While Sony has confirmed the fix through a network update, FailOver believes that the hardware is compromised and no amount of software fixes can work in this case.

Is Microsoft still on vacation? Next Tuesday, they plan to release a few patches, but they will fail to fix two important bugs.

According to Internet Security Giant Symantec, this Windows-specific computer worm – Stuxnet, has already affected more than 10,000 Indian systems, across power units and petrochemical plants.

The Tor network can be spied upon, a new study revealed. The anonymity network can be “hacked” into if an eavesdropper is willing to go the lengths. Read on to find out more.

Have you opened all of your Christmas presents yet? Microsoft’s biggest present was a huge security headache that hit them just before Christmas. The zero-day CSS flaw in Internet Explorer.

A Google Android Security engineer talks about security on the Android platform, risks and rewards of “rooting” and what users should expect from their providers.

Big Brother is watching – and he has an iPhone to report your activities.

Huawei pans to establish a state-of-the-art cyber security centre in India where Indian law enforcement agencies and technical experts from the telecom department and home ministry can test their end-to-end core solutions.

Google Chrome becomes even more secure with the Flash sandbox model.

A new zero-day vulnerability in Windows Vista and 7 can be used by malwares to bypass UAC (user account control).

The Koobface botnet was responsible for spreading a worm on Twitter last year that directed users to a video download and then, to a fake codec download to play that video. As obvious, the codec was nothing but a malware.

According to a global consumer study conducted by Juniper Networks, Indian smartphone users have shown highest level of concern towards smartphone security issues. The figure stood at 90 per cent for India among the 16 countries which were considered for conducting this study.

The admin interface used by the Zeus botnet server has two distinct levels of access and visibility. For those trying weak password guesses and SQL injections on the database, the database allows a fake access and takes you to a fake control panel that works pretty much like a real one.

Apple has responded to the Wired Magazine and has said that it will patch the bug in the software update of the iOS, i.e. in iOS 4.2. However, that update is coming in November.

Do you understand what your Windows firewall is doing? Is it tough enough to protect your security and privacy? If you have any doubts, you should check out ZoneAlarm’s free firewall.