The Laptop Illusion Con
In the following segment of The Real Hustle, the hustlers shows exactly why you should always be wary when buying a laptop from a perfect stranger in a public place.
Category Archives: Security
Are ATM Machines Safe to Use?
ATMs are everywhere today and provide crooks with a relatively easy way to rob you blind. In the following video, the crew from The Real Hustle demonstrates how easy it is for a thief to get his hands on your ATM card information and PIN number. So now that you’ve seen this, do you still […]
Only one in 40 e-mails is NOT spam
Microsoft has revealed that almost all e-mails sent today are spam – though the figure fell slightly with the disconnection of a hosting provider which numbered a major spam network among its customers. The figures only relate to e-mails sent to customers of the Microsoft Forefront Online Security for Exchange service (FOSE) rather than the […]
Worm could bring down US power grid
The idea of hackers bringing down power grids may sound like a far-fetched plot from the current series of 24, but a security firm insists it’s a genuine threat. The threat is now a possibility because of the use of a technology known as Smart Grids. This involves around two million devices, largely wireless, which […]
Time to Update Your Acrobat Reader
By PatB Contributing Writer, [GAS] On February 20th, [GAS] warned readers that the current version of Acrobat Reader had a security flaw that bad guys were exploiting to deliver malware. Adobe has worked hard and just released an updated version of their ubiquitous software for both PC and Mac. So don’t walk, but run to […]
Microsoft introduces ultra-secure web browser
By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] You must be wondering how you entered a parallel universe in which a [GAS] headline can include the words “Microsoft”, “browser”, and “secure” — without the words “not”, “disaster”, or “joke”. And given the history of security flaws in Internet Explorer over the years, the folks at Redmond need […]
New Zero-Day Acrobat Reader Vulnerability
On February 19th, Adobe confirmed reports that its version 9 software of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader were vulnerable to buffer overflows that have allowed some companies to be targeted in spearphishing attacks. Their announcement said: A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This vulnerability would […]
Facebook Still Owns You
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] You’ve probably heard about the recent Facebook TOS debacle and subsequent backpeddling. After a few quiet changes to the terms, a bunch of users of the social networking site revolted, followed by preparation to file a formal complaint by the Electronic Privacy Information Center to the FTC. So Facebook […]