Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
Warning to anyone still using Java 6: Upgrade now to Java 7 to avoid being compromised by active attacks.
That alert came via F-Secure anti-malware analyst Timo Hirvonen, who reported finding an in-the-wild exploit actively targeting an unpatched vulnerability in Java 6 following the recent publication of related proof-of-concept (POC) attack ...
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Saturday, August 17th, 2013
Apple’s App Store can seem like Fort Knox, with Apple reviewing each and every app before making it live. This fastidious approach works, for the most part, but it isn’t a perfect process. MIT Technology Review reports that researchers from Georgia Tech recently managed to get a malware-infected app approved by Apple ...
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Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
Adblock Plus, the #1 most popular browser extension for blocking annoying online advertisements, today confirmed that Adblock Plus for Internet Explorer (IE) is officially out of beta and available for download worldwide.
Adblock Plus for IE is an add-on for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser which adds functions that Internet Explorer’s built-in tracking protection ...
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Saturday, August 3rd, 2013
Do you carry your cell phone with you wherever you go? Of course you do. Indeed, a study even showed that 75% of people actually use their phone while in the bathroom! So is it any surprise that the best way to get information on suspected criminals would be to snoop ...
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Thursday, July 25th, 2013
The ferocious nature of modern malware is wreaking havoc on some organizations, forcing security professionals to reassess current security policies and consider spending on modernizing defenses to detect attacks, according to a new survey.
The study, released this week by Enterprise Strategy Group and commissioned by Malwarebytes, surveyed 315 security professionals ...
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