11 things not to do with email revealed

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 18:46

Our email is the simplest and most common vulnerable thing to spying eyes.

Google set to regularly publish data on malware, phishing scams

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 15:24

Google is set to regularly publish Internet security data on malware and phishing scams that infect computers and steal consumer information.

Phishing attacks surge 87% over last year globally

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 15:20

Thousands of Internet users have faced phishing attacks on a daily basis, a computer security company has revealed.

'Phishing' scams explode worldwide: researchers

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 20:52

Those insidious email scams known as phishing, in which a hacker uses a disguised address to get an Internet user to install malware, rose 87 percent worldwide in the past year, a security firm has said.

Rapid rise in malware in Jan-Mar quarter: McAfee

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 23:40

A rapid increase was seen in malicious software programmes, mainly those targetting users of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, in the January-March quarter this year.

Rapid rise in malware in Jan-Mar quarter: McAfee

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 22:45

A rapid increase was seen in malicious software programmes, mainly those targetting users of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, in the January-March quarter this year, says a report.

Music, lighting or vibration could trigger mobile malware

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 13:42

Researchers were able to trigger malware with a bandwidth of only five bits per second - a fraction of the bandwidth used by laptops or home computers.

BEWARE: New Internet virus steals bank passwords and account details

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 18:22

Country's cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users in the country about the new and suspected variant of malware family called 'Win32/Ramnit'.

Porn sites reject `growing malware risk` claim

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 10:59

Pornography websites have rejected claims that content on their website is putting visitors at risk of downloading malicious software.

Ads on porn sites `pose increasing malware risk` to users: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 12:18

Browsing some of the most popular pornography sites on web is increasingly putting users at risk, a research has claimed.

PC users to spend $22 bn battling malware: Study

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 14:45

Computer users will spend 1.5 billion hours and USD 22 billion identifying, repairing and recovering from the impact of malware.

Consumers to spend $22 bn to check malwares in 2013

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 19:44

Consumers will spend USD 22 billion on checking malware attacks this year, while companies will invest a whopping USD 114 billion in dealing with such malicious softwares, a study has said.