Robert Lemos
Huge iTunes patch: Apply it and move on
Although 163 security fixes is a big update for any product, Apple users should be more concerned with recent Java issues
Security pros advise users to ditch Java
The 'write once, run anywhere' software platform has become a favorite of cyber attackers. Is it time for users to kill their Java?
Grum botnet takedown puts spam on the run
Security firm FireEye helps bring down the world's third-largest spam botnet, and its spam drops from a deluge down to a trickle
Flame stashes secrets in USB drives
While viruses have spread on removable storage for decades, the Flame attack takes it to a whole new level
What IT can do now that user passwords aren't safe
Telling employees to not reuse passwords is an insufficient strategy. Here's what else you can do
Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons?
Apple continues to add features that close the operating systems to competition but at the same time make them more secure
Flamer starts a flame war over origin
Nation-state or not? Security researchers find indications the malware that targeted Iranian systems was professionally developed, but evidence is still scarce
Could the .secure domain make the Internet safer?
Security firm argues that by imposing meaningful standards, websites will gravitate to validated domain -- not everyone agrees
Flashback malware turns Macs into moola, says Symantec
Investigation of the Flashback trojan reveals a clickfraud scheme scoring its perpetrators as much as $10,000 a day
Scrambls puts control of social media back in the hands of users
Service allows users to keep their Facebook posts away from prying eyes -- including Google -- and lets corporations redact sensitive posts
Shades of pcAnywhere in VMware breach
Symantec and VMware source-code breaches led to the companies assuring customers the leaks posed no threat. But what's the reality?