Recent articles by Dan Raywood

SQL injections dominate malware in 2010

SQL injections dominate malware in 2010

As Gumblar named 'the most significant malware development in years'.
Dan Raywood Sep 6 2010 2:35PM Security
PayPal CISO refutes compromise claims

PayPal CISO refutes compromise claims

Says cybercriminals have not taken over accounts.
Dan Raywood Aug 30 2010 1:37PM Security
'Old-new' Windows vulnerability discovered

'Old-new' Windows vulnerability discovered

200 apps possibly affected.
Dan Raywood Aug 24 2010 2:01PM Security
Blogger identifies privacy flaw in Facebook Places

Blogger identifies privacy flaw in Facebook Places

Criticises 'opt-out' feature.
Dan Raywood Aug 24 2010 1:50PM Security
Facebook moves into geolocation with 'Places' application

Facebook moves into geolocation with 'Places' application

Next step towards "World Where Web".
Dan Raywood Aug 20 2010 2:21PM Security
Spain hits Google with Street View lawsuit

Spain hits Google with Street View lawsuit

Data collection controversy continues.
Dan Raywood Aug 19 2010 12:37PM Security
MySpace changes privacy settings

MySpace changes privacy settings

Users can determine whether people under 18 years old can view their profiles.
Dan Raywood Aug 19 2010 12:32PM Security
Security software market expected to grow by 11% in 2010

Security software market expected to grow by 11% in 2010

Driven by identity management and compliance.
Dan Raywood Aug 18 2010 1:23PM Security
Symantec warns of a malicious 'Snake' app for Android

Symantec warns of a malicious 'Snake' app for Android

GPS data obtained.
Dan Raywood Aug 18 2010 1:16PM Security
New PCI requirements look at cloud-hosting and log management

New PCI requirements look at cloud-hosting and log management

Changes "relatively minor".
Dan Raywood Aug 17 2010 1:50PM Security
Microsoft classifies Win32k.sys vulnerability as a low grade threat

Microsoft classifies Win32k.sys vulnerability as a low grade threat

No plans for an out-of-band patch.
Dan Raywood Aug 16 2010 1:44PM Security
First smartphone trojan detected

First smartphone trojan detected

Attack runs on Android.
Dan Raywood Aug 13 2010 3:11PM Security
Antivirus programs only detect 18% of zero-day malware

Antivirus programs only detect 18% of zero-day malware

Malware writers still ahead of the game.
Dan Raywood Aug 11 2010 2:06PM Security
Geolocation threats rise following demonstration of router hacking that can pinpoint a person's home

Geolocation threats rise following demonstration of router hacking that can pinpoint a person's home

Personal privacy could now be considered as dead following the demonstration of extraction of geolocation information from a web browser without using IP geolocation data.
Dan Raywood Aug 11 2010 1:38PM Security
Businesses urged to relax on social networking

Businesses urged to relax on social networking

Blanket bans may not be the answer.
Dan Raywood Aug 10 2010 2:06PM Security
Zeus-driven botnet discovered that has infected 100,000 computers

Zeus-driven botnet discovered that has infected 100,000 computers

Harvests banking and card details.
Dan Raywood Aug 9 2010 1:20PM Security
Half of employees ignore social media policy

Half of employees ignore social media policy

Cisco urges companies to get a firmer grip on social networking.
Dan Raywood Jul 28 2010 1:09PM Security
Facebook launches safety page, closes down major app

Facebook launches safety page, closes down major app

‘Create Your Quiz' app creators called "blatant spammers".
Dan Raywood Jul 28 2010 1:01PM Security
Hell Pizza customer database hacked

Hell Pizza customer database hacked

Personal details of 230,000 customers revealed.
Dan Raywood Jul 27 2010 12:01PM Security
US seeks Google Street View engineers over WiFi data scandal

US seeks Google Street View engineers over WiFi data scandal

Wants to know how snooping code was allowed through.
Dan Raywood Jul 23 2010 2:08PM Security

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