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Herpes and HIV Viruses Enter US Through Smuggled African Bush Meat

Herpes and HIV Viruses Enter US Through Smuggled African Bush Meat

Illegal shipments of African bushmeat have been analyzed and found to contain Herpes and HIV Precursor Simian Foamy Virus a new study revealed.  The study examined confiscated bushmeat at five major US airports. The meat was analyzed using ... continue
The History Of Computer Viruses [Malware Infographic]

The History Of Computer Viruses [Malware Infographic]

In 2010 a piece of malware known as  Stuxnet was discovered it was the first known advanced computer virus designed specifically to sabotage nuclear power plants and is considered one of the first advanced weapons in cyber-warfare. ... continue
The US Reaper and Predator drone fleet hit by virus

The US Reaper and Predator drone fleet hit by virus

There isn't much said about it but it is well known in security circles that the Predator and Reaper drones used by the American military do have security flaws with the most well known one being that ... continue

Study Reveals More Than 1 Million CyberCrime Victims Daily

A Norton by Symantec study revealed that the actual cost of global cybercrime is $114 billion annually. What is more shocking is the total bill for cybercrime footed by online adults in 24 countries placed at $274 ... continue
Hey Gruber, You Might Want to Reconsider Crying Wolf

Hey Gruber, You Might Want to Reconsider Crying Wolf

The other day John Gruber of Daring Fireball fame and unofficial spokesman for Apple wrote a post full of quotes from other dated posts where the writers were brazen enough to suggest that Mac's long safe harbor ... continue
Mobile devices are the newest health scare

Mobile devices are the newest health scare

Do you know where those fingers that are touching your favorite mobile gadget have been? Well according to a new study by Timothy Julian, a Stanford University doctoral student, and some British researchers our fancy mobile devices we ... continue
Strain of common cold linked to childhood obesity

Strain of common cold linked to childhood obesity

So maybe this is why you're fat. A study published in the September 20th online edition of the medical journal Pediatrics indicates that children who had been infected with adenovirus 36, a strain of the common cold that ... continue
Malware served up based on operating system

Malware served up based on operating system

While the stick yer head segment of Mac users will almost certainly find some reason to spout their typical rhetoric about Mac’s being impervious to viruses, trojans and other such evil goodies that isn’t ... continue
Apple and its security issues it doesn’t like to acknowledge

Apple and its security issues it doesn’t like to acknowledge

Now I have to be careful here on how I phrase this post because we sure wouldn’t want to see a Twitter-Friendfeed real-time angry fanboy rise from the dust and inundate us with all ... continue
FBI, U.S. Marshals hit by mystery virus

FBI, U.S. Marshals hit by mystery virus

According to a post over at the cnet Security blog it appears that the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service was hit by some sort of computer virus on Thursday of last week. A ... continue
BBC shows what happens when you buy a botnet

BBC shows what happens when you buy a botnet

As a way to show its viewer how easily their computers could be a part of a botnet the BBC technology show Click went out and purchased what they called a low value botnet from one ... continue
No more making fun of Windows security for Mac users

No more making fun of Windows security for Mac users

If there has always been one constant in the on-going my operating system is better than yours head butting that happens between Windows and Mac users it has been over the issue of security. Mac users have ... continue