Firewall Provider Stonesoft Set To Be Acquired By McAfee

Intel’s antivirus software company, McAfee, is acquiring Stonesoft. The company announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to initiate a conditional tender offer to do so. Stonewall, if you’re unfamiliar, creates firewall products. The deal is worth $389 million. … Read More ...

Posted by on 9 May 2013 | 8:09 am

WordPress botnet attack: Improve your security

If you have a WordPress blog or website, it’s important that you improve your security, as soon as possible. This post explains why and offers some tips to make your WordPress site safer and gives you links to 2 free … Read More ...

Posted by on 18 April 2013 | 8:26 am

Microsoft Employees Had Their Xbox Live Accounts Hacked

Xbox Live is generally seen as pretty secure – at least more so than others. The service has never been taken down by hackers, but it has seen its fair share of account hacks. Ars Technica reports that Xbox Live … Read More ...

Posted by on 28 March 2013 | 8:24 am

Phishing Scam On Facebook Poses As A Message From Mark ‘Zurckerberg’

Facebook CEO Mark Zurckerberg is not sending out privacy notices, requesting that users verify their accounts. That’s because no such messages would ever come from the Facebook CEO. There’s also that pesky little detail that the CEO of Facebook is … Read More ...

Posted by on 7 March 2013 | 8:26 am

Privacy Protections Are Included In Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order

Near the end of President Obama’s State of the Union address, he addressed the need for cybersecurity reform. He also confirmed the long standing rumor that he would indeed be signing an executive order into law that helps increase information … Read More ...

Posted by on 14 February 2013 | 8:34 am

Top 5 Security Predictions for 2013

Apparently the Mayans were wrong, and after surviving those fatal predictions, here are some predictions for the security industry for 2013, according to UK security firm Bullguard. Times of turbulence in the mobile security field, privacy violations at an all-time … Read More ...

Posted by on 8 February 2013 | 7:56 am

Privacy Violations Are Being Investigated In The EU Against Microsoft

Microsoft hasn’t had the best of luck in the EU in 2012. The company was previously under investigation for potential antitrust issues, and now its privacy policy is under fire. Privacy Violations Are Being Investigated In The EU Against Microsoft … Read More ...

Posted by on 31 January 2013 | 3:13 pm

Facebook Black Is Scamming You

As more and more people join social networks like Facebook and Twitter, it only gets easier for scam artists to pick off a few non-discerning users. The latest scam that's making its way across Facebook offers to change your user interface to a cool, new color if you're sick of the boring old Facebook blue. Read More ...

Posted by on 29 November 1999 | 6:00 pm

New Scam Tricking People By Offering New Facebook Profile Look

Another day, another email scam that uses Facebook to trick unsuspecting users into visiting a shady pharmaceutical site. If the word "another" is confusing you, let's just say that this style of scam isn't making its first lap around the track. Read More ...

Posted by on 29 November 1999 | 6:00 pm

In Defense of the Mobile App

When the first iPhone was released in 2007, Apple hedged its bets by delivering a core set of mobile apps, but also arguably the first fully capable browser on a mobile device. In fact, it wasn't until a full year later that Apple rolled out the App Store to enable content creators to customize content delivery and user experience for the iOS platform. Read More ...

Posted by on 29 November 1999 | 6:00 pm

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