Tagged: Malware & News
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Emma Watson tops McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrities list News
10.09.2012 Actress Emma Watson’s name is the one cyber-criminals most often use to lure online searchers into downloading malicious software or handing over personal information, security... -
Beware of fake Tesco gift certificate email and Facebook scam News
06.09.2012 Internet users have been warned that emails and Facebook wall posts offering Tesco vouchers are an actual scam that cyber-criminals are using to direct users to fraudulent... -
Computer virus targets Irish language users News
06.09.2012 A computer user in west Donegal has discovered a computer virus that is targeting users as Gaeilge. This could be the first virus to make use of Ireland's native tongue,... -
Zero-day vulnerability: Should you disable or remove Java from your computer? News
30.08.2012 A vulnerability in the most recent version of Java could leave your computer at risk of a malware attack. Until a suitable patch is released, the best way to protect your system...Categories: Security -
Oracle releases security patch for Java vulnerability News
31.08.2012 The Java vulnerability that had begun to be exploited by cybercriminals has finally been addressed by Oracle with the release of Java Version 7, Update 7.Categories: Security -
Facebook ‘photo’ spam containing malware targets social media users News
28.08.2012 Facebook users have been warned that there’s new spam hitting email inboxes that preted to come from Facebook telling them they’ve been tagged in photo. Instead, once they click... -
Cyber-criminals take on mobile phone users with London 2012 Olympics scams – report News
08.08.2012 A report from GFI Software out today suggests that cyber-criminals are starting to target mobile phone users, with the company’s security researchers having identified a number...Categories: Search, Phones, Mobile, Internet, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
More than 6m malware samples created in Q2 - report News
07.08.2012 More than 6m new malware samples have been created from April-June 2012, PandaLabs reveals in its Quarterly Report for Q2 that analysed IT security events and incidents. -
Black Hat speaker shows how NFC can be used for malicious attacks News
26.07.2012 In a talk entitled ‘Don't Stand So Close to Me: An Analysis of the NFC Attack Surface’, security expert Charlie Miller has revealed the dangers of NFC technology in the wrong...Tags: Security, Nexus S, Google, NFC, Near Field Communications, Black Hat, Malware, Galaxy Nexus, Android, Nokia -
Beware of cybercrime – cyber risks and costs to businesses (infographic) News
25.07.2012 Cybercrime costs the world more than the global black market in marijuana, cocaine and heroin combined, a new infographic reveals. The global black market pertaining to those...Tags: global , Data Breaches, Malware, Data Security, Cyber Attack, SMEs, Business , Cybercrime, Infographic -
More than 40pc of iPhone apps don’t encrypt the location data they retrieve – study News
20.07.2012 A study of more than 65,000 iPhone apps by Bitdefender has revealed privacy and security concerns over what users might pick up in the App Store. -
Xbox Live users encouraged to change passwords alongside security update News
19.07.2012 Going by the old adage that prevention is better than a cure, Xbox Live general manager Alex Garden has detailed the service’s recent security updates and is encouraging users... -
Android malware up by 300pc in past three months – Kindsight Security Labs News
19.07.2012 Kindsight Security Labs has released its malware report for Q2 2012, highlighting top security threats such as Flashback, ZeroAccess and DNSChanger, and a recent surge in... -
Beware of ‘you’ve been tagged’ Facebook scam News
19.07.2012 Internet users are being warned to beware of a new email scam doing the rounds whereby they receive an email telling them they’ve been tagged in a photo. Clicking on the link...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Internet, Consumer Tech, Communications -
36pc of global targeted attacks aimed at small businesses - report News
11.07.2012 Thirty-six per cent of all targeted cyber attacks (58 per day) during the last six months were directed at businesses with 250 or fewer employees, the June 2012 Symantec... -
Email spam and phishing trends (infographic) News
25.06.2012 Sixty-eight out of 100 emails in February 2012 were spam and one email out of 298 was identified as phishing during that same month, an infographic reveals. -
Gardaí warn of ransomware scam News
18.06.2012 Gardaí are warning of an online hoax targeting Irish users, which tells them their PC has been locked and charges them up to €100 to remove the infection. -
Cyber-criminals turn focus to Apple and Android devices - report News
08.06.2012 Cyber-criminals are increasingly turning their attention away from their traditional domain of Windows products toward Apple and Android devices as usage of these products... -
Businesses at risk as one-fifth of employees use Facebook at work News
30.05.2012 Twenty-two per cent of Irish workers use Facebook at work, which puts businesses at risk of malware and virus attacks, results of a Safetica Ireland survey suggest. -
The greatest viruses of all time (infographic) News
30.05.2012 A new infographic charts the worst computer viruses of all time, those small but mighty menaces that have cost organisations millions of dollars in lost property and revenue.