Almost nine out of 10 security flaws discovered on PCs running Windows were due to vulnerable third-party applications rather than pre-installed Microsoft software. That's according to a report by security expert Secunia, which examined ...
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Trader Media Group (TMG), which owns Auto Trader, could replace its iPhone estate with Windows Phones, while Android will not be considered as it "has too many security vulnerabilities". In an exclusive interview with Computing, TMG CIO ...
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More than 1,500 credentials for PayPal accounts are on sale in an eShop-style website set up by cybercriminals. The site, discovered by Webroot's Danco Danchev, is selling 1,543 PayPal account details, 14 of which belong to UK customers ...
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A lack of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband in the UK and abroad is holding back the video games industry, according to the president and CEO of Eidos, Ian Livingstone. In an exclusive interview at the FTTH Council's Conference 2013, ...
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Oxford University has revealed it suspended use of Google Docs on 14 February following a sustained influx of phishing attacks on the network. The attacks, designed to acquire login details for university systems in order to send spam ...
Any bank, hospital or energy provider that suffers a cyber-attack would have to inform regulators under new EU proposals announced today. Launched in Brussels by European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes, ...
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Children as young as 11 years old are developing malicious code to steal personal information from online gamers, according to antivirus software provider AVG. The Q4 2012 Community Powered Threat Report reveals some schoolchildren have ...
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Adobe has released an emergency patch to fix at least two zero-day vulnerabilities being used to install malware in its Flash Player software that could allow attackers to control affected systems. Hackers had exploited security loopholes ...
There are "lots of things Google could do" to protect users of the Android platform from malware infection via the company's Play Store, says cyber security firm AVG's virus lab head, Pavel Krcma. "They could start scans of new packages ...
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US President Barack Obama has finally signed a much-anticipated executive order to protect key elements of the country's critical infrastructure against cyberattacks. Covering power plants, water utilities and other high-profile targets, ...
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Following its latest threat report, security firm AVG has noted a “disturbing” new trend in the world of cybercrime – children with enough programming skills to code and distribute their own malware. The company said it ...
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This year's major malware trend will be the appearance of more Stuxnet and Flame-style ‘cyber weapons', internet security firm AVG's CTO, Yuval Ben-Itzhak, has revealed to Computing. "Stuxnet and Flame have already happened, and ...
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It is reported that on January 2nd 2013, Baltic Dry Index reached 698 points, down by 1 point from January 1st 2013 Capsize BCI Change INDEX 1237 2 SPOT 4 TCE AVG 4864 -31 ...
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McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting Android devices, the Intel subsidiary announced on Monday. The new Mobile Security software has features ...
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Searchmetrics has released 2 studies on US and UK newspapers use of Pinterest the Social Media bookmarking and content sharing site with a growing engaged audience and very desirable demographic for marketers. Marcus Tober, founder and ...
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