Twilight's Latest Hacking: Vampire Byte Scam Targets Stephanie Meyer Fans
Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:13 PM ET | Nov 20, 2009
Scareware masquerading as an interview with Twilight author Stephanie Meyer is making the rounds, and fast. Time to pass the word to any of your employees who are Twilight-obsessed and, more importantly, have them pass the word to their kids who may well be chasing the phenomenon on the same computers their parents may use for work-at-home.
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Could Linux Fall Prey To Windows Malware?
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:20 PM ET | Nov 18, 2009
Can software that allows you to run Windows software on a Linux system also expose your system to Windows malware? In practice, the answer appears to be no.
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Free SMB Firewall Offfered By Astaro
Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:28 PM ET | Nov 17, 2009
Security firm Astaro is offering free firewalls to small and midsized businesses starting today. Too good to be true? Maybe not.
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Federal Data-Breach Bills: The Tip Of The Iceberg
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 09:45 PM ET | Nov 13, 2009
The Senate is considering two bills designed to revamp federal consumer data-privacy rules. But anyone who thinks these bills represent a wake-up call has already been sleeping way too long.
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Spammers Pumping More (And More) Of The Same: Kaspersky
Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:54 AM ET | Nov 12, 2009
Spam rates jumped a full percentage point, to past 86% of all e-mail this past September, according to a report from Kaspersky Labs. So what else is new? Not a lot. And that's what's scary.
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Firefox Gets A Bad Rap From Shoddy Security Research
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:50 PM ET | Nov 11, 2009
Is Firefox currently the Web browser most likely to stick your PC with a dangerous security vulnerability? Only if you believe headlines written by people who really should know better.
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Apple Releases Massive Snow Leopard Update
Posted by Jake Widman 01:35 PM ET | Nov 10, 2009
The new OS X 10.6.2 update fixes lots of general bugs and glitches and patches numerous security vulnerabilities. Reports are that it also disables at least some "hackintoshes," or PCs modified to run OS X.
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Panda Launches SMB Cloud Security
Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:20 PM ET | Nov 10, 2009
Building on its cloud-based anti-virus service for consumers, Panda Security is launching Panda Cloud Protection, a hosted security service for small and midsized businesses.
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Kaspersky Labs Introduces Mac Security Package
Posted by Jake Widman 06:11 PM ET | Nov 6, 2009
Internet security stalwart Kaspersky Labs has introduced Anti-Virus for Mac and is pitching it especially towards mixed-platform environments. The idea is to keep Macs from becoming unwitting malware hosts and infecting the PCs of their colleagues.
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Cloud Security Certification In Development, But It Won't Be Quick
Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:06 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009
The news that formal security certification for cloud-based services is in development is welcome news indeed. The news that the players involved understand just how complicated devising a certification will be is also good news, however little it may seem so at the moment.
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FBI: SMBs Losing Millions To Cybercrooks
Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:39 AM ET | Nov 4, 2009
Cybercrooks may have tried to nab as much as $100 million from small and midsized U.S. businesses in payroll scams over he last year. Now the FBI is talking about how to protect yourself from this automated threat.
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BlackBerry Out-Innovates iPhone, Say SMBs
Posted by Fredric Paul 09:34 AM ET | Nov 3, 2009
In a recent survey, almost half (48%) of respondents rated BlackBerry the most innovative smartphone, compared to 29% most impressed with the iPhone. No other platform, including Android, garnered more than 5%. It may not be a big deal, though, because less than a quarter (24%) say they're ready to switch smartphones.
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Bank Tells Linux Users: Get Windows Or Get Lost
Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:42 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009
Would you do business with a bank that forces you to take needless security risks? According to many Linux users, that is exactly what Citibank wants them to do.
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Worm Infections Double In First Half Of Year: Microsoft
Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:10 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009
Microsoft's latest Security intelligence Report confirms what we all know: worms are spreading faster and faster, and although rogue anti-virus scams remain the top threat, the rate of worm infection doubled in the first six months of 2009.
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SMB Security Survey Shows Sorry State Of Cyber Safety
Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:03 PM ET | Oct 27, 2009
A new survey of small business cybersecurity offers a bleak picture of the state of things. Bleak unless you're a cybercrook, of course.
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