Europe’s maritime cyber security "non-existent"
The EU’s information security agency has labelled its maritime sector a cyber security blackspot that has almost no awareness of the threat.
Stories by Liam Tung
Scareware scammers cold call, demand remote access
Some Americans are being harassed by phony computer repairmen calling potential victims and demanding remote access to their PCs to clean up non-existent malware.
Adobe patch for Acrobat, Reader zero day due Friday
Adobe will release a patch on Friday for the zero day Reader and Acrobat flaw that attackers were using against defence contractors' Windows systems.
Google 'rigs' browser security test to make Firefox fail
A testing lab has slammed a recent Google-sponsored test which found that Firefox was the least secure of the top three browsers and has warned it was likely rigged in an attempt to kill-off its rival.
iCode flag-bearer defends ISP malware notifications
Peter Coroneos, the Internet Industry Association's former chief and principal iCode flag-bearer, says it’s unrealistic to expect the ISP-led malware customer notification program to cut infections by half.
Google's URL blacklist as poor as Microsoft's
Microsoft and Google should pair up their respective malware blacklists they use to protect their own browsers because as they stand they’re pretty poor, according to security researchers.
Eric Schmidt: Yup, Carrier IQ is a "keylogger"
Google chairman Eric Schmidt says the controversial Carrier IQ network diagnostics tool was bad.
Cnet de-trojans Nmap, but outrage continues
Tech publisher CNet has removed the controversial proprietary installer it overlaid the penetration testing tool Nmap with, but critics are angry it is still used for "thousands" of other downloads.
Adobe warns of zero day Acrobat, Reader attacks
Adobe will release an urgent patch for a newly discovered flaw in version 9 of its Reader and Acrobat software.
SANS Institute slags Australia's anti-botnet iCode
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is eyeing Australia's iCode as a model for its own ISP-led malware notification system, but Microsoft, the SANS Institute and others have expressed reservations about pursuing it in the United States (US).
Kaspersky to ditch anti-piracy software lobbyists, BSA
Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab will reportedly leave the anti-piracy lobby group for software companies, Business Software Alliance, over its position on US piracy laws.
Hadoop mines its way to antivirus land
Major hardware vendors are rallying around Apache Hadoop to package "big data" analytics for the enterprise, but it has also found a place in antivirus.
RIM rolls out secure management for iOS and Android
Troubled Canadian handset maker Research in Motion has rolled out a beta program for its new mobile device management service for Android, iOS and of course, BlackBerry devices.
HP admits LaserJet flaw, refutes flaming printer hack
HP has refuted claims by researchers at Columbia University that a security flaw in its HP's LaserJet printer could give a hacker remote access to the device and the power to set it on fire.
iOS jailbreakers release tool to siphon crash reports
Hoping to outpace Apple’s ability to patch iOS flaws, a team of well-known jailbreak devotees has released a tool to redirect crash reports from iTunes to them rather than Apple.