New Crisis Behavior Observed, Now Infecting Virtual Machines
The folks in Symantec’s research lab have found new behavior of a previously discovered Crisis package. To describe this...
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Your “Secret Question” May Not Be So Secret: Easy-to-Guess Password Retrieval Questions You Should Avoid and Why
You’ve learned how to create a secure password and you’re feeling pretty pleased with your security savvy. But wait – what...
What is Multi-Factor Authentication, and How Will It Change in the Future?
Are we all sick of password security lessons yet? After all the discussion of recent security breaches and Mat...
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Rootkits Defined: What They Are and How They Can Be Used Maliciously
If you’ve ever found yourself reading an article or watching a news segment on computer security, you’ve probably heard...
Blizzard’s Been Breached, But You Shouldn’t Panic
Blizzard Entertainment, creators of World of Warcraft and Diablo III, was hacked this week. As the creators of such incredibly...
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4 Security Lessons Learned from Mat Honan’s iCloud Account Hack
This past week, writer Mat Honan had the unthinkable happen. Someone got into his iCloud account, and they were...
Latest Dropbox Security Snafu Reminds Us Websites Aren’t Bulletproof
Earlier this month, Dropbox was investigating an issue where users were receiving spam at email addresses they only used...
Mixed Reactions to Apple’s BlackHat Security Talk
Well, Apple’s talk at BlackHat has come and gone. The general consensus is that Dallas De Atley’s talk was...
How to Protect Yourself from Cyber-Criminals During the 2012 London Olympic Games
This Friday the Opening Ceremonies will kick off the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Whether you’re heading...
OSX/Crisis Has Been Used as Part of a Targeted Attack
New information about the OSX/Crisis samples we spotted on VirusTotal is continuing to come to light. It turns out...