Network Security

60-minute security makeover: Prevent your own ‘epic hack’

Got an hour? Here are some ways to better secure your digital life.

ICS-CERT warns of SSL security flaw in RuggedCom industrial networking devices

Industrial Ethernet switches and other devices from RuggedCom contain a hard-coded RSA private key used for SSL communications

Groups lodge FTC complaints over children’s online privacy

'Refer-a-friend' viral marketing practices by McDonald's and others cross the legal line, according to the complaints

Crisis malware infects VMware virtual machines, researchers say

The Windows version of Crisis also infects Windows Mobile devices and USB drives

McAfee antivirus update causes problems for home and enterprise customers

McAfee's DAT 6807 and 6808 updates crippled antivirus programs and left some computers without an Internet connection

Mobile users prefer Wi-Fi over cellular for lower cost, speed, reliability

Survey of 1,079 U.S. mobile users predicts even more Wi-Fi use

McAfee focuses on privacy in mobile security software package for Android

Android apps could invade a user's privacy and expose his personal life, McAfee said

Saudi Aramco hacked; company confirms disruption

Attacks come as security firms warn of Shamoon malware targeted at energy firms

Two services that help protect public Wi-Fi users

U.S. Department of State cancels large Kindle contract

The U.S. Department of State had expected to buy US$16.5 million in devices and systems from Amazon