Fueled by super botnets, DDoS attacks grow meaner and ever-more powerful
Coordinated attacks used to knock websites offline grew meaner and more powerful in the past three months, with an eight-fold […]
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Android infections tripled in 2012, "Bill Shocker" costliest mobile malware ever
Android has become an increasingly popular target for malware authors, a recent report (pdf) by NQ Mobile indicates. The security
Security, Software
New security protection, fixes for 39 exploitable bugs coming to Java
Oracle plans to release an update for the widely exploited Java browser plugin. The update fixes 39 critical vulnerabilities and
Security, Software
Common security flaws leave applications open to amateur hackers, security report says
The software industry’s inability to reduce the number of security flaws in its code is fueling an age of the
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Sneaky malware hides behind mouse movement, experts say
Researchers from security vendor FireEye have uncovered a new advanced persistent threat (APT) that uses multiple detection evasion techniques, including
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Possible security disasters loom with rollout of new top-level domains
Plans to populate the Internet with dozens of new top-level domains in the next year could give criminals an easy
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Brace for more mega-DDoS attacks, security experts warn
Distributed Denial of Service attacks like the one that resulted from an altercation between a Dutch company and Spamhaus last
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Websense: Most Java-enabled browsers vulnerable to widespread Java exploits
Most browser installations use outdated versions of the Java plug-in that are vulnerable to at least one of several exploits
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12 simple steps to safer social networking
Confession time: I’m an inveterate social media junkie. From Facebook to Instagram to Diaspora, whenever a new communication platform rolls
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Chameleon clickfraud botnet costs advertisers $6 million a month
Researchers at Spider.io have detailed the discovery of a clickfraud botnet that is purportedly causing at least 70 times more