Articles on Security, Software

Microsoft's free security software to be released soon - Sep 22, 2009

Crave Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free antivirus software soon, according to a note sent to testers late Sunday. "The final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be ... Read story »

PhoneSnoop app on BlackBerry lets others eavesdrop on conversations - Oct 28, 2009

Crave The creator of PhoneSnoop shows how the free spyware app works in a video on his blog. The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned BlackBerry users on Tuesday about a new ... Read story »

Western Digital hard drives get smarter - Oct 7, 2009

Crave WD debuts new e-labels Western Digital just announced their newly redesigned line of external desktop and mobile storage drives, all flaunting a customizable "e-label" that gives users a clear description ... Read story »

SMS vulnerabilities for iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile found - Jul 31, 2009

Blogs Security experts at the Black Hat conference revealed that phones running Android and Windows Mobile can be compromised by sending SMS messages. This vulnerability also extends to the Apple iPhone. Charlie ... Read story »

Microsoft to launch free Morro antivirus software soon - Jun 12, 2009

Blogs After announcing its latest search engine Bing to the market, Microsoft is preparing to launch its latest security offering called Morro. The new antivirus software will be out in the market ... Read story »

iPhone 3GS encryption easy to crack - Jul 27, 2009

Crave The encryption functionality of the iPhone 3GS is so easy to crack that it is essentially "broken" as far as protecting sensitive personal data like credit card and social security numbers, ... Read story »

Green Dam Youth Escort: A summary of the Holey Harlot - Jun 19, 2009

Blogs Not since the release of Windows Vista has such a poorly designed, expensively developed, non-mandatory but strongly encouraged, scenically sounding piece of software created such a buzz as has Green Dam ... Read story »

Apple warns iPhone users about jailbreaking - Jul 31, 2009

Crave Apple published Thursday a support article cautioning users about jailbreaking the iPhone (as well as other Apple handheld audio devices). Unlike the company's recent filing to U.S. Copyright Office that suggested ... Read story »

Pirated Windows 7 PCs build botnet - May 18, 2009

Crave A pirated version of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) infected with a Trojan horse has created a botnet with tens of thousands of bots under its control, according to researchers at ... Read story »

Google told to remove porn by Chinese government - Jun 22, 2009

Crave Google has acknowledged that the Chinese government asked it to disable a search feature with the goal of censoring pornography, but it still won't say whether the government ordered tighter censorship ... Read story »

DIY home surveillance with a Webcam - Sep 3, 2009

Features Got a house sitter or an alarm system? Good for you. If not, there are a handful of ways to turn a computer into a tool that will alert you if someone's there who shouldn't be.  Read story »

How Microsoft Security Essentials will change the security landscape - Sep 30, 2009

Blogs Microsoft recently announced its new no-cost, anti-malware service that will help protect consumers against viruses, spyware and other malicious software. It's called Microsoft Security Essentials. This will be available for Windows ... Read story »

WaveSecure software to go commercial soon - Oct 6, 2008

Features We gave a near-final build of the security software a try and found it to be both simple to use and effective. Read story »

Tracking Stolen Laptops and Desktops - Sep 30, 2008

Blogs Geeks in Washington University in the U.S. have developed an Open Source application that claims to allow users to locate stolen devices such as mobile computers, PDAs or desktops. Adeona is ... Read story »

Lexar total security thumbdrive hands-on - Oct 9, 2009

Crave Lexar's JumpDrive Safe S3000 FIPS keeps your data safe in case of theft or loss. Thumbdrives offer arguably one of the most convenient ways to carry data around. However, because ... Read story »

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