May 15, 2014 4 min read May 15, 2014 Security Alerts Why you need an anti-malware app (but not a rogue one) A lot of attention has been shifted towards smartphone security: from device manufacturers, governments, software developers, and malware authors alike. All of this points to a future where mobile security is a primary concern.
May 14, 2014 2 min read May 14, 2014 Security Alerts PayPal Vulnerability Publically Disclosed Independent bug bounty researchers have just publicly disclosed a vulnerability affecting PayPal's MOS (Multi-Order Shipping) Web Application.
May 13, 2014 2 min read May 13, 2014 Security Alerts Patch Tuesday: It Doesn’t Apply to Windows XP It’s the second Tuesday of the month, "Patch Tuesday." That means it’s time for some Microsoft issued updates...unless you are still running Windows XP.
May 12, 2014 4 min read May 12, 2014 Security Alerts Want Instagram on your PC? Watch out for PUPs PUPs for Instagram? It might sound like a round about way to spread potentially unwanted programs, but with 200 million+ users it’s a low effort strategy to PUP payoff.
May 8, 2014 3 min read May 8, 2014 Security Alerts Covert Redirect Security Flaw in Sites Using OAuth and OpenID Covert Redirect is a security flaw that affects websites that use the OAuth and OpenID identity verification systems. It is a problem, but it is not "the next Heartbleed."
May 7, 2014 4 min read May 7, 2014 Security Alerts Warning: Dropbox and Box File Sharing Security Bug Do you use Dropbox or Box to backup your most important files and share them with your co-workers or friends? If so, you might just be sharing them with somebody else you've never even met.
May 2, 2014 3 min read May 2, 2014 Security Alerts Hack Your Facebook Friends? More Like Hack Yourself. What if you could hack your friend's Facebook simply by pasting some code into your web-browser's console? A recent Facebook scam promises just that.
May 2, 2014 4 min read May 2, 2014 Security Alerts Warning: Don’t Get Vished A recent investigation has uncovered a large “vishing” campaign affecting an average of 250 people per day – potentially since October 2013.
May 1, 2014 1 min read May 1, 2014 Security Alerts IE Zero Day Update: Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch, Even for XP In response to the critical zero day vulnerability (CVE-2014-1776) currently affecting Internet Explorer, versions 6-11, Microsoft has issued an emergency patch. This patch will even apply to Windows XP.
Apr 30, 2014 4 min read Apr 30, 2014 Security Alerts New Sefnit Variant Adopts SSH to Commit Click Fraud There's a new variant of Sefnit in town, which has ditched the Tor anonymity network in favor of Secure Shell (SSH) network protocol to commit click fraud and mine for cryptocurrency.
