Actor Brad Pitt has surpassed Paris Hilton to become the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Web according to Internet security company McAfee.Users searching for "Brad Pitt," "Brad Pitt downloads," and Brad Pitt wallpaper, screen savers and pictures have an 18 percent chance of having their PCs infected with online threats, such as spyware, adware, viruses and other malware.Cybercriminals are also using names and images, like Beyonce and Justin Timberlake, to attract Internet users to bogus web sites that look legitimate.
Google Exposes Android To Security Community
Mobile this and mobile that – the news about Google and cell phone-related stuff just won’t stop. Consumers should benefit, however, as Google is now asking the security community to make sure its Android operating system remains safe.
Social Security Launches Online Calculator For Retirement
The Social Security Administration has launched a new online calculator on its Web site that will allow people to plan for their retirement.
Google Web Security For Enterprise Launches
Employees can’t work well when their computers are infected with various sorts of malware. Employees won’t work well when they’re looking at naked people or other not-really-work-related content. And so the new Google Web Security for Enterprise service aims to fix both issues.
You Can’t Teach Normal Users About Security
Expecting people to reason outside of their experiences when confronted with a suspicious situation on their PCs probably isn’t going to work out well.
11-Year-Old Boy Figures Out Network Security
If your business is still letting users inside the network deal with spam and other security issues on the desktop, your leadership may not be smarter than a 5th grader.
Google Pushes Its Security And Compliance Products
IT people, please don’t blame us. We neither conducted nor responded to this security and compliance survey. But the survey’s results indicate that some people (and perhaps a certain search giant) feel you’re not overly effective or efficient.
Security Issues Discovered at TSA Site
In what should be a warning to travelers and just about everyone on the Internet, a web site built for the TSA has been found to have significant security issues, endangering travelers, as well as the reputat
Extra Security Makes Online Bankers Nervous
In an effort to protect customers against fraud like phishing, banks have added extra security features for people who bank online.
Security Around the Gphone & Iphone
With the open handset alliance, the scrutiny for Linux based cell phone operating systems is once again something that security engineers need to think about.