Hackers Employing Sophisticated Techniques to Trick Users

Hackers Employing Sophisticated Techniques to Trick Users

Hackers are employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to scam users into downloading malicious software. For instance, today’s hackers and malware authors have begun using so-called “doorway pages” – web pages optimized to rank highly in results for common...
Are You Opening Your Spam Email Messages?

Are You Opening Your Spam Email Messages?

A survey conducted by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group or MAAWG reveals that a almost half of computer users in North America and Western Europe not only open spam emails, but also click on the links and open attachments found within these messages...
Software on Energizer Battery Charger has Malware

Software on Energizer Battery Charger has Malware

Do you use the the Energizer DUO USB battery charger? If so, you’ll be interested to know that the United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has warned that software included in this charger contains a software “backdoor” or Trojan that...
Thinking about Security in the Cloud

Thinking about Security in the Cloud

As we begin to store more and more of our data on the Internet and in the “Cloud,” the threat of that data being accessed and used by someone or something outside of our knowledge or control becomes very real. Data such as credit card information, banking...