Guard yourself from Firesheep and Wi-Fi snooping
The abundance of free/cheap and open Wi-Fi networks in restaurants, airports, offices and hotels is a great perk to the traveling user; it makes connectivity
Tag: Spyware
The 2 Biggest Security Threats: ScareWare & You
Without a doubt the largest threat to the security of your computer and consequently your identity, and bank account is YOU, followed closely by ScareWare.
How can I know if my computer is infected?
Users are often advised to use an antivirus to check if their systems are infected, but with the current cyber-crime scenario, this is simply not
Wireshark Antivirus – Rogue Badware
Wireshark Antivirus is a fake anti-malware application. These so-called “rogues” use intentional false positives to convince users that their systems have been compromised. Then they
Safe Internet Browsing Habits
We have found that when we say “practice safe browsing habits” many people have no idea what we are talking about. This is an unfortunate
Attacks on the Windows Help and Support Center
Microsoft has been monitoring for active attacks on the Windows Help and Support Center vulnerability (CVE-2010-1885) since the advisory was released on June 10th. At
Facebook Click-Jacking Attack distributed Through “Likes”
A new worm is being distributed through Facebook via the “Like” feature. The attack has hit hundreds of thousands of users and uses a combination
What is Spyware? How Does it Work?
If your computer starts slowing down, crashing or behaving in a strange manner then it may have been infected by spyware, but what is it
How Malware Can Sneak Into Your Life and How to Deal with IT
There are myriad ways that viruses, trojans and other types of malicious code can cause you a lot of grief and it pays to be
Are Facebook’s Privacy Settings Are Actually “Evil Interfaces”?
Hmmm… you be the judge. Facebook: so they want to sell their users’ data for cash, but they don’t want to look like it. What’s