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Spam Spoofing CNN News Continues

The spam attack which spoofs a CNN news service continues. It is a malware security risk and the distribution is on a large scale:
“…According to MX Logic Inc., spam posing as CNN.com Top 10 lists peaked at close to 11 million messages per hour early Thursday, but remained at high volumes throughout the day […]

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Three Suggestions for Securing a Student Laptop

September is traditionally the ‘new year’ for students. It marks the beginning of the academic year and, for first year students, it is a whole new adventure. One of the things that will make the academic year less stressful is a secure laptop. That machine will be with you constantly while you […]

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Twitter Malware

It may be testament to Twitter’s growing popularity. The site has had a security risk identified:
“Micro blogging site Twitter is the latest target of cyber criminals who are increasingly finding fertile ground on social networks.
A fake Twitter profile with a malicious payload has been spotted by security firm Kaspersky.”
link: Hi-tech criminals target […]

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Hackers Try Another Way to Tempt You

Hackers are always creative in the ways that they try to deliver malware. This time the malware is delivered by means of a spoofed email from airlines:
“Northwest, Sun Country and other airlines warned their customers Friday about phony e-mails that claim to be from the airlines with confirmations of recently purchased tickets — but […]

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Opera Browser With Malware Protection

It is just a matter of personal preference but Opera is my favorite browser. The main reason that I mostly use Opera is that it is fast. The next development for Opera will come with malware protection:
“Opera, the Norwegian-based web browser, has struck a deal with Haute Secure to include malware detection and […]

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According to Cisco’s CSO, Malware Wins

It is not an encouraging commentary. John Stewart, Cisco’s Chief Security Officer, thinks that malware is winning:
“…”If patching and antivirus is where I spend my money, and I’m still getting infected and I still have to clean up computers and I still need to reload them and still have to recover the user’s data […]

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Initial Home Page Slow to Load in Internet Explorer

It was such a frustrating problem. The initial home page, when starting Internet Explorer (IE), would load but very very slowly. It would take over a minute (and sometimes longer) on a cable connection. Once the home page had loaded completely, IE worked well and other pages were not a problem.
With the […]

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Mother’s Day: Tell Mom You Won’t Be Sending an E-Card

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11th. This would be a good time to send Mum an email or call to let her know that you will not be sending her an e-card. And remind her not to open any e-cards; they will not be from you.
Events like Mother’s Day are opportunities for hackers. […]