Spyware

Wed, December 07, 2011 - While we wait for the final judgment on the privacy implications of the Carrier IQ fiasco, security pros are asking what the potential security implications of the embattled mobile diagnostic software could be.

Wed, November 30, 2011 - Flexispy and other companies sell software that can monitor calls and texts on a mobile phone

Mon, October 17, 2011 - Microsoft and Mozilla are exchanging heated jabs about whose browser is more secure, but your browser can only protect you so much from phishing attacks. Your own brain may be your best defense. Here are three common problems caused by phishing, and how to solve them.

Wed, October 12, 2011 - The biggest number of computers infected with this new Zeus variant are located in India, Italy and the US

Tue, October 11, 2011 - Several German state governments have admitted using the Quellen-TKÜ software to intercept encrypted voice communications

Thu, October 06, 2011 - Circumvents mobile SMS security procedures

Tue, September 06, 2011 - Macs are climbing up the malware threat ladder as Mac OS X gains more users and business adoption. Yet there is a high level of cluelessness about Mac OS X security and it's making all Mac users vulnerable.

Tue, July 26, 2011 - Banks are facing more trouble from SpyEye, a piece of malicious software that steals money from people's online bank accounts, according to new research from security vendor Trusteer.

Thu, April 28, 2011 - A lawsuit alleges that a trial version of a 3D CAD software package tracked users, allowing the company to demand payment months later.

Mon, February 14, 2011 - Are you taking advantage of all the built-in security protection in Windows 7? Here's a quick guide to strengthening your PC's security.

Mon, December 20, 2010 - An at-scale botnet emulation helps a team of researchers in Canada and France learn more about how armies of zombie computers operate

Wed, November 24, 2010 - After 11 rounds of international negotiations, the final text of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has overcome its biggest hurdle yet when it was welcomed as a step in the right direction by the European Parliament, which voted 331-294, with 11 members abstaining, to approve the measure.

Tue, June 22, 2010 - With Windows XP SP2 support ending in three weeks, a new report highlights the security risks that come with running an unsupported service pack.

Wed, June 02, 2010 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Florida spyware vendor CyberSpy Software, two years after suing the company for selling "100 percent undetectable" keylogging software.