Latest news
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U.S. media sites compromised, lead to malware
07.05.2013
At least five U.S. media sites and a number of other popular ones have been compromised and are redirecting visitors to malicious URLs, Zscaler warns.
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IRC/HTTP based DDoS bot nukes other bots
03.05.2013
Online underground markets seem to offer anything and everything a budding cyber criminal might need.
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Fake AV scammers impersonate Microsoft
02.05.2013
Cyber scammers continue to impersonate Microsoft and try to trick users into believing that their computer is serious need of an AV solution.
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Fake PayPal "Reset your password" request leads to malware
30.04.2013
PayPal customers are being targeted with a fake email impersonating the e-payment service, claiming that their account has been put "on hold" and will stay that way until they reset their password: More experienced users will likely identify the email as malicious and consider it a phishing attempt, but it's not.
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Scammy Profile Viewer app is now "offered" by Facebook
30.04.2013
Once users become too familiar with a type of scam and stop falling for it, scammers tend to move on to new ones.
Spotlight

Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.
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