Posts Tagged ‘antivirus’
Parenting for the Digital Native: Part Three — Securing Android Tech
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 26, 2011
In this final installment of Parenting for the Digital Native, we conclude this series by looking at the other popular platform on the market for mobile devices — Android. While Apple has caught a fair amount of criticism over the controls and demands put upon developers, the Android operating system offers an alternative for app [...]
A Real Life Grabber: New Trojan, New Concerns
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 15, 2010
I’ve predicted for a while that because the more recent generation of malware – and especially Trojans – has been so effective, we’re going to see lots more of the same. And better, more sophisticated ones. And I was right. Again. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that if an attack, scam or [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Could You Be Spamming Yourself?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 9, 2010
Security researchers recently discovered that more than 40% of the world’s spam is being churned out by just one culprit. The culprit is called the Rustock botnet, and may consist of millions of compromised computers, all press-ganged together to churn out an estimated 46 billion spam emails every single day. What’s more troubling, most of [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Signs that Your Computer Is Infected
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 24, 2010
While being a victim of identity theft is likely to change your perspective and habits,the worst time for you to learn about the importance of security is after you’ve become a victim. Same goes for your computer. One of the most common threats and most popular attacks focuses on planting malicious software on your computer, [...]
The ID Guardian Podcast — Episode #14: Multi-Layered Computer Protection
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 23, 2010
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Welcome to the IDGuardian Podcast. These audio and video columns can be listened and or viewed to in a variety of ways: Through the blog via the media player found in this blogpost Through a manual download by clicking on the “Download” link By subscribing through iTunes This episode features Neal O’Farrell, an expert on [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Could Zeus Be the Biggest Threat Ever?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 19, 2010
In a recent story on the growth of one of the most dangerous computer Trojans every discovered, tech magazine, Network World, opened with the line “Banks and antivirus powerless to stop attacks.” It’s been almost a year since I first started warning about the dangers of Zeus, a powerful banking Trojan that was wreaking havoc [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: 10 Million NEW Cyber Threats So Far This Year
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 18, 2010
I guess you could be forgiven for giving up the fight against cybercrime when the world seems to be overwhelmed with malware like Trojans and viruses that are able to anticipate our responses and always appear a few steps ahead of us. Security firm McAfee recently confirmed what many of us already knew. Things are [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Stop Serving up Your Data
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 17, 2010
Security firm AVG recently discovered a data-stealing botnet, which they quickly named Mumba, that they say has managed to compromise more than 55,000 computers around the world and pilfer a gold mine of personal data including bank account and credit card numbers. Mumba was created and controlled by a cyber criminal gang that call themselves [...]
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