LONDON - Computers manufactured by the world's biggest personal computer maker, Lenovo, have been banned from the ?secret? and top secret - networks of the intelligence and defense services of Australia, the US, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, because of concerns they are vulnerable to being hacked. Multiple intelligence and defense sources in Britain and
SAN FRANCISCO - The Syrian Electronic Army sent out a warning over Twitter earlier Tuesday that said, "If you have 'Viber' app installed we advise you to delete it." The hacking group was claiming responsibility for both breaching Viber's database and defacing its Web site, according to The Hacker News and reported by CNET News.Com.
TROY ? Tracy Ann Palmer's We Build Character is now accepting mentee applications for Elevate, its CIO mentoring progran. The year-long program focuses on developing up-and-coming talent who would benefit from an individual coach, yet may not have the means to hire one on their own. After completing an online application which clarifies their personal
SAN FRANCISCO - Tumblr launched an updated iOS app on Tuesday that includes a "very important security update" to address an internal flaw. In a company blog post, the Yahoo-owned microblogging site urged users of its iOS app to "please download this update now" and change their passwords on the site, as well as on
SAN FRANCISCO - Forget the National Security Agency and other government intelligence bureaus. One doesn't need a taxpayer-funded agency to maintain a nearly comprehensive and constant library of your visage as you travel near and far. There are, in fact, a number of products and services from both startups and tech giants aimed at capturing
SAN FRANCISCO - Signed with a valid Apple ID, Backdoor:Python/Janicab.A uses a Unicode trick to pass as a standard document instead of an application. F-Secure is reporting that some new malware attempts in OS X are using a spoofing technique to disguise malicious installations as standard files. The technique involves using a special Unicode character
COMMERCE ? In a study just released, Nuspire Networks contends network reconnaissance is on the rise, growing more pervasive and potentially damaging than the threat of computer viruses. The study finds that port scanning incidents at remote locations and branch office environments have risen nearly 40 percent from one month to the next. Port scanning
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Department of Defense is building its own secure 4G network to improve collaboration among separate branches of the military, according to the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. The network is part of an effort dubbed "Joint Information Environment," which will consolidate 15,000 Defense Department networks in the
SAN FRANCISCO - Adware has become a somewhat concerning issue on Android, a new study from security firm Lookout has discovered. According to the security company, over the last year alone, over 1 million American Android users have unknowingly downloaded adware. What's worse, 6.5 percent of the free applications available in the Google Play marketplace
SAN FRANCISCO - A student group has charged several U.S. technology companies with violations of European law for allegedly cooperating with the NSA to collect data on private citizens. Known as Europe-v-Facebook, the group of Austrian students announced Wednesday that it filed formal complaints with the EU against Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Skype, and Yahoo, CNET