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XBox gamers, beware!

Various fake websites that purport to be hosting a XBox Live application have been detected by Sunbelt, but are actually intent on making you download and run a password …

Prevent unauthorized electronic fund transfers

Authentify released the ETF Verifier application which enables financial applications and payment platforms to alert legitimate account owners via phone whenever a new payee …

Bank employee accused of stealing from “infected” ATMs

An employee of the Bank of America that was in charge of designing and maintaining the the bank’s computer system and its ATMs, was charged of committing computer fraud. …

Does single sign-on have a future?

Single sign-on has been for a while now lodged into many IT minds as a potential ideal solution for the issue of the forever-piling sign-in credentials. As people are …

Malicious shortened URLs on IM

Shortened URLs are not just for Twitter – their small footprint also lends itself beautifully to Instant Messaging. Unfortunately, even cybercriminals are now privy to …

Rogue software details: Your Protection

Your Protection 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 c:\Desktop\Your …

Data breaches cost Australian companies millions

Australian organizations experience costly data breaches with the average organizational cost of a data breach, including activities intended to prevent a loss of customer or …

First security cart for iPad

With the release of Apple’s iPad, schools and other organizations will be looking at e-readers in new and innovative ways. Datamation Systems introduced the first of a …

Fake AV avatars from a single file

XP Antispyware 2010, Antivirus XP 2010, XP Guardian 2010 – XP Guardian, XP Defender 2010, XP Antivirus, XP Antivirus 2010, XP Internet Security, XP Internet Security …

Is phone phishing making a comeback?

By now, pretty much everyone knows that when one receives an email purportedly coming from a bank or a financial institution, extreme caution and distrust is in order. We have …

70 Romanian cyber crooks arrested

70 people belonging to 3 unconnected cybercrime gangs were arrested yesterday during raids performed by the Romanian police. The gangs m.o. was apparently as follows: they …

Security benchmarks for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) released its consensus security benchmarks for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. The free benchmarks provide prescriptive controls …

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