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Updated SDK from Soti allows businesses to remotely control Apple mobile devices
Businesses can now remotely control enterprise mobile applications developed for Apple's mobile platform with the latest version of Soti's...
New Nmap probes IPv6 networks
Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6...
Banking malware monitors victims by hijacking webcams and microphones, researchers say
A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according...
Banks warned of sophisticated new online scam
The security vendor Trusteer is warning banks to look out for a sophisticated Trojan capable of emptying the account of an online customer.
New White House cybersecurity chief largely an unknown
Named late last week to replace Howard Schmidt as the top White House cybersecurity adviser, Michael Daniel is a 17-year veteran of the Office of...
Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance
Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on...
Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn
Malware writers have used Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, to build a click-fraud worm that spreads on Facebook, security...
Will voluntary cyber threat sharing plan cast doubt over CISPA?
The question of whether CISPA is really necessary might arise in the wake of a Department of Defense announcement last week that as many as 1,000...
Android malware using real apps as disguise 'wrappers'
Mobile malware stepped up an order of magnitude in volume and sophistication during 2011 and this trend has continued in the first quarter of 2012,...
Cyber spies exploiting Java, Flash flaws
Such activity is often paid for, or sanctioned by, government agencies
AT&T lights up 4G LTE in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Naples
AT&T Thursday launched its 4G LTE service in, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Naples, Fla., today, which extends its high-speed network implementations...
Android hackers honing skills in Russia
The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps...
iPhone, iPad become apple of cyber criminals' eye
Apple devices -- ever more popular in the workplace -- are about to become more popular with cyber criminals.
T-Mobile cuts 900 jobs in restructuring
T-Mobile USA will cut 900 jobs in a restructuring on top of a 1,900-job reduction at its call centers that was announced in March.
New Zeus malware scam promises rebates, security
A new Zeus P2P malware variant is attempting to scam users of some of the Internet's most popular and trusted brands -- Facebook, Google Mail,...
Wikipedia warns users about malware injecting ads into its pages
Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said
Debut of Cut-Rate Mobile Plan Marred by Alleged Malicious Attack
The launch of a cut-rate unlimited $39-a-month mobile plan offered by upstart Voyager Mobile was marred Tuesday by what the company claims is "a...
Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware
In a clear warning to mobile users in developed markets, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a wave of premium rate malware from rogue...
Verizon LTE expansion continues with 28 more cities
Verizon Wireless will add 28 more cities to its nationwide LTE network on Thursday, bringing the total to 258 markets.
Thwarted by security at enterprises, cyber criminals target SMBs
Big business -- at least a significant percentage of it -- has apparently heeded the decades-long mantra from information security experts, and...
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