Sep 6, 2013 | Browser Security, General Security
Performing a “cyber spring clean” can be time-consuming – but many of us have a few weaknesses we can tighten up in two minutes or less. Whether it’s a PIN you thought up in a rush – which a cybercriminal could guess just as easily – or an option you...
Aug 12, 2013 | Browser Security
Fake adverts could be used to “remote control” internet browsers on a massive scale – allowing for cheap DDoS attacks, where millions of unwitting web users “attack” target sites. Simply by buying adverts through legitimate ad networks,...
Mar 2, 2013 | Browser Security, General Security
There is another Java Zero-Day Exploit in the wild – this one is affecting machines far and wide – even Microsoft machines have become infected! In an arstechnica.com article dated yesterday – 1st March, 2013 – there are details of yet another...
Jan 13, 2013 | Browser Security, Malware and Exploits
Oracle has released an update to fix the critical security flaw (vulnerability) in its Java software that cyber-criminals wielding malware have been exploiting to break into vulnerable computers. This new release of Java 7 Update 11 fixes CVE-2013-0422 in Java 7...
Jan 13, 2013 | Browser Security, Malware and Exploits
On Thursday the news broke about this Java exploit – the exploit is referred to as CVE-2013-0422. On Friday, this exploit hit mainstream news sites, not just the techie journals – and even got the attention of the Department of Homeland Security –...
Jan 11, 2013 | Browser Security, Malware and Exploits
Customers have asked if they need to UNINSTALL Java – and the answer is no – you really do not need to go that far. As always, you need to make sure that your computer is up to date – with Java – if you are running any version of Java 6 –...
