NewsFactor – Microsoft intends to begin delivering automatic updates of its Internet Explorer browser beginning next year to ensure that as many machines as possible running Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 are protected from the latest malware schemes of cyber criminals. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News…
Bullguard Internet Security 12 review
Bullguard has been producing Windows antivirus and internet security software for the last nine years. Its latest IS product, Bullguard Internet Security 12, adds a firewall, parental controls, PC tune-up, backup and a vulnerability scanner to the AV, spam filter and browser protection in its antivirus package. The main control…
South Korea discovers downside of high speed internet
Botnets, hacking and the exposure of personal details are price of having superfast internet On one dimly-lit floor of the towering central Seoul headquarters of Korea’s National Police Agency, dozens of hard drives and mobile phones sit on shelves awaiting dissection. Officials flit between cubicles, comparing notes, as above their…
McAfee Internet Security 2012 for Mac review
Mac OS X users are notably resistant to the ploys of anti-virus, anti-malware, and security-monitoring software offered for our platform. “What – me worry?” could be our motto, as well as, “Not paying for that!” Over the long haul, that attitude has served us well, but the nature and diversity…
UK government to ban criminals, cyber bullies from Internet
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Criminals who commit offences online and cyber bullies will be banned from the internet as part of British government’s new cyber security strategy. View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Congress considers anti-piracy bills that could cripple Internet industries – SOPA and PROTECT IP would harm innovation.
In a time when the American economy needs to catalyze innovation to compete in a global marketplace, members of the United States Congress have advanced legislation that could cripple the Internet industry, damage cybersecurity and harm freedom of expression online. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full…
Lying on the Internet could soon be a federal crime
The US Department of Justice wants to make it a federal crime to violate the “terms of service” of any website, reports Declan McCullagh at CNet. According to this interpretation, breaching the terms of service of websites — which can be done by simply using a fake name on Facebook,…
U.S. Charges 7 with Internet Fraud that Infected 4 Million Computers
New York: U.S. prosecutors have charged seven persons, including one Russian, in a massive internet fraud scheme in which more than four million computers across 100 countries, including those of U.S. government agencies and NASA, were infected with malicious software and $ 14 million were made through fake online advertising….
7 Nabbed in Global Internet Scam
4 Million Computers Infected; $14 Million in Illicit Gain AllegedU.S. and Estonian authorities have broken up one of the largest Internet crime schemes that allegedly netted $14 million in fraudulent advertising fees and infected 4 million computers in 100 countries. View full post on CUInfoSecurity.com Articles RSS Syndication View full…
Seven charged in alleged Internet ad fraud scam (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged seven people living in Estonia and Russia with using malicious software to hijack millions of computers worldwide to redirect Internet searches toward online ads. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security