Attackers commonly use greeting card scams to foist trojans on the unsuspecting. In recent weeks, the rate of greeting card scams appears to have been increasing. Fortunately, there are some ... Read More

A firewall offers important security protection, but only if it's configured properly and used appropriately. Any decent firewall should offer basic NAT protection. Beyond that, mileage may vary. For example, ... Read More

Antivirus vendor Symantec is warning about an email worm (W32.Ackantta.B@mm) that masquerades as a Twitter invitation. The email carries a zip attachment (Invitation Card.zip) which, if opened, infects the computer ... Read More

A stream of false positives has had game developer PopCap playing leapfrog with security vendors over the past several months. PopCap is the maker of the highly popular Bejeweled, Bookworm, ... Read More

The makers of the free Avast antivirus have been plagued by scammers that setup fraudulent websites and charge for the free antivirus download. To download the free Avast antivirus (or ... Read More

Between June 17 - 25, Dell is offering discounts on the following home user security software: Antivirus 2009 from BitDefender - $17.99 (one user) Webroot Spy Sweeper Software - $13.99 (up to ... Read More

A push by the government and power companies to roll out 'smart meters' on a short deadline could leave up to 52 million U.S. citizens at risk. As Dan Goodin ... Read More

Apple has posted a new page on the Apple site dedicated to Snow Leopard security. Some claim this is Apple's acknowledgement that security issues impact Macs as well. While it ... Read More

Antivirus vendors McAfee and Symantec recently were fined $375,000 each for allegedly not being clear enough about the fact that the virus definition subscription was automatically renewed each year. I ... Read More

Over the past weekend, an anonymous poster left a detailed message on the Full Disclosure mailing list, claiming to have penetrated T-Mobile and gained access to sensitive documents. Today, T-Mobile ... Read More

Phishers are targeting Amazon.com users, sending a bogus email that claims: You have received this email because we have strong reason to believe that your Amazon account had been recently compromised. ... Read More

Alexey Mineev of New Hampshire has pled guilty to federal charges of fraud and money laundering for his part in a scheme that used trojans to steal from victims' accounts. ... Read More

In a typical phishing attack, scammers try to trick users into divulging their bank login credentials. The latest phishing scam ups the ante, targeting Bank of America customers in an ... Read More

Keeping safe online takes more than just installing a few security programs. To protect both you and your computer, here are the top ten bad habits you need to avoid. ... Read More