Operation Aurora malware investigated
Operation Aurora has become a name that is instantly recognized by everyone involved in cyber security. Speculation still abounds regarding the people and/or nation behind it, …
Rogue software details: Advanced Defender
Advanced Defender 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 …
VNC Viewer for iPhone and iPod touch
RealVNC has launched VNC Viewer, an iPhone and iPod touch application that allows you to connect to and take full control of a computer anywhere in the world. Available to …
Government sites crumple under Operation Titstorm’s DDoS attack
Following the announced Internet censorship plans of the Australian government, which will likely include Internet filtering and the banning of some forms of pornography, the …
OpenDNSSEC 1.0.0 released
Internet engineers continue to enhance Internet security with the release of OpenDNSSEC, a tool which simplifies the process of signing one or more zones with DNSSEC. …
Microsoft releases giant patch collection
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers 13 bulletins that fix vulnerabilities targeting Windows and Office. Here’s a video of Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek and …
81% percent of e-mail links to malware
According to recently published Websense report for the second half of 2009, 95 percent of user-generated posts on Web sites are spam or malicious, and almost 14 percent of …
Unaware of the dangers, most teens share personal info online
50% of European teenagers give out personal information on the web – according to an EU study – which can remain online forever and can be seen by anybody. Today, …
Data harvested from Facebook used in boiler room scams
You may think you are being particularly prudent by not putting all of your personal information on your social network account, and you are right to think so. But what if you …
Safety tips for online dating
BitDefender cautioned online daters about the increased security risks associated with looking for love online this year and their unique susceptibility to identity theft and …
Researcher hacks security encryption chip found on millions of PCs
The Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a secure chip that stores cryptographic keys and when activated adds an extra layer of protection through encryption, has been until now …
Online shopping safety: Consumers hold retailers responsible
Almost a quarter (24%) of UK adults believe retailers are primarily responsible for making online shopping safer, according to a survey of 1004 consumers by CyberSource. This …
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