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Security on a shoestring

Whenever information security is mentioned within most organizations there is a collective groan; the board don’t want to engage, staff don’t want to be encumbered …

Seattle is US riskiest online city

Symantec teamed up with independent research firm Sperling’s BestPlaces to find and expose the top 10 US cities most vulnerable to cybercrime. And here are the results …

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 …

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 …

The cloudy world of passwords

With the growth of social networking, online media consumption and cloud computing, every day millions of people log in to a variety of different sites using a username and …

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 …

Rogue software details: DoubleVaccine

DoubleVaccine 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 …

Understanding social engineering

At the heart of many of the malicious ploys that we see online is one underlying concept: social engineering. Deceptive social engineering tactics are interwoven throughout …

1 in 4 kids have tried hacking

Despite 78% agreeing that it is wrong, 1 in 4 of UK’s children have tried their hand at hacking into others’ Facebook accounts mostly by surreptitiously using the …

Rogue software details: Antivirus 7

Antivirus 7 is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files to look for below. Known system changes: Files c:\Desktop\Antivirus7.lnk …

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