McAfee scans mobile apps 

McAfee scans mobile apps

In Applications - By SC Staff, 27 August 2012 9:12 AM
Add privacy features for mobile security software.
US spy agency issues damage-controlling Android 

US spy agency issues damage-controlling Android

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 18 January 2012 11:54 AM
NSA's SEAndroid too tough for GingerBreak, RageAgainstTheCage.
Android app installs shell, bypasses permissions  

Android app installs shell, bypasses permissions

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 21 December 2011 11:10 AM
App silently taps data.
BBX BlackBerry Server brings security ruckus 

BBX BlackBerry Server brings security ruckus

In Applications - By Mary Branscombe, 20 October 2011 9:07 AM
Won't kill consumer apps.
Turning good Android apps bad 

Turning good Android apps bad

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 19 October 2011 3:46 AM
Unregulated market a dangerous place.
57% of apps contain flaws 

57% of apps contain flaws

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 24 September 2010 12:46 PM
Veracode report finds widespread vulnerabilities.
'Old-new' Windows vulnerability discovered 

'Old-new' Windows vulnerability discovered

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 24 August 2010 2:01 PM
200 apps possibly affected.
Black Hat: Android wallpaper apps could be stealing data 

Black Hat: Android wallpaper apps could be stealing data

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 2 August 2010 9:35 AM
Too many apps access personal information.
Black Hat: Microsoft releases free security tools 

Black Hat: Microsoft releases free security tools

In Cloud - By Iain Thomson, 2 August 2010 9:31 AM
New code to block old holes.
Developer anger as iTunes accounts reportedly hacked 

Developer anger as iTunes accounts reportedly hacked

In Applications - By Lawrence Latif, 6 July 2010 3:39 PM
Elevates popularity of some apps.
A fifth of Android apps 'open to snoopers' 

A fifth of Android apps 'open to snoopers'

In Web/client - 24 June 2010 1:52 PM
Report finds lax security on the Android Market.
Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering 

Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 8 June 2010 2:14 PM
Distributor denies wrong-doing.
Mac users warned about spyware from free apps 

Mac users warned about spyware from free apps

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 4 June 2010 3:30 PM
Spyware downloaded during installation.
Researchers crack Palm webOS with a text message 

Researchers crack Palm webOS with a text message

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 20 April 2010 12:19 PM
Operating system riddled with security holes.
Google unveils Skipfish security tool 

Google unveils Skipfish security tool

In Cloud - By Shaun Nichols, 22 March 2010 10:09 AM
Free software scans web apps for flaws.
Malicious apps found in Google's Android online store 

Malicious apps found in Google's Android online store

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 12 January 2010 11:18 AM
Several banking apps deleted from store.
Web technologies account for 78 percent of all bugs 

Web technologies account for 78 percent of all bugs

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 10 November 2009 11:02 AM
Most severe found in Sun, IBM and Symantec products.
US CERT warns of malware attack against BlackBerry 

US CERT warns of malware attack against BlackBerry

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 29 October 2009 9:03 AM
PhoneSnoop app compromises privacy.
Blue Coat expands PacketShaper to allow bandwidth control for business applications 

Blue Coat expands PacketShaper to allow bandwidth control for business applications

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 10 September 2009 9:30 AM
Blue Coat launches of an enhanced version of its PacketShaper appliances.
Flawed web apps up by 10% 

Flawed web apps up by 10%

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 9 September 2009 10:55 AM
Over a quarter now affected.
Lazy web devs blamed for malware frenzy 

Lazy web devs blamed for malware frenzy

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, Brett Winterford, 27 August 2009 10:09 AM
Patching a year too late.
Facebook struggles to cope with rogue apps 

Facebook struggles to cope with rogue apps

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 24 August 2009 10:08 AM
Spamming applications in double digits.
Phishing apps found on Facebook 

Phishing apps found on Facebook

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 21 August 2009 11:37 AM
A new round of rogue Facebook applications is sending notifications that lead users to phishing sites, according to researchers at Trend Micro.
Malware apps found to have short life span 

Malware apps found to have short life span

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 13 August 2009 2:39 PM
Roughly half of all new malware dies off within the first day of its deployment, according to security experts.
LAN 'sprawl' endangering enterprise networks 

LAN 'sprawl' endangering enterprise networks

In Networks - By Ian Williams, 29 July 2009 9:56 AM
Disparate users create security holes.
Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion 

Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 3 July 2009 1:46 PM
Development tool flaws targetted.
Apple iPhone set to see more security-based applications launched 

Apple iPhone set to see more security-based applications launched

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 19 May 2009 10:48 AM
Security firms are set to step into the smartphone application market with products apparently being developed.
Solo PowerPoint patch from Microsoft will allow administrators to patch other applications 

Solo PowerPoint patch from Microsoft will allow administrators to patch other applications

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 14 May 2009 11:29 AM
Microsoft's solo patch for PowerPoint should not be seen as a light load, according to Lumension Security.
Users not patching third party apps 

Users not patching third party apps

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 21 April 2009 2:52 PM
Research by vulnerability specialists Secunia suggests that third party applications are increasingly being used by malware writers in preference to using operating system attacks.
Web apps account for 80 percent of internet vulnerabilities 

Web apps account for 80 percent of internet vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 March 2009 11:31 AM
Vulnerabilities in web applications made up 80 percent of all web-related flaws in the second half of 2008 and rose in prevalence by about eight percent from the first half of ...
IT relying on helpdesk calls to firefight problems 

IT relying on helpdesk calls to firefight problems

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 20 January 2009 10:10 AM
Most IT managers still rely on helpdesk calls to discover problems in their applications, despite nearly two-thirds believing that poor application performance results in ...
Survey: Collaboration applications inadequately secured 

Survey: Collaboration applications inadequately secured

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 December 2008 9:51 AM
A gap in security exits for applications that help enable collaboration among employees, such as intranet portals and content management systems, a recent study found.
Online job applications raise fears of identity theft 

Online job applications raise fears of identity theft

In Risk - By Sylvie Barak, 21 October 2008 10:09 AM
People who send their CVs to online job sites may be putting themselves at risk of identity theft according to a fraud prevention experiment.
Google boosts security in hosted applications 

Google boosts security in hosted applications

In Applications - By Fiona Raisbeck, 10 October 2007 11:19 AM
Google has added Postini's email security and compliance services to its hosted applications, a month after acquiring the company for US$625 million.
Secunia: Nearly a third of applications missing critical patches 

Secunia: Nearly a third of applications missing critical patches

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 21 May 2007 4:11 AM
Nearly a third of all applications on corporate networks are missing critical security patches and are at risk to security breaches, according to a new report from Secunia.
Secunia: Corporate applications missing critical patches 

Secunia: Corporate applications missing critical patches

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 18 May 2007 9:53 AM
Nearly a third of all applications on corporate networks are missing critical security patches and are at risk to security breaches, according to a new report from Secunia.
Microsoft blames Vista insecurity on third party applications 

Microsoft blames Vista insecurity on third party applications

In Messaging - By Tom Sanders, 21 December 2006 9:49 AM
Vista might be more secure than XP, but no software is perfect.
Big Yellow worm avoids Microsoft applications, targets Symantec products, says eEye 

Big Yellow worm avoids Microsoft applications, targets Symantec products, says eEye

In Cloud - By Frank Washkuch, 18 December 2006 8:15 AM
Researchers at eEye Digital Security have discovered malware with both botnet and worm characteristics that targets Symantec anti-virus software, not Microsoft applications.
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