By Joe Lofshult, on April 3rd, 2009%
Be Careful What You Make Public On Facebook
All it takes is a simple Google search, and phishers and marketers can glean a treasure trove of private information based on relationships among Facebook “friends,” according to new research.
Cyber-crime rising, report warns
Complaints of internet fraud received by a US watchdog last year rose by 33% . . . → Read More: Best Weekend Reading
By Joe Lofshult, on April 1st, 2009%
We’re well over half way through April 1st in the US and there have been very few reports of Conficker activity. It seems that the hype around the worm was like (and thankfully more short lived) than the hype back in 1999 about the devastation that would occur on January 1, 2000.
F-Secure has been doing a . . . → Read More: Conficker: An Overhyped Dud?
By Joe Lofshult, on February 6th, 2009%
Today I’ve created a Top Ten list (in David Letterman style) for the best ways to ensure your computer gets infected with some type of malicious software.
10) Click on every link you get in email messages and instant messages, whether you know who the messages are from or not.
9) Download lots of free applications over file . . . → Read More: Top 10 Ways To Get Your Computer Infected
By Joe Lofshult, on January 17th, 2009%
According to F-Secure, there is a Windows worm/virus spreading very rapidly among computers right now. Although the worm does not appear to do any damage initially, it carries with it the ability to download new instructions in the future. It could potentially start stealing sensitive data from your computer or doing other damage.
F-Secure estimates the Downadup . . . → Read More: Fast Spreading Windows Worm on the Move