Samsung and Android put pressure on Apple. Are you in the Galaxy or in iOS?
10 Ways Samsung Is Making Apple Sweat Samsung is in the midst of one of the most exciting periods in its history. When the company was founded, it was hoping its consumer electronics would help it establish a foothold in the United States. Now years later, Samsung has not only established a foothold in a […]
Facebook Used to Market Banking Trojans
Hackers were using a Facebook page as a how-to site for financial crime and to sell banking Trojans. One RSA security expert says this public promotion signifies Within the last week, researchers at security vendor RSA stumbled upon a Facebook page called Casper Spy Botnet that hackers and malware developers were using to promote […]
Hackers Moving from Underground to Mainstream Sites
By Tracy Kitten, April 26, 2013. Follow Tracy @FraudBlogger Within the last week, researchers at security vendor RSA stumbled upon a Facebook page called Casper Spy Botnet that hackers and malware developers were using to promote and sell the legacy banking Trojan Zeus. The page has since been deactivated, says RSA’s Limor Kessem, a top […]
Amazon Developing Device to Stream Video to Homes
By GREG BENSINGER Amazon.com Inc. AMZN +1.63% is developing a set-top box to stream video content that it may release sometime this year, according to people familiar with the company’s development plans. The device could help build Amazon’s brand in the living room, where the e-commerce giant is dependent on other devices to stream its expanding video content available as […]
Adobe PDF Zero-Day Flaw Enables Location Tracking
By Robert WesterveltApril 29, 2013 3:26 PM ET McAfee has detected ongoing attacks targeting an Adobe (NSDQ:ADBE) Reader zero-day vulnerability that could enable attackers to conduct location tracking of a malicious file. The firm said it detected malicious PDF files that can enable a sender to see when and where a file is opened, […]
The Expense That Cloud Customers Often Forget
By Ken Presti A move to the cloud is typically a lengthy and detailed discussion that covers a variety of key areas, including cost analyses, infrastructure decisions, security risks, and a host of other elements. But channel partners tend to agree that one very important aspect tends to slip through the cracks. “People don’t factor […]
Scams Exploit Boston Marathon Explosion
Malicious actors are exploiting the April 15 explosions at the BostonMarathon in attempts to collect money intended for charities and tospread malicious code. Fake websites and social networking accounts havebeen set up to take advantage of those interested in learning moredetails about the explosions or looking to contribute to fundraisingefforts. For example, the Twitter account […]
Should you trust that App?
Report: Apple, Android Apps Riddled With Coding Flaws Mobile applications on Google Android and Apple iOS devices are riddled with vulnerabilities and weaknesses, according to application security vendor Veracode Inc. Poorly implemented encryption and a bevy of Web application vulnerabilities in Google (NSDQ:GOOG) Android and Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) iOS apps open them up to determined attackers, […]
Adobe Security Updates: Flash, Shockwave, Air and Cold Fusion
National Cyber Awareness SystemAdobe Releases Security Updates for Adobe Flash Player Original release date: April 10, 2013 Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player. Thesevulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control ofan affected system or cause a denial-of-service condition. Adobe has released updates to the following products: * Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 […]
Blackberry ships Z10s but can they stay competitive?
BlackBerry Ships 1 Million Z10s But Subscriber Base DeclinesBy Rob Wright March 28, 2013 3:32 PM ETThere was good news and bad news for BlackBerry fourth-quarter financial results. The bad news first: BlackBerry lost another 3 million subscribers in the first three months of this year, with its customer base falling to 76 million subscribers. […]
Verizon Announces Android 4.2.2 Update for the Galaxy Nexus
Verizon has announced that the Android 4.2.2 update for the Galaxy Nexus will start rolling out in phases today, March 19. No, this is not some sort of sick joke. We’re assuming it’s the same build that leaked a couple of weeks ago as Android 4.2.2 build JDQ39. We’re still waiting for the support docs to arrive, so […]
Is Microsoft’s second tablet a better value than Apple’s fourth?
Head-to-Head: Microsoft Surface Pro vs. Apple iPad 4 In the battle between the Microsoft Surface Pro vs. Apple iPad 4, Microsoft’s beefier device is well endowed technically, but does it offer more value than Apple’s darling of the tablet world? About Pagoda Technologies IT services Based in Santa Cruz, California, Pagoda Technologies provides trusted IT […]