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Rogue software details: Total Win 7 Security

Total Win 7 Security is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what file entry to look for below. Known system changes: File c:\userprofile\Local …

Law firms are the new banks

Money. It all comes down to it. Banks and financial institutions used to be easy targets for cyber criminals, but with improved security in place, they are no longer primary …

“Bombshell” McGee leads to malware

Did anybody doubt that the recent revelation of Hollywood star Sandra Bullock’s marital troubles and alleged infidelity of her (also) famous husband would become one of …

Solving the data privacy puzzle

The absence of uniform global legislation, regulations or standards for data privacy is posing a major data privacy puzzle for organizations faced with protecting the …

Google releases web application security scanner

Google released Skipfish, a free fully automated, active web application security reconnaissance tool. It prepares an interactive sitemap for the targeted site by carrying out …

Week in review: Amateur-run botnets, Mac OS X ransomware and feds on social networks

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, reviews and videos: The rise of amateur-run botnets It used to be that cyber criminals …

Beware of malicious freebies

Sooner or later, we are all temped into downloading free software from the Internet – be it an application or a game. Most of the time, the program is legitimate and …

11 Chrome flaws patched, browser ready to survive Pwn2Own contest?

In a bid to make Google Chrome more difficult to compromise during the Pwn2Own contest that will be held during the CanSecWest conference less than a week from today, Google …

Cybersecurity bill changes, US president not permitted to shut down the Internet

Six months ago, two bills regarding cybersecurity were introduced in the US senate and a lot of people objected to the possibility that the bills would allow the US president …

Should major ISPs join the fight against botnets?

The recent “de-peering” of the AS-Troyak ISP and its consequent struggle (and relative success) to reconnect to the Internet has put into the spotlight the tangled …

Facebook “password reset” scam hits inboxes

Yet another “password reset” scam has been hitting the inboxes of Facebook users lately, warns McAfee: The email contains a zipped file that supposedly contains …

Barclays under strong phishing shower

A highly productive phishing scam, with more than 180 messages sent in three minutes, hits a big chunk of the online segment of Barclays members Various people are wondering …

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