Handy malicious domain registering service available to cybercriminals
Despite its illegal nature, the industry revolving around cybercrime follows the same rules characteristic for any human economic enterprise: those who discover a need, create …
Facebook and Google+ are prime targets for easy attacks
The law created to protect children’s online privacy actually increases risk, according to new research from Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). The …
Researcher releases a slew of MySQL and SSH exploits
Security professional Nikolaos Rangos, who is better known by his online handle Kingcope, has flooded the Full Disclosure mailing list over the weekend with information and …
Employees use file sharing services despite bans
Large numbers of employees use Dropbox and other consumer file sharing services for sensitive work-related data, even if they know that their employer has a specific policy …
Would you dump your network provider after a security breach?
Compromised security – rather than high monthly fees – would be the biggest catalyst for triggering UK smartphone users to change mobile network providers. The …
Reveton impersonates FBI, claims to record users’ illegal activities
The deadly combination of the Citadel malware and the Reveton ransomware is still widely used to steal information and money from uninformed users, the Internet Crime …
Security experts debate moving critical infrastructure online
Paul Simmonds, Co-Founder of The Jericho Forum, has suggested that companies attempting to reduce costs by moving critical systems online could be opening themselves up to …
CompTIA A+ Complete Lab Manual
Designed to complement CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, this hands-on companion book takes you step by step through the tasks a PC technician is likely to face on any given …
Week in review: SANS’ real-world cyber city, and the return of an aggressive autorun worm
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: eBay patches two critical security flaws on US website Two critical vulnerabilities …
Facebook’s “Hacktober” tests employees’ security awareness
Since 2004, October has been dubbed “National Cyber Security Awareness Month,” and many security-minded individuals, businesses and organizations make it a point …
Agressive worm infection leads to banking Trojan infection
An aggressive variant of the VBNA-X “autorun” worm is finding its way onto users’ computers, preparing them for further malicious downloads, warns Sophos. …
Personal data of 235,000 WCSU students exposed
Western Connecticut State University has begun notifying students, their families, and individuals who had other associations with the university that their personal …
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