We’re sure your browser has been hijacked before. Say you decide to download a program you need from a seemingly reliable website (like Softonic), and you click “install” to begin downloading without really thinking about it. When it finishes downloading, you go back to the browser and you realize that one or more toolbars have […]
The Associated Press today points to a remarkable footnote in a recent State Department inspector general report on the Hillary Clinton email scandal: The mail was managed from the vanity domain “clintonemail.com.” But here’s a potentially more explosive finding: A review of the historic domain registration records for that domain indicates that whoever built the private email […]
Wired Mobile Charging – Is it Safe?
May 26, 2016
Mobile phones. Nowadays, they are our constant companions, our confidants. They know everything about our everyday lives. Every day, whether we’re on our way to or from work or just wandering around the city, mobile phones collect this information. We take photos, share our impressions on social networks, send work and non-work related mails, text […]
Every type of person is a PayPal person. Each day, hundreds of well-known investors and business magnates are added to the list, like Peter Thiel, one of the original Facebook investors, or the South African tycoon Elon Musk, who is the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX. A good part of the internet already uses […]
Skimmers Found at Walmart: A Closer Look
May 25, 2016
Recent local news stories about credit card skimmers found in self-checkout lanes at some Walmart locations reminds me of a criminal sales pitch I saw recently for overlay skimmers made specifically for the very same card terminals. Much like the skimmers found at some Safeway locations earlier this year, the skimming device pictured below was designed […]
CVE-2015-2545: overview of current threats
May 25, 2016
CVE-2015-2545 is a vulnerability discovered in 2015 and corrected with Microsoft’s update MS15-099. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Office versions 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1. The error enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted EPS image file. The exploit uses PostScript and can evade Address Space Layout […]
Happy Geek Pride Day! To celebrate our special day, we’re sharing with you some of the most innovative security gadgets to help your businesses stay protected and grow. Technology is fundamental for any modern business. You might be thinking that IT security is far out of reach for your small to medium-size enterprise because of a limited budget. Wrong! You […]