News Archive for December 2010



Word Files - Why a Little Healthy Skepticism is Good for You

27th December 2010

 

Microsoft Word files are exchanged across the Web ubiquitously. But as you might expect, it’s a trend which hasn’t escaped the attention of gimlet-eyed cyber criminals. Regrettably but predictably, a measure of the sheer usefulness and popularity of Word has been its adoption by cyber thieves as a means of spreading malware.

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Symantec Uncovers the True Purpose of Stuxnet Code

24th December 2010

 

Researchers from Symantec, manufacturers of computer virus protection products like Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security 2010, have made another significant step forward in solving the mystery of the Stuxnet worm, which recently hobbled a nuclear power plant in Iran. Thanks to the ongoing investigation, the malware is now known to target control systems found in nuclear power plants especially, rather than in other factory controls.

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Has Your PC Been Hijacked? Signs and Remedies

23rd December 2010

 

Imagine the scenario: you cancelled a couple of your credit cards a few months ago because you suspected they were being used fraudulently. Now you find pictures and emails in your files, some of which are pornographic, and you haven’t asked for any of them. What do you do?

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Huge Fall in Spam Recorded by Symantec

22nd December 2010

 

There’s some good news breaking in the fight against cybercrime: spam volumes virtually halved between August and the end of October 2010. That’s the finding from Symantec’s hosted services unit (previously known as MessageLabs), and it seems to be closely related to some major takedowns of organized cybercrime networks in several countries. Analysis by the IT security giant, which manufactures award winning computer virus protection products such as Norton Antivirus and internet security tools like Norton Internet Security 2010, shows that spam volumes plummeted to their lowest level since 2009, a precipitous drop of 47%.

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New BitDefender Report Shows Widespread Complacency About Passwords

21th December 2010

 

Running powerful internet security tools like Norton Internet Security 2010, or standalone computer virus protection products like Norton Antivirus, has become an essential part of everyday computer use thanks to the continuing rise of cyber crime in the modern age. But it’s sometimes forgotten that poor user habits can also compromise security. A new report from antivirus vendor BitDefender reveals that many of us are failing miserably to take our password security seriously.

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