In what is a timely reminder that even the largest, and seemingly controlled, companies can face a cyberattack, Apple revealed that its Chinese App Store had been attacked by malware. In what is thought to be the first attack on Apple’s App Store, the infection consisted of malicious code placed into iPad and iPhone apps that […]

Adobe has released a critical software update to fix nearly two-dozen security holes in its Flash Player browser plugin. Separately, I want to take a moment to encourage users who have Adobe Shockwave Player installed to finally junk this program; turns out Shockwave — which comes with its own version of Flash — is still […]

Have you been unable to log onto Skype today? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one! The company has informed its users that if they try to connect via the desktop application that they will appear “offline” and that their contacts won’t be able to communicate with them. Skype recommends using the chat service available […]

In December 2013, just days after a data breach exposed 40 million customer debit and credit card accounts, Target Corp. hired security experts at Verizon to probe its networks for weaknesses. The results of that confidential investigation — until now never publicly revealed — confirm what pundits have long suspected: Once inside Target’s network, there […]

A few months ago on this blog we raised the basic points that you should think about when confronted with a cyberattack. Unfortunately the general reaction of some companies is very different to this – here we present to you some of the worst reactions to a cyberattack: Not reacting as quickly as expected (TRICARE) […]

This September 1 didn’t just bring with it the usual back-to-school (or work!) rush that we see every year, but also the ushering in of a hotly anticipated move from Google. Just last June, the company announced that its web browser, Chrome, would begin blocking the web content that used Adobe Flash technology. Basically, this […]