Tag: Malware
One phish, two phish, red phish, blue phish
Typical phishing messages purport to originate from various financial institutions, delivery services, Facebook, and so on, all with the aim of getting you to click the enclosed link and disclose some personal information that can be abused. (Dec 16, 2009)
What, me worry?
Incidents of cybercrime via malware and exploits are on the rise, but if this recent poll is to be believed, people are still too blasé about their Internet security. The Unisys Security Index: Global Summary report 1 revealed the following: “Concerns over security in everything from online shopping and banking to safety from computer viruses, as well as national security along with personal and financial security, were significantly down over what was recorded half a year ago for populations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Netherlands, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. (Nov 18, 2009)
The Future Of Email Security: Where Do We Go From Here?
There’s no denying that anti-spam filters are imperative in the fight against junk mail and malware, but no single solution is fool-proof. Employing anti-spam and virus filters, stronger passwords, encryption, and so on, are not enough to win the battle against the ever-increasingly sophisticated attackers. (Nov 04, 2009)
Drive by Downloads
This is a term I’m seeing more and more frequently in security-related web posts and, frankly, I thought it was fairly new. After doing some research, however, I found an article entitled, Anatomy of a “Drive-by-Download,” that was written in 2004 (!) by Eric L. Howes. Where have I been all this time? (Oct 21, 2009)
Who do you trust?
There were 2 major malware waves last week that caused a big impact. The first one involved the Outlook Notification virus, which some major AV providers were still unable to catch even after 12 hours in the wild. (Oct 19, 2009)
What’s the (cyber)world coming to?
Am I the only one who’s getting creeped out by the increasingly sinister tone of the latest cyberthreats making the rounds? Several news items from the past couple of days make me want to unplug my computer and forget I’d ever heard of the Internet. (Oct 07, 2009)
First Michael, now Patrick. Celebrity deaths yield new spam campaigns
So how does a celebrity's death result in more spam? Spammers take advantage of our thirst for information and know that we will be Googling for the latest news and gossip. (Sep 16, 2009)
“ElephantGate” and other stories
Ah the “Dog Days” of August! Give me a hot, sunny day, a comfortable lawn chair and a really good spy novel, and I’ll get lost for hours. But who needs books these days? A recent article about corporate espionage reveals a wealth of true-life - and often truly bizarre – tales. Move over James Bond, the company janitor has cool gadgets too! (Aug 26, 2009)
More Recent News
Recent Spam Survey Winners
We are extremely pleased with the tremendous response that we have received to this point from our Fight Email Spam survey. As promised we have randomly selected winners of our gift card prizes. (Jan 23, 2012)
New Year's Resolution
We spend 8 to 10 (or more) hours a day at work - more time than we spend anywhere else - and our desks/workspaces are becoming our kitchen tables. But, do you realize that our desks are covered in more bacteria... (Jan 20, 2012)
Email Usage Survey
We are currently conducting a market research on email usage at work. Thank you for filling our this very short survey. (Jan 12, 2012)
