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6 tips for safe online shopping on Black Friday
PandaLabs is advising holiday shoppers to be extra wary when shopping online this holiday season. As in past years, cyber criminals have launched a war on the season through a …
Tougher regulations to help safeguard sensitive data
UK consumers want tougher regulations for organizations that lose customer data. In a poll of 5000 consumers conducted by OnePoll, four out of five respondents felt that …
Does application security pay?
The last decade has seen a dramatic shift in the way companies manage information security and protect vital data. In the past, businesses confronted the threat of cyber …
Facebook users think social networking spam is a problem
Facebook became the world’s largest social network by giving users a cleaner more intimate way to connect with friends and family. Yet social networking spam is now a …
34% of all malware ever created appeared in 2010
According to PandaLabs, in the first ten months of the year the number of threats created and distributed account for one third of all viruses that exist. These means that 34% …
5 tips for safe online holiday shopping
With the holiday shopping season just around the corner and more than 55% of Web users planning to do their holiday shopping online, Fortinet offers a few important online …
Growing security crisis for mobile networks
The wireless nature of the cellular networks makes them more susceptible to criminal attack, according to a Heavy Reading report. “If anything, our research suggests …
HTTPS Everywhere now protects against Firesheep
The EFF launched a new version of HTTPS Everywhere, a security tool that offers enhanced protection for Firefox browser users against Firesheep and other exploits of webpage …
Worst offending IP addresses for sending spam and viruses
Security analysts at WatchGuard have identified the worst offending IP addresses for sending the most email spam and viruses, along with the top 10 most popular viruses. Top …
Most employees will steal company secrets if fired
Insider threats are mainly comprised of normal, mainstream employees. Most strikingly, the Imperva survey found that 70% of respondents had clear plans to take something with …
Christmas tree app virus hoax on Facebook
Facebook users should not share a fake virus warning that is circulating quickly on the site. The warning is against a Christmas tree app and although anyone could at any time …
Bruce Schneier on cyberwar and cybercrime
In this video, Bruce Schneier examined the future of cyberwar and cyber security. He explored the current debate on the threat of cyber war, asking whether or not the threat …
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