The anti-malware research firm, Kaspersky, recently announced they've detected a new spyware infection called Flame. Researchers speculate that Flame, a very sophisticated program, was created as a state-sponsored volley in what seems to be an escalating international cyberwar. Kaspersky...
It's attained the status of legend, wisdom passed down from generation to generation: Macs don't get malware. It's also what you might call an old wive's tale, or a myth. While it has been true that Macs have largely been overlooked by malware perpetrators in favor of the much larger number...
The Federal Trade Commission has released the final version of its report on how companies must handle the privacy of online user data. There are five main areas of focus that the FTC groups its action items into. Business leaders should probably familiarize themselves with at least the existence...
Last year the FBI busted an Estonian crime gang that had been hijacking computers and rerouting them to bogus websites. By infecting as many as half-a-million computers with the DNSChanger trojan, the crooks were able to reap advertising revenue. The FBI's last step in cleaning up after the group's...
In technology years, email is a really old technology. One drawback to the way email works is that it wasn't designed to filter out spam and fishing emails. There's just no inherent way to prove that the sender of email is really who they say they are. There have been systems put in place on top of...
UK-based Sophos, an IT security company, notes on its blog a couple of recent scams making their way around Facebook. Don't fall for a current Facebook trend that promises to give you a custom pink or red facebook profile page. It's a scam! However, if you see your friends' profile pictures...
