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Zero-Day Java vulnerability wreaks havoc on computers worldwide

January 14, 2013 - Update (1/14/2013) Oracle has issued an emergency patch to be shipped with version 7 update 11. While we are pleased to see a...

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Misleading advertising

December 20, 2012 - Today we are going to be talking about advertising, specifically misleading advertising. Whether it’s on TV or on the internet, in...

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It’s The Most Dangerous Time of the Year!

November 30, 2012 - The holidays are a time for family, friendship, giving and compassion.  They are also a time for cyber criminals to scam...

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Citadel: a cyber-criminal’s ultimate weapon?

November 5, 2012 - In old times, a citadel was a fortress used as the last line of defense. For cyber criminals it is a...

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Timely detection: the key to a good anti-malware solution

October 22, 2012 - In this connected world, time is of the essence. The bad guys are counting on releasing their malicious programs and infecting...

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Pick a Download, Any Download!

October 19, 2012 - Various download sites have been plastering ads all over their pages for years, some of which are just for other types...

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A Picture is worth a Thousand Messages

October 12, 2012 - Instant messaging is not a new concept; in fact, instant messaging software has been around for over 20 years in many...

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How to Give Malwarebytes Anti-Malware The Power!

September 28, 2012 - Many PC users are content to let their hardware and software become outdated and obsolete if only because it still runs,...

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Call Me Phishy

September 7, 2012 - A few months ago, I did a series on Phishing, called Phishing 101. In it, I described various ways in which...

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ALERT: New Bank Phishing Attempts

August 6, 2012 - A new phishing scam is going around and trying to grab user log-on credentials  for popular banks like HSBC, Lloyds TSB...

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