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Mac and Android Users Beware: The Malware is Coming For You!
As we would expect with new operating systems or with old ones becoming more popular there is a rise in the various types of malware aimed at Macs and systems running Google's Android. It isn't that these systems are more vulnerable than our leaky PCs, they're not, but rather that with the rise in population of them they are becoming a more tempting target for malware writers.
Google alert claims users' Internet may shut down July 9
Google is spreading information about the DNSChanger malware, but for some the warnings may persist even after removing the malware. [Read more]
FireEye: Silicon Valley's Hottest Security Start-up
You wouldn?t get too far trying to drive by looking in the rear view mirror. But since they compare incoming network??traffic to a database of previously detected malware,??that?s what most companies do when it comes to protecting their computer networks from organized cyber-criminals.?? today is based on signature-based and pattern-matching technology that??today's sophisticated cyber-criminals ...
Malware Threat Level Hits 4-Year High
Surfing the Internet is becoming more dangerous than ever, according to a report released Wednesday by cyber security software maker McAfee. Related Stories Nuance reveals Siri for cars Watch every Steve Jobs 'One more thing' Nuance brings Siri to cars with Dragon Drive Google chairman pledges to fund Raspberry Pi availability in UK schools Remains of the Day: What's Cookin'?
Are You Seeing Ads on Wikipedia? You've Got Malware
Wikipedia does not carry advertisements which means that if you?re seeing ads on the site then you?ve almost certainly got a machine infected with malware. Well, we say that the site doesn?t carry ads, what we mean is outside those times you get great big photos of Jimbo Wales asking you to donate it doesn?t ...
Malware charges users for free Android apps on Google Play
Android users are being tricked into paying for free apps. The malware is a new variant of the Android.Opfake family that pushes fake versions of popular Android apps to unsuspecting consumers.
Despite Facebook, privacy is not dead
Amitai Etzioni says everyone seems to think that privacy is extinct, especially with the rise of Facebook, but in truth privacy is now better protected
Remains of the Day: There's a New FBI Unit Watching the Net [For What It's Worth]
# forwhatitsworth The FBI creates a secret surveillance unit aimed at inventing technology that would make eavesdropping easier than ever, Google warns 500,000 users that they are infected with malware, and the FCC is reconsidering the very definition of what it means to be a "channel." More »
After a decade of Windows malware, do you feel any safer?
After a rash of Windows-related malware, Microsoft took Bill Gates' urging in 2002 to make security more of a priority. How trustworthy is your computing these days? Originally posted at News - Security & Privacy
Google & Link Schemes - Several Shades of Gray
What Google says about link schemes is important to understand. Understanding the gray area between what Google says and what (currently) works is a different matter. This post examines each of the examples of link schemes provided by Google.
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