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Pinterest Hacked, Facebook Buys Oculus and More – Latest Security News

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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Interesting security news unfolded this week as Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 Billion. What could Facebook possibly want with virtual reality gaming you ask? Well, that remains to be seen. Here are some more notable stories. Google Glass Can be Misused as a High Tech Spyware Researchers at California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo came […]

Is the End of Windows XP Support Putting ATMs at Risk?

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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The impending deadline of the discontinuation of Windows XP support by Microsoft (April 8, 2014) is fast approaching. Quick Heal has proactively warned retail users and enterprise users about the risks involved, but it is now time to understand a very different kind of threat associated with this approaching date. Banking operations, especially ATM services, […]

How to Survive the End of Windows XP and Safeguard your PC

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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And the 12-year old legend is finally nearing its end. Until 2011, XP was ruling with a mammoth market share of 43.29%. And despite being a retro OS, XP still stands out as the second most popular operating system; presently, having a market share of 29.53%. That roughly equals to 500 million PCs according to […]

Leaked passwords, Android malware and Google sued – Latest security news

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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With another week gone by, there are several noteworthy developments that have taken place in the security and tech world. Here are some relevant stories that will interest and worry you at the same time. 4.6 million Snapchat user IDs leaked online Snapchat, a photo messaging app for Android and iOS, has had the usernames […]

Retargeting: Great for Advertisers but a Threat to User Privacy

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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Are you being chased around the Internet by a mobile phone? Or by any other product that you searched for on your favorite e-commerce platform? This is an issue that many of us have perhaps faced recently while surfing the Internet. What we’re speaking about here is commonly known as ‘Retargeting’ and it is an […]

New Android Malware known as Android.AVPasser.A Detected

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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A new variation of mobile malware that affects Android based devices has been detected by the Quick Heal Labs. An innovative feature of this malware is that it detects certain mobile security applications on the device and modifies their databases in order to avoid detection. Quick Heal Detection: Android.AVPasser.A As all other forms of Android […]

The End is Near for Windows XP. Is Your Business Prepared?

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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When Windows XP was first released in October 2001, the Apple iPod was just 2 days old and Wikipedia had only been around for a few months. But now, there is less than a month to go for Microsoft to pull the plug on Windows XP with the impending deadline of April 8, 2014 just […]

Latest IT Security News and Updates for the Week

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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There are several interesting new developments in the security world, and here are some of the news stories from the week gone by that you should be looking at. Facebook Whatsapp deal for $19 billion still not completed due to privacy concerns If you have doubts about your private data being misused thanks to Facebook’s […]

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