More people will be enjoying more digital devices on holiday trips this year than ever before, so we’ve rounded up the top tips for protecting your technology on the road, so you can enjoy a safer, less stressful vacation. While most of us remember to take out travel insurance, many unknowingly take risks with technology … More Security never takes a holiday: 5 tips for cybersecurity on vacation
Google’s Safe Browsing program is now flagging 10,000 suspect websites per day, the search giant announced in a blog post. The information is used to deliver automated warnings to Chrome, Firefox and Safari users. The search giant also announced a new, detailed section on its Transparency Report, which will focus on malware and phishing attacks. … More Google identifies 10,000 phishing and malware sites every day
Facebook has admitted to a security breach which exposed details such as emails and phone numbers for six million site users. The “bug” was found by a researcher working for the social network’s White Hat program, where security researchers are paid “bug bounties” of $500 and up for finding bugs. “We recently received a report … More Facebook security breach exposed personal data for six million users
…and nor are we responsible for fake AV/scareware and (more recently) ransomware, though I did suggest in a paper I presented at EICAR a couple of years ago that the bad guys who do peddle that stuff are all too proficient at stealing our clothes, and that maybe some security companies were making it easier … More Support Scams: we don’t really write all the viruses…
ESET Ireland has detected another threat targeting Irish businesses. Emails are being received by .ie email addresses, with an infected attachment and an official looking complaint notification: Subject: FW : Complaint – 5458414 Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:52:35 -0600 From: Dun & BradStreet <alert@dnb.com> New Complaint : 5458414 Dun & Bradstreet … More Irish businesses targeted by an infected fake complaint email
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