Proof: Antivirus Only Defends Against Low-skilled Attackers

May 3, 2012 4:40:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The SANS Computer Forensics and Incident Response team built a real-life network for their students so they could learn how to hack into the network. They put McAfee enterprise endpoint ...

CyberheistNews vol 2, #20

May 2, 2012 7:19:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 2, #20 Editor's Corner [caption id="attachment_1367" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Stu"][/caption] Warn Your Users: NY Traffic Ticket Phish This phish is a ...

Cybercrime uses hidden file extensions to trick users

May 2, 2012 3:00:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Symantec contributor Fred Gutierrez shows clearly in this blog post why it can be deadly to click on a .JPG file: "Cybercriminals have continuously evolved their methods throughout the ...

Omaha cast net that caught cyberthieves

Apr 29, 2012 8:24:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Matthew Hansen, World-Herald Staff Writer just wrote a great article that illustrates what I have been warning about these last years. It starts out like this: "Imagine for a moment that ...

2012 Doomsday Scam Continues to Serve up Doom, Giftcards

Apr 27, 2012 9:34:49 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Chris Boyd over at GFI wrote: "If we survive the Mayan Apocalypse of 2012, does that mean were technically immortals? Ive no idea, but it will probably mean we dont see quite as many ...

Check Out This NY Traffic Ticket Phish!

Apr 26, 2012 4:29:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Kevin Mitnick sent this phish over. It's a classic attempt to get you to avaid a problem, but the moment you click this link, life will become a lot more painful. So... Stop. Look. Think ...

The Latest Anti-Phishing Working Group Report

Apr 26, 2012 3:46:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This week, the new APWG Global Phishing Report is being today at the Anti-Phishing Working Group meeting in Prague. This report is published every six months, detailing how phishers are ...

New 2011 Report on Russian Cybercrime

Apr 26, 2012 3:38:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Group-IB, a leading Russian cybercrime investigation and computer forensics company and LETA Group subsidiary, this week announced a 28-page report on the Russian cybercrime market in ...

CyberheistNews vol 2, #19

Apr 24, 2012 9:51:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Weak passwords STILL subvert IT security

Apr 23, 2012 4:07:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Jaikumar Vijayan over at Computerworld observed correctly: "A recent data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers of more than 280,000 people served as yet another reminder of the ...

CyberheistNews vol 2 #18

Apr 20, 2012 8:52:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

8 Dirty Secrets Of The IT Security Industry

Apr 20, 2012 8:35:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Bill Brenner at CSO Magazine is quoting IBM ISS Security Strategist Joshua Corman who has been on a crusade with his 8 Dirty Secrets campaign. Here they are and I'm quoting Dirty Secret ...

Scam Of The Week: 'The Evil Unsub'

Apr 20, 2012 3:56:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

An ordinary piece of spam slips through the filters, and you see a gorgeous sandy beach with palm trees. It's an enticing ad for a vacation to a tropical island, basically a big picture ...

You Got Hacked! What Now?

Apr 18, 2012 9:55:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Neil Rubenking, who has been writing about antivirus for 30 years now, came up with an excellent article about what to do when your personal email or social media account. This is a ...

BYOD: 'the inmates of the asylum have control'

Apr 18, 2012 9:20:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

IT pros surveyed by Network World and SolarWinds shared a range of tactics for handling the mobile device management challenge. Mobile devices are multiplying and -- sanctioned or ...

Spoiler alert: Your TV will be hacked

Apr 17, 2012 6:26:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Last week you may have read a headline that blared "100 million TVs will be Web-connected by 2016." Regular readers of this blog know I'm always on the lookout for new threats, so the ...

Pinpoint Unsavory Elements In Your Neighborhood

Apr 17, 2012 3:42:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Criminal Tracker app by U.S. Publications Inc says that a study by the U.S. Department of Justice has revealed that sex offenders are four times more likely to re-offend than other ...

CyberheistNews vol 2, #17

Apr 16, 2012 3:01:49 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Antivirus is 30 years old

Apr 13, 2012 9:46:50 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Vaccine"][/caption] Simon Edwards created a great blog post about this April 12, 2012. He started out with: " Once upon a time, ...

Video: How a crimepack works

Apr 12, 2012 5:37:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals are as organized and industrious as any legitimate business. Case in point: exploit kits, also known as crimepacks, which bad guys can purchase and which make infecting ...

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