It's a bit ironic that while the technology behind the Internet provides anonymity for would-be attackers, the Web itself can dissolve any semblance of privacy for would-be victims of targeted ... Read More

Ever wonder why one antivirus vendor claims to detect xx,xxx number of threats, while another vendor claims xxx,xxx? Antivirus vendor McAfee has done a great job of breaking down the ... Read More

When it comes to IT pranks, the blue screen screensaver is a classic. As its name suggests, the screensaver mimics the appearance of the blue screen of death so infamous ... Read More

Antivirus vendor Kaspersky has published a how-to-guide for recovering files encrypted by the latest version of the GPCode ransomware Trojan. The tools involved are free, but recovery does mean following ... Read More

My uncle had this uncanny ability to swoop down and pluck a four-leaf clover without ever missing a step. This wasn't an occasional occurance; it happened pretty much every time ... Read More

I get about a thousand spam a day. Generally, I let it sit in my junk folder for a month or so and then delete it. This gives me a ... Read More

After being sued by MySpace last year for their Stalker Tracker scam, the Blue China Group didn't close up shop. They simply changed targets. The latest Blue China scam is ... Read More

All malware is bad, but some types of malware do more damage than others. That damage can range from loss of files or total loss of security (even outright identity ... Read More

According to antivirus vendor Kaspersky, ransomware authors have upgraded to a 1024 bit RSA encryption key. Ransomware trojans encrypt files on the infected drive, then demand payment from the victim ... Read More

Alex Eckelberry, CEO of Sunbelt Software, reports on the current round of controversy surrounding the WildList. I don't want to steal his thunder by trying to recap any of his ... Read More

Self-described election integrity watchdog, The Brad Blog has an interesting post regarding the problem of malware on voting machines. His post was triggered by the latest discovery of two autorun ... Read More

Unless you work in the security industry, you probably think all PDF files are safe, just like images. Well, image files can harbor malware and so can PDFs. The mistaken ... Read More

According to the FBI, in the U.S. alone there are 68,000 Wi-Fi hot spots. As Supervisory Special Agent Donna Peterson of the FBI Cyber Division points out, "While many ... Read More