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Tech Firms Cooperate to Address Cybersecurity Risks
Dec 18, 2015Chinese IT companies are acting to defend their country against cyber attack risks, which are increasingly a threat to national security. China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) signed a memorandum with Microsoft on Thursday ...
Tags: IT companies, cyber attack, cybersecurity
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Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Pose Data Risks
Mar 9, 2014If you are basking in the convenience of doing an online bank transfer at a coffee house while spooning the cream off a designer special, consider the tradeoff, which is placing your personal data at risk. Also consider yourself warned by ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Wi-Fi
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The Facebook Deal for WhatsApp Drew Attention for Its Whopping Price Tag
Feb 20, 2014The Facebook deal for WhatsApp drew attention for its whopping price tag, but has also brought out fresh criticism over security for the billions of messages delivered on the platform. WhatsApp, which is to be acquired for $19 billion, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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U.S. Government Has to Take Action to Ensure a Minimum Level of Cybersecurity in Networks
Feb 17, 2014The U.S. government, finally realizing that it has to take action to ensure a minimum level of cybersecurity in networks that manage the nation's energy, water and financial services, presented the Framework for Improving Critical ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
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Pessimists Are Fond of Saying That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Jan 10, 2014Pessimists are fond of saying that no good deed goes unpunished. An Australian teenager who reported a security vulnerability in a government website and now faces legal troubles probably agrees. Joshua Rogers, a 16-year-old Victoria ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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A-V Comparative Has Released Its November 2013 List of The Antimalware Programmes
Dec 9, 2013Analyst firm A-V Comparative has released its November 2013 list of the antimalware programmes that do the best job of removing malware from an already infected system. What does this mean? As A-V Comparative notes, most PC users ...
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A New Type of Trojan Horse Computer Virus Could Result in Mass Attacks on Banks
Nov 28, 2013A new type of Trojan horse computer virus could result in mass attacks on banks, exposing the personal details of an unprecedented number of online banking customers. Discovered by security software provider Kaspersky Labs, the Neverquest ...
Tags: warning, mass, Trojan, attack, against, online, bank, customer
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A New Trojan Programme Has The Potential to Spread Very Quickly Over The Next Few Months
Nov 28, 2013A new Trojan programme that targets users of online financial services has the potential to spread very quickly over the next few months, security researchers warn. The malware was first advertised on a private cybercrime forum in July, ...
Tags: Online Banking, Threatonline, financial services, security
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Kaspersky Lab Has Announced a Partnership with Abu Dhabi Racing
Nov 18, 2013Kaspersky Lab has announced a partnership with Abu Dhabi Racing which is intended to create more opportunities for young Emiratis as rally and racing drivers in the world of motorsport. The partnership will help fund the growing ...
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Kaspersky Lab Has Revealed Research Results That Show an Increase in Malware
Nov 6, 2013Kaspersky Lab has revealed research results that show an increase in malware in the Middle East. The data, provided by Kaspersky Security Network, reveals that The UAE had the highest rate of attacks in the region, suffering 34% of all ...
Tags: Computer Products, Kaspersky, software
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Kevin Mitnick Has Branded Anti-Virus Software Useless
Oct 17, 2013Security expert and reformed hacker Kevin Mitnick has branded anti-virus software useless, claiming: "The only thing McAfee is good at is making videos." Further reading Not enough cyber warriors to fight computer hackers, says former ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, hacker
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Kaspersky Has Discovered 'icefog'
Oct 7, 2013Kaspersky has discovered 'Icefog', a hacking campaign that targets the supply chains of Western companies, a report by the security and anti-virus software solutions provider has revealed, as it warns about the growing threat of ...
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Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 Has Been Named The Industry's Best Home Security Solution
Aug 13, 2013Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 has been named the industry’s best home security solution by Dennis Technology Labs. Kaspersky Lab’s solution took the top spot in Dennis’ home test for anti-virus protection from April ...
Tags: Kaspersky, Anti-Virus Test
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Kaspersky Lab Has Launched The Latest Versions of Security Solutions
Aug 5, 2013Kaspersky Lab has launched the latest versions of security solutions, namely Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 & Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 for home computer users by Sachin Tendulkar at an event held for Channel partners from pan-India. Both ...
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Experts Expect Exceptionally Destructive Variants of The Malware to Flow Onto The Internet
Jul 1, 2013With the previously $40,000 Carberp Trojan's source code now freely available, experts expect exceptionally destructive variants of the malware to flow onto the Internet. Carberp-based malware is expected to take advantage of the bootkit ...
Tags: Computer Products, software