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• Exploring the Social Media Security Quandary

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 516
  By Mike Meikle , CEO at Hawkthorne Group Social Media (Web 2.0) is on everyone’s lips these days. A million gurus have sprung up nearly overnight to cash in on the phenomena. Social Media has been promoted as the next big trend in productivity enhancement and a key to opening the coffers of ...
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• How To Remove Preinstalled Software From New System ? PC Decrapifier !

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 142
  Usually, most of the computer sellers install unwanted software when you buy a machine. Even you might not know about them until the machine gets delivered at your doorstep. In such situations, you can use new software called PC Decrapifier. As its name suggests, it will let you know the unwanted software to remove ...
  2 weeks ago

• Conficker - Why it can happen again

  
  Windows 2008 Security — Authority: 142
  While I disagree with many of the specific reasons noted in the article, I
  2 weeks ago

• Conficker – Why it can happen again

  
  Microsoft Patch Watch — Authority: 157
  While I disagree with many of the specific reasons noted in the article, I
  3 weeks ago

• Effective Security Policy Messaging Important

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 516
  By Christopher Burgess , Senior Security Adviser End users tuning you out? Here’s a three-step process for taking human factors into account in your security program (and even using them to your advantage). Let us begin with the premise that security policies exist to protect an entity’s assets as it ...
  3 weeks ago

• ATM on Craigslist Loaded with Card Data

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 516
  By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert After the Vegas DEFCON ATM debacle where hackers hacked hackers by setting up a fake ATM in front of the facilities security office, I needed to see how stupid easy it was to buy and ATM and just set it up anywhere. So my search began. I started looking on ...
  3 weeks ago

• (Un)happy Birthday, Conficker

  
  SanDisk Enterprise Blog — Authority: 112
  This week marks one year since the Conficker worm (known as Downadup at the time) was discovered in the wild.  As we know, it went on to become one of the biggest infections ever seen, with an estimated 12 million-plus PCs infected globally. This interview with Eric Sites, a member of the Conficker Working Group, ...
  3 weeks ago

• The war with conficker!

  
  Hi, This is Martin -OMG!! — Authority: 103
  Wizernet has the nastiest computer viruses!My camera got infected with the conficker virus and when i plugged it into my computer, all hell broke lose.I am the last person you’d suspect to get infected with a virus because I do live updates and have THREE antivirus software/barriers running at all times,  A ...
  4 weeks ago

• Botnets, Complacency and the UK Government

  
  ThreatBlog — Authority: 587
  Gadi Evron drew my attention in an article for Dark Reading to a piece in IT Pro by Asavin Wattanajantra. The piece quotes Dr. Steve Marsh, of the UKs Cabinet Office (the Office of Cyber Security, to be precise) as saying that botnet operators are interested in money-generating attacks on the private sector, not ...
  4 weeks ago

• Increase Your Information Security IQ

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 516
  By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert Years ago (like 20) a friend was graduating from college and moving away and a bunch of friends were throwing a party for this person. Collectively they asked me if I’d write a small speech as a version of “This is your life”. Stymied as to why they ...
  4 weeks ago

• iMetaSearch Brings Enhanced, Advanced, Accurate And Faster Results !

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 142
  Using iMetaSearch you can get advanced, enhanced and accurate results. It is a tool specifically designed to provide ultimate benefit at the user end. It is able to save your time and the results naturally fall into conceptual groups or categories. This tool uses a cutting edge method known as Latent Semantic Analysis ...
  4 weeks ago

• Concerning Microsoft And The Conficker Worm

  
  What A Load Of Bullshit — Authority: 103
  Have you received this email? Dear Microsoft Customer, Starting 12/11/2009 the ‘Conficker’ worm began infecting Microsoft customers unusually rapidly. Microsoft has been advised by your Internet provider that your network is infected. To counteract further spread we advise removing the infection using an ...
  4 weeks ago

• Fake Microsoft ‘Conflicker.B’ Infection Alert

  
  Free PC Security — Authority: 131
  Fake emails apparently from Microsoft Support contain a fake .zip file download which will infect users computers. The email reads as follows: "Starting 12/11/2009 the ‘Conficker’ worm began infecting Microsoft customers unusually rapidly. Microsoft has been advised by your Internet provider that your network is ...
  4 weeks ago

• What Could Possibly Be Worse Than A Virus?

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 516
  By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert Anti-virus protection, critical security patches and a secure wireless connection have always been essential processes on my networks. My main concern has always been to protect my bank account by keeping the bad guy out. In my presentations, I’ve always ...
  4 weeks ago

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