Latest news
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Aggressive Android adware and malware on the rise
03.04.2013
With adware gleaning more user data from people devices than they would normally need too and developers bundle more than one adware framework into their apps, user privacy is increasingly taking a backseat to profit for developers and advertisers.
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Pinterest users targeted with fake ad-pushing app
20.09.2012
Pinterest, the extremely popular pinboard-style social photo sharing website, has launched official apps for Android, iPad and iPhone back in April, but that hasn't stopped scammers and ad-pushers from pushing out some of their own.
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Trojan infection triggers massive printing jobs
22.06.2012
If your printers start printing garbage characters until they run out of paper, it's a sure sign your network has been hit by the Milicenso Trojan.
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More bogus ad-serving Android apps evade Google's Bouncer
08.02.2012
Users searching for games on the official Android Market have lately been heavily targeted by ad-pushing scammers.
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More bogus ad-serving Android apps evade Google's Bouncer
08.02.2012
Users searching for games on the official Android Market have lately been heavily targeted by ad-pushing scammers.
Spotlight

Is it time to professionalize information security?
Posted on 23 May 2013. | The issue of whether or not information security professionals should be licensed to practice has already been the topic of many a passionate debate.

Review: Logging and Log Management
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Every security practitioner should be aware of the overwhelming advantages of logging and perusing logs for discovering system intrusions. But logging and log management comes with its own set of difficulties.

Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.
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