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Telenor cyberattacks the work of mystery Indian hacking group, researchers find
The large-scale cyberattacks that hit Norway?s state telecoms firm Telenor in March didn?t originate from China as many assumed but from a previously unknown Indian cybercrime group, an analysis by Norman Shark has found.
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Objective-C's dip in popularity tied to decline in iPad and iPhone
The language used for Apple iOS app development drops a notch in Tiobe index
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JavaScript's popularity rankings vary widely
Indexes of programming languages say one thing, but GitHub's rankings tells a different story about JavaScript's popularity
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Android helps Java retake lead in language popularity race
Recent security problems aside, Java moves past C in Tiobe's language popularity index thanks to its ties to Android development
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AVG finds 11 year-old creating malware to steal game passwords
Security firm AVG thinks it has spotted a disturbing new threat in its latest threat report ? children with enough programming skills to code and distribute their own malware.
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Microsoft C# named programming language of 2012
Microsoft's C# has been crowned the number one programming language of the year by the PopularitY of Programming Language (PYPL) index.
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Researcher discovers critical vulnerabilities in Sophos antivirus product
Security researcher Tavis Ormandy discovered critical vulnerabilities in the antivirus product developed by UK-based security firm Sophos and advised organisations to avoid using the product on critical systems unless the vendor improves its product development, quality assurance and security response practices.
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Microsoft patches SQL Server, Exchange, Windows, Office and IE
Microsoft has fixed 26 vulnerabilities in its software products, including several considered critical, in its monthly security patch report.
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Microsoft readies 'Napa' toolset for Office apps
The browser-based technology is intended for Microsoft's Cloud App Model, which combines Web technologies and cloud services within Office and SharePoint
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Microsoft patches critical drive-by IE9 bug, Windows zero-day
Microsoft has patched 16 vulnerabilities, including one in Windows that's been exploited for weeks and two in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) in the first-in-years back-to-back browser update.
