There’s no doubt that 2011 was a year of threat proliferation in cyberspace. Old threats were revived and new attack vectors opened up. For example, sales of smartphones and tablets soared, all of them potential attack platforms, and we saw social engineering on the rise in social media and targeted email attacks like spear-phishing. Meanwhile, … More 2011: Not all bad news on the cyber-front
If you use Facebook you’ve probably heard of Timeline, a “new” feature that replaces the “traditional” profile page. However, you may be confused by Timeline–I know I am–and confusion could make you the target of a growing number of Timeline-related scams. As of January 3rd, the watchful folks at Inside Facebook were reporting 16 Timeline-related … More Warning: Facebook Timeline fraud
Massive new spam run directed at Irish mailboxes Every now and then we’re lead to believe the cybercriminals have looked in another direction for their earnings, such as social media scams or as was the case in the recent months, the mobile devices. But then we get regularly reminded, that whilst seeking greener pastures, the … More Ireland welcomed to the new year with spam as Gaeilge
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Hacktivism, the hacking of information systems to advance a social or political agenda, was clearly a major trend in 2011, which is why hactivism was noted several times in our cyberthreat predictions for 2012 (in other words, we think you’re going to see more of it). That prediction was underlined by the news on Christmas … More Anonymous: Latest round of hacktivism highlights questions at the heart of hacking
