In 21st Century we need not ONLY talking about IT-Security, but we need to secure our computers and ANY other related device connecting to Internet, such as also our smartphones!
I will present you now a tutorial on How-To create best protection (as on March 2012) for your computer and this with mostly FREE tools and FREE Online Services… Also will I provide you a worksheet which helps you planning your weekly tasks!
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By Dancho Danchev | May 25, 2012, 7:20am PDT
In this week’s Q&A, I chat with Mikko Hypponen, the Chief Research Officer of F-Secure on the current state of the cybercrime ecosystem.
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A quarterly threat report found password-stealing Trojans on the rise...
PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report released Wednesday.
The security company registered the biggest increase in malware in four years during the first quarter of this year, bringing the total number of samples to 83 million. Fake antivirus programs declined in popularity, but software with faked security signatures, rootkits and password-stealing Trojans rose.
===> New malware for the Mac exploded in the second quarter of 2011 <===
Read more: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052312-mcafee-reports-big-spike-in-259575.html?source=nww_rss
The hack of online billing provider WHMCS may have exposed 500,000 payment cards.
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Just as the NATO summit drew to its conclusion in Chicago, internet security maven Eugene Kaspersky, today warned global leaders that the world needs international agreements about cyber-weapons in the same way as it needs agreements about nuclear or biological weaponry...
Read more: http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/54865-world-teeters-on-cyber-war-brink
A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.
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===> United States the Primary Source of Cyberattacks <===
A compromised machine is often used as a proxy for spam, botnets, denial of service, or other types of malicious activities. These machines can be located anywhere in the world, but this quarter many were located in the United States.
Based on data collected from the McAfee Global Threat Intelligence™ network, the United States was the primary source of SQL-injection attacks and cross-site scripting attacks, and also had the highest number of victims of both attacks.
===> The United States currently houses the most botnet control servers, and the location point for the vast majority of new malicious websites, with an average of 9,000 new bad sites recorded per day. <===
Read more: http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/mcafee-labs-threat-report-for-q1-2012-threats-gone-wild
Experts say cyber-warfare is the next big threat to world economies, where entire cities or countries could grind to a half from online terrorism.
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-22/cyber-warfare-tipped-as-next-big-threat/4027176
A recent study finds that major enterprises have yet to catch on to the importance of cyber security.
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Für die EU-Wettbewerbshüter ist klar: Googles Suchergebnisse bevorzugen die eigenen Dienste und benachteiligen diejenigen der Konkurrenz. Der Webgigant hat deshalb einige Wochen Zeit, um die Praxis zu ändern.
Weiter lesen: http://www.pctipp.ch/news/firmen/62262/eu_wettbewerbshueter_kritisieren_google.html
When you cross the street, you look both ways to make sure it’s safe. Staying safe on the Internet is similar. It takes some common sense steps.
- STOP: Before you use the Internet, take time to understand the risks and learn how to spot potential problems.
- THINK: Take a moment to be certain the path ahead is clear. Watch for warning signs and consider how your actions online could impact your safety, or your family’s.
- CONNECT: Enjoy the Internet with greater confidence, knowing you’ve taken the right steps to safeguard yourself and your computer. Protect yourself and help keep the web a safer place for everyone.
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) and National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) led the development of the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. campaign. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides the Federal Government's leadership for the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. campaign.
Read more and watch the videos: http://www.stopthinkconnect.org/
Consumers not paying attention to growing threats to Apple's Mac platform, leading security vendors to warn such mindset "worrying" and industry needs to do more to educate them of risks.
Read more: http://www.zdnetasia.com/mac-users-indifference-toward-security-worrying-62304850.htm
Did you know that Twitter, like Facebook, wants to know which websites you visit and has a system for tracking you from site to site anywhere it its ecosystem: eco-tracking.
Read more: http://blog.eset.com/2012/05/21/how-to-stop-twitter-tracking-the-websites-you-visit
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Last week we told you how to protect yourself from mobile malware http://safeandsavvy.f-secure.com/2012/05/08/5-ways-to-keep-your-mobile-phone-safe/
For people who want to go a step further and understand the threats your smartphone faces, we’re going to take a quick look inside the F-Secure Mobile Threat Report Q1 2012. What you’ll find is a Android landscape where threats are quickly maturing.
Read more: http://safeandsavvy.f-secure.com/2012/05/18/what-you-need-to-know-about-mobile-malware/
Au total, cette nouvelle version du navigateur corrige 18 trous de sécurité.
====> UPDATE !!! <====
Lire plus : http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/google-corrige-deux-failles-critiques-dans-chrome-39772098.htm
Google warnt Browser-Nutzer, dass ihr PC mit der Schadsoftware „DNS-Changer“ infiziert ist, und hilft, die Malware vom Rechner zu verbannen.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: The American military is intrigued by the offensive uses for cyber-warfare, but it is struggling to figure out how to do it.
Read more: http://defense.aol.com/2012/05/22/military-debates-who-should-pull-the-trigger-for-a-cyber-attack/
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With a July 9 deadline looming for machines infected with the DNSChanger trojan to still be able to access the internet, Google is lending a helping hand to inform users of compromise.
"We believe directly messaging affected users on a trusted site and in their preferred language will produce the best possible results," Menscher wrote. "While we expect to notify over 500,000 users within a week, we realize we won't reach every affected user. Some ISPs have been taking their own actions, a few of which will prevent our warning from being displayed on affected devices. We also can't guarantee that our recommendation will always clean infected devices completely, so some users may need to seek additional help."
DHS, in the blog post, recommended that users visit the DNSChanger Working Group website to test their computers for infection and to receive instructions on removing the trojan.
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A man who was in command of a botnet of some 30 million computers worldwide has been sentenced to four years jail in Armenia.
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In an effort to spread information, associates of Anonymous targeted the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics’ website, compromising nearly 2GB of data before the server was taken offline.
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New start-up SaaSID today launches a product at CloudForce London that seeks to solve a pressing and growing problem: the authentication of personal devices to the cloud.
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So you may have heard of this term: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). If you haven’t come across it, it simply refers to individuals taking their own smartphones, laptops and tablets to work to connect and ‘sync’ them with the company network.
At any given moment today, on-the-clock employees are updating their social media status, reading feeds and networking on business media sites.
Remember that hackers now target mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs. Businesses should specify whether employees are permitted to access social networking sites from these devices and which apps may be used to do so.
Once policies are established, it may be necessary to reinforce them with a carefully considered combination of network monitoring and data protection technologies. In some cases, these technologies may already be in place as part of standard IT security measures.
===> If so, they should be configured to include social networking controls. <===
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Compromising anywhere from a few thousand to well over a million systems, botnets are used by cyber criminals to take over computers and execute illegal and damaging activities.
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