Symantec Source Code Published to Web After Hacker Negotiations Fail; Coding Error Turns Trendnet Safety Cams Into Spy Cams; Did Google Pull a Fast One?; And More
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Symantec Source Code Published to Web After Hacker Negotiations
Fail; Coding Error Turns Trendnet Safety Cams Into Spy Cams;
Symantec Releases Free Parental Monitoring App for Android
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Symantec Source Code Published to Web After Hacker Negotiations Fail
Symantec confirmed that its pcAnywhere source code has been
published to The Pirate Bay and possibly other channels,
although it reiterated that recent patches should protect
customers.
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Coding Error Turns Trendnet Safety Cams Into Spy Cams
Network hardware vendor Trendnet admitted that a firmware flaw
could turn almost two dozen models of safety cameras into spy
cameras for anybody to view.
http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?rYGj7TN8nnyrT78HOmw-=140
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Symantec Releases Free Parental Monitoring App for Android
Norton Safety Minder lets parents openly track and block
websites their children access on an Android device. Upgrade to
premier to include text and app monitoring.
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Did Google Pull a Fast One?
Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all use Google's Safe Browsing API
to identify malicious URLs, but the latest report from NSS Labs
suggests that Google may be holding out on its partners.
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McAfee Adds App Protection in Mobile Security 2.0
McAfee has launched Mobile Security 2.0, a comprehensive suite
that adds app management and text/voice blocking features on top
of anti-virus and anti-theft protection first seen in last
year's McAfee Mobile Security.
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Will Google's 'Bouncer' Make the Android Market Any Safer?
Google Bouncer scans existing and future apps in the Android
Market for malware. Will Bouncer make Android Market any safer?
http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?y4Gj7TN8nnyrT78HOmwi=180
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Symantec Retracts Android Malware Claims to Align With Lookout
After announcing the discovery of the most widespread piece of
Android malware, Android.Counterclank, Symantec has retracted
its claim to align with rival Lookout's more muted assessment.
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