Here is a set of resources put together by AV-Comparatives.org : General guidelines in minimizing risks Online vulnerability starts with human vulnerability E-mail security Web navigation Safe online banking Safe online gaming Safe streaming Safe file… The post Set of online resources from AV-Comparatives.org appeared first on Improve Your Security. Want to get the book ? […]
Since Microsoft took over Skype, only bad things are happening. Really, I hate Skype since they started to get their orders from Redmond. 🙁 Once of the nerving things are the ads. Yes, these: Here is how to get rid of it: Open Control Panel, go to Network and Internet Options. If […]
We are used to see ransomware encrypting files and requesting money (bitcoin) to decrypt them. I received now a new email on a corporate address, which is a black-e-mail … in digital form. I have to say, that the amount of thoughts expressed in the email is interesting. Somebody, with some basic knowledge and bad […]
I wrote before about the Target Malware. Now I can also write about Phishing. Here is one for Dropbox: What is wrong with this email ? the contact me by extracting the user part in the email address (smustaca) The “Verify your email” goes directly to a phishing website. The text is rather […]
Ever wondered what a “spear phishing” is ? Or a “targeted malware” ? See below: It is an email targeted to a member of an organization, which is made to look as legitimate as possible. The difference between normal phishing and malware emails and a targeted one is that the contents of the emails […]
The Internet is telling everyone to switch to HTTPS for various reasons: better security better SEO from the search engines (read: Google) others While I agree with most of the reasons, I think that it is not really necessary for a read-only news portal to have HTTPS. It is no secret transferred, no login, nothing… […]
A new article of Michael O’Dwyer got published in IPSwitch: When Security Awareness Training Overwhelms Users, Can Technology Help? I am happy to say that I was the only one interviewed, so this is actually an exclusive interview with me. “I would say that humans are the biggest problem, because they are the weakest […]
About 4 years ago, while I was working at Avira, I wrote this article for (ISC)2’s blog. Security “for free”? I wrote back then about how to cover all attack vectors for malware. I also wrote about the hidden costs, which many people tend to ignore. These costs are not acquisition costs. They are even […]
I am travelling quite a lot because of my job, working with Avira’s customers to integrate their OEM Technologies. For this reason, I am very often in hotels and airports. Almost everywhere these days, I can find free WiFis: wireless networks with free of charge access. We all know that accessing resources through free WiFis […]
If you want news from the IT Security industry, please check IT Security News here: http://www.itsecuritynews.info/?s=WannaCry This is my summary, inspired from various sources on the web mentioned in the Sources (see at the end). The ransomware Wannacry has infected systems across the globe and has been the topic of discussion among security professionals […]
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