About 200 Android applications hosted on Google Play create spoofed SMS messages on the devices on which they are installed,according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. This technique can theoretically be used for SMS ...
Tags: Android applications, Google, SMS
IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has set up a "rumor control" section on its website to counter misinformation on social networks that has affected relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. "Fema.gov/sandy now ...
Tags: Online, Misinformation, networks
Mozilla introduced a pre-loaded list of domains for Firefox that only can be connected to securely in order to help protect the privacy and security of users. To force secure connections between the browser and a server,Mozilla uses ...
Tags: Firefox, Secure Connections, privacy and security, HSTS, browser
The Department of Homeland Security(DHS),struggling to find enough cybersecurity talent to meet its needs,says it is going to groom the next generation of cybersecurity pros starting in kindergarten. But several security experts say while ...
Tags: DHS, kindergarten, cybersecurity pros, NICE
Microsoft's 16-month browser ballot screw-up in the European Union cost Mozilla an estimated 8.8 million downloads of its Firefox browser,the open-source vendor's head lawyer said Tuesday. Microsoft faces fines that could reach into ...
Cross-platform development frameworks such as Apache Cordova, Sencha Touch and Xamarin.Mobile are all compatible with Windows Phone 8, making it easier to create apps for the new OS while at the same time developing apps for other ...
Tags: Windows Phone, apps, Cross-Platform Development Tools, Microsoft
IDG News Service-Open and misconfigured DNS(Domain Name System)resolvers are increasingly used to amplify distributed denial-of-service(DDoS)attacks,according to a report released Wednesday by HostExploit,an organization that tracks ...
Tags: DNS, DDoS, Internet, World Hosts Report
Are you an interior designer or in the design field?Are you looking to get recognized for some of the"fabulous"work you have accomplished?Contests and competitions are a great way to set you apart from the other designers,and a great assest ...
Tags: interior design, IIDA, A'Design Award
Google surprised Wall Street today by prematurely releasing a lackluster earnings report hours ahead of schedule.The company's stock dove more than 9%before trading was suspended. In a filing with the U.S.Securities&Exchange ...
Tags: Google, shares, Wall Street, trading on NASDAQ
Infoworld-Google this week is extending an invitation to developers to try out its new Google Play Developer Console,which is centered on developing and publishing applications to the Google Play online store for Android applications. The ...
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IDG News Service-Google is offering a look inside its data centers with a series of stunning photographs that would be more at home in an art gallery than a technology manual. Under the heading"Where the Internet Lives,"Google published ...
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Claims by a German website that Apple will price the iPad Mini starting at€249 were met today with skepticism by an analyst who two months ago projected the opening price would be$299 in the U.S. In a screenshot published by the ...
Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have identified another piece of malware targeting the Middle East that is likely part of the interrelated cyberespionage efforts behind Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame and Gauss. The malware was dubbed ...
Tags: Kaspersky, malware, code, espionage tool, USB disks
The most recent update for Mozilla's Firefox web browser has been taken offline one day after release because of a newly discovered security vulnerability. Mozilla has not indicated how many users could be vulnerable, but claims that ...
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Google is introducing in the U.K.,and extending to more businesses in the U.S.a credit card to pay for spending on advertising through its AdWords program,the company said on Sunday. The expansion of the credit card program follows a ...
Tags: Google, Credit Cards, UK, US, AdWords program