We received a spam email which advertises protection against Internet threats. The email comes from “Top Anti Virus Software” , an email address from a domain in India. There are only two links in the email, both pointing to the same URL from India which was used in the From field. At that address, of course, is […]
The article ran today from Shaun Waterman of The Washington Times re: smartphone security: http://times247.com/times-news/tech-firm-makes-smart-phones-safer Fraud follows the money Researchers in Europe have identified malware that surreptitiously forces smartphones to make calls or send text messages to premium rate lines, racking up income for the crooks who own the numbers and huge bills […]
(ISC)2 requires that a candidate meets some requirements before he/she receives the right to call himself/herself (ISC)2 certified. Receiving the (ISC)² credential is a several-step process: Required Experience – possessing the required number of years for the appropriate credential Study – taking advantage of the educational materials (ISC)² makes available for you to review and […]
Avira Survey Finds Computer Users Don’t Feel Safe on Social Media Sites “This survey was very interesting because it demonstrated that even though social media sites are very popular among the general population, computer users from all over the world have the same concerns,” said Sorin Mustaca, data security expert at Avira.“They are wary of […]
Softepedia republished my article in the TechBlog about “Spring cleaning your computer” into a new article. This is the original: Spring cleaning your computer This is the new article: Expert Offers Tips on How to Clean Up a Computer
Check the other article I wrote about Dropbox. While playing with the mklink, I made a mistake of trying something new: mklink /D S t:S Remember that the Dropbox folder was located in T:S. So, basically I created a circular reference… and this is what happened: This is what was transferred until when I […]
I recently tested a couple of online backup solutions and one of them was Dropbox. If you know the system, you know also that Dropbox requires the user to choose a folder which will be synchronized in the cloud. That folder is called “Dropbox” and can’t be changed. I wanted to backup a couple of […]
So, it is over … I finally managed to be able to take the exam and I passed it. Let’s see how I did it: Study materials Official (Isc)2 Guide to the Csslp (Isc2 Press) von Mano Paul (about 500 useful pages) The CSSLP Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional von Ronald L. Krutz und […]
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/012412-authorities-prepare-to-close-down-255242.html?hpg1=bn “If your computer was infected at some point in time and it was using one of the DNS servers which are now controlled by FBI, after March 8, it will no longer be able to make any DNS requests through these servers,” Avira product manager and data security expert Sorin Mustaca said in […]
Post initially published in Avira Techblog. You must have heard already about the already “famous” malware DNSChanger which manipulates the DNS settings of the computer in order to silently direct the users to malicious websites. FBI and others took action against this malware and in November 2011 have managed to break the botnet. According to FBI, […]
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