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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...
Are iPhone 5 rumors torpedoing Appleās Q2 revenues?
Apple (AAPL - NASDAQ) is warning investors that returns for the current second quarter will be lower than projections, triggering widespread and...
New coalition opposes Verizon and cable spectrum deals
A proposed sale of mobile spectrum from a group of cable providers to Verizon Wireless, along with accompanying marketing and research agreements,...
Kaspersky denies it's working with Apple on Mac security
Company is conducting an 'in-depth analysis of Mac OS X vulnerabilities,' but not at the request of Apple, CTO says
Public vs. private cyberattack responsibility debate heats up
Should the federal government combine legislative muscle with fear to pressure private enterprise leaders into funding defenses for a cyberwar? Or...
Facebook IPO's elephant in the room -- mobile
While Facebook executives talk to the country's top investors about its 900 million users and its powerful global reach, analysts say they need...
Amnesty International's UK website compromised to infect visitors with cyberspying malware
The U.K. website of Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog organization, was compromised by hackers, who used it to infect visitors with a...
Secure360: The failure of risk management
It's about securing the cloud right, aligning security with the business and a search for new ways for IT security to keep the attention of the...