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 ...

How to Start an IT Security Awareness Program

Apr 27, 2012 2:44:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mike Chapple is an IT professional and assistant professor of computer applications at the University of Notre Dame. He wrote at biztechmagazine:"Are your users aware of their ...

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 ...

Antivirus 10-Second Flash Survey: Is this bonus attractive?

Apr 25, 2012 4:26:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You're in the market to replace your existing Antivirus. One of the vendors on your shortlist has a Special Bonus they are offering. They are going to give you a free high-quality ...

Bogus Olympics 2012 Email Warning Blindside Users With Malware

Apr 23, 2012 4:26:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The upcoming London Olympics is undoubtedly one of the most highly-anticipated sports event of the year. It is also a favorite social engineering ploy among cybercriminals. Just recently, ...

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 ...

Six Steps To Successful Security Awareness Training

Apr 19, 2012 3:48:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

SMS-controlled Malware Hijacks Android Phones

Apr 11, 2012 4:25:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at NQ Mobile, working alongside researchers at North Carolina State University, have discovered new Android malware that is controlled via SMS that can do a number of things ...

Finally Defined: 'Advanced Persistent Threat'

Apr 2, 2012 4:30:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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Global Payment Hack: Almost 340 Million Drop in Value

Mar 30, 2012 10:12:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Global Payment Hacked"][/caption] This is what they said in their press release: Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leader in ...

Malicious Office documents target Mac OS X

Mar 29, 2012 3:32:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Trendmicro reported: "We have recently analyzed a series of emails sent to specific users that leverage a certain prominent socio-political issue. One of these messages is about the ...

Shield your business from cybercrooks

Mar 23, 2012 4:00:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Anne Fisher, Editor of New York's Executive Inbox wrote: "Can you recognize a potentially disastrous breach of your computer systems security when you see it? Lets find out with two ...

Look Ma, malware without files!

Mar 21, 2012 4:38:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Wow, instead of an exploit dropping a file onto the file system and running it... a DLL is injected straight into memory from the exploit, leaving nothing to scan on the harddrive. Writen ...

The Top 5 Executive Spear-phishing Scams

Mar 13, 2012 6:30:44 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We recommend you copy and paste this section, and send it to your executive team, with a warning that they might be targeted with spear-phishing attacks. They need to 'Stop, Look, Think' ...

RSA Post-mortem: Massive Human Component To Security

Mar 5, 2012 2:53:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

George Hulme wrote on the CSO site: "There was an unusual level of gloom at the RSA Conference this year, and for good reason: a number of the biggest and most respected security firms ...

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