Adobe has released an update to its Adobe Flash and Shockwave Player, as there were critical vulnerabilities found in both the products. The vulnerabilities were found by two Google’s security team members and reported the same to the Adobe. The vulnerabilities – integer error and memory corruption – could have been used by hackers to take advantage of it and completely control the computers that are affected by it.

The White House has drafted a set of guidelines for good practices by companies regarding consumer’s privacy. The Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World document lays down several points that need to be maintained by companies for customer satisfaction. Read on to find out more!

Today, Wikileaks went live with staggered posts of over five thousand emails from STRATFOR, much of which has to do with the company’s attempt to show “privileged information about the US government’s attacks against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks and Stratfor’s own attempts to subvert WikiLeaks”, as stated by RWW. Many of these emails also show how STRATFOR has engaged in malpractice in the name of security consulting.

There are various methods that can be used to activate private browsing. We’ll show you how to activate it in your favorite browser.

Adobe has released a new security update for its popular Flash Player closing down seven vulnerabilities, including one that was being publicly exploited. Six vulnerabilities enabled attackers to infect the user’s computer using crafted web pages, while the seventh vulnerability is a cross site scripting attack (XSS) that Adobe says is already being exploited in “active targeted attacks”.

Phishing is a popular method of social engineering employed by scammers. A scammer posing as someone else uses popular communication medium such as email or telephone to contact a victim and request confidential information. This information is used for purposes such as withdrawing money illegally from the victim’s account or even identity thefts.

Identifying a phishing email is easy if you keep in mind certain basic fine points.

When Symantec tried to play the hacker Yama Tough, who claims to have the code, he got impatient and released the code online on 6 February. After analyzing the leaked code, Symantec has declared that it is a five-year-old code, and its patches are enough to keep users safe.

Not only has Kelihos started showing back on the radar, it is using new encryption techniques to hide its communications. A researcher at Kaspersky has also noted that two different RSA keys are being used; indicating that there might be two different groups controlling Kelihos.

Mobile phones are easy to use and can lull their users into a complacent and even ignorant attitude about their phone’s security and safety. Here are some recommendations.

The scourges that are the United States’ two gagging Acts – the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) – are experiencing grave turmoil as large sections of the widely used Internet are blacking out for one day in protest against their draconian nature. The ongoing protest against the Bills intensified as Wikipedia, a veritable behemoth on the Internet, joined in the protest as we mentioned earlier. Following close on its heels is the giant community link aggregation website Reddit as well as the website of indie game maker Mojang, the creators of Minecraft. Many other gaming company heads joined together to stand against the draconian law’s enactment.

Symantec has now retracted its previous statement that the security breach which led to the leak of source codes of their older security products happened at a third part server, reports Reuters.

Zappos, an online retailer run by Amazon has suffered a security breach and has confirmed that its customer information was accessed.

Twitter accounts of Huffington Post and actor Ashton Kutcher were hacked and objectionable tweets were posted.

In an email send to its customers, CoveritLive revealed that there was a security breach and some information (i.e., user names, email addresses and/or passwords) were accessed.

Symantec today confirmed that source code of two of its old enterprise products were obtained by hackers. The hack is assumed to be the work of an Indian group who calls themselves Lords of Dharmaraja.