American firm Trendnet produces a range of home security cameras that let users check activity in their property while away, via an Internet connection. The problem — which the company has only just admitted — is that for several weeks now tens of thousands of the camera feeds have been viewable by everyone who’s online.
15 major Internet firms have launched a joint project to make it harder to get “phishing” e-mails through to recipients. The plan involves the firms labeling their messages in a way that is much harder for scammers to emulate.
While many people are still trying to figure out what “cloud computing” really means, various businesses specializing in cloud services are going after the U.S. government’s business. Companies like Box and Amazon Web Services are looking to pick up federal government business by providing extra security and specialized “cloud areas”.
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.
An Amazon footwear subsidiary has reported an estimated 24 million customers are affected by a security breach. But while it’s only the sloppy password brigade who’ll suffer among the public, it’s Zappos itself that’s getting the most hassle.
Forces appearing to come from Israel and Saudi Arabia have engaged in a tit-for-tat round of attacks. But these aren’t physical engagements: rather the field of battle is stolen credit card details.
People getting fired over what they put on Facebook is nothing new. Since its inception there have been people who haven’t quite figured out that you have to use discretion when posting. Apparently a large group of officers in the UK police need a little refresher course on common sense.
“Hacktivist” group Anonymous may have crossed the line from disruptive protest to outright fraud. But as always it’s hard to verify claims or associate individual actions with the “movement” as a whole.
The FBI looks to have some involvement in the scandal over Carrier IQ, a data snooping system on potentially millions of smartphones. But whether that’s as gamekeeper or poacher is a secret at this stage.
Any computer can be hacked, it’s simply a matter of time, motivation and, increasingly less, skill. If you want to exploit Adobe Flash, the source of much hacker inspiration, there are ready made exploit kits available for download. With Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and, yes, even Adobe turning to HTML5, the question of security comes to mind.
A British intelligence agency is using an online code-cracking challenge to attract new staff. Naturally it’s more a publicity move than a genuine contest, and the most obvious drawbacks haven’t yet come to pass.
Researchers at Columbia University say hackers could seize control of a printer and cause it to catch fire. But they’ve been unable to prove the claims with a demo, and manufacturers HP suggest it’s unlikely such attacks could be carried out.
So Black Friday is over and it’s now Shop Local Saturday. Did you feel the eyes of big brother on you as you hit the mall stores looking for every deal you could find? With new technology that is being tested by real estate company Forest City, owner of malls and shopping centers all over the country, that new technology may have tracked your every movement.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security say they have no evidence that an online attack caused an Illinois water pump to fail. They contradicted a previous state report leaked to a security firm owner.
The United States has finally accused China and Russia of stealing data that threatens the economic security of the US. Up until now the US has been ignoring the problem that has been happening for years. Just as with most things that threaten ones health, ignoring it only means it is harder to manage once you acknowledge the problem.
When it comes to smartphones, it seems we’re faced with two choices: paying a little more now or lot more later. That said, the platform that offers the chance to potentially save a few pennies now seems to be winning the volume battle, but the long-term war is all about loyalty.
Piczilla has been on the receiving end of much grief, famously from Steve Jobs and more recently Microsoft, vis-a-vis Flash Player security. With the release of version 10 and faster responses to known issues, Adobe’s been getting less flack. Nevertheless, Flash is still far from safe.
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