Recent articles by Danielle Walker

Microsoft's mega Patch Tuesday marks end of Windows Server 2003 support

Microsoft's mega Patch Tuesday marks end of Windows Server 2003 support

Fix for Hacking Team 0day released.
Danielle Walker Jul 15 2015 8:55AM Security
Point-of-sale malware evolves to target travellers

Point-of-sale malware evolves to target travellers

NewPosThings grows its capabilities.
Danielle Walker Apr 7 2015 1:17PM Security
Sony settles Playstation hack litigation for $16m

Sony settles Playstation hack litigation for $16m

Looking to cap price of court action.
Danielle Walker Jul 25 2014 1:23PM Security
Criminals merge Zeus, Carberp code for more sinister trojan

Criminals merge Zeus, Carberp code for more sinister trojan

Australian financial services industry targeted.
Danielle Walker May 29 2014 6:29AM Financial Services
US Navy officer facing jail over serious hack

US Navy officer facing jail over serious hack

The insider threat.
Danielle Walker May 7 2014 7:07AM Security
Microsoft releases last fixes for Windows XP, Office 2003

Microsoft releases last fixes for Windows XP, Office 2003

End of support for popular products.
Danielle Walker Apr 9 2014 12:21PM Software
Adobe releases fix for Flash zero-day

Adobe releases fix for Flash zero-day

And Mozilla pushes out 4 critical patches.
Danielle Walker Feb 6 2014 12:24PM Security
Researcher logs Android, iOS touch gestures

Researcher logs Android, iOS touch gestures

Keylogging evolves.
Danielle Walker Jan 31 2014 12:54PM Security
App matches photos with social profiles

App matches photos with social profiles

Take a photo of a stranger, hook up on dating sites.
Danielle Walker Jan 10 2014 12:30PM Security
Senators aim to prevent California from aiding NSA spying

Senators aim to prevent California from aiding NSA spying

Will other States resist?
Danielle Walker Jan 10 2014 12:30PM Security
NSA contracted RSA to use flawed algorithm

NSA contracted RSA to use flawed algorithm

Leaks reveal $10m contract.
Danielle Walker Dec 23 2013 1:16PM Security
Washington Post breached

Washington Post breached

The second in recent months.
Danielle Walker Dec 20 2013 8:00AM Security
A million US computers infected in 2013

A million US computers infected in 2013

Outpaces all other countries.
Danielle Walker Dec 19 2013 2:00PM Security
Apple patches eight Safari code execution flaws

Apple patches eight Safari code execution flaws

Credential disclosure bug squashed.
Danielle Walker Dec 19 2013 11:29AM Security
23 charged in counterfeit card scam

23 charged in counterfeit card scam

$2 million made in unauthorised purchases.
Danielle Walker Dec 16 2013 4:00PM Security
App intercepts 25,000 SMS messages

App intercepts 25,000 SMS messages

2000 mobile devices infected.
Danielle Walker Dec 16 2013 2:00PM Security
Malicious DLL targets e-commerce sites for customer credit card data

Malicious DLL targets e-commerce sites for customer credit card data

The malware, dubbed "ISN," is masked as a module for Microsoft Internet Information Services web-hosting software.
Danielle Walker Dec 13 2013 12:00PM Security
US legislation introduced to curb critical infrastcuture hacks

US legislation introduced to curb critical infrastcuture hacks

The National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 was introduced Wednesday in a bipartisan effort by four lawmakers.
Danielle Walker Dec 13 2013 6:00AM Security
Google eyes password alternative for unlocking Chrome screens

Google eyes password alternative for unlocking Chrome screens

Developers have proposed an authentication method that would allow Chrome apps to unlock users' screens in sleep mode.
Danielle Walker Dec 12 2013 10:00AM Security
Patch Tuesday update addresses 24 bugs, including exploited TIFF zero-day

Patch Tuesday update addresses 24 bugs, including exploited TIFF zero-day

With the update, users can employ a patch for a TIFF zero-day, which - when exploited - gives attackers the same user rights as targeted individuals.
Danielle Walker Dec 11 2013 2:00PM Security

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