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A year in security: the 2010 edition
Hey look, it’s a “this is what happened this year” post. Don’t worry, I won’t be making any security predictions (because unless I’m Nostradamus I can’t tell you what’s going to happen next week, never mind in six months time) …
2011: The year of living dangerously… again
I’ll do it my way… a user’s perspective Thou shalt not… says the IT department! Another commandment, policy or order. Really, don’t people in IT have anything better to do than impose, impose and impose? New Year resolutions… seen through …
Creeper Tracker Pro creeps around on Facebook
Is it time to examine another Facebook scam? Why yes, it is. Located at…deep breath…99percentofgirlswouldkilltheirboyfriends(dot)info, this website takes the form of the familiar “find out who is watching you” wheeze so beloved by scammers everywhere. Click to Enlarge Something to …
GFI Malware Minute weekly video feature
The GFI Malware Minute video is available for your viewing pleasure on the GFI-Sunbelt Software YouTube channel (and below). Malware Minutes are short videos (1-2 minutes) that provide a weekly roundup of top stories from the GFI-Labs Blog, the GFI-Rogue …
Facebook: be wary of those “requests for permission”
Auto insurance site affiliate scam targets your Facebook friends In Facebook, it is important to think about who you give access to. If you give permission to scammers, your account then becomes their spam tool. To illustrate, we followed one …
GFI Malware Minute weekly video feature
The GFI Malware Minute video is available for your viewing pleasure on the GFI-Sunbelt Software YouTube channel (and below). Malware Minutes are short videos (1-2 minutes) that provide a weekly roundup of top stories from the GFI-Sunbelt Software Blog, the …
An FTC warning about Internet romance
Love and money The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has posted some advice for those seeking love in all the wrong places (like on the Internet). In a sentence: “don’t send cash.” “… scammers sometimes use online dating and social networking …
A new lure: proxy service for avoiding school and parental controls
I can remember the delicious feeling of being completely free of adult supervision on rare afternoons when I was an adolescent. My friend David and I would sit by a cedar tree in a cemetery on sunny Sundays and smoke …
GFI Malware Minute weekly video feature
The GFI Malware Minute video is available for your viewing pleasure on the Sunbelt Software YouTube channel (and below). Malware Minutes are short videos (1-2 minutes) that provide a weekly roundup of top stories from the GFI Sunbelt Software Blog, …
Check if a friend has deleted you on Facebook (sure)
Insecurity sells Internet scams seem to aim at our most primordial instincts. Some of the noteworthy lures have been: – Sex. How many “sex videos” can all the celebrities in the world really make? – Fear of losing one’s health: …
