user awareness

How many times I have heard a client say, "I dunno how that happened, I had Norton". I do know that to many reading this I am singing to the choir but, just as point of interest... Today I worked on 2 computers for a client. Both had Norton; it was removed & MSE installed. Malwarebytes was...

I thought this was a thought provoking article I came upon recently. Here it is followed by the peice ofFeedback I had added to the others under the article. Link Removed Link Removed due to 404 ErrorThere are certain basics & best practices that must be met or exist... being/keeping current...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Media Center. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to...

Severity Rating: Moderate - Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if a user visits a network share (or visits a Web site that points...

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Pfizer’s Facebook page hacked – don’t be next! | Naked Security

How phone hacking worked and how to make sure you’re not a victim | Naked Security

The hardest part of talking about computer security is getting everyone to agree on the nature of the problem. Most users believe that Macs are safe and Windows has tons of viruses and malware. This trend is changing. Read Full Story: Trojans, viruses, worms: How does malware get on PCs...

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (June 14, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted SMB response to a...

There's a new malware attack on Facebook and it's significant for multiple reasons. This attack is particular spreads through bogus links, and it appears to change form in line with news events. While there have been several similar scams in the past, they've usually involved tricking users...

IDG News Service - The next time a website says to download new software to view a movie or fix a problem, think twice. There's a pretty good chance that the program is malicious. In fact, about one out of every 14 programs downloaded by Windows users turns out to be malicious, Link Removed...

Microsoft’s next-gen OS, Windows 8 , will be user-aware according to the latest APIs discovered, suggesting the platform could well be able to track and identify users when they sit at their PCs. Windows8Italia spotted the “Detect human presence” API in among their M1 copy of Windows 8...

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the JScript and VBScript scripting engines. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visited a specially crafted...

Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) supports two separate technologies for restricting access to information related to a user's online activity. One of the privacy features was recently prompted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Both technologies involve the way...

Source: Neowin.net - Exclusive: New Facebook exploit hits the web Update: If your account has been hijacked, take the following steps: 1) Visit the Facebook "Upload via Email" page 2) Click "Send me my upload email" 3) Click the "refresh your upload email" link. This will reset your...

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Link Removed - Invalid URL On the morning of March 29, 2010, minutes before 8:00 a.m. local time, an explosion occurred at the Lubyanka station of the Moscow Metro. Around forty minutes later, a second blast occurred at the Park Kultury station. So far, there have been 37 confirmed deaths...

Link Removed - Invalid URL Authors of rogue antivirus software hesitate little when it comes down to copying the design and branding of official security solutions in an attempt to pass their fake antivirus code as genuine offerings. It is, of course, just one of the aspects of the social...

Link Removed Computerworld - Microsoft dismissed recently-disclosed threats to its BitLocker disk-encryption technology as "relatively low risk," noting that attackers must not only have physical access to a targeted PC, but must manipulate the machine two separate times. The company's move...

Fake Microsoft update emails circulating Don't be fooled: Microsoft isn't going to offer you "an experimental private version" of a Windows update, whatever the email says. Security vendor Sophos has Link Removed of a spammed malware campaign masquerading as a security update for various...