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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has nothing but praise for the US National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance programs, but he’s far less kind when it comes to Google – and in particular its CEO, Larry Page, whose behavior he describes as “evil.”

94.7 percent of Americans received at least one email containing a virus, spyware, or malware, according to Halon. About one in eleven (8.8%) opened the attachment and infected their computer.

Today, an article on TheRegister caught my eye. It was also reported on Bloomberg. Two ex-employees of a Wall Street trading company – Flow Traders – are facing criminal charges for leaking trading evaluation algorithms from their previous employer.

Security expert Brian Krebs and Vice Motherboard have published articles claiming to have found the real identities of two Syrian Electronic Army hackers. However, the hackers are denying that the information is accurate.

Mobile banking continues to gain momentum, growing faster than any other delivery channel to date. Many Financial institutions contemplate expanding capabilities in the mobile channel

When we discuss exploit prevention, we often talk about ‘targeted applications.’ This term refers to end-user applications which can be exploited by hackers for malicious purposes. There are a few requirements that define these applications.

Google Play has been forced to remove a Boyfriend Tracker app from sale in Brazil in response to complaints about privacy abuses, as well as its potential to be used for extortion or stalking.

The U.S. government’s efforts to determine which highly classified materials leaker Edward Snowden took from the National Security Agency

Joseph Sokoly is a Vulnerability Engineer at MAD Security who is recognized as an emerging thought leader in the security field, and a regular at community-based gatherings like Security BSides.

There has been a recent surge in security blogs warning users to be extra cautious of a new spin on an old threat.