Social media sites and universities increasingly targeted by phishers

Social media sites and universities increasingly targeted by phishers


Social media sites and universities increasingly targeted by phishers

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 08:37 AM PDT

Social media sites and educational institutions were increasingly targeted by phishers who continued to expand the targets of their attacks in the first half of 2010. With greater diversity of attacks...

A foolproof drive-by-download blocking tool?

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 07:31 AM PDT

A seemingly foolproof tool for blocking drive-by-download attacks has been developed by a group of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and California-based SRI International. The na...

Review: CISSP Study Guide

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 07:00 AM PDT

Authors: Eric Conrad, Seth Misenar and Joshua Feldman Pages: 592 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1597495638 Introduction The title of the book is self-explanatory - this is a study guide for a...

Google's Gmail security checklist

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Every now and then, Google adds tools and issues warnings that are meant to help its users feel and stay safe while using their offerings - the recent warning to Gmail users whose account was accessed...

Rogue Facebook app takes over accounts

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 04:55 AM PDT

A flurry of statuses saying "OMG! Im never going to send another text message again after seeing this!" and "OMG! Im not txtin again now that I have seen this!" and offering a shortened link have been...

Ubuntu 10.10 desktop, netbook and server editions released

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 09:36 PM PDT

Ubuntu 10.10, codenamed "Maverick Meerkat", is now available for download. Ubuntu 10.10 introduces an array of online and offline applications to Ubuntu Desktop Edition with a particular focus on...

New film exploring online security

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 09:12 PM PDT

A new project called "The Gran' Scam of Things" is in the works. The premise of the short film poses serious questions about online financial abuse by taking a special look at how email based scams af...

Week in review: The future of malware, iTunes phishing attack and computer "health certificates"

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 09:03 PM PDT

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles, reviews, interviews and podcasts: XSS flaws found on three security firms' websites A group of white-hat hackers has di...

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