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Compliance, standards, a shortage in IT security skills and budgets are reasons behind the failure of cyber security, experts conclude at French information security conference

. . Cyber-Security And Privacy Knowledge As Skills In The 21st Century Are NOT Yet Enough Taught And Present, WHY!? . Did YOU realize already that WE are living in the 21st Century and that WE near...

Apple users are updating to OS X Mavericks in large numbers, but not fast enough. Corporate users in particular have been slow to upgrade, which could have serious security implications.

Apple is famous for the secrecy around its product and service launches.

===> It's unfortunate it has decided that the safety of Mac users should also require reading tea leaves. <===

Mobile Threat Monday: Android App Uploads Your WhatsApp Conversations Online

12 December 2013

Word that mobile malware is rather pervasive has been making the rounds for months, but a new report has found that a shocking 100% of the Top 100 paid Android apps and 56% of the Top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked. Averaged together, users have a 78% chance of running into an app that has been compromised at some point.

For home users who want spyware protection for their own or their families Windows based Personal Computers and do not need additional antivirus protection.Users manually look after own updating.

An app called InstLike promised free likes and followers on Instagram, but asked users to provide their usernames and passwords, turning them into a botnet.

Moreover, a user would get 20 free Likes if he used the hashtag #instlike_com in his own photo captions. A search on Instagram reveals that more than 500,000 photos already contain that hashtag.

All these features made InstLike a sophisticated ecosystem that employed thousands of voluntary "zombie" accounts — but it depended on their naiveté and willingness to give up their passwords.

For Narang, who is experienced in the realm of social media-based scams, the sheer volume of people involved is scary.

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Security researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered the very first wide-scale hack attack that involved television sets and at least one refrigerator.

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The issue of hacked WordPress sites continues to persist, as evidenced by one victimized URL being used to host links to thousands if not millions or billions of shady pharmaceutical sites without the knowledge of the owners.

===> And, the team recommended the common-sense step of upgrading WordPress and all plugins to their latest versions. <===

Obvious security vulnerabilities are disturbingly common in corporate mobile apps. If HP can find them, so can malicious actors.

One month after the release of OS X Mavericks and the disclosure of 48 vulnerabilities in Mountain Lion, Apple has not released any updates to fix these or any other problems in Mountain Lion.