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Microsoft promises fix for IE security flaw in next few days
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, : flaw, browsers, fix, IE, IE security flaw, Information Security, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Trojan, Vulnerabilities and attacks, 0The software giant says it has seen only a few attempts to exploit the weakness, which affects users of...
Microsoft Urges Internet Explorer Users to Protect Against Targeted Attacks
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, attacks, Information Security, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, tookit, Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, 0On Monday night, Microsoft urged users of Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions to deploy a toolkit that could...
Google identifies The Verge as malware host
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, and Safari, Chrome, distributing malware, Firefox, Google, Google's Web browser, hosting malware, Information Security, malicious Web sites, malware host, Malware The Verge, Warning, 0Some Chrome users trying to visit the tech news site see a notice that it contains malware, but the...
Infographic: Trend Micro Offers Protection for Your Social Networks
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, anti-virus software, botnet, Corporate and legal, Cybercrime, department of justice, Facebook, Google, hacker, infographic, Information Security, LinkedIn, malicious software, Malware, malware-infected computers, notorious Bredolab virus, Phishing, phishing scams, Pinterest, prison, protecting your computer against spyware, social engineering, social networks, Vulnerabilities and attacks, 0By now, you know that running anti-virus software is essential protecting your computer against spyware, phishing scams and unsafe...
5 Steps to Prevent Data Loss When Disaster Hits
DT, , Information Security, List, back up and protect, backup system, Data Loss, data recovery plan, entrepreneur, Information Security, reputable, secure data recovery vendor, Small businesses, Symantec, 59Small businesses are lacking when it comes to disaster relief plans. A recent study by Symantec found that...
Spam Email From Facebook Friends? Here’s Why
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, attack, block spam, Facebook, Information Security, protections, scraping protections, social network, spam, Spam Email, spammers, 0Facebook repaired a misconfiguration last week that briefly allowed spammers to obtain data on users’ friends and use those...
6 Cybersecurity Measures for Your Business
DT, , Information Security, List, attackers, cyber attack, cyber security, Cyber Security Bill, Cybersecurity Act, Information Security, Internet, Security Answers, telecom sites, 0In August, the Senate voted down the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 with a vote of 52-46, just shy of...
Hacker who infected 72K computers gets prison sentence
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, botnet, Corporate and legal, Cybercrime, department of justice, hacker, Information Security, joshua schichtel, malicious software, Malware, malware-infected computers, notorious Bredolab virus, prison, Vulnerabilities and attacks, 0Joshua Schichtel pled guilty for selling botnets to customers "who wanted to infect computers with various different types of...
WARNING: Emails Claiming To Contain Facebook Photos Actually Contain Malware
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, E-mail scams, Facebook, Information Security, Internet, Malware, Malware in photos, Malware in videos, malware infection, malware problem, malware threats, social network, 1The latest malware warning from Sophos’ Naked Security follows the familiar path of using photos as bait, this time...