Monthly Archives: December, 2010
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim's files. The attackers then demand a ransom from the victim to restore access to the files upon payment. Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly common, with billions...
Last week New York Times revealed that former USA state secretary Hillary Clinton used a private email account instead of official email address for communications while serving the State department. It is reported that Clinton used...
Top security predictions 2011-2012
Security predictions are part of the year end routines of many security solutions and services companies as well as key security personals.
In this post,...
110,000 bank card numbers were stolen via a SQL injection attack
Hackers have broken into the website of the New York tour company CitySights NY and stolen about 110,000 bank card numbers.They used the SQL...
Hack attack underscores danger of reusing passwords
The fallout from a hacking attack on Gawker Media Inc. a week ago underscores a basic security risk of living more of our lives...
Microsoft warns about flaw that makes hacking easier
Microsoft has warned about a flaw on the Internet Explorer browser that could allow hackers to take control of unprotected computers .
The bug allows...
Germany plans news cyber-warfare defence centre
Germany will create a new cyber-warfare defence centre next year to fight off espionage attacks, the German interior ministry said.
"We plan to create...
Security predictions for 2011 – Unisys
Increasing levels of cyber crime, numerous regulatory and compliance requirements, and an explosion in usage of consumer devices and applications in the workplace will...
Top ten security trends for 2011 by Imperva
The year is changing and it is time for predeiction for 2011. Security business is not shying away from predicting the top trends in...
New phishing trends
Phishing attacks are getting sophasticated everytime. Recently, phishers become very creative in detection mechanisms. In a recent attack phishers modified the .htaccess file to...
People – Walking threat
Kevin Mitnick, the legendary hacker once said, "People are the weakest link. You can have the best technology, firewalls, intrusion-detection systems, biometric devices -...
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