Panda Security recently released a beta version of its Cloud Office Protection Advanced with a slew of new features: URL filtering: Improved proactive detection for even better protection. The solution’s technology and reporting capabilities allow deeper visibility into end-user Internet activity and productivity. In addition, it enables administrators to create URL blacklists and whitelists, and more »

Mobile threat alert:  a malware plague is on the loose in China which has the potential to spread to unprotected Androids worldwide. Using its RiskRanker(TM) cloud scanning engine to assess the 3rd party app market, NQ Mobile technology has identified the “Bill Shocker” virus in over 600,000 phones in China.  The virus quietly installs itself more »

The people at leading mobile security company MobileIron have something to smile about today:  MobileIron Version 5 Complete Enterprise Persona was nominated for GSMA‘s 2013 Annual Global Mobile Awards in the Best Enterprise Mobile Service category. MobileIron V5 sought to bridge the gap between security and user-friendliness, so that corporate mobile users wouldn’t need more than more »

Paragon Software Group (PSG) has been in the data backup game for a while, providing safe solutions for insuring files on personal computer systems and  professional networks alike. They just announced an update in their Hard Disk Manager Suite softwares, their complete solution for maintaining a ‘healthy’ hard drive. More than just a back-up service, more »

With a catastrophe known as Hurricane Sandy affecting the Northeast in a big way this past October, victims are sadly still piecing their lives back together. Homes got destroyed, lives became instantly wrecked and some people lost everything they had. It completely put things in perspective and for myself, a New York City native, learning more »

When LinkedIn was hacked earlier this month, resulting in over 6 million passwords being stolen and publicly posted, they immediately responded and reached out to their affected customers. However, there was just one problem, The email they sent, notifying members of the hacking incident and instructing them on how to reset their passwords, was ignored more »

With so much malware threatening Android owners, especially those who use public Wi-Fi hotspots to gain Internet access for their phones, a safety measure becomes a must. AnchorFree, known for their Hotspot Shield desktop app has just made the same app available on Google Play. Available in both free and paid versions this, Android app more »

What is the most frustrating part of buying a new brand-name Windows PC? Is it starting it for the first time, expecting a super-quick machine, only to encounter and extremely slow bootup and sluggish performance due to pre-installed software? Or is it perhaps the fact that you might need to spend a couple of hours, more »

  In an ironic twist, controversial bittorent site Pirate Bay, along with WikiLeaks, has been pummeled by DDoS attacks this week, and at one point both sites were knocked offline. It’s not known whose behind the attacks, the reason for them, or if they are connected. Yesterday, WikiLeaks tweeted that it “has been under sustained more »

Jeremy Hammond, a hacker with ties to both Lulzsec and Anonymous, pled guilty in a New York courtroom yesterday. Hammond is accused of being a part of an attack on Strategic Forecasting, Inc, which resulted in the personal info of over 800,000 of the company’s clients being stolen. The attack included the publishing of 60,000 credit more »