Tagged: Sophos & News
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Rovio warns of malware posing as Angry Birds Space News
13.04.2012 Mobile game developer Rovio and security firm Sophos have both warned of a malicious programme placed on unofficial Android app stores which poses as Rovio’s latest game, Angry...Tags: Malware, Android, Angry Birds, Smartphones, Rovio, Sophos, Virus , Trojan Horse, Mobile Gaming -
Twitter scam hits Draw Something players News
29.03.2012 Draw Something, the popular gaming app played by 3,000 people per second, has been hit by a new scam on Twitter, where users are being told they have won a prize but in reality...Categories: Social Media, Security, Phones, Games/Entertainment, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, Apps -
1 in 10 support Facebook's Timeline, survey says News
30.01.2012 Bad news, Facebook: Only one in 10 people support your new Timeline feature, a survey by security firm Sophos reveals. -
#OpMegaupload links by Anonymous trick users into attacking US Govt News
20.01.2012 The latest Anonymous attack, dubbed #OpMegaupload and spread via Twitter, tricks internet users into clicking on an Anonymous link that instantly launches a denial of service...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Servers, Security, Internet, Games/Entertainment -
Data storage to be priority in 2012 - KeepItSafe News
23.12.2011 The storage, securement, access and management of increasing volumes of data will mark 2012 in the technology sector, managed online backup and disaster recovery services... -
Tech tweets of the week News
24.12.2011 A compilation of this past week's Twitter messages - from the serious to the whimsical - from some top names in technology.Tags: Amazon, Cisco, James Whelton, Maxroam, Dylan Collins, Digg, Twitter, Tweets, Jack Dorsey, Sophos, Google, -
66pc of lost USB sticks contain malware - study News
08.12.2011 Two-thirds of 50 USB sticks found on Australian public transport were infected with malware and contained unencrypted information about their former owners, a study by IT... -
No, your computer will likely not explode on 11.11.11 News
11.11.2011 Internet message boards have been abuzz with queries and concerns about computer security and today's date - 11.11.11 - but experts reveal it's unlikely anything monumental will... -
So Siri to disturb you – but we may have a security problem News
20.10.2011 Apple’s new ‘Siri’ voice-activated personal assistant in the new iPhone 4S is believed to have a security hole that leaves the smartphones partially unguarded, Sophos has revealed. -
Deloitte chooses Sophos for hard disk encryption News
12.10.2011 Consultancy Deloitte has implemented 1,300 licences of Sophos SafeGuard to provide full hard disk encryption for its laptops and desktops. -
Turkish group undertakes DNS attack against big websites News
05.09.2011 A Turkish hacking group carried out a DNS attack which affected sites such as The Daily Telegraph, The Register and the UPS, redirecting visitors to a third-party site. -
As Gadaffi disappears, hackers take the fight online News
22.08.2011 As fighting continues around the compound of Colonel Gadaffi, it has emerged that hackers have also brought the fight to the internet and have defaced the website of the... -
Google to show malware warning in search results News
20.07.2011 Google isn’t adding antivirus to the list of software it provides, but the company has begun telling some users if their computers have been infected by displaying a message on... -
Spammers target Google+ with fake invites News
04.07.2011 Spammers are taking advantage of the demand for Google+ invites and users need to be on their guard against fake invites that connect users to sites selling pills. -
Sacked IT manager hacks, replaces CEO's presentation with porn News
23.06.2011 A former IT manager who hacked into the presentation of his former company's CEO and replaced it with pornography has been sentenced to two years in prison. -
EU to probe Facebook over facial-recognition tech rollout News
08.06.2011 Data protection regulators from the European Union will investigate Facebook after it rolled out its facial-recognition feature and set it by default without telling its users. -
Facebook rolls out facial recognition by stealth? News
07.06.2011 Facebook has deployed a new facial-recognition technology in a certain number of countries outside the US. One problem: nobody told the users. -
Facebook ‘Dislike button’ scam spreading fast News
16.05.2011 Facebook users have been told to be on their guard after it has been discovered a new scam is doing the rounds. ‘Enable Dislike Button’ is a scam that has succeeded in bypassing... -
Deals done this past week News
16.05.2011 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
US still worst for spam, but not as a continent - Dirty Dozen News
11.05.2011 The US remains the top spam-relaying country in the latest ‘Dirty Dozen’ report from IT security and control firm Sophos, although its performance is improving.