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Apple Security Updates Addressing DigiNotar Certificates

iPhone giant Apple is now once again in the enter lime light this time by taking issue of an update for 10.6 Snow Leopard systems and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion systems, which at this time is addressing the recent security branch related to the DigiNotar’s fake SSL certificates. The above certificate patch has removed Read more

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US will soon introduce Smartcard

Currently, the US is one of the countries that still using the outdated credit card, which uses the magnetic strip to do transactions. The other countries are already using a chip-based card that would make transacting harder for fraudster.

The problem with the magnetic strip is that it can be easily copied since most of the information can easily detect. The information installed on the magnetic strip has no protection. A common hacker can detect the information easily. Each year, card frauds cost the US merchants around billions of dollars.

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McAfee warns public about the security threat in cars

According to the report from McAfee, cars that incorporate Internet technology are in danger since they ventured into the hacker’s territory.

The report has the title “Caution: Malware Ahead”, which got released, Tuesday afternoon warns the public that the safety devices they are using on their cars are also the devices that would put their car in danger. Hackers are eventually going to hack their way through the devices with the help of the software that is running the devices.