Does single sign-on have a future?
Single sign-on has been for a while now lodged into many IT minds as a potential ideal solution for the issue of the forever-piling sign-in credentials. As people are …
Malicious shortened URLs on IM
Shortened URLs are not just for Twitter – their small footprint also lends itself beautifully to Instant Messaging. Unfortunately, even cybercriminals are now privy to …
Rogue software details: Your Protection
Your Protection 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 c:\Desktop\Your …
Data breaches cost Australian companies millions
Australian organizations experience costly data breaches with the average organizational cost of a data breach, including activities intended to prevent a loss of customer or …
First security cart for iPad
With the release of Apple’s iPad, schools and other organizations will be looking at e-readers in new and innovative ways. Datamation Systems introduced the first of a …
Fake AV avatars from a single file
XP Antispyware 2010, Antivirus XP 2010, XP Guardian 2010 – XP Guardian, XP Defender 2010, XP Antivirus, XP Antivirus 2010, XP Internet Security, XP Internet Security …
Is phone phishing making a comeback?
By now, pretty much everyone knows that when one receives an email purportedly coming from a bank or a financial institution, extreme caution and distrust is in order. We have …
70 Romanian cyber crooks arrested
70 people belonging to 3 unconnected cybercrime gangs were arrested yesterday during raids performed by the Romanian police. The gangs m.o. was apparently as follows: they …
Security benchmarks for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) released its consensus security benchmarks for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. The free benchmarks provide prescriptive controls …
Secure communication with RetroShare
RetroShare is an open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication platform. It allows you to securely chat and share files with your friends and …
Facebook will not start charging users
“News” of Facebook’s plan to charge for the use of its network is once again surfacing and being propagated by users and Facebook groups set up (as it seems) …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 25 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 25 has been released today. Table of contents The …