It's no secret that Linux offers numerous compelling security advantages, including the infinitely useful ability to help fix Windows PCs when they get infected by malware.
Katherine Noyes | 16 Jul | Read more
It's no secret that the Web is full of malicious content, but Google on Tuesday published some statistics that reveal just how breathtaking the scale of that danger really is.
Katherine Noyes | 19 Jun | Read more
It's been known for some time that there are security issues associated with the increasing use of <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/194177/researchers_work_to_create_secure_rfid_tags.html">RFID tags</a> in credit cards, but this past weekend afforded a fresh demonstration of just how easy it is for hackers to take advantage of them.
Katherine Noyes | 02 Feb | Read more
There's been a flurry of coverage of mobile malware over the past few days, including two separate reports declaring both 2011 and 2012 "the year of mobile malware".
Katherine Noyes | 22 Nov | Read more
It was shocking to learn yesterday that Kernel.org was hacked last month. News like that is routine in the world at large, but not in the home of the all-important heart of Linux.
Katherine Noyes | 02 Sep | Read more
The National Security Agency (NSA) recently published a report, "Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure" (PDF) in which it makes numerous recommendations designed to help home computer users avoid malware and other common problems.
Katherine Noyes | 06 May | Read more
One of the big advantages of using Linux is that its security tends to be so much better than that of the competing alternatives.
Katherine Noyes | 13 Apr | Read more
It's a rare e-mail user indeed who hasn't experienced the awful moment that can come right after hitting "send." It's the moment when you realize that you just said something you shouldn't have in the e-mail, and there's no way to get it back.
Katherine Noyes | 12 Mar | Read more
For small businesses, the conventional wisdom today is that social media have become the best way to reach out to potential and current customers, and that companies need to be out there participating actively on Facebook and other social sites. After all, that's where consumers are, right?
Katherine Noyes | 18 Feb | Read more
While all the world scrutinized the proposed "Do Not Track" feature for Mozilla's Firefox 4 on Monday, a tiny patch quietly emerged that promises to cut the open source browser's startup time in half on Windows.
Katherine Noyes | 26 Jan | Read more
Hard on the heels of Microsoft's decision to offer "do not track" functionality in its upcoming Internet Explorer 9 browser comes word that Mozilla is planning a similar move for its Firefox 4.
Katherine Noyes | 22 Dec | Read more
A vulnerability in the Android browser could permit an attacker to steal the user's local data, according to a report yesterday from security expert, Thomas Cannon.
Katherine Noyes | 25 Nov | Read more
What a difference 233 lines of code can make.
Katherine Noyes | 18 Nov | Read more
A new Firefox vulnerability reported on Tuesday affects primarily users of the browser on older versions of Windows, security firm Trend Micro has determined.
Katherine Noyes | 28 Oct | Read more
Two new vulnerabilities affecting Linux were uncovered this week that could potentially be used by malicious hackers to gain root privileges.
Katherine Noyes | 22 Oct | Read more