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Facial Recognition Advances: Why You Should Worry

Your face has become a virtual name tag. Marketers, police, and maybe even stalkers will soon be able to identify you using only off-the-shelf technology.

Jun 22, 2012 4 mins

Biometrics Internet Security

Cybersecurity News Roundup: US, Israel Spark Flame Malware; Trojans Make Invisible Bank Transfers; and More

This week's IT security news roundup has stories on the United States and Israel's role in the creation of the Flame malware; a new Trojan that steals money from bank accounts without detection; Android Malware posing as a security app; Goo

Jun 22, 2012 2 mins

Cybercrime Security

Cisco Patches Vulnerabilities in VPN Client, Security Appliances

Networking equipment vendor Cisco Systems released multiple security updates on Wednesday to address vulnerabilities in its AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Modul

Jun 21, 2012 2 mins

Patch Management Software Security VPN

Researcher: Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking

Face.com patched a vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to hijack the Facebook and Twitter accounts of its customers

Jun 21, 2012 2 mins

Mobile Security Privacy Social Networking Apps

Should Companies Launch Counterattacks Against Hackers?

Data is stored in more places than ever before, and it contains more personal information than ever before. Protecting that data is more complex than it has ever been.rn

Dec 2, 2017

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Should Companies Launch Counterattacks Against Hackers?

It's the Wild West online, and there aren't enough lawmen to keep the Web safe for businesses. Some security experts think it's time for enterprises to go vigilante on the Bad Guys. Others say companies should just baffle 'em with

Jun 20, 2012 5 mins

Cybercrime Data and Information Security Security

15 Social Media Scams

From Facebook phishing lures to Twitter and Tumblr hoaxes, here are 15 scams to watch out for on social networking sites.

Jun 20, 2012 6 mins

Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Malware

Unpatched Microsoft XML Core Services Flaw Increasingly Targeted in Attacks, Researchers Say

Sophos discovers new compromised websites that exploit the CVE-2012-1889 MSXML vulnerability

Jun 20, 2012 2 mins

Intrusion Detection Software Security

Google “Surprised” by Revived U.K. Street View Investigation

Google is "surprised" that the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reopened its investigation into the way the company's Street View cars gathered personal data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, the company said in a lette

Jun 20, 2012 3 mins

Internet Legal Regulation

Report: Flame Part of US-Israeli Cyberattack Campaign Against Iran

Unnamed Western officials confirmed that Flame was developed by US and Israeli governments, the Washington Post reported

Jun 20, 2012 2 mins

Government Intrusion Detection Software

Corporate Cyber Attacks Slow Weapons Treaty Progress

American businesses that launch counterattacks on hackers or others who target them online are hindering progress in enacting international weapons treaties. Here's why.

Jun 19, 2012 3 mins

Cybercrime Intrusion Detection Software Security

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Facial Recognition Advances: Why You Should Worry

Cybersecurity News Roundup: US, Israel Spark Flame Malware; Trojans Make Invisible Bank Transfers; and More

Cisco Patches Vulnerabilities in VPN Client, Security Appliances

Researcher: Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking

Should Companies Launch Counterattacks Against Hackers?

Should Companies Launch Counterattacks Against Hackers?

15 Social Media Scams

Unpatched Microsoft XML Core Services Flaw Increasingly Targeted in Attacks, Researchers Say

Google “Surprised” by Revived U.K. Street View Investigation

Report: Flame Part of US-Israeli Cyberattack Campaign Against Iran

Corporate Cyber Attacks Slow Weapons Treaty Progress