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- Dark Internet Fundamentals
- We all think we know the internet - the service that has magically transmitted these words from my keyboard to your eyeballs - but how much do you know of the fundamentals? As I wrote about last year, the plumbing of the internet...
- Tags: Network, Attack, Internet, Security, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- Facebook beats the 'spam king'
- Good luck collecting that judgment award. ntntRE: Facebook beats the 'spam king'Ive always wondered why governments/courts don't do more on tackling spam. Surely regardless of where they are based, some pressure can be exerted by the government, onto local governments, if they don't comply, limit/block the whole countries internet...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Government, INTERNET, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, e-mail, Facebook, spam king, spam
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Infected sites rising at alarming rate
- A testament to...bad programmers and not bad software. Just more evidence that there are plenty of IT people that are no where qualified to be doing what they are doing.Hosted PHP Apps Like WordPress can be a DangerI used a plain vanilla install of Wordpress installed on a low cost...
- Tags: Linux, Servers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, server
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- New Koobface campaign spoofs Adobe's Flash updater
- Earlier this week, the botnet masters behind the most efficient social engineering driven botnet, Koobface, launched a new campaign currently spreading across Facebook with a new template spoofing Adobe's Flash updater embedded within a fake Youtube page. The malware campaign is relying on compromised legitimate web sites,...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., CAPTCHA, YouTube Inc., Social Engineering, Worm, Gang, Koobface, 0x3E8/youtube/console=yes/, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Cloud storage vs. flash storage: Security vs. simplicity
- disagree on a pointi do like the ease of use that the cloud gives me, also the ability to access it anywhere ie Gmail, but personally I'd rather have a flashdrive (besides Gmail, I avoid the cloud like the plague, but maybe I'm just a security/privacy freak =p)[i]"Flash drives also...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Flash memory, storage, security, USB flash drive, Web site, Google Inc., malware
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- The case of the fake money-mules: Inside the URLZone Trojan network
- Security EvangelistHi, boy I sure wish people would stop using the word Evangelist in the wrong way. An Evangelist is someone you preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a secular title at all. Wikipedia recently removed the secular definition and Webster is researching it. Evangelist is from the Greek...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Banking, E-business/E-commerce, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Personal finance, SECURITY, network, trojan horse, online banking, bank, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Report: Final version of free Microsoft Security Essentials to ship September 29
- Do we really need another security software on Windows 7?Hi!If I install MSE on Windows 7, do I really need to install another security software on Windows 7?Thanks!yes...It's called Linux and that will cure all windoze security threats forever.Yes and...while introducing 8 year old kernel faults on its own.No, but...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Koobface, FCS, MSE, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication
- Ok, ill buy that..Yes Two-factor authentication doesnt help avoid the already infected. Now what the bank SHOULD have one other than the user having a fully patched system and AV if hes on Windows is when the website detected that there was activity from another IP address - represented another...
- Tags: Financial services, Security administration, bank, two-factor authentication, banker malware
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw
- GENEVA -- The critical MS08-067 vulnerability used by the Conficker worm to build a powerful botnet continues to be a lucrative security hole for cyber criminals. During a presentation at the Virus Bulletin 2009 conference here, a trio of Microsoft researchers dissected the malware attacks linked to...
- Tags: Flaw, Malware, Conficker, MS08-067, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Should "Patch Tuesday" updates include a free virus scan?
- No, because if Microsoft was to offer such a service the other antivirus companies will cry about it and more antitrust issues will come up. I really don't think Microsoft would be able to do it from a legal stand point. There may also be an issue of conflicting...
- Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, A/V software, Microsoft Corp., MSRT, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- The ultimate guide to scareware protection
- Time to change advertising?I hate to say this - but maybe it's time to change how we advertise?We need to add somebody somewhere to screen ads, one-by-one, for this stuff.Doesn't have to be the people hosting the website, but it *should* be somebody independent of the advertising firm.Or take a...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Dancho, ClamAV, advertisement, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-13
- The ultimate guide to scareware protection
- Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- Citizens Financial sued for insufficient E-Banking security
- If a fraudulent transaction ever takes place on one of your bank accounts due to their compromise, who's to blame - the bank, for not providing you as a customer with state-of-the-art security mechanisms that could have prevented it, or you, as a customer whose insecure online behavior led to...
- Tags: Bank, Citizens LLC, Electronic Banking, Financial, Two-factor Authentication, Online Banking, Banking, Security Administration, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- New Apple ads target Windows viruses and headaches
- Who caresIts just advertising. Its no better or worse than a laundry detergent add telling me that their soap will get my clothes cleaner than their competitor. Apple has its ax to grind just as Microsoft does and buying based on either one of their adds is pure...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Sure Windows, Apple Inc., virus, advertisement, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- 55,000 Web sites hacked to serve up malware cocktail
- The key words..."PC users"Another WIndows exploit?How can this possibly be happening. According to most of the Windows fan boys on ZDnet, it isn't even necessary to run antivirus with super-secure WIndows. Ahh, silly me, I forgot - these 'power users' represent about 0.0000001% of the real world's Windows user base....
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Web site development, SECURITY, Spyware, malware, Microsoft Windows, malware cocktail, trojan horse, Apple Safari, Web site, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- 10 Windows XP services you should never disable
- You guys are pitiful. DNS clientOnly deals with cacheing. This below is from XP's description of the DNS client. This is why bloggers suck as journalists. You are a joke and never do your homework. The DNS Client service dnscache caches Domain Name System DNS names and registers the full...
- Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Microsoft Windows, DNS, DNS Client, Disabling Services, Windows XP Services, IP, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- New Mac OS X DNS changer spreads through social engineering
- I cannot beeveryone know that Macs are only being exploited in laboratories and only when users are asked to hand over their credentials! Its just a matter of timeAs Apple computers become more popular or as malware authors seek out new territory the number of exploits will grow. The whole...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, ClamAV, virus, malware, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, trojan horse, social engineering
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Sony kills virtualization on Vaio notebooks
- I wonder what recourse a buyer has?Will Sony issue a refund?This is like buying a "sports car" and not being told it won't do more than 55mph til you try it ('cause no one in New York City can drive over 30mph).Yea, I know my logic is way out there,...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, Cyberthreats, Sony Vaio, notebook, Sony Corp., VW, virtualization, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Panda's SaaS-based PC security manages client risks, adds efficiency for SMBs and providers
- Panda's SaaS-based PC security manages client risks, adds efficiency for SMBs and providersSo Far So Goodi installed this on my Dell Netbook running XP to see how lite and effective it is.I have to say that so far I have been very pleasantly suprised. unlike other Panda products I...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Panda, client risk, SaaS based PC security, SAAS Based, small and medium business, security
- Discussion threads 2009-07-16
- Botnet awakes in further South Korean attack
- Botnet awakes in further South Korean attackLets ban Windows and go hard core Linux.Because we know that the hackers will give up instantly if everything was Linux. They would simply give in and go out and get real jobs.NOT.Whats the difference, Windows today, Linux tomorrow, in the long run...
- Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, Hacking, attack, Linux, hacker, Microsoft Windows, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-07-10
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