It’s been a while since I’ve talked about hoaxes (here or anywhere else), but they haven’t gone away, even if we don’t see many of the stories about catastrophic, undetectable viruses any more. Here is an old favourite that has hit my radar recently both by email and via Facebook. (Many antique hoaxes have taken … More Premium Rate Scams and Hoaxes
Yesterday’s Guardian reports of an interesting royal IT security failure, when a supposedly non-problematic article of Prince William at work also revealed a large piece of paper with a military login and password clearly displayed in the background. (Guardian’s photo at http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Politics/Pix/pictures/2012/11/20/1353420459724/Prince-William-chats-with-010.jpg) UK’s MoD has since urgently changed their passwords, but the lax attitude towards … More A Right Royal Security Blunder
Analysis of ESET Live Grid, a sophisticated malware reporting and tracking system, shows that the highest number of detections this month, with almost 5.30% of the total, was scored by the INF/Autorun class of threat. Ever received a “Londoning” scam? Urban Schrott – ESET Ireland The concept of the “Londoning” scam is far from new, but … More Monthly Threat Report: October 2012
Analysis of ESET Live Grid, a sophisticated malware reporting and tracking system, shows that the highest number of detections this month, with almost 5.46% of the total, was scored by the INF/Autorun class of threat. Phishing Phrenzy David Harley, ESET Senior Research Fellow The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has recently made available its “Phishing Activity … More Monthly Threat Report: July 2012
The 2012 holiday shopping season is fast approaching and digital devices are sure to play a bigger role in the holiday shopping process than ever before, from pre-purchase research on the home or office computer, to in-store price checking on the smartphone. And of course, online holiday shopping is available 7×24, from before Black Friday, … More Safer cyber-shopping makes for happier holidays: 12 simple safety tips
