Tag: Security
Twitter follows Facebook in adding 'https' security in battle against hackers
As fraudsters eye up social networks, the industry fights back. From now on, Twitter users will have the option to set the use of "https" as a default option for the micro-blogging site. Https, sitting at the beginning of…
US Government considers internet 'kill-switch' cybersecurity bill
The US Government could get its very own internet 'kill-switch', should the proposed cybersecurity bill be passed. President Barack Obama would be granted emergency powers to shut off the country's internet connection, according to a bill soon to be…
Mark Zuckerberg gets "F'raped": Is no-one safe from Facebook privacy flaws?
Mark Zuckerberg, the multi-billionaire king of the Facebook empire, had his own personal fan page attacked last night, calling further into question the security of the world's largest social networking site. The hacker left the following status update whilst under…
Facebook U-turn on mobile and address info app access
Remember the slightly troubling news that Facebook wold be offering up your mobile phone number and address details to third party app developers, should you choose to allow it? Well, the world's leading social network have now backtracked on the…
Facebook apps now have access to your phone number and address
Third-party Facebook apps will now be given access to a users phone number and address as part of the User Graph object, should a user choose to submit the info. As you'll have to explicitly allow access for the application…
Games consoles bring down Chinese crimelord
The gangster lifestyle makes for good videogame material (take your bow, Grand Theft Auto), but the criminal world and gaming dont appear to best friends when it comes to the real world. Take the case of Rai Kinzan, the 37…
Laptop Loss League Awards reveal year's strangest computer thefts
Absolute Software, a leading provider of computer theft recovery and data protection solutions have had a pretty busy year, returning around 100 laptops every week that had been reported stolen by thier users around the world. While it's a headache…
NASA data left intact on PCs found in skip
With all the boffins over at the NASA Space Centre you'd think at least one of them would know how to properly wipe a PC's data, but apparently not it would appear. An audit of their equipment has enraged inspectors…
Android Market apps to get age ratings
Google have announced that every Android app developer will soon have to submit an age rating to go along with their applications. Age ratings will be a nessecary part of all future app submissions, with ratings gradually being applied to…
Cloud storage protection coming courtesy of Webroot Internet Security Complete suite
Security specialists Webroot are bringing their knowledge of PC security up into the cloud with their new Internet Security Complete suite. Designed to keep your files and information stored online just as safe as those held locally on your PC,…
