Trend Micro released Titanium Security 2011 that utilizes a cloud-client strategy that combines cloud-based web, email, and file reputation services with Trend Micro’s Smart Scanning technology for real-time, up-to-date protection against today’s threats. The new three-product family includes Titanium Antivirus+, Titanium Internet Security, and Titanium Maximum Security. Titanium 2011 transforms the customer experience across a [...]
September 9, 2010 | Posted in
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Cybersecurity and citizens’ privacy won’t be mutually exclusive terms for the federal government, vows NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander. “As the director of NSA and the commander of U.S. Cyber Command, I have an obligation to the law and to the American people to ensure that everything we do in cyberspace preserves and protects our [...]
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Apple yesterday patched three vulnerabilities in Safari, including one in the Windows version that quashed a bug Microsoft said individual developers had to fix themselves. Apple and Mozilla are the only major browser makers who have patched what most researchers have called “DLL load hijacking.” In the updates to Safari 5.0.2 and Safari 4.1.2, Apple [...]
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Just hours after Apple released iOS 4.1 to great fanfare, hardware hackers found a way to jailbreak devices that run the new operating system. More surprising still, there doesn’t appear to be anything Steve Jobs can do to stop them in the near future. The exploit in the boot ROM of iOS devices was first [...]
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The big daddy of the iPod line, the 4th generation iPod Touch inherits many of the iPhone 4′s best features, with none of the death grip. The impressive high resolution Retina Display, front and back video cameras with FaceTime video calling, gyroscope controls and all the pseudo-multitasking goodness of iOS 4.1 (in a device even [...]
September 9, 2010 | Posted in
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A new study by security vendor Symantec reports that Internet crime has grown into a widespread problem globally. It also provides intriguing insights into consumers’ lax attitudes toward online piracy, plagiarism, and other illegally or unethical activities. Some 7,000 adults in 14 nations participated in the Norton Cybercrime Report: The Human Impact, which was released [...]
Belgian police say 10 people have been arrested in raids across Europe against hackers who put illegal copies of movies and television series on the Internet. Five of the arrests were in Belgium, where the computer crime unit led an operation that fanned out over 12 other nations, including Britain, Germany and France. Police spokeswoman [...]
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According to a three month long study carried out by PandaLabs – the research arm of Panda Security – each week, hackers are creating 57 000 new fake web addresses to trick or infect users. Panda says that in an average week, hackers use some 375 different high-profile names and company brands to lure users. [...]
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Adobe today warned users that attacks have begun exploiting an unpatched bug in its popular Reader and Acrobat PDF viewing and creation software. The company issued an advisory on short notice today, saying that it had learned of in-the-wild attacks only on Tuesday. “A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and earlier versions for [...]
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The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years’ probation and an US$8.9 million fine, according to the reports. Victor Pleshchuk, 28, was sentenced to four years’ probation on Wednesday, according to the reports. He is considered the leader of a group of criminals who organized a [...]
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