Zeljka Zorz
A foolproof drive-by-download blocking tool?
A seemingly foolproof tool for blocking drive-by-download attacks has been developed by a group of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and California-based SRI …
CISSP Study Guide
The title of the book is self-explanatory - this is a study guide for all of you out there who aspire to become a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. …
Google’s Gmail security checklist
Every now and then, Google adds tools and issues warnings that are meant to help its users feel and stay safe while using their offerings – the recent warning to Gmail …
Rogue Facebook app takes over accounts
A flurry of statuses saying “OMG! Im never going to send another text message again after seeing this!” and “OMG! Im not txtin again now that I have seen …
Future malware will steal behavioral and relationship patterns
Whenever something of tangible value exist, there will always be those who will try to steal it, says a group of international researchers that recently published a paper on …
Trojan overrides Firefox password-saving behavior
A curious new information-stealing Trojan that patches a core Firefox file in order to override the browser’s behavior has been discovered by Webroot researchers. Every …
Spammers using new URL obfuscation technique
Spammers and scammers are always on the lookout for new tricks to use to bypass URL filters and deliver the links to unsuspecting victims, and lately they have discovered that …
Twitter “wrong credential combination” phishing scheme
If you have followed a link on a Twitter message from a contact that says “You have to be the first to see these new pictures!! LINK” and entered you username and …
Are computer “health certificates” the answer for the botnet problem?
Back in March, at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft Scott Charney proposed to the audience and to the world …
Infamous Canadian Pharmacy spam affiliate program shuts down
When it comes to spam, we’re all used to rising numbers – and the rising annoyance. But it seems that there could finally a reason to rejoice: it looks like …
A phishing e-mail to learn from
A phishing attempt that makes even people who are very good at spotting them pause for a moment and take a good look is a perfect example on which to learn. Ravi Dehar of …
A closer look at Knox for Mac
Knox (v. 2.0.5) is a Mac application that will allow you to create password-protected and encrypted vaults on your computer or to turn an external drive into one in order to …