USB Devices Harbor 25% of All New Worms published on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:15:00 GMT A report coming out of Panda Labs shows an increased trend for new malware and worm attacks to use USB devices as distribution channels.The report places the figure around 25%, so for every one in four USB device, an attack has been reported.Even if email attacks are still predominant, USB threats are on the rise, mainly due to the ... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/USB-Devices-Harbor-25-of-All-New-Worms-154080.shtml

Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.8.612 Plugs 18 Critical Holes published on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:43:00 GMT Adobe has issued a security update to its Shockwave Player which patches quite a few critical vulnerabilities. Many of the vulnerabilities could have allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code on the target machine. Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.8.612 closes 18 critical vulnerabilities. All previous versions of Shockwave are a... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Shockwave-Player-11-5-8-612-Plugs-18-Critical-Holes-153716.shtml

Turkey and Russia Are the Riskiest Places to Go Online published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:51:00 GMT Security company AVG has released the results of an interesting study showing the risk of stumbling unto a malicious website around the world. The results show that the risk varies wildly from country to country. The riskiest place to surf the web is Turkey where one in ten AVG users was faced with a potentially malicious websit... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Turkey-and-Russia-Are-the-Riskiest-Places-to-Go-Online-153486.shtml

Avast Gets $100 Million Infusion from Summit Partners published on Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:00 GMT Security companies seem to be very 'hot' for investors at the moment. Avast Software has just announced that it has received a significant investment, in the amount of $100 million, from venture capital firm Summit Partners. The investor will receive a minority stake in the Czech security software company. Scott Collins, a Managin... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Avast-Gets-100-Million-Infusion-from-Summit-Partners-153319.shtml

Government Payment Hijackers Jailed published on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:01:00 GMT Three Kenyan nationals, who defrauded four US states of almost $3.4 million by hijacking payments meant for legit vendors, were sentenced to prison on Thursday.According to a Department of Justice press release, Robert M. Otiso, 36, of Elk River, Minn., was sentenced to 72 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud; Paramena J. ... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Government-Payment-Hijackers-Jailed-153156.shtml

Google Chrome Is Two Years Old published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:53:00 GMT Google is celebrating Chrome's second birthday with the release of Google Chrome 6 stable and by looking back at what changed over time. Interestingly, some things have changed, quite dramatically, yet many have remained the same.Google introduced Chrome with the idea that the web was no longer about web pages, it was about applications. As such, a bro... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Chrome-Is-Two-Years-Old-154878.shtml

AOL Renews Search Deal with Google published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:35:00 GMT AOL has just announced that it has renewed its search deal with Google for an additional five years. The announcement came as somewhat of a surprise as the previous agreement was set to expire only later in the year."Today is another important step in the turnaround of AOL," said Tim Armstrong, AOL's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "AOL users... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/AOL-Renews-Search-Deal-with-Google-154877.shtml

Google Chrome 6.0 Final Lands published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:37:00 GMT Google has just released the first stable version of Chrome 6.0. Google Chrome 6.0.472.53 is now out of beta and deemed solid enough to sport the stable label.The previous beta release was Chrome 6.0.472.51, so the changes are minimal. There is however a big number of security fixes which have only now been revealed."Today, we’re ... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Chrome-6-0-Final-Lands-154872.shtml

Chrome Picks Up Steam Again as Firefox Stays Flat published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:42:00 GMT The browser market seems to have steered back on course in August. After a rather curious July, which saw Internet Explorer gain market share and Chrome lose users, IE is back on its downwards trend and Chrome is picking up steam again.Microsoft's Internet Explorer continues to dominate, by pretty much the same safe margin as always.... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chrome-Picks-Up-Steam-Again-as-Firefox-Stays-Flat-154833.shtml

Google Voice Unleashes Cool Features for Gmail Phone Calls published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:48:00 GMT Google recently introduced phone calling in Gmail and the feature seems to have been a hit, at least by Google's account. The feature, somewhat surprisingly, is not directly tied to Google Voice, so users can get started right away. However, there are a few advantages to linking or creating a Voice account."Last week, we lau... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Voice-Unleashes-Cool-Features-for-Gmail-Phone-Calls-154783.shtml