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- gcluley: Has Google said your PC is infected with DNS Changer malware? http://t.co/9muMA7zt8 minutes ago
- SophosSupport: Advisory: Sophos Endpoint v 9.5 and 9.7: automatic upgrade to v 10, reboot required: http://t.co/8KxlQ0Nq16 minutes ago
- SophosLabs: 4 yrs jail for man who masterminded Bredolab botnet of 30 million computers http://t.co/yq2q5tkG #huzzah!34 minutes ago
- SophosLabs: Learn more about analog computing - and Bob Moog! http://t.co/B0dQjMdk55 minutes ago
- gcluley: DDoS attack brings down UK webhosting firm 123-reg http://t.co/kMwKEhRS (via @regvulture)about 2 hours ago
Apple
US government learning how to hack video game consoles
The US Department of Homeland Security is out to hack video game consoles, such as Xboxes, Wiis and PlayStations.
Apple security team touches down on Planet Earth!
In KB article HT5244, Apple has - apparently for the very first time! - talked openly about a security problem before it has all its threat reponse ducks in a row.
This is good news.
Are Macs safer than PCs?
Apple has traditionally marketed its systems as being more secure than those running Microsoft Windows, but just how true is that?
SSCC 87 - Mac botnet, Global Payments, Flash Player updater, AES-NI and cloud encryption
David Schwartzberg is this week's guest on the Chet Chat to talk about the data breach at Global Payments, a new Mac botnet and Flash Player updating. David also explained the new AES-NI encryption acceleration in Intel chips and a new way to safely store files in the cloud.
Facebook logins aren't being properly protected on iPhones, iPads and Android devices
Facebook login credentials could be lifted from smartphones because the site is not encrypting the sensitive data on iOS and Android devices.
"600,000+ Macs are in this botnet, including 274 in Cupertino"
Malware targeting users of Macintosh computers appears to be spreading quickly. One anti-virus vendor is reporting more than 600,000 OS X computers are part of a newly assembled botnet.
Apple patches Java hole that was being used to compromise Mac users
Apple has released an update to Java for OS X patching a recently exploited vulnerability targeting Mac users. Update now to protect yourself - or, better yet, remove Java entirely
Mac malware exploits unpatched drive-by Java vulnerability
Malware striking Mac computers is making the headlines again, this time exploiting a vulnerability in Java that has left Apple users dangerously exposed to attack.
Mac backdoor Trojan embedded inside boobytrapped Word documents
A backdoor Trojan horse, which would allow a remote hacker to access your Mac computer without your knowledge and potentially snoop on your files and activity, has been discovered hidden inside a boobytrapped Word document.
Search Engine Poisoning live in Brisbane, Queensland
Will you be in Brisbane, Queensland, on the evening of Tuesday 03 April 2012?
If so, you're invited to a live demo of Search Engine Poisoning, plus a touch of Mac malware, at the April chapter meeting of OWASP.
Topless supermodel photos used to spread Mac malware
The Mac Imuler Trojan uses images of FHM supermodel Irina Shayk to do its dirty work.
Apple's new iPad is great, but it's not free, nor called iPad 3
Within hours of the release of Apple's new iPad scammers are sending out bogus emails claiming you have won a free iPad 3 (which doesn't exist).
Watch out! iPhone 5 giveaway events on Facebook are clearly scams
Have you received an event invitation today about how free iPhone 5s are being given away on Facebook?
Beware!
CanSecWest Day 2 - Smartphones, mobile security, iOS 5 and NFC
Day 2 at CanSecWest was dominated by mobile security talks. The highlights included anti-rooting technologies used in Android, iOS and a look at NFC enabled mobile phone security.
Updated: Serious security hole in iOS 5.1? Perhaps not..
Is iOS 5.1 allowing people to access your iPhone or iPad without a pass code? Perhaps not, but we were duped!
Free iPad 3? It doesn't exist! Beware of scams
Chances are that we will see Apple announce an iPad 3 very soon. But don't be duped into believing there's an easy way to get one for free.
SSCC 84 - Cookie-gate, laptop security advice, Stratfor malicious emails and Facebook hacker advice
Paul Ducklin hosts this week's Chet Chat with the tables turned... Chet is the guest. They discussed the recent Google cookie-gate incident, House Intelligence Committee advice on using laptops while traveling and the malicious emails sent to leaked Stratfor subscriber email addresses.
Apple's Gatekeeper security feature leaves a lot to be desired
Apple is introducing a new security feature called Gatekeeper in its upcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion release. Read on to find out what it does and how it measures up.
SSCC 83 - Patch Tuesday, Apple app privacy and RSA
This week's Chet Chat finds Paul Ducklin and Chester Wisniewski discussing the vulnerabilities patched this Tuesday in Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle products, mobile phone application privacy issues and upcoming events RSA and Anatomy of an Attack in Portland, OR and Wellington, NZ.
Twitter tarnished by iPhone contact scandal
As Twitter admits that its mobile apps, once installed, download and store your private phonebook information, and Apple get grilled by a congressional inquiry about privacy, we ask whether consumers should be treated a little less like cattle and a bit more like valued customers?
