It’s scary to think of the new methods hackers can use to acquire data from you. Take this evolved trojan, for example. Known as Gozi, not only is it equipped with a keylogger, but it also has the potential of stealing data from protected SSL streams. So, even though a site looks (and […]

I like the idea of the new DKIM approach to sorting mail. I think it will definitely help out in sorting legitimate email from fraudulent ones. DKIM takes the step of actually identifying the sender not by their IP, but instead by their domain. This should have more of an impact, especially […]

CNET News - In a paper (PDF) presented at last month’s HotBots 2007 conference , researchers from Google say they’ve found malware downloads lurking on 1 out of every 10 Web sites visited. For this study Google analyzed 4.5 million URLs. The researchers determined
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It looks like the House recently passed a bill for the third time increasing the penalties for anyone caught putting malware on computers. While I think this is a good thing to see, I really don’t think it is going to have much of an impact. It doesn’t really help that I initially […]

Those who are developing malware for OpenOffice have quite a few advantages; not only is OpenOffice extremely popular, but it can be used on pretty much any operating system. Having these two factors alone gives the malware a better-than-average probability of propagation. Fortunately for OpenOffice, since it is open-source, I bet patches that […]

For all of you Firefox users out there; Verisign just released an add-on for Firefox that will identify the level of security on websites. While it sounds like a grand idea, there is still one major problem with it; it only works with Verisign certified websites. Websites that have acquired certificates from other […]

Here’s a little scenario for you: Say you were performing a search on Google and stumbled into an advertisement that said the following:
Drive-By Download Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!

Would you click it? Also, knowing that the website has a .info extension (which is popular among malware distributors) and the idea that […]

Network World Fusion - in the Browser study looked at over 4.5 million Web pages, and found that 10% of them were capable of activating malicious Microsoft is once again inviting members of the hacking community into its Redmond, Wash., campus to show the software giant
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After all of the blogs I have written in regards to current events, I thought it would be a good idea to write one on just the basics of protecting yourself online, which can serve as protection against both digital and identity theft threats. I actually stumbled into this article on accident, and the […]

ITBusiness.ca - The securities firms that reported the breach have not confirmed the means by which accounts were accessed, but the Investment Dealers Association (IDA) pointed to pharming Web sites as another possible avenue. Only two accounts were affected
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