Scammers are at it again with their attempts to get users to download unnecessary software, visit pointless (and potentially dangerous) sites…
Month: August 2013
Zuckerberg’s Facebook Hack Raises Questions of Security, Privacy
Last week, a Palestinian hacker found a flaw in Facebook that allowed you to post on anybody’s wall, even if you…
The Malware Archives: MS Office Files
Recently, I posted a blog about analyzing PDF files. In that post, we covered some basics of the PDF format and…
Prison Door Glitch or Open Sesame Hack?
In a scene straight out of a movie, a Florida prison suffered what they are presently calling a “computer glitch.” This…
Fake Flash Player Update Causes Mayhem In Your Browser
UPDATE (08/22/13): Apple revoked the fake Flash Player’s certificate which effectively removes it from Safari. UPDATE (08/21/13): The bad guys are…
Alleged Hacker Blackmails Miss Teen USA
News reports are coming in that 19-year-old Cassidy Wolf (above) has received emails from an alleged hacker attempting to extort her.
Google Introduces Lost Phone Protection
Two of the biggest security concerns for smartphone users are losing your device and having it stolen–they’re pocket-sized and can be…
Malwarebytes AV Compatibility Report
A rule of thumb for antivirus users has always been that you do not run two AVs at the same time,…
Lock – Unlock, Biometrics Failure
I like gadgets, no, scratch that, I LOVE gadgets. With this in mind, I very often find myself an early adopter…
Do You Own A Website? Now Would Be A Good Time to Patch It
WordPress & Joomla! in the bull’s eye If you run your own website – but not Blogger and other free ones…