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FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam
FBI Director James Comey recently gave a speech about encryption and privacy, and he repeated his argument that "absolute privacy" hampers law enforcement. But in an an offhand remark during the Q&A session at Kenyon College something caught the attention of privacy...
ESET assists law enforcement in mumblehard takedown
One year after the release of the technical analysis of the Mumblehard Linux botnet, we are pleased to report that it is no longer active. ESET, in cooperation with the Cyber Police of Ukraine and CyS Centrum LLC, have taken down the Mumblehard botnet, stopping all...
Millions of machines are still running Windows XP
It has now been more than two years past the date when Microsoft ended support for Windows XP, the popular operating system that’s been around since 2001 and which many users simply don't seem willing to let go. Microsoft did a lot to drag XP users into the news...
Flash Zero Day: Do that Flash Patch Dance Again Today
Adobe Systems has once again rushed out an emergency patch to plug a security hole in its widely-installed Flash Player software, warning that the vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild using various active attacks. Adobe said a “critical” bug exists in...
Rightscorp Plans To Block Internet Connection Until Fines Paid Is Ransomware
Anti-piracy company Rightscorp says that it's working on a new tool to try to extract cash settlements from suspected Internet pirates. The company says that's its new technology will lock users' browsers and prevent Internet access until they pay a fine that's been...
Hack the Pentagon Earn Big Money!
The US Government is running its first 'Bug Bounty' competition: The DoD has now opened registrations for the US government's first commercial bug bounty under a one month pilot dubbed "Hack the Pentagon". The program will award hackers with cash for finding new...
FBI Warns a Mysterious Hacking Group Has Had Access to US Govt For Years
In the world of IT security, the worst type of threat to find in your network is an 'advanced persistent threat' or APT. This type of threat is stealthy, and continuous. It pervades the IT infrastructure and is an actively maintained and controlled threat - nothing...
Selecting Protection for your PC
We've been an ESET Partner and Reseller for 13+ years. We are one of the original resellers for ESET in the USA. So why do we continue to sell their product - and - more importantly - why do we use ESET protection on our own machines here in the Computer Security...
Trump Hotel Group Breached Again
In an article today on KrebsOnSecurity - it has been announced that Trump Hotel Collection a string of luxury properties tied to business magnate and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump - appears to be dealing with another breach of its credit card systems....
Joint Cyber Alert from US and Canadian Governments
In a rare joint alert, both the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) issued a joint warning against the threats posed by ransomware. In recent months, there have been some high profile attacks on US and Canadian...
Verizon Enterprise Solutions Reeling From Data Breach
A division of Verizon called Verizon Enterprise Solutions; known as the "go-to" company to help others who have experienced a data-breach, is now reeling from becoming victim of their very own data-breach. KrebsonSecurity reported that the customer database of Verizon...
Be Wary of April Fool Threats
April Fools' Day is a time of mirth, jokes and tricks. It has also been a day when cyber-criminals have used jokes as a way to get into your computer - the April Fool Threat. Funny stories always do the rounds in the press such as chickens laying square eggs complete...
Missed Jury Duty Scammers Get Sophisticated
So, you get a call from the federal court or US Marshals. They tell you that their records show you didn’t show up for jury duty. You have broken the law! Their next gambit is that you’ve got two choices: you can pay the fine, or you can get arrested. They'll happily...
Defending Against Ransomware
Defending Against Ransomware Generally Precautionary measures to mitigate ransomware threats include: Implement a data back-up and recovery plan to maintain copies of sensitive or proprietary data in a separate and secure location. Backup copies of sensitive data...
8 Tips to Keep You Safe From Ransomware
The chances are that someone you know, or an organization you know, has suffered a ransomware attack – it could be a local police department, a small business, big hospital, or someone in your family, maybe even you! If you haven’t been hit by ransomware personally,...
Winter Storm 2016: Office Implications
Due to the Winter Storm today - March 23rd, 2016 - our office is closed. The electricity is out at the office, the phones and internet are down - it means we are posting this from a coffee shop where we will continue to monitor the helpdesk, store and our quote...
Another Hospital Ransomware Incident This Week
Henderson, Ky.-based Methodist Hospital announced via a scrolling red alert on their homepage that “Methodist Hospital is currently working in an Internal State of Emergency due to a Computer Virus that has limited our use of electronic web based services. We are...
FBI vs Apple: FBI may have a way to unlock terrorist’s iPhone
The FBI may have found a different way to break into the locked iPhone at the center of the US government’s court battle with Apple. Apple and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) were scheduled to appear in federal court today, for a judge to decide whether Apple must...
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