Security researchers at Trend Micro have identified a virus for the Android operating system, whose makers are using blogs as a redundancy and update mechanism. The security firm named the trojan “ANDROIDS_ANSERVER.A,” which poses as an e-book reader and is distributed to unofficial app stores in Chinese websites. These app stores are very popular in the country...
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Social networking site Facebook is now ramping up its fight against annoying and harmful scam attacks by checking outbound links for malware and viruses. According to a report by The Next Web, by using a system developed by security company Websense, the service will scan links as a precaution to protect users. “A platform as popular as Facebook is naturally a target...
Global defense and security company BAE Systems has developed a series of antennas that will reduce the load soldiers have to carry while providing them with connectivity and high-level battlefield data. The newly developed antenna, called the Body Wearable Antenna (BWA) enables soldiers to communicate with other soldiers without the need for the usual radio whip-antennas...
ila Security has made a series of security accessories aimed for women to restore their confidence whenever they are alone. Let’s face it, one of the most important things that we need to focus on daily is our security and we have to find means to increase our security when we are away from our homes. Most women admit they feel uneasy when they’re walking to...
Microsoft has recently offered more than $250,000 to researchers who can develop new security defenses to protect users of its Windows operating system against hack attacks that can exploit software bugs. Last Wednesday at the Black Hat security conference, Microsoft announced that they will pay $200,000 for the best “novel runtime mitigation technology designed...
Researchers at Computer Associates Security have identified new a strain of malware that secretly records phone conversations on Android phones. The new threat to smartphones that run Google’s Android operating system is an advance on earlier trojans examined by the security firm that logs incoming and outgoing call details in a text file, according to Dinesh Venkatesan,...
iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system that powers the company’s iPhone and iPad, has more protection than its rival Android, security experts at Symantec recently reported. This week, the security company Symantec published “A Window Into Mobile Device Security,” a 23-page publication that details Apple and Google’s security approaches in their...
This year has seen the rise of hackers in the public eye, groups such as Anonymous and Lulz Security (Lulzsec) have breached the security of some of the biggest brands on the planet. Yesterday, Lulzsec announced their retirement from hacking, but encouraged their fans and other groups to continue their work. We have created an info graphic, entitled ‘Hack Attack’ to...
Apple has released a software update for OSx, the patch rolled out yesterday and is designed to plug holes in the operating system that potentially could cause security issues. Apple had previously announced that an update would be made available to fix the ‘Mac Defender’ issues last week, users can install the update via the system update option or by visiting the...
Leaving your bike out on the street might soon become a bit less of a worry. The US could be about to see the launch of WAVE protection devices to keep bicycles free of thieves, vandals, fire and extreme weather conditions. This modern bike shelter idea comes from a designer called Joe Mattley and it is a sort of solid metal cage with a lid you pull down over it to keep...