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LANDesk to be acquired by private equity firm
LANDesk to be acquired by private equity firm
Endpoint security provider LANDesk has announced plans to be purchased from its parent company by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm.
Aug. 24, 2010
12 character passwords essential say experts
12 character passwords essential say experts
Research carried out by the Georgia Institute of Technology has confirmed what many IT security professionals have suspected for some time – that eight character passwords are no longer enough to keep the serious hackers at bay.
Aug. 23, 2010
Apple files for an anti-jail-breaking patent
Apple files for an anti-jail-breaking patent
In a move that will have iPhone owners more than a little concerned, Apple has reportedly applied for a patent on a technology designed to identify when an iPhone smartphone has been jailbroken.
Aug. 23, 2010
Trojans suspected of contributing to 2008 Madrid aircrash
Trojans suspected of contributing to 2008 Madrid aircrash
Reports are coming in that a Spanair plane crash in 2008, in which 154 people died, may have been caused by trojans and similar malware. If true, this could be one of the first links to malware causing a major loss of life.
Aug. 23, 2010
Trojans suspected of contributing to 2008 plane crash
Trojans suspected of contributing to 2008 plane crash
Reports are coming in that a Spanair plane crash in 2008, in which 154 people died, may have been caused by trojans and similar malware. If true, this could be one of the first links to malware causing a major loss of life.
Aug. 23, 2010
AVG links with MokaFive to secure the virtual desktop for free
AVG links with MokaFive to secure the virtual desktop for free
AVG Technologies, which has carved out a name for itself as one of the most popular free anti-virus software vendors, has linked up with virtual desktop management vendor MokaFive. The move will allow AVG to move into the virtual desktop marketplace.
Aug. 20, 2010
Six people charged in £4.5 million-plus UK cellco fraud
Six people charged in £4.5 million-plus UK cellco fraud
UK cellcos have always been hit by fraud from multiple angles, largely because of the hefty subsidies they apply to handsets, as well as the ability of criminals to set up international calling shops using fraudulently obtained SIM cards. But now the City of London police have arrested 11 people in a £4.5 million fraud.
Aug. 20, 2010
No charges in Lower Merion webcam scandal
No charges in Lower Merion webcam scandal
Earlier this week, Federal authorities announced they would not be prosecuting administrators of the Lower Merion School District over its highly publicized webcam spying incidents. The district’s legal troubles, however, are likely not over.
Aug. 20, 2010
200-plus websites using Justin Bieber as bait to distribute malware
200-plus websites using Justin Bieber as bait to distribute malware
Reports are coming in that blackhat SEO techniques are being used by cybercriminals to position malicious links among the top results in internet search engines.
Aug. 19, 2010
Warning issued for serious Facebook clickjacking worm
Warning issued for serious Facebook clickjacking worm
While Facebook seems to have more security holes than Swiss cheese, mainly down to the extensible code that the social networking service uses, Sophos has issued an alert about an especially nasty clickjacking worm.
Aug. 19, 2010
Forrester and Gartner: Why did Intel do it?
Forrester and Gartner: Why did Intel do it?
Analysts debate whether spending nearly $7.7bn makes sense.
Aug. 19, 2010
Android game app conceals GPS tracker
Android game app conceals GPS tracker
A malicious application that conceals spyware and GPS tracking behind a mobile phone game has been discovered in the Android app store.
Aug. 18, 2010