EU agency serves up smartphone security warning

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• EU agency serves up smartphone security warning
• Chrome OS 'encourages careless computing'
• FBI Investigating Gawker Media Hack
• Govt websites could face WikiLeaks revenge attack
• WikiLeaks' Assange granted bail
• Internet hit by wave of fake PC 'defrag' tools
• Gawker hack analysis reveals incredibly weak passwords
• 7 Scrooge-worthy scams for the holidays
• Gawker hack is bad news for us all
• Hackers could use leaked Gawker info to attack gov't workers
• Goodbye Internet, we hardly knew ye?
• How to check if your password was exposed in Gawker hack
• WikiLeaks Teaches Enterprises 5 Hard Truths
• Huawei Symantec ready to compete in North America

EU agency serves up smartphone security warning Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Smartphone security needs to shape up pretty fast if it is to avoid the mistakes that turned the PC into a global crime platform, a new report from EU security agency ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) has said.

Chrome OS 'encourages careless computing' Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The founder of the Free Software Foundation has criticised Google's Chrome OS, claiming it will force PC users to put their data at risk by storing it in the cloud rather than on a machine.

FBI Investigating Gawker Media Hack Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The FBI confirmed to PC World that it is investigating the recent intrusion by a group of hackers into Gawker Media's servers last weekend. The hack exposed more than 200,000 reader e-mail addresses and passwords, and the data is now circulating online as a peer-to-peer torrent file. An FBI representative declined to comment further about the ongoing investigation; however, Gawker Media founder and CEO Nick Denton was scheduled to meet with federal authorities on Monday, according to The New York Post .

Govt websites could face WikiLeaks revenge attack Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The UK's national security advisor has warned that government websites used to upload tax returns or claims benefits are at risk of attack from hackers who support WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks' Assange granted bail Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted bail on Tuesday in a London court, but the police will keep his passport and he'll have to wear an electronic tag, according to the BBC.

Internet hit by wave of fake PC 'defrag' tools Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST A spate of scareware apps that trick users into buying useless hard disk repair tools appears to be part of a concerted campaign to push fake 'defrag' software, a security company has said.

Gawker hack analysis reveals incredibly weak passwords Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The most popular password among nearly 400,000 exposed by the Gawker hack was "12345," according to a security firm's analysis.

7 Scrooge-worthy scams for the holidays Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The holiday scam season is upon us.

Gawker hack is bad news for us all Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST A lot of people are gawking at Gawker Media this morning, though not for reasons that will bring much cheer to its founder, Nick Denton.

Hackers could use leaked Gawker info to attack gov't workers Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Passwords used by people employed by U.S. federal, state and local governments were among those disclosed by the Gawker hack over the weekend, according to a report by PBS NewsHour.

Goodbye Internet, we hardly knew ye? Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST This end-of-year article is a looking forward one -- looking forward to a year in which the Internet will be under a multi-pronged attack that threatens to change it irrevocably in ways that may destroy much of the Internet's potential.

How to check if your password was exposed in Gawker hack Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST A security researcher today provided a way for users to see whether their e-mail addresses and passwords were among the 1.3 million compromised in a hack of Gawker Media's sites.

WikiLeaks Teaches Enterprises 5 Hard Truths Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The recent news of government secrets posted to WikiLeaks is startling because of its size and scale. It is also symptomatic of a problem that practically every enterprise is also facing. Thanks to advent of Web 2.0, employees are demanding the benefits and openness of their social networking experience inside the enterprise. And with that newfound sharing and openness come significant security risks. Here's my take:

Huawei Symantec ready to compete in North America Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST The Chengdu, China-based joint venture started in 2008 by China's Huawei networking company and U.S. storage and security company Symantec is now primed to take on the competition in North America, its general manager says.

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