As part of their continuing effort to focus on security, Facebook announced one-time passwords today for use on public computers. So when you are out at a cafe, conference, hotel, or airport, and you are skittish about using your real password to login to Facebook, now you can get a one-time password that will protect […]
Category: Security
UPDATE: Here’s the latest on the Twitter security bug directly from Twitter’s status blog: We’ve identified and are patching a XSS attack; as always, please message @safety if you have info regarding such an exploit. We expect the patch to be fully rolled out shortly and will update again when it is. Update (6:50 PDT, […]
You might not want to mouseover any links on Twitter until a major bug / security flaw gets resolved. This bug is particularly bad because all you have to do is mouseover a link and potentially third party sites and pop ups can open. The bug is powered by a JavaScript function called onMouseOver and […]
While vacationing in Connecticut, a man watched his home get robbed on his iPhone. The iCam iPhone app allowed the man to watch the entire burglary take place. Wow – could you imagine opening up your home security iPhone app to just to check things out, and then suddenly… to your unbelieving eyes… there’s actually […]
Have you been curious to know more about Facebook’s new “location aware” feature called Facebook Places? A lot of people have questions about the new Facebook Places feature regarding issues such as security, safety, implementation, and simply how to use it effectively. Get answers to your questions and learn more about Facebook Places by watching […]
Intel, the prominent chip maker, made a surprising move yesterday when they acquired online security firm McAfee. Read the breaking news: Intel acquires McAfee. As soon as the news broke, Intel shares dropped immediately and continued to spiral throughout the day. McAfee shares increased dramatically because of the acquisition. Primarily because McAfee was already in a […]
Although the news about Intel acquiring McAfee didn’t go so well for Intel shares [18.90, -0.68 (-3.47%)], McAfee’s stock price (NYSE:MFE) has done nothing by sky rocket since the opening bell this morning. McAfee shares are currently trading at 47.04, up +17.11 (57.17%). Investors apparently were excited to hear that Intel was acquiring McAfee for for a premium price […]