Fahmida Y. Rashid

Mac security firm Intego launched an iOS version of its VirusBarrier malware scanner to protect the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The VirusBarrier iOS application scans the device for malicious content, Intego said July 12. Available for $2.99, the VirusBarrier iOS can’t scan other applications to ensure they aren’t malicious, but can scan files, such […]

Even as users clamor to join the new Google+ social networking platform, not all of them are willing to leave behind Facebook, the other social networking site. The problem is, there’s an application out there that lets them combine the two services but it may put users at risk. Google+Facebook, a Web browser extension for […]

While Cisco Systems continues to innovate, it has become too complex and needs to become more streamlined and easier to work with, CEO John Chambers said in his opening keynote at the Cisco Live show in Las Vegas. As a result, Chambers acknowledged the company will undergo a restructuring, although he didn’t disclose any specific […]

Microsoft addressed 22 security vulnerabilities across four security bulletins in July’s Patch Tuesday update. Three of the patches fix issues in the Windows operating system. The four bulletins patched issues in all versions of the Windows operating system and in Microsoft Visio 2003 Service Pack 3, Microsoft said in its Patch Tuesday advisory, released July […]

The hacking collective Anonymous released documents it claims were stolen from government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton as part of its anti-government AntiSec campaign. The documents Anonymous released July 11 on The Pirate Bay contained personal and official email addresses and passwords of an estimated 90,000 United States military employees. Anonymous announced the massive data dump […]

Security researchers have come across a new Android Trojan that sends Short Message Service communications to prime-rate numbers. This comes shortly after reports emerged that the Zeus gang has come up with an Android version of their banking malware. Known as HippoSMS, the latest Trojan is sophisticated enough to automatically send SMS communications to expensive […]

Imported software and consumer electronics are often shipped with purposely embedded malware, according to a Department of Homeland Security official’s Congressional testimony. Electronics sold in the United States are being preloaded with spyware, malware and security-compromising components by unknown foreign parties, Greg Schaffer, acting deputy undersecretary of the DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate, testified […]

All anyone could talk this past week was Google+, the new social networking platform from Google that rolled out to a limited audience. The only way to see the new site was to score an invite from someone who is already a member. But Google shut down invites temporarily in face of high demand. That […]

A security researcher has released a cross-site scripting proof-of-concept illustrating some flaws in the webOS tablet operating system. Security researcher Orlando Barrera published a proof-of-concept showing how attackers could inject code into the Contacts application on a webOS 3.0 device, Dark Reading reported July 5. He also demonstrated the cross-site-scripting exploit at an Austin Hackers […]

Another weakness has been identified in a Siemens AG industrial control software that would allow remote attackers to intercept and decipher passwords and change device configuration settings, according to a recent advisory. The “potential security weakness” in the Siemens Simatic S7 programmable logic controllers was found in the programming and configuration client software authentication mechanism, […]