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EFF: No Privacy―Opt-Out Required or Yahoo Contacts Go Social
Posted by kai 55 days ago (http://feeds.digg.com)
In another blow to privacy, Yahoo plans to move its Yahoo Mail users' contacts into a social network of friends who will receive your Yahoo! Updates. Like Google Buzz's ill-fated launch using Gmail contacts, Yahoo! wants to jump start its social networking plans with the hundreds of millions of people who already use its email and messenger...
Zero-Day-Lücke in Flash Player, Reader und Acrobat
Posted by kai 56 days ago (http://rss.feedsportal.com)
Durch eine Schwachstelle in drei Adobe-Programmen können Angreifer die Software abstürzen lassen und Kontrolle über das System erlangen.
Timeline: The History of Hacking
Posted by kai 56 days ago (http://feeds.digg.com)
From the Phreakers to Conficker, hacking for good and evil has evolved over the years. Here is a chronology of some of the most famous hackers over the past few decades
Die Schwachstelle vor der Tastatur
Posted by kai 56 days ago (http://rss.feedsportal.com)
Die größte Schwäche im Sicherheitssystem PC sitzt immer noch vor der Tastatur: Jeder dritte Deutsche gibt seine privaten Passwörter für PC, Internet und Co. an andere weiter. Ostdeutsche sind dabei etwas misstrauischer als Westdeutsche.
The Dark Side of Phone Apps
Posted by kai 56 days ago (http://feeds.digg.com)
Apps stores now offer more than 250,000 applications such as games and financial tools. The apps have been a key selling point for devices like Apple's iPhone. But concerns are growing among security researchers and government officials that efforts to keep out malicious software aren't keeping up with the apps craze...
Virtual Furniture Worth Thousands Stolen From Habbo Hotel
Posted by kai 57 days ago (http://feeds.digg.com)
After 2007's mega-thousand thievery, more thieves have hacked into the virtual Habbo Hotel and done away with thousands of dollars worth of furniture belonging to players. Up to 400 cases are being investigated now by Finnish police, would you believe.
How Android, Chrome and iPad are shielding us from malware
Posted by kai 57 days ago (http://feeds.digg.com)
Modern operating systems designed for the Web age—like the iPhone OS, Android, and Google's upcoming Chrome OS—were built from the ground up with security in mind.
Texas Congressmen Call for EMP's on the Border
Posted by kai 57 days ago (http://feeds.digg.com)
Republican Michael McCaul and Democrat Henry Cuellar want the border patrol to use portable EMP emitters to disable cars, boats or a host of other electronic items. A suitcase-sized EMP could thwart smugglers trying to drive illegal drugs or immigrants into the United States, the lawmakers say.
Facebook's tweaks of privacy settings are a big improvement
Posted by kai 57 days ago (http://feeds.digg.com)
I've been digging into the new privacy settings Facebook is rolling out to address the issues. The basic promise is that you can control a swath of privacy settings with a single click, though you can fine-tune. Facebook also reduced the info that can be seen by anyone on the Internet.
Blocken von Malware und Phishing per DNS
Posted by kai 57 days ago (http://rss.feedsportal.com)
Symantec bietet mit Norton DNS einen kostenlosen Dienst, der Anfragen an bekannte Malware- und Phishingsites mittels eines speziellen Nameservers blockieren soll.
Hersteller darf Spionagetool weiterverkaufen - mit Nachbesserungen
Posted by kai 58 days ago (http://rss.feedsportal.com)
Der US-Hersteller CyberSpy Software darf sein Programm RemoteSpy wieder verkaufen, wenn die Installationsroutine den jeweiligen PC-Besitzer um Erlaubnis fragt und nicht mehr nur heimlich abläuft.
Microsoft kündigt Patches für 34 Lücken an
Posted by kai 58 days ago (http://rss.feedsportal.com)
Der Softwarekonzern will am kommenden Dienstag in Windows, dem Internet Explorer, SharePoint und Office zahlreiche Lücken schließen
Google To Patent Technology Used to 'Snoop' Wi-Fi Networks
Posted by kai 58 days ago (http://feeds.digg.com)
Google's secret Wi-Fi snooping was powered by new sniffing technology that the company wants to patent, court documents filed Wednesday alleged.
Hintergrund: Online-Dienste nach Mozilla-Art
Posted by kai 58 days ago (http://rss.feedsportal.com)
In den letzten Jahren haben wir uns daran gewöhnt, für nützliche Online-Dienste unsere Seele in Form von intimsten Daten zu verkaufen. Doch jetzt kommt das Mozilla-Team und stellt mit Firefox Sync eine Synchronisierungsplattform vor, die technisch sicherstellt, dass der Server-Betreiber keinen Zugang zu meinen Daten hat.
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