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McAfee protection backfires spectacularly

John Lister — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:50:02 +0000

McAfee’s security software is intended to prevent your computer from unauthorized use by rogue parties. Unfortunately a software bug means that in some cases its doing the exact opposite.

The problem is occurring in a product know as SaaS Total Protection, the abbreviation in this case [...] Related posts:

Mobile malware finds a home

Ronald O Carlson — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:15:01 +0000

What do you want in a smartphone? For many people, “is a phone, does that touch thing and can play Angry Birds” pretty much covers it. If the salesperson adds “free” or “buy one, get one free” to the pitch and the customer’s walking out the door with a bag.

Thereupon, pick a [...] Related posts:

‘Relentless’ attacks put LulzSec into perspective

John Lister — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:00:54 +0000

We in the tech media have given a lot of coverage to the boisterous “hactivism” attacks of groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec. But claims by security firm McAfee serve as a reminder that it’s the quiet ones you have to watch.

The firm [...] Related posts:

Twitter hit with scareware scam

John Lister — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:20:35 +0000

One of the strengths of Twitter is that it makes it easy to bring together different ideas. Unfortunately a bunch of scammers have done just that, combining URL shortening with a fake security software con.

Security firm Kaspersky has warned Twitter users about a two-stage process to the [...] Related posts:

Kindle users are paying for free Project Gutenberg books

Susan Wilson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Amazon will turn a buck anyway it can and cheating Kindle users our of money seems to be one way [...] Related posts:

Review: Norton Internet Security 2011 is up to speed

Susan Wilson — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:00:00 +0000

When I was offered a copy of Norton Internet Security 2011 to review, I was skeptical. I [...] Related posts:

Koobface: Security community strikes back

John Lister — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:00:57 +0000

A British Internet service provider has taken down the main server behind the network of machines infected with the Koobface virus. But security researchers warn the move is one of disruption rather than destruction.

The virus, which exists in several forms, [...] Related posts:

St. Georges is developing a mobile app for STD self diagnosis

Susan Wilson — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:00:00 +0000

St. Georges, University of London is part of a consortium that [...] Related posts:

Are new attempts at Internet security helpful or dangerous

Susan Wilson — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:15:53 +0000

Countries are looking for new and better ways to maintain Internet security for governments, businesses and individuals. One way of doing that is to monitor customer usage and alert them when their computer [...] Related posts:

Windows full of holes, ready for Microsoft patch

Michael W. Jones — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:59:39 +0000

Microsoft has released some epic patches to its operating systems over the years, but never one as large and sweeping as that they unleashed today, featuring the fixes for 49, count ‘em, 49 problems.

The filling in of [...] Related posts: