Security

Evernote Hacked And Is Requiring All Users To Reset Their Passwords; Incident Offers Advisors A Poignant Lesson About Security And Encryption

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Evernote, a popular mobile app, says it was hacked and is requiring all users to reset their passwords as a precautionary measure.

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How To Improve Chances Of Recovering A Lost Android Device

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Android 4.0 offers a solution in the form of lock-screen contact information, which will display the message of your choosing even on a passcode-protected device.

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Big Mac Attack

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Apple Inc. was recently attacked by hackers who infected Macintosh computers of some employees, the company said Tuesday in an unprecedented disclosure describing the widest known cyber attacks targeting Apple computers used by corporations.

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Twitter Hacked; 250,000 Usernames, Email Addresses, And Encrypted Passwords Compromised

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"The attackers were extremely sophisticated, and we believe other companies and organizations have also been recently similarly attacked," says Bob Lord, director of information security at Twitter 

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WSJ And NY Times Victims Of Spearphishing

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The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are just the latest victims in a nasty scam cybercriminals are using to get inside a company’s network.

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