Novel Android Malware Spotted on Compromised Web Sites

In addition to a new means of attack, Lookout warns, the new bug could be used to compromise phones and tablets as a way into corporate and government networks.
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Musings on Malware (Comic)

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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Dell Acquires SecureWorks, Embraces Security-as-Service

Dell starts the year off with another small acquisition, this one in the security field.

Mobile Security Firm Warns of New Android Trojan

A new Trojan, dubbed Geinimi, has cropped up in China and has the potential to send a significant amount of personal data from cellphones to remote servers. Mobile security specialist Lookout warned that it is the most sophisticated cellular security threat seen thus far.

For Safe Porn Viewing, Apple Recommends QuickTime 7

Conventional wisdom and Apple spin have long held Macs to be more reliable and more secure than PCs. But after reports of installation bugs, along with data loss and other problems in Mac OS X Leopard, some are beginning to ask: how much more reliable? How much more secure? Especially now that Apple has confirmed [...]