…no promise of chicks for free, but I did get spam this morning offering me a “Free-Trial kit” for some scheme for...
You may have noticed that I’ve been making a lot of references to this over the past few weeks. You can now...
Today is inauguration day in the USA. As I traveled to many countries late last year I was amazed at how joyous...
The top ten (twenty, twenty-five…) season doesn’t seem to have finished yet: the latest to cross my radar was something like seven...
You might have noticed that Conficker (Downadup) is actually standing up rather well to all the attention it’s receiving at the moment....
CNN reported that there a new sleeper virus out there. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/01/16/virus.downadup/index.html There is nothing sleepy about the Conficker worm, it is wide...
One of the security best practices is to back up your data regularly. This is sound advice as it helps mitigate the...
There are different techniques that can be used by a program to identify in which country it has been installed. It can...
This is bizarre, if slightly nostalgic. I spent a lot of time in the first half of this decade writing and presenting...
Many people in the US associate HIPAA with the rules required to protect medical data. It actually is a lot more than...
I know, the Twitter hack is old news, but poor passwords are still common. It is a pity because it really is...
Nigel Morris, of the UK’s “Independent” newspaper reported recently on new powers given to police in the UK and proposals to extend...
And finally… Don’t use cracked/pirated software! These are easy avenues for introducing malware into, or exploiting weaknesses in, a system. This also...
It occurs to me that I should make it clear that this “top ten” isn’t in any particular order. Like the other...
Don’t expect antivirus alone to protect you from everything. Use additional measures such as a personal firewall, antispam and anti-phishing toolbars, but...
If sensitive information is stored on your hard drive (and if you don’t have -something- worth protecting on your system, you’re probably...
[Update info moved to new blog post on 6th January] In deference to all those old enough to get a panic attack...
Speaking of SANS, the Internet Storm Center has more than once talked about problems with digital photo frames, and at Xmas did...
Don’t disclose sensitive information on public websites like FaceBook or LinkedIn. Even information that in itself is innocuous can be combined with...
Don’t trust unsolicited files or embedded links, even from friends. It’s easy to spoof email addresses, for instance, so that email appears...
Don’t Click That ZIP File! Phishers Weaponizing .ZIP Domains to Trick Victims
New COSMICENERGY Malware Exploits ICS Protocol to Sabotage Power Grids
Barracuda Warns of Zero-Day Exploited to Breach Email Security Gateway Appliances
Zyxel Issues Critical Security Patches for Firewall and VPN Products
Alert: Brazilian Hackers Targeting Users of Over 30 Portuguese Banks
Buhti Ransomware Gang Switches Tactics, Utilizes Leaked LockBit and Babuk Code
Iranian Agrius Hackers Targeting Israeli Organizations with Moneybird Ransomware
GUAC 0.1 Beta: Google’s Breakthrough Framework for Secure Software Supply Chains
Data Stealing Malware Discovered in Popular Android Screen Recorder App
N. Korean Lazarus Group Targets Microsoft IIS Servers to Deploy Espionage Malware
Cyber Attacks Strike Ukraine’s State Bodies in Espionage Operation
GoldenJackal: New Threat Group Targeting Middle Eastern and South Asian Governments
North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Strike Again with Advanced Reconnaissance Malware
New WinTapix.sys Malware Engages in Multi-Stage Attack Across Middle East
Meet ‘Jack’ from Romania! Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware
Notorious Cyber Gang FIN7 Returns With Cl0p Ransomware in New Wave of Attacks
Developer Alert: NPM Packages for Node.js Hiding Dangerous TurkoRat Malware
Searching for AI Tools? Watch Out for Rogue Sites Distributing RedLine Malware
WebKit Under Attack: Apple Issues Emergency Patches for 3 New Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Bought Cisco Business routers thinking it must be worth it but it made my network easily hackable