A fairly new CryptoLocker malware has been spreading via Yahoo Messenger, and if you’re infected it may cost you a fortune to retrieve your own data. Look Before You Jump, Steer Clear of YOURS.JPG.exe The CryptoLocker ransomware has been wreaking havoc among...
Sony is ditching the PC business in an effort to restructure amidst a declining PC market. The Japanese tech-giant has been struggling in recent years to keep up with the evolving consumer tech segment, and this latest move away from the PC is just a small...
The bottom line for when it comes to personal security on the internet is you must take care of it yourself. Many companies will make lofty promises of keeping your private data secured, but when things go bust they don’t take responsibility when your account...
Windows 8 users need to be aware that Bing will record system commands inputted locally. This is a big problem for businesses (and even individuals) if the commands are unique and track-able, as the commands are publicly displayed for anyone using the Bing via...
The debate about which internet browser is the best has essentially ended. Personal preferences aside, the consensus among most casual users as well as developers is that Chrome, the Google-backed browser, is number one (for the time being). Why should you...
Windows XP, despite its age in the software ecosystem, still controls nearly 30% of worldwide operating system share distribution. Microsoft announced several months back that it will cease supporting Windows XP as of April 8, 2014. For consumers, especially those...
In mid-December Target disclosed that hackers broke into the company’s computer system and stole several millions of its members’ personal information. A month later and Target has just tripled the number of people that might be affected by the security...
A number of Linksys and Netgear DSL modems have been found to be exploitable via a simple hole in the components’ firmware. How Was This Discovered? Eloi Vanderbeken recently took up the task of reverse engineering his Linksys WAG200G wireless DSL gateway’s firmware. ...
Recently, eight major websites have had security breaches where attackers got access to user's email addresses, user names, passwords and various other personal information. Some of the sites include: 152,445,165 Adobe Accounts 4,609,615 Snapchat Accounts 453,427...
Noam Liran, the chief software architect at Adallom, recently detected a flaw in Microsoft Office 365 which can easily expose account credentials through Word Documents that are hosted on a webserver which is currently invisible to existing anti-virus software. What...