You hear about millions of computers getting infected with malware, but it's pretty difficult to actually visualise in your mind; it's just a number. The HoneyMap shows in real time, where on the planet people are being attacked and, interestingly, from where. Both mesmerising and scary at the same time. Read More >>

If you aren't careful, much of the tech you hold near and dear can be used against you. An app called PlaceRaider, for instance, can use your phone to build a full 3D map of your house, all without you suspecting a thing. Read More >>

If you're an IT security nerd specialist holed up in some corporation's basement, you probably don't find this real-time visualisation of the world's cyber attacks to be beautiful. But the rest of us can sit back and appreciate the eye candy. Read More >>

Malware and viruses are bad, but so long as you're careful, your PC will stay squeaky clean, right? Maybe not. Microsoft has found that many PCs from China are coming with malware pre-installed, as many as a fifth. Read More >>

Emma Watson, or Hermione Granger to most, is apparently the most dangerous celebrity to search for. I can see why, what with her practically 12-year-old first appearances on the silver screen -- it's basically jailbait. But no, apparently she's lethal because hackers just love her, almost as much as you do. Read More >>

Two researchers from the University of Texas have built a rather clever little virus that scours its host computer for code it can use, taking snippets from existing software to perform any tasks it's been ordered to complete -- sounds a heck of a lot like Skynet to me. Read More >>

Ah the BlackBerry. Once upon a time it was a global icon that was in the hands of essentially every celebrity and businessman, but now? The line sits at the bottom of the pile looking up at the might of the iPhone and Android handsets. But apparently, some hackers think it's still worth a punt in the malware department, and have crafted a package that will unleash a Zeus malware variant on BlackBerry devices. Read More >>

If you tend to be click-happy, you better be careful on Twitter today. There's a malware epidemic going around and it seems to think it has your picture. Read More >>

Apple's making its first ever debut at the world famous Black Hat hacking convention this year. It's planning to give a presentation on key security technology within iOS, but it really means something else. Apple's been forced to admit its stuff isn't totally secure and it could do with some help. This is the end of Apple's security bragging rights. Read More >>

Salutations, My Dearest One: I am writing to you this blog post with joy and happy feelings in my heart, bringing news that will be of great interest and benefit to you. Oh, beloved, there is indeed a special reason for why I have chosen to contact you in this moment of your day, I write to you now because of the urgency of our situation: the world's third-largest spam botnet was knocked offline, today—for good. Read More >>

Facebook cares about its users. Kind of. With a business model that thrives around its millions upon millions of users, Facebook are looking to help take care of them by directing users who think their computer might be infected to websites where they can get some free antivirus software. Read More >>

Tonight at 12:01 AM EDT (04:01AM GMT) Monday July 9th, the Internet is going to become inaccessible for nearly half a million people around the world because of malware called DNS Changer. If your computer is infected with DNS Changer, it won't be able to get on the Internet anymore. Here's how to get rid of it and make sure the Internet still works for you. Read More >>

Reports of an Android botnet have been flying around from both Microsoft and Sophos, but it looks like someone might be attempting to frame Android using spoofed email signatures. Has Microsoft, Apple or someone else craving the downfall of Android gone a little bit too far? Read More >>

The iPhone's walled garden isn't quite as safe as Apple claims it is. Cupertino apparently let some sneaky malware through its approval process that stole your address book, Facebook and Twitter, and spammed your friends with text messages pretending to be you. Read More >>

If you didn't know, the Dalai Lama is a Mac user. He also happens to be an advocate for an ethnic Turkish group spread throughout Eastern and Central Asia who are embroiled in a human rights battle with the Chinese government. The combination of these two factors have security firm Kapersky Labs believing that a new backdoor exploit found on Macs is targeted specifically towards his high holiness and Uyghur people he's advocating for. Read More >>