Android malware encounters surged in 2014, up by 75 percent, report says
Although many U.S.-based security professionals and mobile device users might have once believed their devices were safe from malware, new research suggests that in …
National Research Council finds no alternative for bulk data collection
There is no suitable alternative for bulk data collection, according to a new report from the National Research Council. The study, created in response …
Study Suggests a Large Majority of Mobile Apps Fail Basic Security Tests
In general, we shouldn’t consider mobile apps particularly secure for the foreseeable future. That is if Gartner is correct in its latest analysis. The …
U.S. accounts for most Mac OS X attacks and websites seeded with malware
This year was a tough one for U.S. Apple users and U.S.-run websites, according to Kaspersky Lab’s year-in-review blog post. U.S. Apple users accounted …
Emergency call system for all new cars by 2018
An emergency call system dubbed eCall will be installed in all new cars from March 2018 under an agreement reached at the European Parliament. …
Cyber ring stole secrets for gaming U.S. stock market -FireEye
Security researchers say they have uncovered a cyber espionage ring focused on stealing corporate secrets for the purpose of gaming the stock market, in …
Microsoft fixes severe 19-year-old Windows bug found in everything since Windows 95
With help from IBM, Microsoft has patched a critical Windows vulnerability that flew under the radar for nearly two decades. The bug has existed …
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