As many as 12 million computers worldwide have been infected with a highly-encrypted computer worm called Conficker. Writer Mark Bowden details how Conficker was discovered, how it works, and the ongoing programming battle to bring down Conficker in his book Worm: The First Digital World War. View full post on…
If you access the Internet from a shared computer, make sure you don’t leave anything behind
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Most Canadians have been victim of Internet attacks, but few seem to care
Nearly 60 per cent of Canadians have been victims of virus, spyware or malware attacks on the devices they use to access the Internet. But relatively few think they’ll be affected by an online threat in the near future, and many are only scratching the surface of protective measures they…
Are security failures undermining faith in the Internet?
There’s big trouble in the world of information security, and yet it seems that only a handful of us techies have noticed. What’s the problem, you ask? Well, there are actually several problems, but they’re all related to one very important issue: public trust. Let’s take a look. The first…
When Scammers Socialize: Survey Scam Targets Social Network Domains, Preys on Internet Users’ Errors
A sophisticated, seemingly broadly orchestrated online scam that promises bogus prizes like iPads or gift cards in order to dupe Internet users into giving up their identifying personal information has been plaguing popular social media sites. View full post on social media scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
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Don’t Accept Offers of “Free PC Scans” That Pop up When You Use the Internet
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Hacker @ work: Internet security circles rattled
He claims to be 21 years old, a student of software engineering in Tehran who reveres Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and despises dissidents in his country. He sneaked into the computer systems of a security firm on the outskirts of Amsterdam. He created fake credentials that could allow someone to snoop…
Hacker Rattles Internet Security Circles
Digital security certificates were compromised, exposing online communications and shaking the foundations of Internet trust. View full post on firefox hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
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