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Protect your personal computer (PC) and portable devices

Credits: http://cybersecuritymonth.eu/press-campaign-toolbox/ecsm-material/pc-portable-devices European Cyber Security Month an EU advocacy campaign that takes place in October Protect your personal computer (PC) and portable devices PC Use a firewall: Firewalls protect your network some viruses and hackers Install anti-virus software: Anti-virus software prevents virus infections from spreading on your computer Get the latest security updates: […]

October 2, 2013

Security

The sad state of Java security

I wrote many times about Java, their vulnerabilities, how to disable it… Just search in this blog for the term Java. I’ve been asked many times why do I think that we are seeing these zero day vulnerabilities. The problem The problem of Oracle is that they bought a technology that was […]

August 2, 2013October 22, 2013

Security for Free ? Die Deutsche Edition.

Source: Security Insider (HTML, PDF) Originally published in English: (ISC)2 Blog Republished in this blog: http://sorin-mustaca.com/2013/05/29/security-for-free/ Wer sein Augenmerk nur auf die Anschaffungskosten einer Sicherheitslösung richtet, zahlt oft an anderer Stelle. (Bild: Archiv) Malware, Hacking-Attacken, Software-Schwachstellen: Ist es angesichts der ausufernden Bedrohungslandschaft überhaupt möglich, sich mit Security-Tools für lau umfassend abzusichern? In diesem Beitrag […]

July 5, 2013

General Security

About the Internet threat landscape, and why small businesses are the most vulnerable

1) Tell me a bit about the Internet threat landscape, and why small businesses are the most vulnerable? The Internet threat landscape is pretty complex these days. We see more and more targeted attacks against large and small companies which happen via phishing, DDoS, exploits of known vulnerabilities and social engineering. The small businesses are […]

July 3, 2013

Security

Signs that your smartphone is potentially infected with malware

1. You notice that you pay more than usual for your mobile phone bill This is a sign that some trojan might send SMSs or make phone calls to super expensive phone numbers oversees. 2. Data usage increase Malware usually sends data to the cybercriminals. If you notice an increase in the data usage or […]

April 24, 2013

Security

ENISA’s Innovative tools for creating an engaging user awareness programme

ENISA -the European Network and Information Security Agency, working for the EU Institutions and Member States. ENISA is the EU’s response to these cyber security issues of the European Union. As such, it is the ‘pace-setter’ for Information Security in Europe, and a centre of expertise. The objective is to make ENISA’s web site the European […]

April 23, 2013

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Quoted in Softpedia about browser security

Source of the article: http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Google-Chrome-Review-345916.shtml Another aspect pointed out by Avira’s Security Product Manager Sorin Mustaca is Google’s effort to keep their browser safe. “Especially when we are talking about the Chrome browser, we have the already famous hacking sessions, which Google organizes to find vulnerabilities in the browser. This shows how important the security is for […]

April 23, 2013

Security

Enable two-factor authentication for the SSH on your Raspberry PI

I am a big fan of RPi and I allowed one of my RPis (I have 3) to be accessible from the Internet via SSH. But, I was stressed because somebody might do a DoS on my device with the intent to hack into it and this way would prevent me to access it. So, […]

April 9, 2013