What can one say about on-line porn sites and security that hasn’t already been said? Most of us know that if we decide to spend time surfing around in the “less desirable” areas of the internet then we are opening ourselves up to the risk…
Large Companies Don’t Protect From Malware
Everywhere we turn in the recent weeks we are reading articles, blog posts and social media updates about frustrations consumers are having with Adobe products. This comes in light of the Kaspersky Lab report titled “Information Security Threats In the First Quarter of 2010” indicating…
Could BP Learn from the Malware Attacks on recent hosts?
As I watch the debacle unfold in what is quickly becoming widely known as one of the worlds worst environmental disasters – I watch with interest the actions of Mr. Hayward – the CEO and point man for the BP Company. Since I’ve been working…
Fraud: An Infected Website Is a Commodity
It’s a sad statement to make that anyone can become a hacker, with a few dollars and the right contacts anyone can “order” an infected website. A simple email will give anyone the means to access credit card numbers, addresses, and all of your personal…
Malware Survey Data – Customer Perspective
One big thing that is missing from this industry is empirical trend data that supports the TRUE risks and costs associated with hacking and malware infections. To date, we’ve written quite alot about customer-specific impacts when they are infected… The ‘results’ run the gambit of…
Get sued for Malware Distribution
It’s becoming quite clear that this is an age of increased malware and security threats. The news is becoming more and more flooded with these kinds of reports and many of them are from reputable companies that end up looking stupid because of a vulnerability…
Malware Scanning – Customer Scenario
Malware… Yes, its been around for many years. However the attack vector has changed. Long ago the primary distribution method was by sharing dirty data (yes, exchanging floppy disks….remember those days?! Then it went onwards into distributing viruses and malware via email (this is the…
How you get affected by Malware – Customer Story
One big thing that is missing from this industry is empirical trend data that supports the TRUE risks and costs associated with hacking and malware infections. To date, we’ve written quite alot about customer-specific impacts when they are infected. The ‘results’ run the gambit of…
Sites Infected with Website Malware Every 3.6 Seconds
A lot of web sites out there have an array of vulnerabilities and your site could easily be one of them! A recent study based on the first six months of this year found that every 3.6 seconds a new web site is infected. That…