In their article, BBC points to a “major problem” with fake Facebook profiles, as explained by a representative from security firm Sophos. The Sophos spokesperson told the BBC, "Spammers and malware authors can mass-produce false Facebook profiles...
Initially Sophos issued its own report verifying that it too had discovered evidence of a botnet running on infected Android smartphones. Google has lashed out at Microsoft researcher Terry Zink, claiming there is no evidence to support his warning...
Users who log on to Twitter over unsecured public Wi-Fi risked having hackers use tools such as Firesheep to gain unauthorised access to their accounts, said Graham Cluley, a security researcher for Sophos.
Sophos Canada senior security advisor Chester Wisniewski said in a blog post that Facebook users probably pasted the JavaScript into their browser because they thought they may have won a prize. Sophos UK senior technology consultant Graham Cluley...
If you're still uncomfortable with how Facebook is treating your privacy, you can join one of the several efforts such as signing Sophos's open letter to Facebook to try to prompt more permanent change.
There's not any solid technological measure that they can do to prevent it," Sophos' Chet Wisniewski said. But as I read the materials from the Wall Street Journal and quotes from Sophos and a few others, I found myself cringing at the remarks and...
In fact, reports of malware and spam rose an astounding 70 percent on social networks in 2009, according to an industry report from security firm Sophos. More and more people are using social media sites to get the latest news and connect with others.
In a statement, Sophos insisted that simplification is crucial but "not selecting secure and private defaults is equal to no meaningful privacy change. Reacting to the announcement, IT security and data protection firm Sophos said "the community...
