When the US Department of Homeland Security receives information about potential threats to the US, agents may turn to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Caryn Wagner, undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told an audience Monday at the National Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense in Colorado…
HTCS1: A basketball superstar claims he was hacked and some children can blame their parents for using Facebook. Listen at http://t.co/K3oRVpRm
HTCS1: A basketball superstar claims he was hacked and some children can blame their parents for using Facebook. Listen at http://t.co/K3oRVpRm View full post on Twitter / HTCS1
Facebook denies file-sharing vulnerability, then quietly fixes it
Facebook has apparently fixed a vulnerability in its social-networking site after insisting it wasn’t a weakness and didn’t need to be remedied. Nathan Power, who works for the technology consultancy CDW, updated his blog on Tuesday to reflect that the flaw had been fixed. The problem allowed a user to…
DHS to set up policies for monitoring Twitter, Facebook
Computerworld – When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security receives information about potential threats to the U.S., agents may turn to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Caryn Wagner, undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told an audience Monday at the National Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense…
HTCS1: A Chinese hacker allegedly targeted companies around the world. Facebook steps up its cyber security. Listen to more http://t.co/tsWa9fgE
HTCS1: A Chinese hacker allegedly targeted companies around the world. Facebook steps up its cyber security. Listen to more http://t.co/tsWa9fgE View full post on Twitter / HTCS1 Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview With Gregory Evans Gregory Evans Security Expert Gregory Evans on Cyber Crime
Facebook blocks 6 lakh hacking attempts daily
LONDON, UK: Social networking website Facebook has said it prevents at least 6,00,000 attempts every day by hackers trying to break into user accounts, using stolen usernames and passwords. View full post on facebook hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Every Time You Blink, Facebook Locks Out Two Potentially Hacked Accounts
New Facebook cybersecurity measures like Guardian Angels are supposed to help to protect the privacy of 800 million users. Officials said that 600,000 times a day, Facebook stops cybercrooks from accessing accounts even though logins and passwords were guessed, phished, or stolen. View full post on computer security alerts –…
Forget Your Facebook Password? Your “Trusted Friends” Could Help
Facebook is releasing a new method for accessing your account when you lose your password: a little help from “trusted friends.” View full post on facebook hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview With Gregory Evans Gregory…
Bug in new Facebook security features bared
Facebook acknowledged a messaging vulnerability that allows the sending of potentially malicious files, even as it continues to test new security features that promise to enhance users’ control over their accounts and how they access their own information. An article on The Next Web said a security researcher has detected…
Researcher finds major security flaw in Facebook
A security penetration tester discovered a major flaw in Facebook that could allow a person to send anyone on the social-networking site malicious applications. Nathan Power, a senior security penetration tester at technology consultancy CDW, discovered the vulnerability and publicly disclosed it Thursday on his blog. The flaw was reported…