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To torrent or not to torrent, Are Torrents Safe?

Are torrents safe? I've been getting asked a lot about torrents lately. Is it safe? I thought I'd write an ethics aside article about torrents. I'm not interested in giving my opinion on the legal side of torrents, and whether I think it is right or wrong. That is for you to...

Zeus botnet analysis: Past, present and future threats

The Zeus botnet has become one of the most dangerous botnets in history because of the targeted crimes that have been committed using the malware it propagates and the ease with which attackers commit the crimes. In this tip, we'll review what makes Zeus such a unique problem for enterprises and how best to defend...

Short history on hacking [infographic]

A short history on hacking. Hacking has been around as long as computers as a way to reconfigure or reprogram a system. [infographic].

Security trends for 2010 : Be watchful

Social Engineering: A Major concern Social engineering is the act of maneuvering people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. Various web criminals adopt such practices and never come face-to-face with the victim. Therefore, security companies like Symantec has suggested that such practices will surely increase in 2010. Microsoft’s Windows 7 Microsoft’s Windows 7 is the most secure...

Autorun malwares dominate 2010.

You may be surprised to discover that Virus Bulletin's recent malware prevalence report claims autorun malwares (autorun worms) as the most prevalent malware thus far in 2010, with over 10.7% of all globally reported infections being of the autorun nature. In second place were visual basic scripts and in third Conficker / Downadup. ...

Scareware victim speaks up.

The FBI estimates that fake AV companies have already cost consumers over $150 million! the numbers grow daily. Cybercriminals claim a million victims a day with an online scam that McAfee Labs predicts will cost consumers the most money in 2010: scareware. Scareware appears as legitimate looking pop-up alerts warning users their computer...

The tricks hackers use, and what you can do to foil them.

Some hackers claim they can teach a monkey how to hack in a couple of hours. We asked two hackers, Syke and Optyx (at their request, we are using their hacking pseudonyms rather than their real names), to give us non-simian reporters a demonstration. What we got was a sometimes-frightening view of how easily nearly anyone's...

Conficker continues to spread

Conficker (AKA Downadup, Conflicker) has been the single most persistently irritating piece of malware since 2003's SQL SLAMMER.

Using Windows for a Day Cost Mac User $100,000

windows7_beta_boot_screenDavid Green normally only accessed his company’s online bank account from his trusty Mac laptop. Then one day this April while he was home sick, Green found himself needing to authorize a transfer of money out of his firm’s account. Trouble was, he’d left his Mac at work. So he decided to log in to...

Nero 9 forces install of ASK toolbar

I'm stunned. Recently I was seeking some new software for burning DVDs. I've used NERO often in the past, and was quite happy with it. I've not used NERO since moving from XP to Vista and now Windows7. I thought I'd check out the new Nero 9 Lite (Link included out...

Online scam targest FIFA fans

fifa2010They say FIFA 2010 could be one of the most watched sporting events in history, and it is anticipated as perhaps the biggest sporting event ever! For this reason, it comes as no surprise that it is being used by cyber criminals as a foot in the door for a new scam. Two separate...

Current threat levels

Trend Micro supplies a widget that reports on the current global threat level of malware, malicious websites, and the percentage of world-wide IP addresses that are sending spam. Interesting information to keep you in the loop of current global threat levels is provided on Trend Micro's TrendWatch website. You can also get...