Archive for August, 2008
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming - Silicon.com
0 Comments Published August 30th, 2008 inA government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has warned of the growing danger from international gangs of online and credit card fraudsters. The UK Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime pinpoints a surge in attempts to hijack bank
Network Box: Mass phishing attacks down for third month in a row, […]
If all goes according to plan, then before the end of the year, Evan Malone will print a robotic fish. Not build, he specifies. Print. Malone’s dream is to push a button on his self-designed 3D printer–a computer-controlled syringe mounted on a
Mobile-Banking Security Checklist Published by Green Armor Solutions - PR.com
0 Comments Published August 26th, 2008 inGreen Armor Solutions announced the availability of a new “mobile access security” checklist that can help organizations plan for implementations of mobile banking and other mobile-enabled web projects. The new checklist provides an overview of some
Trojan horse - Download.comThese controls link to any object–traditionally dynamic content such as tables and buttons that […]
Get a remote to play Blue-ray DVDs on PS3 - San Francisco Gate
0 Comments Published August 25th, 2008 inMonday, August 25, 2008 A: The PlayStation 3 has a built-in Blu-ray drive that does indeed make a fine DVD player. However, the PS3 doesn’t come with a remote control for playing movies. You can use a game controller for basic DVD operations, but
Check Point Delivers New Safer, Faster and Easier Computer […]
Too lazy to change default passwords? You’ll pay. February 15, 2007 (IDG News Service) — If you haven’t changed the default password on your home router, do so now . That’s what researchers at Symantec Corp. and Indiana University are saying, after
Mobile-Banking Security Checklist Published by Green Armor Solutions […]
College students should take care to protect their information - Dallas Morning News
0 Comments Published August 18th, 2008 inAmid all the back-to-school activities and tasks that college students face, one of the most important is to protect their identities. They have such busy schedules that they may unknowingly expose themselves to identity theft and fraud, particularly
Police arrest woman wanted for identity theft - WTVDDURHAM, NC (WTVD) — Saturday police arersted […]
Blogs a growing target for site hackers - Guardian Unlimited
0 Comments Published August 16th, 2008 inBarry Welford considers himself lucky. The weekend he decided one of his blogs, Staygolinks.com , needed a cleanup was the same time a hacker chose to splatter the site with a host of unwanted pages. “I was doing something I don’t normally do
Cybersquatter offers threesome with Scarlett Johansson - News.com.auAN online impostor […]
Apple products a tempting target for hackers - News.com.au
0 Comments Published August 16th, 2008 inHACKERS are taking aim at Apple products like iPhones and MacBooks as they gain popularity across the world, security experts say. Hackers have traditionally targeted computers running Microsoft Windows because more than 90 per cent of the global
iGoogle gadgets a security risk, say hackers - News.com.auHACKERS turned computer security specialists have accused […]
Making the case for a press boycott of the national political - Slate
0 Comments Published August 15th, 2008 inLike the kid with a mouthful of loose teeth won’t stop believing in the tooth fairy, the press just can’t release itself from the fantasy of “pharm parties.” Since the middle of the decade, scores of news organizations major and minor have run
Symantec suspects bot in attacks on […]
Computer security experts say that choosing hard-to-guess passwords ultimately brings little security protection. Passwords wont keep us safe from identity theft, no matter how clever we are in choosing them. The best password is a long, nonsensical
Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactly - ZDNet BlogsOh dear. The Chicken Little contingent is […]