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Security Professionals Identify Malware-ridden File Possibly Sent to an Employee of a Target Firm

Government, defense and business establishments are constantly under the radar of cyber-attackers. In the recent months, attackers have frequently targeted defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and several national laboratories of the Department of Energy (DOE). Earlier last month, Google disrupted a Gmail account hijacking campaign targeted at senior government and military officials, […]

Oracle Announces Monster Critical Patch Update, Plans to Address 78 Security Flaws

Recently, Oracle made pre-release announcement for the upcoming quarterly Critical Patch Update. The developer will address 78 vulnerabilities associated with various products and components in the security update. Some of the affected products include Database Server, Fusion Middleware, Application Server, Secure Backup, E-Business Suite, People Soft, Sun Products Suite and enterprise manager among hundreds of […]

Social Networking Security Awareness

One in five online consumers has been a victim of cybercrime in the past two years. Social networking is a direct link to the problem. While social networks allow you to keep in touch with family and friends, there are issues to be concerned about. Most concerns revolve around online reputation management, identity theft, or […]

Hotmail Introduces New Option to Protect E-mail Accounts

E-mail risks are the major cause of concern for individuals and organizations worldwide. E-mail accounts are subject to phishing, advance fee fraud, investment and spear phishing scams. E-mail hijacking is also one of the major ways through which attackers attempt to steal personal identities. Cybercriminals may steal personal information and also use compromised accounts to […]

15 Tips To Better Password Security

Protect your information by creating a secure password that makes sense to you, but not to others. Most people don’t realize there are a number of common techniques used to crack passwords and plenty more ways we make our accounts vulnerable due to simple and widely used passwords. How to get hacked Dictionary attacks: Avoid […]