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Article | 17/05/2013 Researchers uncover new global cyberespionage operation dubbed Safe
Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ...
Article | 22/08/2012 New BIOS security standards aimed at fighting rootkit attacks
There's a growing threat of attacks on computer basic input/output system (BIOS) firmware, and to deter it, the National Institute of Standards and Te...
Article | 18/07/2012 Win an iPad or a Samsung Galaxy Tab in the 2012 PC World Media Usage survey
PC World is running its 2012 Media Usage survey, quizzing you on your Internet browsing habits and media consumption. We're interested in learning mor...
Article | 1/02/2012 Bitdefender Internet Security 2012
Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 comes in third in our 2012 roundup of security suites. But although it earned the bronze overall, it captured the h...
Article | 13/03/2012 SXSW: Is Browser Tracking and Data Harvesting Good or Bad?
I spent almost all of my first full day here at SXSW attending sessions and talking to smart people about data privacy. After talking to both hardcore...
Article | 2/03/2012 In Pictures: Tablets with serious security for business
These tablets have extra security features that will keep your work safe and your IT pros happy.
Article | 28/02/2012 McAfee unveils new mobile security tools
McAfee used the venue of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as an opportunity to announce new techniques and tools for protecting mobile devices, ...
Article | 29/02/2012 Interpol arrests 25 alleged Anonymous members
Interpol said Tuesday that 25 people suspected of being affiliated with the Anonymous hacking group were arrested in four countries in South America a...
Article | 29/02/2012 Megaupload's Kim Dotcom can stay free on bail, judge rules
Megaupload's flamboyant founder Kim Dotcom will stay free on bail after a New Zealand judge dismissed an appeal on Wednesday that sought to return him...
Article | 1/03/2012 McAfee Mobile Security software
As threats to mobile devices sharply increase, a good security app can make a huge difference. McAfee Mobile Security, the mobile version of McAfee's ...
Article | 21/02/2012 Despite best intentions, 'CrypTweet' criticized for poor security
A prominent Australia-based technologist is cautioning people not to put full confidence in an application he developed that intends to provide securi...
Article | 1/12/2011 Top tech Christmas gifts under $200
Deciding what to buy friends and loved ones gifts for Christmas is never easy, but there are plenty of little gizmos to choose from if they are techni...
Article | 6/10/2011 Webroot claims the fastest, lightest, most powerful anti-virus software yet with SecureAnywhere
Security and antivirus software vendor Webroot has thrown the proverbial gauntlet down to its competitors with the launch of its new consumer-level pr...
Article | 2/09/2011 RankMyHack Adds Leaderboards, Achievement Points to Hacking
Hacking has gone the way of FourSquare and gaming in general by adding scores and leaderboards for who can make the most daring hacks. We're not makin...
Article | 7/08/2011 Three tips for a better Anonymous
Has the Anonymous movement reached a midlife crisis?
Article | 6/08/2011 Free Firefox Tool Fights Search Hijacking
A free tool for the Mozilla Firefox Web browser that can counter search hijacking on computer networks in the United States has been released by the E...
Article | 6/08/2011 Bugs and Fixes: MS Fixes Serious Bluetooth Vulnerability
What's new in the land of security fixes? Over the last couple weeks, Apple released a fix to iOS, Google updated Chrome, and Skype patched a nasty se...
Article | 5/08/2011 A power plant hack that anybody could use
The night before the start of this week's Black Hat hacker conference here in Las Vegas, security researcher Dillon Beresford gave a demonstration to ...
Article | 4/08/2011 Metasploit 4.0 sets the stage for mass penetration testing
Security product provider Rapid7 has updated its widely used open-source Metasploit exploitation framework, expanding the software so it supports ente...
Article | 22/07/2011 Anonymous releases restricted NATO document
The hacking collective Anonymous released a document on Thursday marked "restricted" from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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