Stories by Liam Tung

McAfee's Android AV redeemed after AV-Test redoes tests

German antivirus security testing outfit AV-Test has "updated" its Android antivirus rankings, pushing McAfee up from a lowly ineffective piece of software to a top 10 Android security product.

By Liam Tung | 20 March, 2012 09:31

Tags: Android, AV-Test, mcafee

Firefox first browser to encrypt Google search by default

Mozilla is expected within in months to begin encrypting Google searches by default in its Firefox browser, according to security and privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian.

By Liam Tung | 22 March, 2012 11:15

Tags: firefox, Google

US FCC approves Aussie-like anti-zombie code

Despite strong opposition to an Australian-like voluntary anti-botnet iCode, where ISPs inform customers of botnet infections, a US Federal Communications Commission council has approved it.

By Liam Tung | 23 March, 2012 11:11

Tags: anti-botnet iCode, fcc, ISPs

Adobe releases sandboxed Flash beta for Firefox

Adobe has released an important security feature for Flash Player on Firefox 4.0 and higher, delivering a public beta that sandboxes its processes in the browser on Windows.

By Liam Tung | 07 February, 2012 12:43

Tags: Adobe, adobe flash, beta, firefox

Symantec: disable pcAnywhere until fully patched

Symantec on Tuesday took the dramatic step of advising customers of its secure communications product pcAnywhere to disable it, confirming that a 2006 data breach in which hackers stole its source code had led to a heightened risk of a successful attack.

By Liam Tung | 27 January, 2012 08:00

Tags: data breach, patches, pcAnywhere, symantec

Eric Schmidt: Yup, Carrier IQ is a "keylogger"

Google chairman Eric Schmidt says the controversial Carrier IQ network diagnostics tool was bad.

By Liam Tung | 09 December, 2011 08:34

Tags: Carrier IQ, eric schmidt, Google

Hadoop mines its way to antivirus land

Major hardware vendors are rallying around Apache Hadoop to package "big data" analytics for the enterprise, but it has also found a place in antivirus.

By Liam Tung | 02 December, 2011 09:49

Tags: Apache Hadoop, clamav, enterprise, hardware, Snort, sourcefire, Zulfikar Ramzan

Kaspersky to ditch anti-piracy software lobbyists, BSA

Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab will reportedly leave the anti-piracy lobby group for software companies, Business Software Alliance, over its position on US piracy laws.

By Liam Tung | 05 December, 2011 10:11

Tags: anti-piracy, Business Software Alliance (BSA), kaspersky lab, security, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

SANS Institute slags Australia's anti-botnet iCode

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is eyeing Australia's iCode as a model for its own ISP-led malware notification system, but Microsoft, the SANS Institute and others have expressed reservations about pursuing it in the United States (US).

By Liam Tung | 06 December, 2011 09:33

Tags: Alan Paller, iCode, Internet Industry Association (IIA), paypal, symantec, US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

HP admits LaserJet flaw, refutes flaming printer hack

HP has refuted claims by researchers at Columbia University that a security flaw in its HP's LaserJet printer could give a hacker remote access to the device and the power to set it on fire.

By Liam Tung | 30 November, 2011 09:38

Tags: Ang Cui, Columbia University, hacking, HP, HP LaserJet printer, Salvatore Stolf, security, security flaws

RIM rolls out secure management for iOS and Android

Troubled Canadian handset maker Research in Motion has rolled out a beta program for its new mobile device management service for Android, iOS and of course, BlackBerry devices.

By Liam Tung | 30 November, 2011 08:09

Tags: Blackberry, blackberry mobile fusion, operating systems, rim

iOS jailbreakers release tool to siphon crash reports

Hoping to outpace Apple’s ability to patch iOS flaws, a team of well-known jailbreak devotees has released a tool to redirect crash reports from iTunes to them rather than Apple.

By Liam Tung | 29 November, 2011 09:18

Tags: Apple iOS, Chronic Dev, hackers, iTunes, jailbreak, operating systems, security

Techie seeks job by using malware, blackmail

A 26-year-old Hungarian citizen is being detained in the US for infecting the computers of hotel giant Marriott and attempting gain a job by blackmail.

By Liam Tung | 29 November, 2011 09:11

Tags: Atilla Nemeth, blackmail, careers, government, IT jobs, security jobs

Beware of Android scaremongers

Smartphone malware may be rising, but users should be more wary of "charlatan" security vendors, says Google's open source program manager Chris DiBona.

By Liam Tung | 23 November, 2011 13:02

Tags: Android, Chris DiBona, malware, mcafee, mobile malware, mobile phones, mobile security, security, smartphones

Adidas websites down after "sophisticated cyberattack"

Adidas has taken down numerous of its websites after suffering a "sophisticated, criminal cyberattack".

By Liam Tung | 07 November, 2011 09:51

Tags: Adidas, cyber attack, cybercrime, security breach

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