Posts Tagged ‘Trojans’
IN THE HEADLINES: New Malware Being Developed Around Impressive Business Model
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● January 31, 2012
In yet another sign of how once-disorganized cybercrooks are evolving into professionally run businesses, crooks that develop and sell data stealing Trojans are now offering the kind of support that a legitimate software developer would be envious of. Security expert Brian Krebs recently reported on his blog about how the developer of one such Trojan, [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Get Used to Premium SMS Trojans
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 17, 2012
If you haven’t already heard of something called a Premium SMS Trojan, consider yourself warned. As Trojan attacks on Android smartphones and tablets soar, not all the attacks are what you would traditionally expect from a Trojan – like stealing your personal information or passwords. A growing number of these Trojans instead use your phone [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: From Ellen DeGeneres to Kim Jung Il, Scams Abound
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 4, 2012
It’s been a great few weeks for scammers, with lots of global headlines to take advantage of. As always, the scammers are a very creative bunch who seemingly have way too much time on their hands. Some of the scams concocted in that time, though, were a little more obvious than others. The death of [...]
The Dirty Dozen – One Security Expert’s Top 12 Security Concerns for 2012
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 2, 2012
A tradition at the beginning of the year is to look ahead and plan. You look at the year behind you, consider the lessons learned, and then you make bold predictions for yourself. In the security world, we hold true to these traditions, predicting what’s in store for us next year from hackers, scammers, and [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Small Businesses on the Hook for Cyber Losses
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 23, 2011
A recent legal decision could spell big trouble for small businesses that fall victim to one of the most dangerous types of cybercrime to emerge in recent years. A judge in Maine recently sided with a bank sued by a small business owner who had lost nearly half a million dollars to one of the [...]
VIDEO REPLAY: Concerns for Small Businesses (with Neal O’Farrell)
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 18, 2011
Continuing this week’s attention to National Small Business Week, IDGuardian has stepped back into its video archives to present a special video replay of Neal O’Farrell and his advice for small businesses and strategies against identity theft, credit fraud, and security breaches. These audio and video columns can be listened and or viewed to in [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: McAfee Threat Report Paints Another Grim Picture
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 16, 2011
Security firm McAfee recently released its fourth quarter threat report, and it seems to confirm the same threats and trends most security observers are reporting. McAfee says it uncovered 20 million new pieces of malware in 2010, or an average of 55,000 new malware threats every day. That number seems to tally with a similar [...]
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