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• Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal

  17.05.2013

  Slowly but surely, more and more users are becoming acquainted with the existence of ransomware and when faced with one, they opt not to pay the requested "fine" and instead seek help for disinfecting their computers.

• Thoughts on the need for anonymity

  16.05.2013

  The other day I was reading a post on BoingBoing about Anonymous getting involved in publicizing the Steubenville and Halifax rape cases, and about a protest rally they organized in Steubenville during which a number of rape victims shared their stories.

• The New Yorker launches anonymous dead-drop tool

  16.05.2013

  Popular U.S. magazine The New Yorker has made available for its potential sources an anonymous dead-drop tool that allows them to send and receive messages and files to the publication's journalists without revealing their actual identity.

• Private messages of Bloomberg clients end up online

  15.05.2013

  Mere days after Bloomberg News admitted that its journalists could access some client information via the company's financial terminals, it has been revealed that the company inadvertently leaked on the Internet over 10,000 private messages exchanged by its clients.

• Is Microsoft reading your Skype communications?

  15.05.2013

  The question of whether Skype - a Microsoft subsidiary since May 2011 - allows U.S.

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Spotlight

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.