Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
Now, users are protected against data theft by hackers and cyber criminals. According to the company, the new solution has been released exclusively on the North American market, and should safeguard cellular phones/PDAs or smart phones against attacks. “Amateur hour is over,” said Anthony Sasso, founder of Cellular Spyware (Read More)
Microsiervos:
Según un estudio recientemente publicado de Panda Labs, una empresa dedicada al desarrollo de herramientas para la detección y desinfección de virus y otros programas maliciosos para ordenadores España es el primer país del mundo en cuanto a ordenadores infectados, con ni más ni menos que un 44,49% de estos infectados por a (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Cloud antivirus solutions, which tap web-based computing resources, are becoming more popular as security firms seek better ways to protect consumers from malware attacks.That’s evident in the funding announced today by Immunet, a cloud antivirus startup that has raised $2 million in funding from Altos Ventures and TechOper (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Police arrest two suspected hackers over virus that has infected tens of thousands of computers around the worldTwo suspected hackers have been arrested by police investigating a "trojan" computer virus that gathers confidential details from individuals and is believed to have infected tens of thousands of computers around (Read More)
The Guardian:
Filtering is keeping more unwanted messages from our inboxes – but provoking more sophisticated scams on social networks and elsewhereWhen Luis von Ahn gives talks on his work fighting spam, he likes to start by asking the audience a question. "How many of you have had to fill out one of those web forms that asks you to rea (Read More)
All Things Digital:
By Marisa Taylor, Reporter, The Wall Street JournalCybercriminals are capitalizing on swine-flu fears by pitching sales of fake Tamiflu, security firm Sophos said.Networks of fraudsters use spam and malware to direct Web traffic to phony pharmaceutical sites, wrote Graham Cluley, a technology consultant for Sophos.“Although (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Cybercriminals are capitalizing on swine-flu fears by pitching sales of fake Tamiflu, security firm Sophos said.Associated PressYou probably shouldn’t be ordering this online.Networks of fraudsters use spam and malware to direct Web traffic to phony pharmaceutical sites, wrote Graham Cluley, a technology consultant for Soph (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Windows only: If you're a fan of Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus (and many of you are) but not a fan of the pesky Windows Update, MSE Update Utility will keep your virus definitions up to date without Windows' unwanted help. A lot of situations might call for turning off Windows Update—larger networks like a company (Read More)
Submitted by Motown Terri
from blog:
Author : Kelvin Wilson
In order to stay at the top of search engine results and run hassle-free, website maintenance is necessary
Effective web-design teams often combine the method of flat fees with hourly billing for software design and installation It is never advisable to enter into open-ended billing relationships w (Read More)
Microsiervos:
Más de uno se sentirá identificado con esta estampa del ingrato trabajo de ser el soporte técnico de la familia que publicaron en Slashdot:Desde que aprendí a manejar ordenadores muy jovencito he sido el técnico de soporte de toda la familia: siete «usuarios» en total. Me veo atrapado en un ciclo que ya dura ocho años en el (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Technology:
Hacking websites used to be a way to show off. Now, as Charles Arthur reports in our series about online security, it's a lucrative crime – committed on an industrial scaleThe email from Google in June was the first sign: it warned that the Free Our Data site seemed to be host to a set of hidden spam links – or as Google pu (Read More)
Lifehacker:
When it comes to keeping your Windows PC secure, all of the scare tactics and overblown virus stories out there make it hard to feel safe online. The fact of the matter is that you don't need to pay for Windows security. From time to time we like to go on long, opinionated rants about subjects that bug us. This is one of th (Read More)
Submitted by Motown Terri
from blog:
Author : Jeff BrodieIn spite of the fact that there are plenty of system backups both onsite and offsite, there are times when everyone forgets the importance of backing up not only that dayof work but also their system If you do not backup and your computer goes down, not only will it cause you to panic, it could also cos (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Windows: Panda Cloud, the constantly updated, cloud-run antivirus app that promises almost real-time protection from burgeoning web threats, is out of beta and available for a free download. As the How-To Geek detailed in his beta write-up, Panda does most of its computing, file-checking, and threat updating on its servers, (Read More)
Submitted by Maruxz
from blog:
Some people complain about the problems when downloading and installing TonyG Poker software. Some antivirus programs recognize the install file as “a variant of Win32/Casino potentially unwanted application” and do not allow downloading the full file. Of course, then the TonyG software cannot be downloaded and the new acco (Read More)