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One in five Apple Macs harbour PC malware
A recent security scan of 100,000 Apple Macs found that almost three percent were infected with Mac-capable malware including the recent Flashback Trojan, security company Sophos has reported.
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Intel aims new Ivy Bridge processors at ultrabooks
Chip maker Intel has announced the availability of its quad-core 3rd generation Intel Core processors, codenamed Ivy Bridge ? the first to be built using Intel?s latest 22-nanometer tri-gate manufacturing process.
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Symantec backtracks from Google Android malware claims
Symantec has backtracked from assertions that 13 Android apps distributed by Google's Android Market were malicious. It now says the code in question comes from an aggressive ad network that provides revenue to the smartphone programs.
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Lookout claims Symantec crying wolf over Android malware
Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviours as other ad-supported apps.
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Angry Facebook sues firm for alleged 'likejacking' scam
Facebook?s zero tolerance policy against those it believes are abusing its network has seen it file a lawsuit against a company it accuses of using a ?clickjacking? scam to trick users into divulging personal information.
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Facebook to name and shame Russian Koobface gang
Facebook could be about to take the unprecedented step of distributing the names of the Russians it believes were behind the Koobface worm that waged an infamous botnet campaign against the site?s users from 2008 onwards.
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UK retailers warned to prepare for EU cookie legislation
Online retailers in the UK are being warned that they must act now to address new EU cookie legislation, or risk damaging user experience and constraining opportunities for customer conversion when the law comes into force later this year.
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Typosquatters target Christmas shoppers: Websense
As online shoppers rush to buy presents in the run up to Christmas, security researchers have put out a warning to beware of ?typosquatters,? who prey on cack-handed typists that misspell domain and website names.
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Iran battling Duqu malware, official admits
The Duqu malware, linked by some experts to last year?s notorious Stuxnet attacks, has struck Iran an official in the country has told local news sources.
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Panda detects 200 millionth piece of cloud-based malware
Collective Intelligence, the engine for internet security created in 2006 by Panda Security's malware research laboratory, recently processed its 200 millionth malware file via the cloud.
