Antivirus software “dead” or does not find all viruses
Internet Storm Center has some more discussion The bottom line is Symantec has said its software products can only catch 50% or so of the viruses out there. PCMag says…
Even game platforms are not safe Steam chat exploits in network
twitch chat dupes its users into clicking on free “game items” (F-Secure story) Thanks F-Secure. The above are samples that show items to be given away, except if somebody clicks…
New style of attack – Tabnapping
Aza Raskin describes a new style of attack If you also click on his link, you will see it in action. The initial Aza Raskin page: (I am copying and…
Change your Google passwords add 2FA
Time magazine has a short story 5 million Google passwords were seen on a Russian hacker forum. Although Google denies it, This is a good time to set up two-factor…
Kickstarter Project kicked off
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1574308430/computer-security-simplified I am putting a book together to explain some computer security basics I have found along the way of a 20 year career in IT. Password policy, Two-Factor-Authentication, Clickjacking/phishing,…