Apple app store needs strict quality checks. However, a tethering app has passed as a $.99 torchlight app and has been able to access the internet for free.

Adobe has announced that it will release its next Reader software as a sandboxed application. Sandboxing prevents an application from accessing the data.

Microsoft is investigating into this Indian call center scam and concluded that the call center in question is located in Kolkata with the kingpin in Rajasthan.

OpenID and OAuth, used to authenticate third party applications for using web services are under a risk of a severe security threat based on timing attack.

FamilyShield is not a replacement for knowing what your kids are doing on the PC, but it’s a free and easy way to protect them, and protect yourself as well.

Windows Phone 7 will introduce a new service dubbed Find My Phone which will enable users to remotely track, lock and wipe their phone, in case of a theft.

REMnux comes pre-loaded with an array of security related tools to check network activity, check memory activity and to debug and understand browser security.

Google Chrome has been hacked by a browser plugin! The plugin checks for login account details on Gmail, Twitter and Facebook and runs with the help of JQuery. Once again, this is a proof of concept hack and will not leak any information retrieved in the process.

The hack has been made through SQL injection vulnerabilities and the group has access to the user database and admin panel. None of these details will be leaked to RIAA.

Gmail has a service that checks if a login is made from a geographically different location by checking the IP address of the user. Google has extended this service to all its services.

Caller ID spoofing lets you gain access to any voicemail over an AT&T network. There is an app, which lets you spoof your caller ID number and lets you place a call to the voicemail posing as someone else.

Google Chrome already provides support for an Adobe PDF and Flash. The plugins for both are included into Chrome builds by default. Google has taken a step towards security by issuing these updates automatically.

Adobe uses reusable code across multiple products making them all vulnerable. Security updates for Reader fixed 17 security flaws also found in Adobe Flash.

What most of you have not heard, is that the destination of this information superhighway may not be what you had hoped. Where is it leading us?

Comodo has discovered an exploit in the VeriSign SSL certification. VeriSign is shying away from this is because Comodo is VeriSign’s competitor in this market.