Security

Google warns users of ‘state-sponsored’ hacks

Alerts Gmail users when it suspects government-backed account or malware attacks

Facebook joins Google, ISPs in notifying DNSChanger victims

Facebook alerts owners of DNSChanger-infected computers that they need to take action before July 9

The Cisco security directive

Lawmakers press Facebook about adding under-13 users

Congressmen ask about data collected, privacy controls and an 'eraser button'

Researchers find ways to bypass Google’s Android malware scanner

Mobile security researchers devised methods that could allow Android malware to detect when it's being analyzed by Google's Bouncer system

Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop and Illustrator CS5.x

Adobe keeps its promise and releases security patches for older Photoshop and Illustrator versions

Researchers reveal how Flame fakes Windows Update

Bogus certificates key, but espionage malware also spoofs Microsoft's update service on a network

IBM attacks app design to bolster mobile security

Extension of IBM AppScan tailored for testing Android OS apps before they are released to get ahead of the mobile malware curve

Facebook locks in on bounties for security

But can White Hat debit cards compete with an increasingly lucrative black market?

Who Can You Trust in the Age of Flame, Duqu, and Stuxnet?

How Stuxnet and Flame Are Changing the Security Game