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Article | 27/02/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the period ending February 27
The iOSphere resolutely ignored the Lessons of History and embraced, yet again, the conviction that iPad accessory manufacturers know what's really ha...
Article | 25/02/2013 Samsung finally makes Galaxy S IV official
After months of rumor and speculation, Samsung finally confirmed this weekend that the Galaxy S IV would be rolled out at a March 14 press event in Ne...
Article | 23/01/2013 Android malware cases to hit 1 million in 2013
The number of distinct Android malware specimens detected will reach 1 million this year, predicts Trend Micro in its annual security roundup report, ...
Article | 6/12/2012 Hottest Android news and rumours for the week ending Dec. 7
Is HTC going to turn its recent run of strong releases into meaningful, long-term pressure on Android market leader Samsung? It's certainly starting t...
Article | 22/10/2012 Android malware exploding, says Trend Micro
The amount of mobile Android malware has surged this year, from a count of 30,000 malware specimens in June to almost 175,000 last month, according to...
Article | 6/10/2011 Check Point software takes aim at botnets
Check Point Software is coming out with technology designed specifically to fight bots by discovering infections, finding command and control servers ...
Article | 30/09/2011 IBM X-Force: Mobile devices are a fast growing target of malware
Look for double the mobile exploits this year vs. 2010 and particularly watch out for mobile applications that are really malware, says IBM's X-Force ...
Article | 22/09/2011 Bigger isn't better when it comes to social engineering attacks
When it comes to social engineering attacks, larger companies attract more of them, and when they are victimized it costs more per incident, according...
Article | 22/09/2011 Open this malware or I'll sue you
The latest social engineering trick to get victims to open malicious email attachments accuses them of being spammers and threatens to sue them if the...
Article | 23/08/2011 Android now most attacked mobile OS, McAfee reports
Google's Android operating system is now the most-targeted mobile platform for malware, according to McAfee's latest threat report.
Article | 18/08/2011 Report: Spam is at a two-year high
Spam - particularly the kind with malicious attachments - is exploding, reaching a two-year high overall, which includes the spike last fall just befo...
Article | 18/08/2011 Dropbox cloud was a haven for data thieves, researchers say, but the provider has since closed the vulnerabilities
Files entrusted to cloud-storage provider Dropbox were susceptible to unauthorized access via three attacks devised by security researchers, but the p...
Article | 4/08/2011 McAfee gets defensive: Massive cyber attack revelation not being used as a security sales tactic
McAfee today published a report that tells how it discovered evidence in a server on the Internet of stealthy intrusions, probably by an unnamed "nati...
Article | 2/08/2011 Android Trojan records phone calls
A new Android Trojan is capable of recording phone conversations, according to a CA security researcher.
Article | 30/07/2011 Malwarebytes preps enterprise edition of PC-cleaning software
Malwarebytes this fall expects to release an enterprise-grade anti-malware platform that it says doesn't compete directly with traditional antivirus s...