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No Critical IE Fixes in February?

Microsoft is set to release its second major patch update of the year on Feb. 11, and it doesn't look to be a heavy...

Pwn2Own Hacking Contest Adds Exploit Category: Unicorns

The annual Pwn2Own browser-hacking competition has risen to mythical status over the years, with tall tales of security researchers exploiting within minutes browser technologies...

Twitter Social Engineering Account Takeover Saga Continues

Yesterday, I wrote about the ignominious story of how Twitter user Naoki Hiroshima lost his @N Twitter account. The story involved somewhat questionable actions...

Twitter User Account Stolen Through Social Engineering

A harrowing tale has emerged about how Twitter user Naoki Hiroshima lost his Twitter account @N.In a detailed and dramatic post on blogging site...

FileZilla, Other Open-Source Software From ‘Right’ Sources Is Safe

A basic tenet of open-source software security has long been the idea that since the code is open, anyone can look inside to see...

Starbucks, SSL for Twitter and Why Sensitive Data Must Be Encrypted

User information, whether it's preferences for where you buy coffee or application passwords, can be a valuable commodity. That's why it has long been...

Microsoft’s First Patch Tuesday of 2014: No Internet Explorer Fixes?

Microsoft released its advance notification Jan. 9 for the scheduled Jan. 14, 2014, Patch Tuesday update, and it's surprising for a few reasons.The advance...

Intel Bids McAfee Name Adieu: Does It Matter?

In February 2011, Intel completed its $7.68 billion acquisition of security vendor McAfee. It's a deal that brought the extensive technology assets as well...

The Truth About the Target Breach: Consumers Aren’t Liable

The big security news of the day is that U.S. retail giant Target had a massive in-store data breach that compromised the information of...

Tech Vendors, Cyber-Spying and the Law

Since June, the world has been learning, leak by pilfered document leak, the extent of the U.S. government's cyber-spying operations. National Security Agency (NSA)...