GROTON, Connecticut (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta appeared to call China and India “threats” on Thursday, in comments that the Pentagon quickly sought to correct. Panetta, addressing workers at a submarine plant in Connecticut, was talking about emerging challenges facing the United States as it looks beyond the Iraq…
Android security threats greater than Apple’s
NEW YORK — In the era of the personal computer, Apple’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices has had an almost sixfold increase in threats such as…
Android Threats Surge on Infected Apps
November 15, 2011, 11:28 AM EST By Sarah Frier Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google Inc.’s Android operating system for…
Android security threats surge with infected ‘Angry Birds’
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 1–> In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google Inc.’s Android operating system for mobile devices has had an almost sixfold increase in…
Android Threats Surge With Third-Party Apps
Enlarge image Android Security Threats Surge With Infected ‘Angry Birds’ Jerome Favre/Bloomberg Models display Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Nexus smartphones, running Google Inc.’s Ice Cream Sandwich Android operating system, in Hong Kong, China. Making malware is easier with Android software because the applications aren’t checked, the source code is open…
Anonymous Backs Off Threats Against Los Zetas After Release of Kidnapped Hacker
Anonymous has called off its feud with Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas following the return of one of its members, who was kidnapped by the Zetas during an “Operation Paperstorm” protest in Veracruz. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
Anonymous Backs Off Threats Against Los Zetas After Release of Kidnapped Hacker
Anonymous has called off its feud with Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas following the return of one of its members, who was kidnapped by the Zetas during an “Operation Paperstorm” protest in Veracruz. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
Twitter and Facebook monitored for threats by US security services
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…
DHS monitoring Twitter, Facebook for potential threats
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…
Android malware and digital currency theft are top security threats
INTERNET AND MOBILE SECURITY FIRM AVG Technologies has revealed an increase in Android malware, including an eavesdropping trojan, along with a jump in the theft of digital currencies. The AVG Community Powered Threat Report for the third quarter relates that Android’s close to 50 per cent market share has caught…