There’s no doubt that the Apple iPad (and most newer iPhones and iPod touches) can run Flash. A new open source project called Frash will allow iPad users to experience Flash in the Web browser as Adobe begins demonstrating its own efforts to port Flash 10.1 to the newly released Android 2.2 “Froyo”. How to Play Flash Content on iPad Whether Steve Jobs Likes it or Not Flash on iPad... 

I have been reading queries in various forums regarding this very topic – How to know if my GMail account has been compromised and hacked and what to do to get it back. Thankfully, Gmail has an in-built feature, which helps to determine suspicious login sessions. I am going to provide here 5 steps to determine whether your Gmail has been hacked or you are on the safe side.  Read More →

As suggested by the latest report of Symantec on “Rogue Security Software” Google enjoys high popularity among hackers who p0is0n links in the search results because of its large market share in the search engine industry. “Google’s breadth and speed of indexing also play a role,” says Symantec. Symantec reported that search engine results p0is0ned with links to fake... 

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users could be exposed to malware attacks, Microsoft has warned users on May 18, 2010. The announcement, made on Microsoft’s Security Response Center blog, involves the Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll) and affects Windows 7 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium operating systems. This is not the first time Windows 7 was found... 

Photocopiers were introduced by Xerox in the year 1949 and since then, they have evolved to a great extent to today’s Photocopiers. From black and white output to colored ones. And for some time now, they have become digital and more sophisticated instruments. But did you know that copiers today don’t only copy documents; they in fact memorize them while printing. They come with an inbuilt Hard... 

Got a jailbroken  iPad, a spare Bluetooth mouse and 10 minutes to spare? Yeah? Then we have a little (big, actually) surprise for you. This is one of those cool hacks that makes you very tempted to jailbreak your Apple  iPad. The iPad is primarily a touchscreen device to be held and navigated with your hands, but there is also a Keyboard  Dock accessory allowing for easier typing. Using the dock... 

With all the hype that surrounds the Apple tablet — iPad, this was bound to happen. Success stories are cyber criminals’ best bet to get loads of targeted victims and the iPad craze couldn’t have been left out of this picture. It may have only been on the shelves in the US for a few weeks but the Apple iPad has already been hit with a virus. Apple iPad users are being warned of an email-borne... 

Computers, like humans, have millions of viruses and bugs — and just like us some don’t have any cures! Isn’t that a cool analogy? And the facts associated with Computer threats, as the following infographics is going to show you, are even cooler! Computer Threats – Interesting Facts - In year 2002, only 20,000 Computer viruses, worms and trojans were found active. Since then,... 

Security Holes Not Required to Attack via PDF files If the sheer amount of exploits in Adobe’s products over the last year haven’t scared you off yet, then maybe a PDF attack (that doesn’t require an exploit or JavaScript to run) will. Here’s a proof of concept video for your viewing pleasure: Jeremy Conway, product manager at NitroSecurity, created this proof of concept for an attack in which... 

Mozilla addressed a critical security vulnerability with a minor Firefox update, bringing the browser to version 3.6.2. The vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to “crash a victim’s browser and execute arbitrary code on his/her system.” Note that this vulnerability does not affect products built on earlier versions of the Mozilla browser engine; this means, Firefox 3.5 and earlier... 

As shocking as it might sound, its TRUE! According to a recent shocking revelation by Avast, Malicious JavaScript circulating in ad networks that serve over 50 percent of the Web can open the door to malware, without even clicking on the ad! How scary is that? Internet security software and common sense can steer you away from the some of the Web’s riskiest destinations to avoid malware, but when... 

A site more or less built around shortened links, Twitter is a veritable Candyland for Phishing scammers — a phenomenon that has really taken hold in the past year or so. But looks like the recent LOL phishing scam that ultimately became a huge spam wave has made Twitter to put some breaks on such attempts and Twitter is finally being proactive about the large number of phishing scams that... 

Ignore Sites that nag to Press the Help key, says Microsoft’s Zero-day Bug Advisory If you’re still using Windows XP, Microsoft has a piece of security advice for you: don’t hit F1! Microsoft has told Windows XP users not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet... 

In this world of information and identity theft it is no more a privilege to use a cool cell phone and brag about it too! In past, crooks used to require more physical ways to lay their hands on your hard earned money. But with the advancement of technology and the prevalence of electronic transactions, now it is just a matter of wrong steps (plethora of information being conveyed in private conversations... 

It’s sophisticated, it’s nasty, it’s ruthless and it’s intelligent. And it leaves no clue to the account holders when it decides to rip their balance off. Security experts agree that cyber-criminals are getting smarter, but this new Trojan takes things to a whole new level. This is one such Trojan horse program, which is very sophisticated and it keeps reinventing itself in... 

Looks like, malware writers have finally decided to take their eyes off Microsoft for a while and place Apple in their radar. It has been hardly over a couple of weeks since we witnessed the first Apple iPhone Worm (iKee) and just when we thought we had found the formula to remove iKee worm from an infected jailbroken iPhone, here is yet another iPhone worm. A Dutch internet service provider has identified... 

If your iPhone is jailbroken and if you see the below image as your home screen, it is time to tighten your seat belt security and remove iKee worm and fix your jailbroken iPhone. A hacker who calls himself/herself iKex has recently created what apparently is the first iPhone worm, and it’s currently infecting jailbroken iPhones across Australia. The attacks, which researchers say are the world’s... 

A wave of politically-motivated cyber offensives this year – such as attacks on the White House and the US Department of Homeland Security – show that the international arms race is now moving online, a study claims. Warning of a “cyber arms race,” top web security firm McAfee says that China, France, Israel, Russia and the United States have developed cyber weapons. The report... 

Apple Macintosh computers have long been thought to be unattractive to malware, virus writers and hackers, but the scenario is fast changing, as it appears. At the moment, Mac computers are quickly becoming more and more popular with hackers and other online scam artists, prompting security software vendors to unveil Mac versions of antivirus applications. Taking initiative recently Kaspersky Lab... 

Day by day, the world is becoming a dangerous place for you if you happen to be a blogger. And if you are a WordPress Blogger then the danger is just about double as compared to bloggers who use different blogging platforms. With new exploits being discovered everyday and with hackers and spammers using new methods of attacks to exploit these vulnerabilities, it is becoming increasingly difficult to...