A virus that is beyond malicious
Published On: Nov 9, 2009
Whenever the issue of computer security comes up (at least with Windows), I can't stress enough how important it is to have good antivirus software. With that being said, there are going to be some viruses that get through. Unfortunately, there are some that are so malicious that they ...Read more...
Overkill brought down Twitter
Published On: Aug 9, 2009
Usually, if hackers are going to take out a site, they attack the site or the specific server(s) on which the site runs. However, when attackers went after a Russian blogger, they did the equivalent of using a shotgun to kill a gnat.
Twitter was recently hit which a ...Read more...
Windows 7 already cracked?
Published On: Jul 29, 2009
Windows 7 is not due to be released to the public until October 2009 and there are reports that pirates may have already found a crack for it and, if true, may be one for which Microsoft will not have an answer.
As the story goes, Chines hackers appear to ...Read more...
You're at risk and Adobe says fix still days away
Published On: Jul 27, 2009
I know that all PCs (particulary ones that run Windows) find themselve vulnerable to attack at some time or another but, when I saw the numbers on this latest threat, it still gave me reason to pause. The security firm Secunia is saying that, right now, 9 out of 10 ...Read more...
Firefox fix hits the web
Published On: Jul 17, 2009
A few days ago, a critical vulnerability was reported to have been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.5. This vulnerabiliy affect the just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript tool and allows an attacker to execute code remotely on vulnerable computers.
Good news has come out today, with Mozilla reporting that a fix has ...Read more...
'Critical vulnerability' found in Firefox 3.5
Published On: Jul 15, 2009
If you're running the latest Firefox, you might want to be aware that a new vulnerability has been detected. It is of such concerned that it has been rated as 'highly critical'. This bug is related to the browser's 'just in time' (JIT) JavaScript tool. By exploiting this ...Read more...
The fallout of the recent major cyberattack
Published On: Jul 10, 2009
A few days ago, I posted about a recent attack that took out government web sites in the U.S. and South Korea. Later, it was revealed that the attack also hit the sites for the Washington Post, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and Yahoo! Finance.
However, it looks like ...Read more...
Cyberattack takes out government web sites
Published On: Jul 8, 2009
Yesterday, news broke that a huge cyberattack crippled the web sites of the Secret Service, the Treasury Department, Federal Trade Commission, Transportation Department and other government agencies. Also, government agencies in South Korea where hit. What was shocking was the magnitude of the attack. By all indications, these attacks went ...Read more...
