Thursday, 29 November 2012

US teens lead the way for shady, risky online behavior

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US teens lead the way for shady, risky online behavior

11.19.2012 11:35 AM

A study from McAfee finds that US teens exhibit riskier online behavior than their peers around the world.

Lock down your social media with essential security add-ons

10.02.2012 3:30 AM

Are you doing everything you can to protect your kids and yourself on social networks? These apps and services can keep an eye on their and your accounts and alert you to any dangerous activity.

 

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Technology built into mannequins helping stores track customers

11.25.2012 7:20 AM

An Italian firm sells a mannequin that has a camera built into one of its eyes that ports data into facial recognition software that can tell the age, gender and race of people walking by.

Hotel room break-ins blamed on hacked locks

11.28.2012 7:26 AM

The vulnerability had been exposed this year at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas

10 reasons to choose Ubuntu 12.10 over Windows 8

11.26.2012 3:30 AM

Canonical has touted its new OS as a good way to 'avoid the pain of Windows 8.' Here's why you should take up the challenge.

Report declares antivirus software a waste of money for businesses

11.27.2012 11:45 AM

Antivirus software is now so ineffective at detecting new malware threats most enterprises are probably wasting their money buying it, an analysis by security firm Imperva has concluded.

Mobile browser vulnerability lets hackers steal cloud computing time

11.28.2012 4:30 PM

A novel technique based on MapReduce could let hackers hijack computing resources used by cloud-based mobile browsers and use them anonymously, according to security researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Oregon.

Irony: Internet Explorer 10's 'do not track' risks upsetting users, poll finds

11.29.2012 6:55 AM

Microsoft'??s decision to turn on Internet Explorer 10's '??do not track'?? setting by default could turn some consumers against the browser if it interferes with features such as password retention and autofill, a new survey has concluded.

Cybercriminals are increasingly abusing .eu domains in attacks

11.23.2012 2:39 PM

Cybercriminals are increasingly using .eu domain names in their attack campaigns, according to data from multiple security companies.

Atomic Energy Agency server hacked: Demands are made, or else

11.28.2012 5:56 AM

A group of hackers leaked email contact information of experts working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after breaking into one of the agency's servers.

Attackers hijack the .ro domains of Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, others

11.28.2012 1:25 PM

The Romanian domain names of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Kaspersky Lab and other companies were hijacked on Wednesday and were redirected to a hacked server in the Netherlands.

Don't fall for the Facebook privacy notice hoax

11.26.2012 9:04 AM

A trend on Facebook suggesting users can claim copyright ownership of content and photos by posting a disclaimer on their timeline is a hoax...still.

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