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us.norton.com is the company blog at us.norton.com, writing about security and culture. Since 2010, 14 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (11) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked as a source for security topics such as app store malware, scams, the history of viruses and mobile versus iOS security. Comments cite it for facts rather than judging its writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 11 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- /internetsecurity-emerging-threats-ios-malware-xcodeghost-infects-millions-of-apple-store-customers.html3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2019-10-29
What Hacker News says?
You and I can go back and forth on how the other is wrong by providing various internet links. I'll start: "Mobile devices, the researchers conclude, listen to conversations through microphones and create personalized ads based on what the person wants or has done." [1] "This passive listening ensures the virtual assistants are ready to help you with a task when needed. However, depending on the developer, voice tec…
Comment linking /blog/how-to/is-my-phone-listening-to-me
on “Bop Spotter”Submitted Introducing Norton Core a Secure Wi-Fi Router as a story · 3 points
HN discussionhttps://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-ios-... https://www.wired.com/story/apple-app-store-malware-click-fr...
Comment linking /internetsecurity-emerging-threats-ios-malware-xcodeghost-infects-millions-of-apple-store-customers.html
on “A top-grossing scam on the App Store”Submitted Norton Core as a story · 3 points
HN discussionBut see, the thing is, that's not what it says on the box. http://us.norton.com/antivirus/ "It's okay to blink, because we never do – SONAR technology and live 24x7 Threat Monitoring watch over your PC for any suspicious behavior to quickly identify threats." "Protection from the future, available today – our exclusive reputation and behavior antivirus technology are so advanced that they can stop online threats tha…
Comment linking /antivirus/
on “Chinese Hackers Infiltrate New York Times Computers”Submitted The Most Dangerous Town on the Internet as a story · 2 points
HN discussionAndroid has demonstrated that you can have multiple app stores and that majority of users will happily use the default app store which for vast majority of Android phones is Google Play store. Malware has made it into Google Play store which is Google's fault. Same has happened to Apple ( https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/07/emails-reveal-128-million-ios... https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-ios-... )…
Comment linking /internetsecurity-emerging-threats-ios-malware-xcodeghost-infects-millions-of-apple-store-customers.html
on “App store bill sails out of Senate Judiciary Committee”I'm curious what you searched for, because the majority of the very first page of Google search results agrees with me, actually. Two of these say define keyloggers in a way that is inherently malicious, most give a neutral definition. They do go on to say how such software can be used by criminals, but most do not say that keyloggers are inherently malicious, and some very specifically deny that: https://www.csoonl…
Comment linking /internetsecurity-malware-what-is-a-keylogger.html
on “User tracking inspection result for about.gitlab.com”https://www.wired.com/story/apple-app-store-malware-click-fr... https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-ios-...
Comment linking /internetsecurity-emerging-threats-ios-malware-xcodeghost-infects-millions-of-apple-store-customers.html
on “New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 Android devices”The first ever computer virus (arguably) was “brain”, arguably ransomware: https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-malware-when-were-com... Needless to say, it predated cryptocurrency by decades and it’s creators are at the very least millionaires.
Comment linking /internetsecurity-malware-when-were-computer-viruses-first-written-and-what-were-their-original-purposes.html
on “The Oncoming Ransomware Storm”And that really hasn’t help. Xcodeghost basically affected the Chinese App Store where app authors downloaded a non Apple hosted version of Xcode. https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-mobile-android-vs-ios... https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-news-trends/security-t... That doesn’t even consider all of the unpatched Android security holes. https://www.esecurityplanet.com/mobile-security/how-secure-i... Or the f…
Comment linking /internetsecurity-mobile-android-vs-ios-which-is-more-secure.html
on “Fortnite on Android will bypass Google Play”Thespian2 in that thread commented at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29005345 : > SMS - it's just too easy for SIM swap attacks, and good social engineering to phish SMS codes. "Hi, this is $BANKNAME - we saw some suspicious activity on your account, so we are going to send a one-time code to you now. Please enter it back to us here to verify your identity" (scammer then uses your stolen password, tries to log…
Comment linking /internetsecurity-mobile-sim-swap-fraud.html
on “Why is using SMS bad for 2FA?”This article is short on facts and big on scaremongering hype. Just because script kiddies are purchasing malware toolkits which as some java stuff as a feature does not make JVM plug-in the "most exploited". The last known vulnerability in JVM was discovered and patched almost a year ago. These issues are addressed in the following releases: JDK and JRE 6 Update 17 JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 22 SDK and JRE 1.4.2_24 SDK…
Comment linking /security_response/threatexplorer/index.jsp
on “Java browser plugin now the most exploited in vuln packs”Well, that's clearly incorrect: software displaying unsolicited advertisements is called adware, and requires no spying at all. > Spyware is a form of malware that hides on your device, monitors your activity, and steals sensitive information like bank details and passwords [0] > Spyware is loosely defined as malicious software designed to enter your computer device, gather data about you, and forward it to a third-…
Comment linking /blog/malware/spyware
on “Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and Tricking Testers”
