Microsoft SmartScreen, integrated with Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and the Windows operating system, has helped protect users from socially engineered attacks such as phishing and malware downloads since its initialRead More →
Imagine this. Your girlfriend needs to type a very important report for her Accounting class but she forgot the password to her MacBook Pro. She tries and tries, but keepsRead More →
Banking industry needs more time, has too much on its plate.The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced that it has pushed back the mandatory migration dateRead More →
OS X: NetSpot is a free utility that makes it easy to map out your wireless network, do a site survey if you have a particularly large one to manage,Read More →
After VTech, another kids service suffers a data breach.Personal details on 3.3 million accounts of Hello Kitty fans are available online, most of which are probably belonging to children, asRead More →
Security experts have warned US businesses which still haven’t invested in chip and PIN (EMV) readers to remain extra vigilant this holiday season, after revealing more details on a newRead More →
A few days before Thanksgiving, George Hotz, a 26-year-old hacker, invites me to his house in San Francisco to check out a project he’s been working on. He says it’sRead More →
The comeback was 16 years in the making, but macro malware is once again on security professionals’ radars in a big way impacting at least 100,000 people since it began its resurgenceRead More →
Trojan works by injecting fake logins into legitimate apps.A new Android banking trojan, named SlemBunk, has been uncovered by FireEye’s security team, one that targets users utilizing mobile banking appsRead More →
In an attack aping the work of the infamous Lizard Squad hacking group, the similarly titled Phantom Squad has claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack on Microsoft’s Xbox Live service.Read More →
