Stripper spreads Spam
A game that has been created by spammers to exploit systems is doing the rounds of the email inbox. The goal of the spammers is to get around the CAPTCHAS or Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, you know the ones with the image and box, these are supposed [...]
October 29, 2007New Internet Treat
Another worm wriggles into the computers of people who received an email that has the subject line of “230 Dead as storm batters Europe” and then compromises the machine into becoming part of a botnet.
Bots are used by many illicit organisations in order to control as many computers as possible to use as slave [...]
Remembering your passwords
Having to quickly think of a PIN or Password can sometimes be difficult especially when in a hurry, but all of that could be a thing of the past with some new software that has been developed by researchers at Newcastle University.
This software will be used in conjunction with mobile phones and hand held computers [...]
Got a good password?
Its amazing that after all of the scares and problems that some people have experienced with password security that there are users who are still using very weak passwords, even for such things as banking, password cracking software can get these passwords in minutes, but by making the password a little more complicated, the factors [...]
October 23, 2007Poker site hacked by employee
Online gambling turned on its head when an employee hacked into the system and found a way that would give him better odds of winning at poker, in fact he could see the cards that the other players were holding. This advantage allowed the hacker to win between $400,000 and $700,000 according to another player.
The [...]
Keeping email safe and secure
Despite what anyone may think, emails can be seen by anyone who could be bothered to sneak around the local network. This may sound a bit alarmist but if you think that some people send over personal details such as dates of birth, addresses, credit card and banking details via an unsecured email, now it [...]
October 19, 2007Most Downloaded Security Software
Making use of free software is a great idea and of course it actually saves money, by far the most popular free downloads according to software download site Download.com are for PC security.
Below are the most popular PC security downloads:
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - downloads 926,832.
Ad-Aware 2007 – downloads 864,874
Spybot - Search & Destroy – [...]
Big Fine For Illegal Software
A UK company that has remained anonymous has found out exactly how it costs when you fail to buy licences for the software running on their business computers. The company which is involved in the infrastructure and public services sector was running Adobe, Autodesk, and Microsoft software on hundreds of machines in various locations around [...]
October 16, 2007Hackers break into Terrorist Computers
But these were no ordinary hackers; these are US Government Issue and just imagine being a hacker with those resources behind you!
If you remember the last video from Osama bin Laden the news, networks were showing the whole screenshot including the web address, so naturally some people are going to visit the site, but the [...]
Google Earth Causes Security Risk
With a new versions of Google Earth published last week, it would appear that the Google Guys have be breaching the security are certain places around the world, namely the military bases within Israel. But even more serious is that images of the top secret Nuclear Research Station in the Negev Desert new to the [...]
October 11, 2007Password Problems for UK Users
In a study conducted by net security experts McAfee, 3,500 computer users across Europe were asked questions regarding the use of passwords. It was found that UK computer users could run the risk of being caught out by online fraud simply because they fail to use more secure passwords.
Almost half of those surveyed never changed [...]
Microsoft fix some holes
Has your windows been updated yet? There have been six security patches to fix some flaws that could leave your computer open to outside attack!
The update was all contained in a single fix, which was partly for the IE7 browser. What this patch does is block any attempt to place fake content like addresses in [...]
Government to use spyware
As strange as it first may appear, this is a plan being put forward by the Ministry of the Interior of Germany. This ingenious plan involves allowing a Trojan Horse to be sent via email to terrorist suspects, once installed this would enable the security forces to checkout the suspect’s computer for any incriminating evidence [...]
October 5, 2007New law on encryption technology
Many organisations these days use encryption technology, after all they are advised all of the time to be security conscious, but there is a slight problem around the corner. Since the beginning of the month there has been a change in the law which means refusal to reveal the decryption key could land that person [...]
October 4, 2007Online videos a security threat
As more or less everyone is becoming aware of the dangers that lurk within unsolicited emails and other schemes that the bad guys have used in the past. The focus is being directed towards online videos. These seemingly harmless bits of fun can and are being used to deliver the unsuspecting viewer a nasty surprise [...]
October 2, 2007UK leads £13 million project
The project is to test out the possibilities of EU wide access for businesses and citizens to access all e government services across the EU. There are thirteen countries in Europe at the moment and the estimated cost is going to be £13 million.
The purpose behind this project which has been named Project Stork, is [...]
ISP’s responsible for security
It is the ISP’s who should be taking responsibility for the issues of security and not the customers. That is according to Kimmo Alkio, President of F Secure.
He argues that it is the ISP’s who have the technical know how and the ability to prevent many of the security issues that have been plaguing some [...]