Web 2.0 security? What a mash

* Ryan Naraine is away on vacation. Guest editorial by Guillaume Lovet Ah, Web 2.0. Its endless composition of heterogeneous sources (aka “mash-up”) possibilities, its social networking-oriented nature, its user-provided content… A Web adapted to today’s powerful machines, linking people together in world without borders, where information, pictures, videos, music, news and thoughts travel [...]

Facebook wins $873 million judgement against spammer

Major news sources are reporting that Facebook has won a $873 million dollar judgement against a Canadian spammer. What this means for spam on social networks is not clear, however.

Adam Guerbuez of Montreal, CA, had a judgement of $873 million dropped on him by a U.S. federal court in San Jose late last [...]

Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kit

“Committing cybercrime around the Christmas tree” has always been a tradition for malicious attackers introducing new ways to scam the millions of online shoppers during the holidays. This Christmas isn’t going to be an exception, but what has changed compared last couple of years is the tone of the Xmas promotions already circulating across [...]