Network Security

AP Twitter hack prompts fresh look at cybersecurity needs

Two-step identity verification and analysis of user trends could prevent future attacks, experts say

AP Twitter Hijacking Proves Need for Better Authentication, Encryption

Serious flaw present in latest Java Runtime Environment for desktops and servers, researchers say

Researchers from Security Explorations claim to have found a new sandbox bypass vulnerability in the Java 7 Reflection API component

Bogus ad network marks new twist on Android malware

The BadNews ad framework fooled Google Play for weeks, sending fake update notifications for apps such as Skype

Machine-to-machine systems resurrect a mobile rivalry

Sprint and component maker U-blox want to help machine-to-machine technology transition to CDMA

Botnets target social networks with spam

Life can be short for bogus profiles, but the spam keeps on coming

Boeing technology offers secure, efficient way to tie together business, industrial nets

Boeing offering could let industrial networks securely access the Internet using traditional business network

Germans fine Google for gathering personal data with Street View cars

Google was only fined about half of the maximum amount because the data wasn't gathered deliberately, the Hamburg DPA said

Security Manager’s Journal: A little housecleaning

Nimble spammers exploit Boston bombings, Texas disaster

Junk mail gang spreading botware by tapping interest in American calamities