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by Sue Walsh on August 30, 2008
Here's the finale! Hope you enjoyed it and learned a thing or two. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!......
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by Sue Walsh on August 27, 2008
Here's the next to last part of this outstanding video series on malware:......
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by Sue Walsh on August 26, 2008
Here is part 6 of this terrific presentation!......
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by Sue Walsh on August 23, 2008
On to Part 5!......
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by Sue Walsh on August 22, 2008
Here is part 4 of this very informative presentation!......
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by Sue Walsh on August 20, 2008
Here is part 3 of this very informative presentation!......
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by Sue Walsh on August 16, 2008
Here is part 2 of this outstanding presentation. Watch and learn!......
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by Sue Walsh on August 15, 2008
Here's part one of an excellent presentation from David Solomon on understanding and fighting malware. Here's an excerpt from the summary: Today's Internet is fraught with peril in the...
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by Sue Walsh on August 09, 2008
A massive new spam attack claiming to be Top 10 lists from CNN but is actually a link to a malware bonanza is getting worse. Security experts say the attackers are sending close to 11 million spams an...
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by Sue Walsh on August 08, 2008
Here's a very interesting video that takes a look at OtherHomePage.com, a known malware site. Watch and learn!......
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by Sue Walsh on June 27, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrey VolodinThe volume of malicious spam has tripled in the past week, largely due to the Srizbi botnet. This botnet is currently responsible for 46% of all spam sent...
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by Sue Walsh on May 16, 2008
© dmuth Yes, that's right, your faithful I Got Spam?! blogger got hit with a nasty virus. Ironic I know. It started when my main PC suffered a hard drive failure (yes it's been a lovely...
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by Sue Walsh on May 10, 2008
© mdornseif According to the Guardian, over half a million PC's were infected with malware in just 7 days. Users are being fooled into downloading a malicious trojan made to look like a video or...
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by Sue Walsh on May 03, 2008
© Ioan Sameli The Associated Press is reporting that malware authors are fighting to protect their rights-their copyrights that is. Professional virus writers (imagine that on a resume!) are now...
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by Sue Walsh on April 18, 2008
PCWorld is reporting that Chinese hackers appear to be preparing for an attack on CNN scheduled for April 19th. The attack is being spurred by the recent pro-tibet coverage in the media. A Chinese...
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by Sue Walsh on April 12, 2008
© NOTICIAS-TIC Kaspersky is forecasting a huge rise in malware by the end of the year. The security lab is expecting over 1 million malware signatures to be added to its database this year. In...
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by Sue Walsh on April 10, 2008
Here is a good video from Kaspersky Labs regarding malware and how to protect yourself from it. With malware threats continuing to grow, you just can't have too much information about them!......
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by Sue Walsh on March 22, 2008
Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, are accusing Apple of bad business regarding the distribution of its Safari browser to Windows Users. Mozilla claims Apple's tactics are "borderline malware...
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by Sue Walsh on March 14, 2008
ITNews is reporting that McAfee has discovered a maze of over 10,000 websites that have been hijacked by cybercriminals with the intent of using them to take over unsuspecting visitor's PCs. The...
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by Sue Walsh on March 07, 2008
Microsoft has announced it will release 4 critical patches on March 11th. All will address remote execution flaws found in Office: The first bulletin is rated critical for Microsoft Office Excel 2000...
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by Sue Walsh on March 02, 2008
The latest Trojan to hit the net is capable of removing rootkits from already compromised PCs, but then installs it's own nearly undetectable backdoor. Named the Pandex Trojan, it stops existing...
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by Sue Walsh on February 29, 2008
Secure works has released an excellent analysis of the Ozdock/Mega-D trojan, whuch is responsible for creating and adding to the Mega-D botnet. Here is an excerpt: Some sample Ozdok filenames are...
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by Sue Walsh on February 25, 2008
CIO.com has an excellent article about the Cybercriminal Ecosystem. It examines the evolution of crimeware and how malware creation groups follow the organization of legit groups. Here is an excerpt:...
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