How to Protect Your Website Passwords in Chrome; Encrypted Email Isn’t Secure, But Here Are Some Lavabit Alternatives; This Week's Android Security Threats; And More

Security Watch August 14, 2013   View Online | Manage Subscription | Follow Us TOP STORIES How to Protect Your Website Passwords in Chrome A blog post published yesterday by software developer Elliott Kember caused quite a stir. Titled "Chrome's insane password security strategy," the post points out that anybody with access to your Windows account can view all of your Chrome-saved passwords in plain text. That's a huge security risk, and Chrome is not the only browser affected. Share This: Young Android Users At Risk, Won't Someone Think of the Children? I got my first cellphone when I was 16, but if the latest report from Bitdefender is to be believed, I'd be way behind the curve of the modern cellphone-using populace. According to their report, children as young as five are getting phones—and are at risk for malware and fraud. Share This: 10 Black Hat Hacks That Will Make You Put On a Tinfoil Hat Reading about digital security can sometimes be like a horror novel that leaves you trembling and nervous. At no time is this more true than Black Hat, the industry conference that attracts hackers from around the world to share their best discoveries. If you wanted to rest easy tonight, stop reading now. If you're brave, then just jump ahead to our hand-dandy slideshow. Share This: Encrypted Email Isn't Secure, But If You Must Use It, Here Are Some Lavabit Alternatives Last week, FBI raids on Freedom Hosting and child porn distributors took down Tor Mail, a secure email provider for users of the Tor network. A few days later, secure email provider Lavabit, which had previously provided whistleblower Edward Snowden with an email address, closed its doors. With multiple vendors dropping out of the race at the same time that consumer interest in secure email services is heating up, what are your options? Share This: Android Malware Protection Strong, But Price Makes a Difference While most Android security apps continue to offer top-notch protection, features like anti-theft tools are big differentiators. The recent test results from the independent German testing lab AV-Test show four apps with perfect scores and three that failed to be certified. Share This: Is it Adware? Antivirus Vendors Say Yes, Google Says No It's totally true that we'd have a lot fewer free games and other apps if developers couldn't recoup some of their costs by displaying advertisements. It's equally true that some ad-supported programs and ad networks go way, way beyond what's reasonable in pushing ads and harvesting personal information. A new study by Zscaler shows that quite a few other vendors agree. The one holdout? Google. Share This: Mobile Threat Monday: Android Banking Trojan Sidesteps Two-Factor Authentication When we talk about Android malware, we're usually discussing apps that look to make money in small or subtle ways, usually by tricking you into viewing ads or sending premium SMS messages. This week, we look at full-blown banking Trojan that will siphon cash directly from your bank account if you're not careful. Share This: Questions, comments, tips about potential viruses, worms, vulnerabilities? Send them here: pcmsecuritywatch@ziffdavis.com Featured Research Remote Working WP What the trend to remote working means for your business. VoIP Continuity Business Continuity Planning with VoIP Considerations for UC Five IT Considerations for UC in the Contact Center FEATURED OFFERS AWARD-WINNING TECH now on sale! Withings Pulse (Pre-Order)  |  Health & Fitness MSRP: $99.95 |  $99.95 + Free Shipping  Webroot Antivirus  |  Security MSRP: $39.99 |  $19.99 SOS Online Backup 100GB/mo  |  Backup MSRP: $9.99 |  $9.99 Harman Kardon BT  |  Headphones MSRP: $249.95 |  $239.99 + Free Shipping  McAfee All Access  |  Security MSRP: $99.99 |  $49.99 Acer C7 Chromebook  |  Laptops MSRP: $279.99 |  $219 + Free Shipping  Flip-Pal mobile scanner  |  Scanners MSRP: $149.99 |  $149.99 eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to PCMag.com's Security Watch with the email address pctipworld@gmail.com. Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To subscribe to other e-mail newsletters from Ziff Davis, change your delivery format from HTML to text, or change your email address, click here. Copyright ©2013 Ziff Davis, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis, Inc., 28 East 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016