Facebook users hit by nasty porn storm
Facebook users have been bombarded with explicit and violent images in the latest malware campaign aimed at the giant social networking site, a security researcher said.
Gregg Keizer | 16 Nov | Read more
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Facebook denies vulnerability, then quietly fixes it
Facebook has apparently fixed a vulnerability in its social-networking site after insisting it wasn't a weakness and didn't need to be remedied.
Jeremy Kirk | 02 Nov | Read more
Online privacy: How to block Google ads and adjust your settings
Sometimes the ads that appear in your Google search results or in Gmail are a bit of a mystery. That's why Google is now explaining how they work and rolling out two new features: one that gives you transparency into why the ads are appearing and one that lets you manage the ads that you see.
Kristin Burnham | 02 Nov | Read more
Monday Grok: 600,000 Facebook accounts compromised
600,000 Facebook accounts were "compromised" yesterday, or thereabouts.
Andrew Birmingham | 31 Oct | Read more
Big-name companies easy target for social engineers
For a second year, participating hackers took part in a <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/topic/587703/social-engineering">social-engineering</a>, capture-the-flag event this summer's at Defcon 19 security conference. And a newly-released summary of findings from the exercise reveal organizations are highly vulnerable to social engineering.
Joan Goodchild | 01 Nov | Read more
Facebook shrugs off alleged attachment vulnerability
Facebook downplayed an alleged vulnerability in its social-networking site that could allow a hacker to send a potentially malicious file to anyone on Facebook.
Jeremy Kirk | 29 Oct | Read more
Attackers trick Facebook users into exposing secret security codes
New social engineering attacks are tricking Facebook users into exposing anti-CSRF tokens associated with their sessions. These security codes allow attackers to make unauthorized requests through the victim's browser.
Lucian Constantin | 28 Oct | Read more
Google Rolls Out Security Resources for Internet Users
Surfing the web these days can be like navigating a minefield--you'd like to take some basic security precautions, but you have no idea where to start. Google's new resource, called "Good To Know," aims to be your starting place.
John P. Mello Jr. | 19 Oct | Read more
Security roundup: BlackBerry blows up; the 'dual-persona' mobile device?; more on the RSA hack
Confidentiality, integrity and availability are oft-mentioned goals of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a>, and that being the case, this week's <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/101311-blackberry-restored-251941.html">lack of service globally for the BlackBerry</a> constitutes a profound security collapse.
Ellen Messmer | 15 Oct | Read more
Aussie "family" social network fails security basics
A new Australian private social network designed to keep families "safe and connected online" has failed secure web programming 101.
Stilgherrian | 11 Oct | Read more
Delicious owner sets up user forum as problems persist
Users of Delicious now have another venue to report problems and seek information about the bug-ridden relaunch of the social bookmarking site.
Juan Carlos Perez | 08 Oct | Read more
Security roundup: Steve Jobs, Apple and IT security; DDoS attacks against VoIP; a hot week for SIEM
This week the respectful thoughts of many turned to <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/100711-apple-251711.html">Steve Jobs</a>, the legendary co-founder of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/060309-apple-quiz.html">Apple</a>, who passed away at the age of 56. When it comes to <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a>, Apple computers were remarkable for the kinds of troubles they largely didn't have in comparison to <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/">Microsoft</a>-based computers with their high rate of enterprise adoption that the Apple Macintosh never achieved. Microsoft operating systems and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/applications.html">applications</a> over time have been relentlessly targeted by attackers if only because Microsoft products constituted a large field of malware opportunity due to their huge market acceptance, plus the number of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsoft-fix-23-security-holes-8-patches-tue?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-10-07">vulnerabilities discovered in them</a> month after month.
Ellen Messmer | 08 Oct | Read more
Facebook API abuse can expose private user data, say hackers
Facebook is ignoring a serious shortcoming in the way it limits application developers' access to information about Facebook users, according to a pair of hackers.
Lucian Constantin | 07 Oct | Read more
Facebook Privacy Slideshow: 11 Settings to Revisit Now
With Facebook's constant stream of changes, keeping up with your privacy settings can be daunting. Here's a rundown of the newest features, what the changes mean to your privacy and how to update your settings.
Kristin Burnham | 07 Oct | Read more
Facebook alliance with Websense not enough, experts say
<a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/690855/facebook-adds-protection-against-malicious-links">Facebook just got safer</a>, according to a press release last week from the social networking giant and the Internet security firm Websense.
Taylor Armerding | 07 Oct | Read more
Android's big security flaw, and why only Google can fix it
In August 2010, hackers bent on jailbreaking Android smartphones found a vulnerability in the way the Android debugger handled an overwhelming number of processes. The code designed to exploit the flaw, dubbed RageAgainstTheCage, allowed users to reflash their smartphone and install custom firmware.
Robert Lemos | 06 Oct | Read more
Google downgraded on threat from Facebook
A brokerage and investment banking firm downgraded Google from "buy" to "hold" because of the growing threat from social media companies like Facebook.
Sharon Gaudin | 06 Oct | Read more
Drive-by download attack on Facebook used malicious ads
Antivirus vendor Trend Micro has recently detected a drive-by download attack on Facebook that used malicious advertisements to infect users with malware.
Lucian Constantin | 06 Oct | Read more
Amazon adds free encryption to storage service
Using Amazon Web Services' new Server Side Encryption feature, enterprises will at no extra cost be able to encrypt data stored on the company's Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon said on Tuesday.
Mikael Ricknäs | 05 Oct | Read more
Firefox advises users to disable McAfee plugin
It's the last thing McAfee would want users to hear about one of its products, but the Firefox browser is advising users to disable McAfee's ScriptScan software, saying that it could cause "stability or security problems."
Robert McMillan | 05 Oct | Read more