam 15/07/2009 04:46:00

    Consumers are confident but arguably somewhat naive about computer security, a survey shows
    About one in six consumers have at some time acted on a spam message, affirming the economic incentive for spammers to keep churning out millions of obnoxious pitches per day, according to a new survey.
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    EC's Reding calls for shake-up of online copyright laws 10/07/2009 04:32:00

    Rules for online distribution of books, music and movies are outdated, commissioner said
    European laws governing the digitization of content such as books, movies and music need a major re-working in order to keep Europe relevant in the digital age, said the European Commissioner for the information society and telecoms Viviane Reding on Thursday.
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    Fraudsters try to scam security expert on eBay 23/06/2009 03:23:00

    The first buyer of his laptop used a hacked account, the second tried to trick him into sending it without payment
    When security expert Bruce Schneier tried to sell a used laptop on eBay, he thought it would be easy. Instead, a sale was aborted twice -- first by a scammer using a hacked eBay account and then by a buyer who tried to trick Schneier into sending her the laptop after she cancelled payment.
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    20 years after Tiananmen, China containing dissent online 01/06/2009 04:36:00

    China has limited expression online despite hopes the Internet could fuel democratic reform
    The Internet has brought new hope to reformists in China since the country crushed pro-democracy protests in the capital 20 years ago. But as dissidents have gone high-tech, the government in turn has worked to restrict free speech on the Internet, stifling threats to its rule that could grow online.
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    Patch Adobe's PDF bug pronto, expert urges 15/05/2009 04:35:00

    'More important' to patch Reader than Microsoft's PowerPoint, says Qualys CTO
    As expected, Adobe patched a zero-day vulnerability in its popular Adobe Reader software Tuesday, marking the second time in three months that it delivered an update on the same day Microsoft issued its monthly fixes.
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    As hacking hits home, China strengthens cyber laws 12/05/2009 12:12:00

    Cybercrime maximum sentences jump from three years to seven
    A year ago, when a Time Magazine reporter told Tan Dailin that he'd been identified as someone who may have hacked the Pentagon, he gasped and asked, "Will the FBI send special agents out to arrest me?"
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    McAfee launches service for cybercrime victims 29/04/2009 05:49:00

    The Web site is a first stop for people who want to take action after a cybercrime
    McAfee has launched a new Web site designed to help cybercrime victims recover from hacker attacks.
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