E-card malware scam
Red Condor issued a warning about a new e-Card spam campaign that appears to come from American Greetings’ BlueMountain.com. The email, with the subject line “You …
Threats and threat technologies in 2010
Trend Micro released a report titled “The Future of Threats and Threat Technologies”, in which they analyzed the current situation and made some predictions for …
Top 10 botnets and their impact
Every day, approximately 89.5 billion unsolicited messages (i.e. spam) are sent by computers that have been compromised and are part of a botnet. Botnets – apart from …
Global IT-related risk framework
ISACA released Risk IT, the first global IT-related risk framework to provide a comprehensive view of the business risks associated with IT initiatives. Available as a free …
Top 15 most common security attacks
The latest in the Data Breach Investigations Report series by Verizon Business security experts provide a look at the 15 most common security attacks and how they typically …
FIFA World Cup related scams
It should be universally know by now that hot news and big events are almost always used by spammers, phishers and peddlers of scareware to reach the widest audience possible. …
Advances in surveillance, more attacks on the horizon
Slashed budgets and reduced staffing numbers delayed many security initiatives in 2009, but the vulnerabilities didn’t retreat and will only intensify in 2010, Unisys …
Fake fingerprint fools biometric devices
Japan saw its first case of biometric fraud come to light when they arrested Lin Rong, a 27-year old Chinese woman, on account of her faking a marriage to a Japanese man. BBC …
Microsoft releases six security bulletins
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers 6 bulletins that fix vulnerabilities targeting Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. Jason Miller, Data and Security Team …
Social media a playground for cybercriminals
Cisco today issued its Annual Security Report for 2009, which highlights the impact of social media, particularly social networking, on network security and explores the …
Conficker worm to become a bigger threat in 2010
Although Microsoft offered a $250,000 reward for information leading to the identities of the cybercriminals behind Conficker, the worm continues to wreak havoc. Since its …
Free Wi-Fi network scanner for Windows
inSSIDer is a free Wi-Fi network scanner for Windows Vista and Windows XP. What’s unique about inSSIDer? Use Windows Vista and Windows XP 64-bit. Uses the Native Wi-Fi …