Copying documents out of Microsoft SharePoint to less secure media such as email and thumb drives is common among users of the collaboration platform, at least in the UK. According to a survey of 100 users who attended a SharePoint conference in November, 45% have made such copies, with 18%…
Mobile malware is about to explode, and users need education
WE LIVE IN A WORLD that’s increasingly full of technology. However, along with technology comes malware and mobile devices are no exception, as the popularity of smartphones and tablets surges. On the whole, mobile malware seems to be proliferating, and it’s happening quickly too. It’s been around for the last…
Mobile malware is about to explode, users need education
WE LIVE IN A WORLD that’s increasingly full of technology. However, along with technology comes malware and mobile devices are no exception, as the popularity of smartphones and tablets surges. On the whole, mobile malware seems to be proliferating, and it’s happening quickly too. It’s been around for the last…
Grindr users exposed
The Grindr app, left, and founder Joel Simkhai’s profile. A popular “meat-market” smartphone app that spawned a sexual revolution in Australia’s gay community has been compromised by a Sydney hacker, potentially exposing intimate personal chats, explicit photos and private information of users. The location-aware Grindr app enables gay men to…
Facebook users targeted in Carberp man-in-the-browser attack
Facebook users are being targeted in a new man-in-the-browser (MitB) attack that attempts to steal money by duping the user into redeeming an e-cash voucher. The malware is a new configuration of the Carberp Trojan, according to security firm Trusteer. Carberp replaces any Facebook page the user navigates to with…
China counts more than 500 million Internet users
China’s Internet population passed the half billion mark at the end of 2011 after the country added 28 million new users during the second half of the year. At the end of December, the country had 513 million Internet users, according to a report issued by the China Internet Network…
Laptop users offered simple full-disk encryption upgrade
Security company ST Electronics has shown a new hard drive enclosure that can be used to upgrade a laptop running any operating system to full-disk encryption without the need for drivers or BIOS modifications. The DigiSAFE DiskCrypt is a 2.5 inch enclosure which comes with its own hardware cryptographic module…
45K Facebook users’ data stolen by ‘Ramnit’ worm
Shortly after it started targeting users of social networking giant Facebook, a computer worm has stolen more than 45,000 Facebook login credentials worldwide. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
ProtectMyID: RT @InfosecurityMag: Most users have not installed security software on their smartphones, survey finds http://t.co/oFyrm0qb
ProtectMyID: RT @InfosecurityMag: Most users have not installed security software on their smartphones, survey finds http://t.co/oFyrm0qb View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Phishing Attack Targets New Mac Users
A phishing attack aimed at new Mac users was launched the week after Christmas looking to obtain the credit card information of people signing up for a new Apple ID. The well-timed attack tries to redirect users signing up for an Apple ID to a phishing site designed to look…
