2011 is the ‘year of mobile malware’

Smartphones and tablets continue to rise in popularity–among both consumers and malware developers. Traditional malware is still a large and growing threat as well, but mobile platforms represent fertile ground with less awareness and limited defenses. A new report from McAfee illustrates that malware developers are anxious to exploit mobile…

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The worst passwords of 2011

Internet users never learn. No matter how many times we hear about obvious, hackable passwords, people keep using them. And the situation doesn’t seem to be getting better. Below is a list of the 25 worst passwords of 2011, compiled by SplashData. The security software developer generated the list from…

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Report: 2011 Is the ‘Year of Mobile Malware’

Smartphones and tablets continue to rise in popularity–among both consumers and malware developers. Traditional malware is still a large and growing threat as well, but mobile platforms represent fertile ground with less awareness and limited defenses. A new report from McAfee illustrates that malware developers are anxious to exploit mobile…

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Top Stories: November 14-18, 2011 – America’s tech schizophrenia, why Apple fans don’t like Android, and the terrifying importance of embedded systems.

This week on O’Reilly: Doug Hill used Steve Jobs and Ted Kaczynski to examine America’s love/hate relationship with technology, Mike Loukides criticized mobile carriers for messing with Android’s UI, and engineer Elecia White shared her enthusiasm for embedded systems. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post…

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Election 2011: ‘Worm’ indicator returns

Tech Universe: Monday 21 November Electric cars, ‘snow wings’ to save you from avalanches, new robots and 3D jet fighter training… More Tech Universe: Friday 18 November Article source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10767528&ref=rss View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms

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