Google policies change from 1 March 2012 – read how will this affect you
We consider this is one of the hottest topics of the moment: Google policies change from 1 March 2012. Below is the information Google sends to its users. One policy, one Google experience We’re getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies across Google and replacing them with one that’s a lot shorter and easier to read. Our new policy covers multiple products and features, reflecting our desire to create one beautifully simple and intuitive experience across Google. This stuff matters, so please take ...
New Facebook clickjacking scam spreads fast
A new and extremely viral clickjacking scam has been spotted targeting curious Facebook users. It hooks them with links to titillating, disgusting or "amazing" videos that their friends apparently "liked", but once they click on the link, they are redirected to a splash page where they are asked to jump through some hoops in order to watch the video: Unfortunately, their clicks are hijacked to "like" the video without their knowledge and to post the same bait message on their own Walls, ...
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In the first days of December researchers from the Internet Storm Center discovered a relatively limited SQL attack - some 80 affected websites that were redirecting visitors of legitimate websites to malicious ones that were showing fake AV and fake Adobe Flash sollutions. Now, only a month later, the number of infected pages are over one million and became officially large enough for giving the alarm again. The attack was named "Lilupophilupop" by the researchers after the domain the victims are ...
Users are willing to take extreme measures to get Internet access
The findings reveal startling attitudes toward IT policies and growing security threats posed by the next generation of employees entering the workforce a demographic that grew up with the Web and has an increasingly on-demand lifestyle that mixes personal and business activity in the workplace. Seven out of ten young employees often ignore IT policies, and in is a victim of identity theft before the age of 30, according to a worldwide study from Cisco. The Cisco Connected World Expertise Document is ...
6 tips for safe online shopping
Avira recommends consumers look at a couple of things to avoid becoming a victim of scammers online: 1. Always check that the connection to the online store where you made the payment is assured. This can be seen in the first place if the URL starts with "https" and secondly, if a small padlock is present in the upper right corner of the browser in the URL field (chrome) or web page name is written color in a rectangle (in Firefox, IE). 2. If the browser gives a warning about the security certificate of the website, thenproceed to buy anything from that website. 3. If you do not know the website you are buying, always check your reputation.Find other users who are commenting on this website. The search for the "reputation" usually gives good results and ...
Related to the online banking security there are some misconceptions that holds back the financial institutes from offering the clients their best sollutions available. Hilding Arrehed, Director Worldwide Professional Services at ActivIdentit has come up with some suggestions on how is possible to combine advanced security technologies of today to create... [Read more of this review]
Flashplayer sandbox for Firefox almost out
About a year ago, after the implementation of a Flash Player sandbox for Google Chrome, Adobe has released a public beta of its new Flashplayer sandbox for Firefox browser. “The design of this sandbox is similar to what Adobe delivered with Adobe Reader X Protected Mode and follows the same Practical Windows Sandboxing approach,” shared... [Read more of this review]
Hackers use fake friends to infiltrate into Facebook
A brand hot study from Barracuda Labs shows that an increasing number of attackers move to social networks in order to complete their wares; most of them use fake facebook profiles. This study analyzes a random sampling of 2,884 active Facebook accounts in order to spot the differences between average real user accounts and fake accounts that are forged... [Read more of this review]
Significant 2012 IT trends
“The coming 12 months stand to be a defining period for Significant 2012 IT trends in any enterprise,” said Simon Robinson, Research Director, 451 Research. “Economic concerns will weigh heavily on the minds of IT decision-makers this year, and will increasingly drive customers toward thinking about cloud-based approaches. Indeed,... [Read more of this review]
Download Insecure Magazine Issue 33 – February 2012
The February 2012 issue of Insecure Magazine is now available for download. In this month you can read about the following topics: Securing Android: Think outside the box Interview with Joe Sullivan, CSO at Facebook White hat shellcode: Not for exploits Using mobile device management for risk mitigation in a heterogeneous environment Metasploit: The... [Read more of this review]
Passwords from US government revealed by Anonymous
As the moment when the new legislation for defending the rights of copyright holders regarding online sharing will be discussed is coming near, the Irish politician pushing it & the government itself are being repeatedly attacked by the hacker collective Anonymous. The group said a campaign dubbed “#OpIreland” & mounted DDoS assaults... [Read more of this review]
Know what’s Happening in Your Organization – Monitor Internet Usage
Using a good Internet usage monitoring solution can allow an administrator to fine tune their organization’s policies and systems in a way that ensures optimum performance and morale within the organization. Internet usage monitoring doesn’t have to compromise privacy as a good Internet monitoring solution will allow for data to be anonymized –... [Read more of this review]
Google policies change from 1 March 2012 – read how will this affect you
We consider this is one of the hottest topics of the moment: Google policies change from 1 March 2012. Below is the information Google sends to its users. One policy, one Google experience We’re getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies across Google and replacing them with one that’s a lot shorter and easier to read. Our new policy covers... [Read more of this review]
DreamHost got hacked and unencrypted passwords were exposed
DreamHost, one of the world’s most popular and well-known web hosting providers, has sent a warning out to its customers saying that one of their databases containing user FTP/shell access passwords has been accessed by unknown attackers. “There are three different types of passwords at DreamHost: a web panel password (for logging into the... [Read more of this review]
Retailers are considering more to introduce biometric authentication
More than 50% of retailers are using passwords for point-of-sale (POS) system login, although there are concerns over the sharing and misuse of these passwords, according to DigitalPersona. This survey also showed that from those companies considering a change to new login methods, almost 70 percent are opting for a switch to biometric authentication. The... [Read more of this review]
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