Poison Ivy RAT gnawing on systems again
Old Remote Access Trojan experiencing new resurgence among hackers
John P. Mello | 22 Aug | Read more
Stories by John P. Mello
Simple passwords rule the day in mobile world
With IT not requiring safer pass codes and device usability a factor, finding of 80 percent of users choosing convenience not surprising
John P. Mello | 20 Aug | Read more
Rise in data breaches drives interest in cyber insurance
Companies became much more interested in insurance policies after an incident affected them, study found
John P. Mello | 15 Aug | Read more
NSA revelations a mixed bag for private clouds
Data security fears won't fuel an exodus from public cloud services, experts say
John P. Mello | 14 Aug | Read more
Can Kim Dotcom rescue secure email?
Mega looks to fill gap left by exit of Lavabit and Silent Circle
John P. Mello | 13 Aug | Read more
Email from social media safest, financial services riskiest
Study finds one in seven emails from financial brands poses risks to consumers
John P. Mello | 01 Aug | Read more
DDoS attacks getting bigger but shorter in duration
Hacktivist group Izz ad-Dim al-Qassam Cyber Fighters's strategy said to be driving up raw number of attacks and depressing their duration
John P. Mello | 31 Jul | Read more
Universities putting sensitive data at risk via unsecure email
Survey finds half of institutions allow naked transmission of the personal and financial data of students and parents
John P. Mello | 30 Jul | Read more
From cruise offers to banking Trojans, SMS spam clogs channels
'Over-the-top' services used to disguise text spam campaigns by sending a few messages from many phone numbers
John P. Mello | 25 Jul | Read more
New Trojan could create headaches for banks, customers
KINS is 'something that cyber criminals are cheering on,' RSA said
John P. Mello | 24 Jul | Read more
Apple closes developer site after researcher's intrusive hack
Researcher who clipped 100,000 user records from Apple developer site to prove a point criticized by some security pros for his conduct
John P. Mello | 23 Jul | Read more
BYOD runs wild at most global companies
More than three quarters in survey said their organisations had not trained employees to understand the privacy risks of BYOD
John P. Mello | 18 Jul | Read more
Facebook fixes critical flaw, cites as example of bounty's success
Bounty programs can buy goodwill with bug hunters with very little downside, said one security expert
John P. Mello | 16 Jul | Read more
Android mega flaw fixed but phones remain vulnerable
Google quickly addressed a mega flaw in its Android mobile operating system after security researchers brought it to the company's attention earlier this month, but those fixes appear to be slow in reaching handset owners.
John P. Mello | 16 Jul | Read more
Google researcher's outing of Windows vulnerability may have led to cyber forays
Microsoft detects targeted attacks after Windows flaw made public
John P. Mello | 10 Jul | Read more