Apple’s new FaceTime software for Macs, which lets Mac users video chat with iPhone 4 and iPod Touch FaceTime users, apparently has a gaping security hole which could compromise your Apple ID password, the site MacNotes reports.
Once you’ve logged …
BlueCava, a credit bureau for devices conducting business online, has closed a $5 million first round of funding led by billionaire Mark Cuban and entrepreneur Tim Headington. The company told VentureBeat it expects to conduct a second round as soon …
The first iPhone operating system (iOS) 4.1 jailbreak has hit the streets. Hacker Geohot’s “Limera1n” exploit lets users hack their phones to install a variety of unofficial apps and tweaks.
The exploit currently supports the iPhone 4, iPhone 3G S, …
If you were disappointed by the lack of apps in the new $99 Apple TV, now you have another option: The iPhone Dev team, a group known for its timely iPhone operating system hacks, has confirmed that it can jailbreak …
It remains very difficult to protect web-based user-generated content — also known as Web 2.0, from cyber hackers. That’s why enterprises have been slow to adopt Web 2.0 in their business practices.
McAfee, the antivirus software vendor acquired by Intel, …
Some Twitter users took advantage of an exploit on Twitter.com that could launch unwanted pop-up windows, and send visitors to third-party websites without their permission, reports the antivirus firm Sophos. The exploit required other users to merely mouse over a …
In any conversation about how applications and data are moving online, security is one of the first concerns to come up. That’s definitely something Google has had to address as its tries to sell Google Apps, its bundle of work …
Federated Networks is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains …
Some companies freeze up when they’re between CEOs. But Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest tech company by revenues, just keeps rolling along. On Monday, it announced it would buy security software maker ArcSight for $1.5 billion.
It’s almost as if Hewlett-Packard …
Now that we’re little more than a day from the launch of Apple’s social network, Ping, reports are coming in that spammers are beginning to target the service — surprising no one.
The biggest scam right now appears to be …
Research in Motion avoided a ban today on its BlackBerry services in India by beginning a 60-day security test to see whether Indian officials can tap its BlackBerry Messenger and enterprise email services.
Indian BlackBerry users make up about 2 …
The number of exploitable options in computer programs grew by 36 percent in 2010, largely a result of the increased prevalence of Web apps and looming cloud-computing security threats, according to IBM’s X-force security report released Thursday.
IBM researchers said …
As if we needed another reason to fear malware, authorities investigating the 2008 crash of Spanair flight 5022 have discovered that the plane’s computer system — which is used to keep track of technical problems — was infected with malware, …
The security software industry is heating up. The latest evidence? Private equity firm Summit Partners has just invested $100 million in antivirus software vendor Avast Software.
The investment comes on the heels of Intel’s $7.68 billion acquisition of antivirus vendor …
Intel‘s purchase of security software firm McAfee today for $7.68 billion in cash raises the question: what the heck is Intel buying a software company for?
The McAfee purchase will consume all of Intel’s $5.5 billion in cash and a …
Intel announced today that it will acquire McAfee, maker of anti-virus and other security software, for $7.68 billion in cash, or $48 per share.
The per share price is 60 percent more than McAfee’s $29.93 closing price on Wednesday. McAfee …
HP announced Tuesday morning that it’s acquiring Fortify, a company that specializes in software security. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The purchase would allow HP to offer a way for businesses to “reduce business risk, meet compliance …
The good thing about Twitter’s new Tweet Button is that it offers users an easy way to tweet interesting stories. The bad thing is that if anything goes wrong, it affects everyone using it — which thus far includes major …
Internet users in China are facing a phishing attack — put in place by hackers — when they attempt to access Gmail, according to a report by Fast Company.
When users visit Gmail.com, they’re redirected to a site that looks …
The Obama administration has stepped in to mediate discussions between BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion and foreign governments — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and more — who want to ban the devices due to security threats, reports the …
