It's child's play to create a Google account, and use the Google Docs facility to host an online form. But scammers are exploiting Google Docs to phish for passwords and sensitive information.

A proxy tool used by Iranian internet users to evade censorship and oppression is being distributed with a Trojan horse that can log their keystrokes and surfing habits reporting back their activit...

A round of phishing emails is targeting Comcast cable internet users purporting to be a security service from the company called Constant Guard.

A recent phishing scam targets Norton users... or is that AOL users? It seems the cybercriminals can't quite decide.

Always take care about clicking on links sent to you out of the blue, even if they arrive on your mobile phone.

Received an email from DHL about a failed package delivery? Be on your guard. Malware authors are up to their old tricks once more.

Have you received a message from LinkedIn asking you to confirm your email address? Well, be careful before you click on the link in your inbox, as it could be scammers trying to dupe you into d...

Hot on the heels of the iOS 5.1.1 release, Apple has pumped out a raft of security updates for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) and Lion (OS X 10.7) users. Many vulnerabilities have been fixed, and Safa...

Mozilla developer Jared Wein is introducing a new security feature to Firefox 14 called click-to-play. Plugins will not load automatically when visiting websites using things like Flash and Java re...

Which is the better smartphone choice: iPhone, Android, Blackberry? Which is most secure? Check out what Naked Security readers thought, and take the chance to have your say in the article.

Oracle announces the release of Java JDK for OS X Lion and a zero day in its database products that has a proof-of-concept available in the wild.

Apple have traditionally marketed their systems as being more secure than those running Microsoft Windows, but just how true is that?

There may be some criminals who are caught through proposed government electronic spying powers - but at what cost to freedom and privacy?

Adobe has released an out-of-band fix for two critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player. More importantly they have also introduced an automatic, silent updater that can ensure you are on the latest...

Ever wondered why an email message was quarantined in your spam folder? Well, now Google's Gmail is going to tell you.

Sanitise your account before you start applying for any jobs. Look for compromising messages, pictures, messages on walls, and remove or hide anything that you wouldn't want a prospective employer to see Tell them you don't use...

Within hours of the release of Apple's new iPad scammers are sending out bogus emails claiming you have won a free iPad 3 (which doesn't exist).

Do you want to leave Facebook? Some departing users are claiming that the social network simply doesn't want to say goodbye to their data..

Are you encrypting the data you keep in the cloud? Or are you trusting the cloud storage providers to do a decent job at security?