10 online safety tips
Parents and teachers should avoid overlooking the dangers associated with the Web and the risks they pose to children. Kids today are fascinated by the Internet and extremely …
Medical records secured by code-changing algorithm
Medical records databases are a treasure trove for researchers – mapping trends in diseases and studying them to discover better treatment methods has never been easier. …
New Data Loss Prevention solution from CheckPoint
Check Point announced its new network-based Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution that helps businesses move data loss from detection to prevention by pre-emptively protecting …
Future air travel security risks, privacy and social implications
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has analyzed the risks associated with a future air travel scenario, enabled with “Internet of …
President’s death used for fake AV peddling
Scammers are taking advantage of the people’s interest in the news of the tragic death of Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski to peddle their fake AV software. By …
Farm Town players targeted by malvertisements?
Players of the popular Facebook game application Farm Town are warned not to fall for the fake security warnings claiming that the user is infected by a virus that pop up …
Endpoint data leak prevention still a major headache
More than one in three (38%) of respondents are still failing to deploy any form of data leak prevention, whether that be device control, endpoint DLP or DLP appliances. …
Cash extortion scheme targets BitTorrent users
BitTorrent users are targeted by an unprecedented extortion campaign that threatens them with legal action for copyright infringement, unless the pay a $400 …
WordPress hacked, affected blogs point to malware site
A throng of blogs have been compromised and are pointing readers to a malicious website containing scripts that lead to a Trojan that drops and executes other malicious files. …
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 available
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 have something for every developer. The new editor, now using Windows Presentation Foundation, supports concepts such as the use of …
Rogue software details: Antivirus Suite
Antivirus Suite is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files …
New books: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway
Windows Server 2008 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant, Second Edition includes coverage of Windows Server 2008 R2 enhancements, including Hyper-V with Live Migration, …