I got convinced by some clever “reviews” to pre-order the “Amazon Fire HD-10 with Alexa”. The specs look extraordinary ! 25,65 cm (10,1 Zoll) 1080p Full HD-Display, 32 GB, with Special offers Now, what ca go wrong here ? Well, everything !!! The tablet has what it promises there… But there is a lot more […]
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 […]
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