`Password` no longer the Internet`s worst password

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 23:44

The number sequence "123456" has overtaken "password" as the most common worst password among Internet users, an online security firm says.

Email authentication reduces phishing scams: Google

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:45

The development of email authentication standards has finally reduced email phishing scams, according to Google security researchers.

Quick tips to secure passwords revealed!

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 19:35

With increasing online threat to privacy, it has become very important to secure your important password and information online from hackers. And the secret to it is, it should be easy to remember and hard to guess.

Ransomware virus is a bad problem getting worse: McAfee

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 13:25

Taking advantage of anonymous payment services, cyber criminals are increasingly using a malicious software 'ransomware' that holds a computer hostage until the victim pays to free it, online security firm McAfee says.

Spam emails on decline, malware still on high-rise: Kaspersky

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 13:13

The total number of spam emails has reportedly declined in the third quarter of the year, but the malware is still running high, security company Kaspersky has revealed.

Oz Internet users create 5-50 online passwords to secure privacy

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 19:49

Australian Internet users have between five and fifty online passwords, and create false identities to maintain their privacy in the virtual world.

John McAfee in US after deportation from Guatemala

Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2012, 09:13

Beach: Anti-virus software founder John McAfee said US authorities have made no efforts to question since he arrived in Miami on Wednesday night.

Anti-virus software developer John McAfee arrives in US

Last Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 11:43

US software guru John McAfee fled to Guatemala last week from neighbouring Belize where authorities want to question him about a murder.

John McAfee expects release from jail today

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 15:24

British-born computer software pioneer John McAfee is wanted by authorities in Belize as ‘a person of interest’ following the murder of his neighbour Gregory Faull.

Facebook’s second attempt to settle lawsuit under consideration

Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2012, 15:25

Facebook's second attempt of settling allegations that the social networking company violated privacy rights is being considered by a US judge.

Facebook loophole making accounts accessible

Last Updated: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 12:56

Social networking giant Facebook has moved quickly to shut down a loophole that made some accounts accessible without even using a password.

Now, a tool to arm cyberspace against malware

Last Updated: Friday, September 21, 2012, 17:11

A cutting edge tool will automatically permit one computer in a virtual network to monitor another for intrusions, viruses or malware that cause them to malfunction.