Facebook exploit reveals six million identities
Facebook security has always been a concern. A few years ago, a flaw allowed you to see your friends’ private […]
Security, Social Media
Security
Networking, Security, Social Media
Yahoo tells security critics to chillax regarding its email recycling program
So much for trying to be nice. Yahoo’s latest bid to lift itself from the tech also-ran swamp with an
Networking, Security
Researchers crack iOS-generated hotspot passwords in 24 seconds
If you’re an iPhone or iPad owner who uses hotspot mode but never bothered to change the seemingly-random password suggested
Networking, Security
LinkedIn outage prompts security concerns
LinkedIn’s domain name was temporarily redirected to a third-party server Thursday, which resulted in a service outage and potentially put
Networking, Security
Businesses urged to take control of public cloud security
Security monitoring—the type involving traditional security information and event management (SIEM)—can be done in some public cloud environments, according to
Microsoft, Security, Windows
Windows XP diehards: Can you survive the April 2014 deadline?
To those planning to stick resolutely with the aged Windows XP operating system even after Microsoft ends support next year,
Apple, Security
iPhones can auto-connect to rogue Wi-Fi networks, researchers warn
Security researchers say they’ve uncovered a weakness in some iPhones that makes it easier to force nearby users to connect
Networking, Security, Technology
New Android Trojan app exploits previously unknown flaws
A newly discovered Trojan program exploits previously unknown flaws in Android and borrows techniques from Windows malware in order to
Networking, Security
Possibly related DDoS attacks cause DNS hosting outages
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that could be related have in the past few days slammed the DNS servers of at
Security, Software
Oracle reveals plans for Java security improvements
Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned