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Linux/SSHDoor.A Backdoored SSH daemon that steals passwords

Linux/SSHDoor.A Backdoored SSH daemon that steals passwords

Linux/SSHDoor.A Backdoored SSH daemon that steals passwords

Sébastien Duquette24 Jan 2013


Walking through Win32/Jabberbot.A

Walking through Win32/Jabberbot.A

Walking through Win32/Jabberbot.A

Alexis Dorais-Joncas23 Jan 2013


5 physical security tips for protecting your digital devices

5 physical security tips for protecting your digital devices

5 physical security tips for protecting your digital devices

As we read earlier this week, the chances that one or more of your digital devices may get stolen are uncomfortably high. So what would happen if your mobile device falls into the wrong hands? Here are a few tips that will help minimize the damage if it happens to you.

Cameron Camp17 Jan 2013


Mystery shopper scam: misery shopping

Mystery shopper scam: misery shopping

Mystery shopper scam: misery shopping

Money for nothing? Don't believe it: a variation on the Mystery Shopper scam that misuses the Pinecone Research brand.

David Harley16 Jan 2013


Are fears of digital device theft justified? Survey says yes

Are fears of digital device theft justified? Survey says yes

Are fears of digital device theft justified? Survey says yes

Everybody knows that laptop computers, tablets and smartphones get stolen, and everybody reading this probably owns at least one of these digital devices, so should you be concerned about yours being pinched, pilfered, peculated, purloined, or in other words, stolen?

Stephen Cobb14 Jan 2013


More on that Java vulnerability

More on that Java vulnerability

More on that Java vulnerability

David Harley11 Jan 2013


Java 0-Day Exploit CVE-2013-0422

Java 0-Day Exploit CVE-2013-0422

Java 0-Day Exploit CVE-2013-0422

Robert Lipovsky11 Jan 2013


Imperva, VirusTotal, and whether AV is useful

Imperva, VirusTotal, and whether AV is useful

Imperva, VirusTotal, and whether AV is useful

Offending the AV industry is one thing, but do you want to base a security strategy (at home or work) on a PR exercise based on a statistical misunderstanding? (Yes, I'm being diplomatic here...)

David Harley03 Jan 2013


Phishing and malware - keep Smiling through...

Phishing and malware - keep Smiling through...

Phishing and malware - keep Smiling through...

Three current phishing gambits and email-borne malware currently getting past normally efficient email filtering.

David Harley02 Jan 2013