Monthly Threat Report: May 2011

June 2, 2011

Facebook privacy: security concerns If Facebook was a country, it would be the third largest one in the world (http://blog.eset.com/2011/05/04/osama-bin-laden-is-alive-and-well-on-facebook). All those Facebook users are exposed to the many social networking risks and nuisances that are regularly reported nowadays. Paul Laudanski’s wrote a comprehensive blog article which is a timely and essential guide to a … More Monthly Threat Report: May 2011

The Irish are using safer passwords than global average

June 1, 2011

Acording to survey, the passwords situation in Ireland is a bit better than the global average Globally the most widespread passwords are still “123456” and “password” as well as other very simple ones. This seemed just too terrible to us, so we ordered another survey in Ireland, to see if the Irish are any smarter … More The Irish are using safer passwords than global average

CyberThreats Daily: As Twitter reveals a user’s identity, what now for free speech?

May 31, 2011

Twitter’s controversial decision to reveal an anonymous user’s identity is a wake-up call to social media users everywhere that they really have to think twice before posting. Remember the old sayings, “there’s many a slip between cup and lip” or “loose lips sink ships”? Many of us grew up in an age where discretion was … More CyberThreats Daily: As Twitter reveals a user’s identity, what now for free speech?

Security Feature: Protecting Consumers from Rogue Online Pharmacies

May 30, 2011

Over the past couple of years rogue online pharmacies have been advertising their domains on search engines and promoting themselves through search engine optimization.  Legitimate pharmaceutical companies have their own measures in place to work on taking these sites offline.  The problem with rogue online pharmacies is that they do not meet federal regulations.  To … More Security Feature: Protecting Consumers from Rogue Online Pharmacies

Security Feature: Malware can be equally dangerous on all operating systems

May 27, 2011

Social engineers don’t care about your OS: and nor should you Security companies in general and, unfortunately, anti-malware companies in particular, are often accused of ‘hyping’ threats because of a perceived self-interest. However, in the main, legitimate vendors and researchers like those at ESET typically try to resist overhyping or playing up threats where possible, … More Security Feature: Malware can be equally dangerous on all operating systems