Last week witnessed a gruesome act of attempted murder on a 12-year-old because of a misinterpreted fictional character on the Internet. It also saw the rise of what could be the first ever Android ransomware. Let’s take a look at each of these news and other IT security news as we proceed. Urban Legend ‘Slender […]
If ever there was any doubt about whether parents need to keep an eye on their kid’s online activities, we were all served a gruesome reminder for the same a couple of days back. If you are not aware about the grisly stabbing incident that took place in Wisconsin this week, here is a brief […]
A new threat to enterprise security that many organizations neglect and fail to address effectively is that of mobile advertising networks. These ad libraries are freely used by mobile developers to track user behavior patterns and to generate ad revenue. However, the increased usage of smartphones and tablets by employees poses a major security threat […]
In a couple of our blog posts, many readers have posted a query on how they can block pop-up ads that appear on various websites that they visit. Through this blog post, we have answered the query with a few helpful tips. Advertisements have come a long way; from public notices carved on stone to […]
In our last issue of IT security news and updates, we covered the massive hack that hit eBay. Then came along the intriguing news about WhatsApp Plus – the unknown cousin of WhatsApp. Let’s see what news updates and alerts this week has brewed for us. Don’t Use TrueCrypt- It’s Not Safe Anymore Truecrypt.org has […]
Around the world, while billions of fans are anticipating the biggest sporting event in the world, malware artists are webbing plans to turn soccer fans into victims. The FIFA World Cup 2014 is two weeks away, and scammers are all prepped up to launch a fresh wave of attacks. Who’s At Risk? – The primary […]
The other day we received a rather interesting notification from one of our users about a service called WhatsApp Plus. While it sounds like a premium version of the original and hugely popular WhatsApp messaging service, after digging around a bit we have found that the circumstances surrounding this app are a bit suspicious. What […]
In massive security news this last week, eBay was hacked on a large scale. This is the dominant story emanating from IT circles in the week gone by, and all else pales in comparison. During the hack, large databases of user passwords were also stolen and this is a rather alarming state of affairs. If […]
Another interesting week in the IT security industry as the behemoths of the industry garner the spotlight in the news stories again. Ever improving security measures are vital for the industry and it is this constant battle against bugs and security threats that this week’s news stories are all about, again. Google taking a tough […]
The story of WhatsApp is every entrepreneurs dream scenario. CEO Jan Koum and Brian Acton, both formerly of Yahoo, founded WhatsApp in 2009 and never in their wildest dreams imagined how popular their service would become in a matter of months. WhatsApp is nothing but glorified text messaging, but its popularity and widespread usage cannot […]
