Apple’s QuickTime for Windows has two critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to exploit your PC with relative ease. Apple knows about these flaws, but it has no intention of doing anything about them. Instead, Apple confirmed that it […]
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Attempted theft online has become an everyday occurrence. Whether spammers are trying to steal your personal data, your corporate data, or your money, spear phishing has become the “go-to” method. This wasn’t always the case, but the threat landscape continues
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The simple fact is that the traditional security model is broken. The good news is that there are plenty of hungry security startups out there with innovative solutions to transform the way we secure and protect our networks and data.
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Today, some of the most advanced malware is used only a few times for very targeted attacks rather than the mass attacks of the past. In the past, the idea was to flood the networks with enough infected files that
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As most families come down off of the exhilaration of Christmas and New Year’s and pack up the holiday decorations for another year, it’s important not to let your guard down when it comes to security. The bad guys still
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You’ve probably heard about the serious security problems flowing from email phishing scams. As we find ourselves embedded in the Christmas season, security teams around the globe are now on high alert regarding phishing attempts within their organizations and targeted
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The holidays are a wonderful time of year, but ‘Tis the Season’ now has a double meaning for both holiday festivities and malicious malware scamming. Malware has been a popular topic of discussion from a movie studio’s network being hacked,
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When your everyday life is all about information security, you start to see patterns that may not be so obvious to others. Each year, I take my best shot at describing these trends and making predictions for the coming year.
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Ransomware has come back into the spotlight, with a Krebs on Security report highlighting a recent attack targeting Linux Web servers—in addition to consumers and business users. Though ransomware itself isn’t anything new, this approach is unique in that after
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The days of the traditional mafia seem to be numbered–at least as its depicted in movies or on TV. Goodfellas has been replaced by Blackhat as organized crime syndicates evolve to master online crime. It is safer and offers an equal
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