Malware protection system

The researcher said there could be three ways in which an attacker could get a virtual card's details. First, by reading the card details from a user's phone/screen. Second, programmatically, by using malware that infected a user's device. Third, by guessing it. … [Read more...] about PayPal accounts are getting abused en-masse for unauthorized payments

Let us be clear—we dislike Apple's decision to prevent users from installing any application they want. It's why we prefer iPads when they're jailbroken. When the iOS App Store debuted in 2008, the true impact of the restrictions was unclear, and not necessarily troubling. The store provided convenience of a kind we'd never really seen before, and HTML5 was there to provide any functionality that couldn't be had through the store. At the same time, we'd seen other smartphone platforms without the kinds of restrictions that Apple imposed, and they were a user-hostile mess. Back in 2008, we could have believed that the lock-down was essential to make the smartphone a mass-market success. … [Read more...] about Op-ed: If Microsoft adopts Apple’s app strategy, it’s better to follow OS X than iOS

From the list of the 1,074 potentially vulnerable apps, the researchers picked 100 of them to subject to a manual audit that connected them to a network that used an SSL proxy to test whether the SSL implemented in the devices could be defeated. In some cases, the apps accepted SSL certificates that were signed by the researchers rather than a valid certificate authority. In others, the accepted certificates authorized a domain name other than the one the app was accessing. In still other cases, the apps were defeated by attacks including SSLstrip, which researcher Moxie Marlinspike demonstrated in 2009. Some apps also accepted certificates signed by authorities that are no longer valid. (It appears the Android operating system gives end users a means to manually disable various CAs.) … [Read more...] about Android apps used by millions vulnerable to password, e-mail theft

Enable your firewall and antivirusIf you've used Windows for a while now, you're familiar with the Windows Defender Security Center. It's a good first step toward monitoring the overall health of your computer, but it's not going to be enough. One other layer of security is already built into Windows 10, and you should take advantage of it by enabling firewall and antivirus protection. Here's how:   … [Read more...] about 6 steps to secure your Windows 10 machine, because security defaults aren’t enough

Security FBI is investigating more than 1,000 cases of Chinese theft of US technology Windows 7 bug prevents users from shutting down or rebooting computers Lock My PC takes on tech scammers with free recovery key offering, software withdrawal Scam, spam and phishing texts: How to spot SMS fraud and stay safe Cybersecurity: A guide for parents to keep kids safe online The security risks of running unsupported Windows 7 (ZDNet YouTube) Best home security of 2020: Professional monitoring and DIY (CNET) How to set up secure credential storage for Docker (TechRepublic) … [Read more...] about McAfee acquires Light Point Security team to bring browser isolation tech to MVISION UCE