Category: Security News

Privacy and Security in the Consumer Cloud: The not so fine print

April 30, 2012

The consumer cloud expanded again this week with the addition of Google Drive to more familiar brands like Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive, Apple iCloud, and Amazon Cloud Drive. Unfortunately, most of these cloud-based file storage services come with privacy and security caveats, often involving language such as “You give us the right to access, retain, use … More Privacy and Security in the Consumer Cloud: The not so fine print

DNS Changer (re)lived, new deadline: 9 July 2012!

April 23, 2012

As written in our “Password management for non-obvious accounts” blog post on February 22, the FBI confiscated the DNS Servers used by the DNS Changer malware and replaced them with different servers so that infected users would not be left without internet right away. Initially these replacement DNS Servers were to be taken offline on … More DNS Changer (re)lived, new deadline: 9 July 2012!

Phishing Using HTML and Intranet Security Settings

April 18, 2012

Phishers always try to find new ways to bypass security features and trick ‘educated’ users. Over the years we have seen simplistic phishing attempts where the required information had to be typed into the e-mail body. This worked at that time because phishing was new and hardly anyone had a notion of the implications. Later, … More Phishing Using HTML and Intranet Security Settings

Fighting the Mac botnet OSX/Flashback Hydra

April 16, 2012

The biggest Mac botnet ever encountered, the OSX/Flashback botnet, is being hit hard. On April 12th, Apple released a third Java update since the Flashback malicious code outbreak. This update includes a new tool called MRT (Malware Removal Tool) which allows Apple to quickly push malware removal code to their user base. The first mission … More Fighting the Mac botnet OSX/Flashback Hydra