Important news for all Twitter users. Twitter users are advised not to change their log-in data’s until further announcements as the risk of getting the account locked is on high. As the investigation is half way changing the account details will result in non access of accounts. Until full investigation completes users are asked not to update their account details. This news is genuine as it is posted on the Twitter’s Status Website. Hope this helps you a lot.

In order to provide initial level security a detailed and interesting security features has been implemented by Seagate one of the largest manufacturer of Hard Disks. As many organizations aims to protect the privacy of their customers and internal data Seagate has come with a new level of security called Self Encrypting Drives(SED).

These self encrypting drives are one of the easiest and safest mechanisms to stop any kind of breach activities. Most breaches occur when a hard drive goes out of service. So, such things can be avoided if SED has been used thereby restricting the access to the internal data. These hard drives are very useful for health care and financial companies to safeguard their customers privacy and information.

As a shocking statement Google has confirmed today that the passwords of Gmail user’s accounts have been stolen by hackers. the type of attack employed is phishing attack. Soon after Microsoft revealed the phishing scam google has also joined with them but clearly indicates only a small number of users has been a victim to the phishing scam.

So, users of any accounts are asked to change their passwords now and then if they feel any breach. And for those who are a victim to these phishing scam can recover their passwords by answering their security questions. The Anti-Phishing Working Group has revealed a recent data of some unique and fake websites that focuses on stealing users accounts.

Researches have come up with a new idea to control DDoS attack. The study reveals that a host-based security application can block all kinds of Denial-of-service attacks efficiently by using IPCAF which is Identity-based privacy-protected access control. This software also has the ability to stop all other attacks like session hijacking, man in the middle attack and other such attacks. Their simulative study has also revealed stopping massive denial of service attacks. Be updated on this as it may be very informative in your study.

Security has become the prime concern for all organization’s and individuals. As most people share their sensitive messages through e-mails protecting them has become the need of the hour. In the recent days a major phishing scam has been exposed by Microsoft which has created a big panic in the internet world. But people do not have to worry now because there are various encryption software’s which can provide maximum security to the message transmitted across the network. One such kind is Easy Email Encryption. This master piece has the ability to encrypt the texts which in turn is copied on to the email message. The receiver just receives the encrypted text which can be decrypted by using the same software. By this email users can ensure confidentiality.