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HP focuses on printer security for healthcare environment
HP focuses on printer security for healthcare environment
Pretty much any connected device poses a security threat to business and home IT networks – even that brand-new scanner/printer workhorse in the corner. HP has launched a new program that offers secure authentication for all online printers, as well as a management suite for identifying vulnerabilities, such as Java vectors.
Sept. 12, 2012
World of Warcraft secretly embedding user data in screenshots - report
World of Warcraft secretly embedding user data in screenshots - report
Blizzard Entertainment has reportedly been watermarking screenshots taken inside World of Warcraft with encrypted user data for years, though it never notified players that their information is shared in the images.
Sept. 11, 2012
Al-Jazeera SMS platform hacked by Syrian hacktivists
Al-Jazeera SMS platform hacked by Syrian hacktivists
The war of disinformation surrounding the Syrian unrest and other political hot potatoes is continuing, with the Al-Jazeera news service falling victim in the latest attack.
Sept. 11, 2012
GoDaddy had problems yesterday – but we don’t yet know what they were
GoDaddy had problems yesterday – but we don’t yet know what they were
“#tangodown http://www.godaddy.com/ by @AnonymousOwn3r” tweeted the hacker known as Anonymous Own3r yesterday. And sure enough, the company that describes itself as a “Worldwide hosting provider and the Web's largest domain registrar” was having problems.
Sept. 11, 2012
Pirate Bay co-founder extradited to Sweden
Pirate Bay co-founder extradited to Sweden
Hollywood studios rejoice: Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has been finally extradited to Sweden to begin a one-year jail sentence for copyright infringement, stemming from media piracy charges. He was also charged upon landing with a new rap: hacking into Swedish tax authority data.
Sept. 11, 2012
Google to acquire VirusTotal for email security
Google to acquire VirusTotal for email security
Joining the fight for online security, internet behemoth Google has acquired tiny security firm VirusTotal.
Sept. 11, 2012
In search of gold-selling, 11,000 Guild Wars 2 accounts already hacked
In search of gold-selling, 11,000 Guild Wars 2 accounts already hacked
Just as security experts feared, the highly anticipated multiplayer video game known as Guild Wars 2 has found itself the target of hackers, who have already compromised 11,000 accounts in the name of gold-selling.
Sept. 11, 2012
Emma Watson: World's most dangerous celebrity
Emma Watson: World's most dangerous celebrity
Be careful, Harry Potter fans: Emma Watson has supplanted Heidi Klum as McAfee's 2012 most dangerous celebrity to search for online. It will take more than a magic wand to avoid threats: Watson searches yield a nearly a one-in-eight chance of landing on a malicious site.
Sept. 11, 2012
Newell: Valve would 'disintegrate' before selling out
Newell: Valve would 'disintegrate' before selling out
"It's way more likely we would head in that direction than say, 'Let's find some giant company that wants to cash us out.'" - Valve boss Gabe Newell explains why his company is never going to sell out.
Sept. 10, 2012
Notable drop in UK retail sales for Guild Wars 2
Notable drop in UK retail sales for Guild Wars 2
Sleeping Dogs has retaken the top of the UK sales charts marking its third week at number one, while last week's number one Guild Wars 2 has dropped down to sixth position overall.
Sept. 10, 2012
Release This: NHL 13, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 premiere at retail
Release This: NHL 13, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 premiere at retail
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings NHL 13 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 to North America, while Learn with Pokemon: Typing Adventure ships in Europe.
Sept. 10, 2012
Love, hate, and Xbox Live Indie Games
Love, hate, and Xbox Live Indie Games
For all the bad press that Xbox Live Indie Games has received over the years, it's easy to forget that for some devs it's a dream come true -- a way to publish games to a proper home console in a relatively easy manner.
Sept. 10, 2012