News IT&C

Bug hunter credited with finding bugs in software from big tech firms is Norwegian teen.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Barracuda Networks releases a study that helps identify fake Facebook accounts.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Since the news of Passware being able to decrypt FileVault over FireWire connections, Mac users might be concerned about the integrity of the security on their computers.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

New service scans apps for malicious code or behavior and bounces them if they are suspect.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

VeriSign discloses in quarterly SEC filing that hackers stole data in successful attacks, but doesn’t say what data was stolen.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

A bug on certain HTC smartphones that may expose Wi-Fi passwords is being addressed by the company through both regular updates and a manual patch.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Cocoon extends its protective casing for you and your Internet habits to Internet Explorer users in a new beta. Along with IP address masking and anonymous browsing, you get secure Wi-Fi, e-mail on-the-fly, and antivirus scanning.. Read the rest at...

Apple’s FileVault 2 whole-disk encryption can be unencrypted within an hour, according to encryption and password-recovery company Passware.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Verizon-affiliated ICSA Labs steps into the controversy over Android apps that Symantec identified as malware.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

SOPA and Protect IP Act have finally splintered a Democrat-Republican alliance in favor of expanding copyright law that’s been in place since the 1990s.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...