Beware of malicious “Internal ONLY” emails
Malware peddlers are once again trying to trick users into downloading malware by sending out fake emails impersonating domain administrators. The email, with “Internal …
Latest OS X update closes backdoor that allows root access
On Thursday Apple released another batch of updates for a variety of its products. The security update for OS X Yosemite (10.10.3) includes a fix for a four-year-old …
Test your cybersecurity knowledge and decision-making skills
CIOs have watched data security rise on their list of priorities as the number of sophisticated, targeted cyberattacks continue to escalate. To educate audiences who are …
Preventing and detecting insider threats
SANS surveyed 772 IT security professionals regarding their experiences preventing and detecting insider threats within their organizations. Although 74 percent are concerned …
DARPA to create software systems that last 100 years
As modern software systems continue inexorably to increase in complexity and capability, users have become accustomed to periodic cycles of updating and upgrading to avoid …
Worldwide IT spending to decline in 2015
Worldwide IT spending is set to shrink to $3.66 trillion in 2015, a 1.3 percent decrease from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “We forecast …
Alec Baldwin to deliver closing RSA Conference 2015 keynote
Television and film star Alec Baldwin will be part of the closing ceremonies for RSA Conference 2015 taking place on Friday, April 24th in San Francisco, CA. Celebrated as one …
Multi-platform AlienSpy RAT targeting consumers, enterprises
A new Java-based, multi-platform remote access trojan (RAT) is being used to target both consumers and enterprise users. It’s called AlienSpy RAT and, according to …
122 online forums compromised to redirect visitors to Fiesta exploit kit
Over a hundred forum websites have been compromised and injected with code that redirects users to sites hosting the Fiesta exploit kit, Cyphort researchers have found. These …
Scammers deliver malware via fake Steam game pages
Aside from being regularly targeted with phishing scams, fake giveaways leading to online surveys, and having malware pushed on them via Steam chat, gamers using the popular …
LG software disables Windows security feature, developer says
LG Split Screen software that comes with the company’s ultra wide monitors stealthily weakens Windows users’ defenses by deactivating the OS’ User Account …
Deadly combination of Upatre and Dyre Trojans still actively targeting users
Upatre (or Waski) is a downloader Trojan that has lately become the malware of choice for cyber crooks to deliver additional, more dangerous malware on users’ computers. …
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