Security

How Secure Are Your Facebook Apps?

How well do Facebook apps protect your privacy? Before you download something new and agree to share information, check out how Privacyscore rates its first.

Hackers’ Next Target: Your TV

More and more of us are buying Internet-connected TVs. They’re lots of fun, but did you know that hackers can hijack them as easily as they can drop a virus on your PC?rnrn

Guardian Analytics Launches Fraud Detection Software for Mobiles

FraudMAP Mobile looks at the behavior of users to determine possible fraudulent activity

WordPress Security Update Patches External Libraries, Several Vulnerabilities

Three media-handling libraries were updated and three native vulnerabilities were fixed in WordPress 3.3.2

Most IT and Security Professionals See Anonymous As Serious Threat to Their Companies

Most IT and Security Professionals See Anonymous As Serious Threat to Their Companies

Bit9 survey shows that many IT professionals believe hacktivists are likely to target their organizations

FBI Seizes Anonymizing Server in Bomb Threat Probe

Groups using the server said there's little chance the FBI will be able to trace email sent by the machine

Are Boy Scouts Prepared for the iPad?

The Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America believes a bring-your-own-device approach and a cloud-based virtual private network service are the right tools to explore iPads in the enterprise.

Proof-of-concept Android Trojan App Analyzes Motion Sensor Data to Determine Tapped Keys

Researchers design an app that analyzes subtle smartphone movements to infer what's being typed on touchscreens

Cybersecurity Roundup: Support for CISPA, Instagram Malware and More

This week's cybersecurity roundup features stories on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); a new Android Trojan that hides inside the popular Instagram photo-sharing app; Javascript-related malware that could have infected

Tablets and Mobile App Resuscitate UK Hospital’s Workflow

Nottingham University Hospital's night staff was handicapped with archaic technology for assigning physician tasks and organizing patient information until an investment in Cisco Cius tablets and a third-party workflow app provided the remedy.