Symantec: New ZeuS botnet no longer needs central command servers
Feb. 23, 2012 | LUCIAN CONSTANTIN
Cybercriminals are using a modified version of the ZeuS computer Trojan that no longer relies on command and control (C&C) servers for receiving instructions, according to Symantec security researchers.
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Mobile app stores to require, disclose privacy policies
Feb. 23, 2012 | CAMERON SCOTT
Apple, Google and other mobile platform providers will present privacy policies for all the apps offered in their stores as part of an agreement with the state of California.
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Researchers defeat video CAPTCHA antispam tests
Feb. 22, 2012 | LUCIAN CONSTANTIN
A team of researchers has devised a method to defeat NuCaptcha, one of the most popular video-based antispam tests on the Internet, and have proposed a solution to increase its resilience to attacks.
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5 free Android security apps: Keep your smartphone safe
Feb. 22, 2012 | ERIC GEIER
There's been much controversy over mobile OS security, especially where Android is concerned.
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Updated: Singapore Airlines’ website faced temporary glitch
Feb. 22, 2012 | ZAFAR ANJUM
The website of the airlines experienced a temporary caching issue on the evening of 17 February but no unauthorised transactions took place, said an official source.
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Qualys CEO: We're ready to take the company public
Feb. 22, 2012 | ELLEN MESSMER
Qualys, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based security firm specializing in vulnerability assessment and management, is poised for an initial public offering (IPO) later this year.
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Yahoo, Gmail to route all mails through servers in India
Feb. 22, 2012 | ZAFAR ANJUM
The Indian government will be asking Internet content providers to route all e-mails accessed in India through the country even if the mail account is registered outside the country, according to a government agency report.
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BLOG: Tribute to the human element
Foo Fighters frontman, in his Grammy Award acceptance speech, honoured the “human element” of music that has lost its place in the digitally advanced industry.
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BLOG: “Damn Bloody Stewpig!”
Singapore's DBS Bank does not seem to have learnt from its mistakes.
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BLOG: Enter the Dragon: The year of project success
Eight insights into success and failure
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BLOG: In lust we trust
Three Indian politicians resign after caught watching porn in state assembly. Can lawmakers who keep talking about censoring the hoi polloi first learn to censor themselves?
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BLOG: Kodak’s demise: A salutary tale for the IT industry
Can some of today’s IT giants survive in the face of the most disruptive technology that is impacting both IT firms and their customers -- cloud computing?
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