Latest news
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Beware of bogus email with iPhone 5 details
21.08.2012
Malware peddlers are taking advantage of the fact that the next version of Apple's popular iPhone is due to be released soon by targeting users with specially crafted spam emails: The emails supposedly contains details about and images of the "iPhone5 battery" in an attached .doc file.
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Instagram "Friendship Vulnerability" patched
12.07.2012
A flaw in the popular Instagram app that allows potential snoopers to add themselves as friends of any Instagram user and, consequently, to access his or hers private information and photos has been discovered by researcher Sebastian Guerrero.
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FIPS-validated mobile VPN for iPhone and iPad
27.06.2012
Columbitech announced the availability of the enterprise-grade mVPN Secure Browser 5.0, which supports the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
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Windows applications on iOS
07.05.2012
GraphOn announced its GO-Global iOS client. Available immediately as a free downloadable app from the App Store, the new client is used in conjunction with GraphOn’s GO-Global Windows Host solution to deliver Windows applications to Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch users.
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Use iPads and iPhones securely on the job
17.04.2012
MokaFive, whose software is driving the use and acceptance of Macs in the enterprise, is now doing the same for the iPad and iPhone.
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IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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