However, what’s most interesting to me are the updates to Google Play Services and how it could impact the Android ecosystem…
Month: July 2013
SMS Scams: How To Defend Yourself
Who doesn’t own a mobile phone nowadays? Whether you have an old-school flip phone or a newer smartphone, you may already…
Malwarebytes @ DEFCON
This week is full of security conferences, with Black Hat already starting off, along with BSides LV and later this week,…
How to encrypt files and folders
Encrypting files and folders is a way to protect them from unwanted access. Although modern Windows versions do have built-in options…
Malwarebytes Adopts Aggressive PUP Policy
In the past, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected only PUPs, or Potentially Unwanted Programs, that were mostly harmful and deceiving. Our…
Hacking Cars, Subverting Onboard Computers in Modern Vehicles
There is a fascinating presentation scheduled at Defcon21, by Charlie Miller of Twitter and Chris Valasek of IOACTIVE in regards to…
ZeroAccess uses Self-Debugging
Debuggers—a tool traditionally used to find errors (called “bugs”) in code—are also used by security experts. In the field of malware…
Android Jelly Bean 4.3 Released, Gets Security Boost
Yesterday, Google unveiled the latest version of it’s renowned Android Operating System at an event in San Francisco. Labeled as a…
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Tango and Viber Servers
Over the last few days two popular VOIP apps, Tango and Viber, had their servers breached that compromised customer data and…
Enterprise Cyber Security Earns a Failing Grade
News of companies getting hacked is becoming unnervingly common. Even Apple, the very image of being impregnable, is being hit. Apple…