Tag Archives: Security

Security researchers have discovered a vicious new virus. Dubbed Win32.Worm.Zimuse.A, it appears to have originated in Slovakia but has been quickly making its way around the world with the highest rate of infection now in the United States, followed by …

In a new report by the Government Accountability Office, NASA was reprimanded over its lax security practices and told to shape up.  NASA has reported nearly 1300 security incidents in the last 2 years, and although it has taken some …

Trojans remain the most popular form of malware on the Internet, according to a report from IBM Managed Security Services. The report, which is prepared quarterly by Big Blue’s Internet Security X-force, estimated that more than 56 percent of the …

The Home Office issued a public notice about Phorm’s targeted advertising service, but curiously, before the notice was issued, the Home Office had a nice little discussion with Phorm directly to get their “opinion” on the advice before it went …

A new report is revealing that most federal agencies aren’t following security protocols that could prevent phishing attacks. The report by the Online Trust Alliance, a group of security companies working to fight Internet fraud, found that 56% of the …

We are starting to see more security problems relating to social networking, including social networking phishing attacks that direct users to malicious web sites, and hacks like last week’s Twitter attack by a “bored” 17-year-old. Apparently, according to a Cnet …

In a recent post at TheEmailAdmin, I grumbled briefly about how annoying CAPTCHAs can sometimes be. Scratch that. It’s not a case of “sometimes” – I find them to be annoying all the time! The problem I have is that I usually …

Last year, teenage Kiwi Owen Thor Walker landed a job with major New Zealand telecommunications company, TelstraClear. What makes the appointment somewhat unusual is that the 19-year-old had appeared in court the previous year on charges relating to his creation …

The next time you receive a “heart” invitation, a virtual “drink” or a “birthday” card from a friend on Facebook, look closer at the safety message displayed. . .

Canadian researchers at the University of Toronto’s Munk Centre for International Studies in conjunction with the SecDev Group and the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory have discovered a huge cyberspy network based in China and say it’s infiltrated more than …