ESET Ireland talked to Waterford man who was scammed out of nearly €400 online. “I sound really thick, don’t I? For getting caught twice. But it looked so routine…” Christy from Waterford started telling us his story of being scammed online. “I use my tablet and phone every day to send and receive emails and use … More I wasn’t scammed just once, but twice!
Expert insight into BlackEnergy attacks in Ukraine, thoughts on Microsoft ending support for older versions of Internet Explorer and the implications of the third-party Fitbit hack on the Internet of Things … we’ve got you covered for all the important security stories from the past seven days. Insight into the BlackEnergy attack on Ukrainian energy … More The security review: BlackEnergy, Internet Explorer and Fitbit
Being a tech-savvy parent is one way to make your child’s online experience secure, as a recent story has revealed. In what was an almost textbook example of online grooming that surfaced only a few days ago in Colonie, New York, a watchful mom uncovered and helped to arrest an online predator. The mother – … More Online predator busted after being intercepted by tech-savvy mom
ESET study reveals that only 53 percent of devices get returned to owners, which begs the question – what happens to the other 10,004? A new study from internet security firm ESET has revealed that memory sticks, mobiles phones and dead rats are just some of the items dry cleaners find in dirty clothes each … More 22,000 USB sticks found by UK dry cleaners each year
By now you should be settled back at work after the holiday break. Are you ready for 2016? I hope you’re sitting comfortably, because from the security point of view it’s bound to be a bumpy ride. Microsoft Yesterday was the second Tuesday of the month and you know what that means – Patch Tuesday … More Security holes found in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Adobe… Start patching now!
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