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As the fall-out from the News of the World scandal continues, many sources continue to inaccurately refer to "mobile phone hacking". The truth (as far as is known) was that it was the voicemail of the mobile phone that was hacked rather than the phone itself. There are two ways to do this - the first is to simply guess
In one of my more paranoid moments last month I started using Google’s 2 step verification. Now anytime I want to connect an application or Web site with my Google account I not only have to enter my user name and password, but also a code that is sent to my iPhone. For those applications that don’t take the codes,
G Data have kindly supplied a copy of their AntiVirus 2012 to give away to Geek News Central's loyal UK members. I reviewed the next product up in the range, InternetSecurity 2012, a couple of weeks ago and was quietly impressed. AntiVirus 2012 comes with antivirus (obviously) plus phishing, spyware and rootkit protection for a year on the PC and
G Data's 2012 range of security products cover basic antivirus through to specialised protection for laptops and notebooks. Depending on the version purchased, the features build-up from antivirus and safe surfing, through firewalls and spam protection, to backup and data recovery, with additional features in the notebook versions. On test here is InternetSecurity 2012 which sits between AntiVirus and TotalCare
Continuing the battle with the bad guys, G Data has released its MobileSecurity product for Android smartphones and tablets. MobileSecurity is designed to protect the data on phone from viruses, malware and spyware. Apps have to gain authorisation from the user before the app can make calls, send text messages or transfer data. Other features include app blacklisting and app
If you have a Mac, you are mostly likely aware of the malware MacDefender. Which is a fake antivirus program created specifically to attack the Mac. For more details I recommend The Mac Security Blog. Unfortunately as the Macs become more popular these kind of attacks will become more common, which will make installing antivirus and anti-malware software on a
If you or a friend have been conned into installing one of the fake anti-virus tools that has been doing the round recently, you'll be delighted to hear that G Data are offering a free tool to remove the most prevalent type of scareware, "System Tool". Many of us will have seen those pop-ups claiming that our PCs have been