Fahmida Y. Rashid

Apple has added a number of new privacy and security features into the latest version of the Mac operating system, expected by the end of July. The Mac OS X Version 10.7, code-named “Lion,” has over 250 new features, including more controls over user privacy and security capabilities to keep users safe. The new operating […]

Who Is the Publisher? When researching the publisher, check out the Website and see what other apps it may have released. If anything looks suspicious, don’t download it. Read Reviews Read online reviews to see what other people have to say about the app. While user reviews on the Android Market can be helpful, malware […]

Mozilla will be updating its Firefox Web browser to address a bug in the new Mac OS X Lion operating system coming soon from Apple. Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.7 operating system contains a bug that causes Firefox 5 to crash when displaying Websites that use downloadable fonts, Mozilla said. Even though Mozilla notified […]

Cloud technology can be harnessed to make it less profitable-or at least less lucrative-to develop and distribute run-of-the-mill malware, Eugene Kaspersky, the CEO of Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, told eWEEK. If developers are forced to add sophisticated features to develop malware that can’t be easily thwarted, it also raises the bar on who can enter the […]

Microsoft announced two new features to protect Hotmail users from email account hijackers as well as from malicious email and spam. Microsoft July 14 announced new security features designed to track down when user accounts were compromised and to make passwords more secure. The “My friend has been hacked!” feature has been added under the […]

In case anyone was getting a little complacent thinking that perhaps the worst of the attacks by the “hacktivist” collective Anonymous were behind us, the group had a small surprise for members of the United States military. Anonymous breached consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and dumped log-in information for 90,000 military and government personnel, including […]

In case anyone wondered whether they would still be able to jailbreak their iOS devices after Apple patched the PDF flaw, the answer seems to be a resounding yes. Apple released a new firmware update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on July 15 which plugged the flaw in how PDF files were uploaded. […]

Mozilla released a new federated login mechanism to replace the login process on many Websites. Using the new systems, users won’t have to remember unique passwords for each site. Called BrowserID, because it is a browser-based login mechanism, the experimental system uses the Verified E-mail protocol to register user e-mail addresses, Mozilla said. The user […]

Oracle will deliver patches for almost every product in its portfolio in its quarterly Patch Tuesday update next week. July’s update package is slightly larger than the April update in which 73 issues were fixed and a number of critical flaws were patched. Oracle plans to fix 78 security vulnerabilities, including 13 issues in its […]

Apple released a new iOS update that patches the PDF flaw uncovered over a week ago by developers at the JailbreakMe Website. The iOS 4.3.4 update fixes a vulnerability in the CoreGraphics frameworks that resulted in problems in the way PDF files were being handled, Apple said in its update advisory on July 15. With […]

Even as the Department of Defense unveiled a cyber-security strategy, a senior military official said it was “way too predictable,” and that the Pentagon needs to prepare offensive counter measures to deter cyber-attacks Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn July 14 released the Pentagon’s “Strategy for Operating in Cyber-Space,” outlining five “strategic initiatives” on how the […]

The hacking group Anonymous has struck again, this time releasing documents it said it stole from the network of giant biotechnology and agricultural seed company Monsanto in retribution for alleged corporate misconduct. The hacking collective posted information it stole last month on 2,500 Monsanto employees and associates, the group announced July 13. Anonymous also launched […]