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Do you want to continue to get XP updates?
It seems there is a way to "trick" Microsoft XP into receiving security updates still. Obviously XP is now "end of life" - which means not even security updates are being released any more. However - there are Windows XP *based* operating systems, which are still...
PayPal + eBay Hacked? – Change your passwords NOW!
News is emerging that PayPal + eBay were readying a statement to advise all customers to change their password. Reports on Business Insider + Yahoo! News indicate that a statement was put together and then taken down. Yahoo! News: (Reuters) - EBay Inc issued a notice...
Internet Explorer Patch Released by Microsoft
Microsoft today released updates for Internet Explorer - all versions - rumor has it that XP will get the patch as well! (although at this time - we're still running updates on various machines with Windows 7 + 8 before we check if XP really did get a patch)
Another way to make your Microsoft Internet Explorer safer – Disable ActiveX
Today the news is breaking of a new Internet Explorer vulnerability and exploits of this vulnerability are live and actively being used by CyberCriminals. Our first reaction is to STOP USING Internet Explorer - but for some this just isn't possible. If you absolutely...
Internet Explorer Vulnerability affect ALL versions of MS IE.
Microsoft Corp. has issued a warning about the vulnerability which affects every single version of Microsoft Internet Explorer - their Technet announcement can be found here. Lots more info in this gizmodo article regarding the vulnerability, but the gist of the...
Apple iTunes Phishing Emails
Please be aware that Phishing emails are still alive and kicking - be reminded that every time you receive an email suggesting that something is wrong with your account on a well known service or website, that you need to check a few things: Did the email FROM an...
NSA and the Heartbleed Bug…
The bigger issue in relation to the heartbleed bug is that either the NSA knew about this years ago, didn't notify the openSSL folks about it - and used it for spying purposes - or that they didn't know about it, which calls into question their ability to analyze code...
Computer Security Solutions article for AskDaveTaylor.com
This heartbleed bug has far-reaching implications and we were discussing this with Dave Taylor of AskDaveTaylor.com - he asked if we could provide him with an original piece on the security vulnerability - that blog article can be found here: What’s the Real Story...
Heartbleed security flaw – what you need to know…
The Heartbleed security flaw (also known as CVE-2014-0160) is a very serious flaw in the openSSL library, which is library used to secure communications between computers including servers around the world. The library is used for different reasons - but some examples...
2 year old bug: Heartbleed Bug puts most of the internet at risk
We were recently notified by vendors that openSSL - the heart of the internet security - has had a bug in it for TWO YEARS! Patches were being rushed out yesterday and today and vendors with openSSL security servers (90% of the internet) were frantically applying the...
ESET announcement regarding Windows XP End of Life
Microsoft® recently announced that as of April 8, 2014 they will stop supporting the Windows® XP operating system. This means that next week Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, feature enhancements or technical support for Windows XP users. Without...
Computer scammer in the UK given suspended sentence
In what is being hailed as a 'landmark' legal case, a computer scammer in Luton, UK was given a suspended 4 month prison sentence and ordered to pay £5,665 ($9,421) compensation and £13,929 ($23,165) in prosecution costs. Mohammed Khalid Jamil (34) of Luton, hired...
Windows XP End of Life – what does it mean to me?
In just over 23 days, we will finally reach Windows XP end of life - windows XP will be now more - well... not really, it will still exist, but you won't get any updates from Microsoft for this operating system - EVER! That is to say - after 12 year, Microsoft will...
The NSA had (has?) plans to infect millions of computer with Malware
Classified Top-secret documents reveal that the National Security Agency is dramatically expanding its ability to covertly hack into computers on a massive scale by using automated systems that can and will reduce the level of human oversight in the process. The...
Patch Tuesday + Critical Adobe Flash Updates – DEEP JOY!
Important security patches Tuesday March 12th 2014: Not only was yesterday the traditional "Microsoft Patch Tuesday" - but we also saw an important security patch from Adobe as well. Flash was patched to fix a security issue which is detailed here. Although Google...
Apple SSL Flaw: see an iOS or Apple SSL patch? Apply it now…
According to the Financial Express and other sources - the recent Apple patch for iOS and MacOS is due to a fundamental flaw in Apple's implementation of SSL - which could expose users to data being compromised, even if using an SSL certificate. The vulnerability was...
American Law Firm loses entire server to CryptoLocker
Techworld - a small American law firm in North Carolina has lost their entire server full of documents to the CryptoLocker malware. After attempting to pay the ransom, they learned that their efforts to pay were too late. This particular firm fell victim to a trojan...
The Yahoo Breach – Yahoo Passwords Hacked
Yahoo has announced that an unidentified number of their email accounts have been compromised - which has lead to Yahoo passwords being hacked - they claim that the breach of usernames + passwords came from a third-party database. Speculation is that the this...
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