Hackers have stolen at least 285 million electronic records last year, more than in the 4 prior years combined, according to a recent study that shows ID thieves are utilizing clumsy errors that leave firms exposed to attack. The number originates from a research study of ninety breaches analyzed by Verizon Communications, which is hired [...]
That pesky Conficker worm is at it again, having now compromised approximately eight hundred computers on the U of U (University of Utah) campus. The virus has infected just about every medical sector of the university, including their nursing, medical and pharmacy college PCs. Thankfully, patients of those departments can rest assured that their personal [...]
Users of all present versions of the Internet Explorer web browser could be in danger of having their computers compromised. This si due to a severe security issue with the software that has not yet been fixed.
The defect allows crooks to hijack the computers of innocent web surfers, by the use of web sites corrupted [...]
A new report from the people at Cisco Systems indicates that over 9 billion spam email messages are sent from Canadian-based computers each day. That is approximately five percent of spam sent daily world-wide. Cisco had lots of interesting numbers to share in their report, such as that ninety percent of all email messages sent [...]
Amid the current tough economic times, there is one thing growing. Unfortunately, it’s the unsavory practice of online scams. As per a yearly report by computer security co. Mcafee, cyber related fraud has risen sharply. They also note, that law enforcement is ill-equipped to deal with it.
One type of online fraud that is particularly on [...]
