Symantec's destructive update is an inevitable consequence of how anti-malware works, says Peter Judge.
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Buggy Symantec AV Update Crashed Windows XP
Compatibility crashed Symantec customers's Windows XP PCs
BBC Study Questions Facebook Ad Value
You may be wasting money getting people to Like you
Russian Hacker Makes In-App Purchase Free On iPhone, iPad
Free game upgrades thanks to flaws in Apple's in-app purchase method
Yahoo Fixes Password-Hack Security Glitch
Yahoo has fixed the vulnerability that allowed hackers to compromise 450,000 passwords, and has offered more details on who is affected
O2 Problem Hit Boris Bikes And Criminals’ Electronic Tags
O2's mobile network went down, and prisoners were temporarily off the net
Leaked Yahoo Passwords ‘Mostly Invalid’
Leaked file was an old one says Yahoo. But why wasn't it encrypted?
Yahoo Passwords Hacked And Posted Online
Hackers break into VoIP user-base, as a "wake up call"
Kim Dotcom Offers To Stand Trial In US
Megaupload founder happy to face copyright charges if he gets freedom, money and a place to live
Home Office Defends ‘Snooper’s Charter’ At Westminster
Home Office officials tell a Parliamentary Committee why they want our communications data
Over 100,000 Download New Rogue Android Apps
More dirty Android apps on Google Play include fake Mario and GTA titles
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Plugs XML Flaw
Microsoft has fixed a XML Core Services bug that is being exploited in the wild in its latest security update
UK Users Fear Online Payments: European Study
Brits are online scaredy-cats, a European Commissions study shows
Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing Postponed Until 2013
Kim Dotcom is going to have to wait until next year for his extradition hearing
Google To Pay $22.5m To Settle Apple Safari Privacy Row
Google has agreed to settle over claims it forced cookies down Apple users' throats
DNSChanger Aftermath: Should We Ban The Diseased?
At the end of the DNSChanger saga, Tom Brewster asks if infected machines should be banned from the Internet
App Eating Android Malware Infects 100,000 Chinese Phones
New Android malware downloads unwanted apps and lands Chinese users with big bills
Back-Up Supplier Acronis Apologises For Data Leak
Acronis is investigating a data leak that saw customers' email addresses published on the Web
Syrian Spying Tool DarkComet Killed
Remote access tool killed by its creator, but the Syrian government may still be using it
Two Men Jailed For £1.5m Student Phishing Scams
Two men from Manchester and London sentenced for scams that fleeced students
DNSChanger Doomsday Threatens To Take 300,000 Off The Web
As many as 20,000 machines in the UK could be cut off the net when the FBI pulls the plug
US Military Spurs Robotics Efficiency Efforts
The US Defence Department is looking to create robots that are up to 2,000 times more efficient than those in production today
McKinnon Extradition Case Delayed, Pending Medical Evidence
Hacker has been given time for another health examination
Top ICO Official Moved To Google After WiSpy Probe
Stephen McCartney accepted a position at the company investigated by his previous employer
Microsoft Patch Tuesday To Fix Zero-Day XML Flaw
Next week, Microsoft will address an Internet Explorer flaw that has already been actively exploited in the wild
BA Hits Privacy Turbulence Over Passenger Profiling
British Airways is accused of snooping on its passengers by using the Internet to hunt down personal information
Police Chief Backs ‘Snooper’s Charter’ As Government Inquiry Begins
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Communications Data Bill has begun as Chief Constable of the British Transport Police gives the proposals his backing
Google Dismisses Android Botnet Reports
Reports of an Android botnet are false, says Google, but is it in denial?
Cummings Touts Military Spec Mobile Security With SecureMobile
Cummings Engineering has launched its mobile security platform, SecureMobile, to help tackle BYOD issues
Malware Hits Apple App Store ‘For First Time Ever’
The Apple App Store gets its first ever rogue application, according to Kaspersky