Unlike Windows XP service pack 2, which included significant security updates, or Windows XP service pack 3 which is required for support from Microsoft, Windows 7 service pack 1 does not have any significantly compelling updates for most users. So, should the average user bother installing it? If you are a business user then it … More CyberThreats Daily: Should You Install Windows 7 Service Pack 1?

It probably comes as no surprise to you that scammers are spamming out pleas to contribute to fake New Zealand earthquake relief funds. In fact ESET’s Aryeh Goretsky predicted scams and Black Hat SEO after the earlier Christchurch earthquake last September, and we saw similar issues around the beginning of 2010 in the aftermath of … More CyberThreats Daily: New Zealand earthquake relief scams

Sending out unsolicited email on a massive scale is a common practice for certain “businesses”  located in Russia or in neighbouring countries. For years this approach has been working quite well for them: using botnets to send mails in question keeps the cost for these companies very low. In ESET’s laboratories we regularly monitor mail … More CyberThreats Daily: From Russia with Spam

Cellphones running the Android operating system fail to encrypt data sent to and from Facebook and Google Calendar, shortcomings that could endanger hundreds of millions of users’ privacy, a computer scientist says. In a simple exercise for his undergraduate security class, Rice University professor Dan Wallach connected a packet sniffer to his network and observed … More CyberThreats Daily: Security shocker – Android apps send private data in clear