Yet another attack has been released that focuses on older versions of Internet Explorer. This is why everyone should always make certain that they keep their browsers updated at all times. This doesn’t mean you have to upgrade to the latest IE though. You can always switch to an alternative browser like Mozilla Firefox or [...]
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New Exploit Targets Old Versions of IE (Why you should upgrade)
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Security Software Can Ferret Out Who’s a Human and Who’s a Bot
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Author: Jeremy Kirk (CIO) An Atlanta security company has come up with a technology it says can block automated programs responsible for perpetuating nuisances such as spam, fake e-mail registrations and click fraud. The software, HumanPresent, essentially ferrets out, for example, whether a human is filling out a Web-based form and stopping those actions that [...]
Conficker virus starts to attack computers
Monday, April 27th, 2009A malicious software program known as Conficker is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, according to computer security experts. Source: Telegraph (UK) Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, was expected to wreak havoc on April 1 when it was due to be activated, but it failed to cause many [...]
Conficker’s $9.1 billion estimated economic cost
Sunday, April 26th, 2009Source: Dancho Danchev @ ZDNet In a recent blog post, the Cyber Secure Institute claims that based on their previous studies into the average cost of such malware attacks, the economic loss due to the Conficker worm could be as high as $9.1 billion. Despite that their analysis also considered a much limited infection rate [...]
Google updates Chrome due to issue in IE tab security
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Source: Sean Michael Kerner @ InternetNews Google today updated its stable version of the Chrome browser to version 1.0.154.58 to fix a serious security issue. The ‘funny’ thing is the issue is triggered by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) browser. The issue is very serious and according to Google could potentially enable something called universal cross-site [...]
Google’s CAPTCHA experiment and the human factor
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Source: Dancho Danchev @ ZDNet Any research is prone to irrelevance if it starts with the wrong research questions, takes the wrong perspective, or in this case, attempts to fight the wrong enemy – automated bots attempting to recognize CAPTCHAs. Researchers at Google recently released a paper detailing a new CAPTCHA system consisting of correct [...]
Conficker update attempts to foil Cabal
Friday, March 13th, 2009Source: Robert Lemos @ Security Focus The Conficker worm, which checks 250 different domains each day for an update, could become a lot harder to stop, if those responsible for the malicious program can get their latest code to infected computers. The software module, discovered on Friday and initially dubbed Downadup.C and Conficker.C, causes Conficker-infected [...]
Conficker Worm Gets an Evil Twin
Friday, February 20th, 2009The criminals behind the widespread Conficker worm have released a new version of the malware that could signal a major shift in the way the worm operates. Source: Robert McMillan @ CIO February 19, 2009 — IDG News Service — The criminals behind the widespread Conficker worm have released a new version of the malware [...]
