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Last week some Windows users struggled through unexpected PC slowdowns due to a security program bundled in with a Java update. Security programs still hog PC resources and pose annoyances — but here’s expert advice on how you can regain control. Read entire article The recent tragedy that affected Japan is not the first incident to be leveraged by cybercriminals. Criminals have established early on just how low they would go just to steal money from users — Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Gustav in 2008, Chinese Sichuan earthquake in 2008, and recently the Haiti Earthquake in 2010 [...] Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer released major updates this week. The timing might be a coincidence or not but there is a very interesting feature that all three browsers are developing almost at the same time: private browsing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a privacy report late last year which endorsed the privacy [...] Around the world, every day, security researchers study the activities, behaviors, forum communications, and networks of cybercriminals in an effort to make the world safe for the exchange of digital information. In addition to preventing attacks, we gather and share intelligence with the appropriate industry anti-cybercrime groups and law enforcement authorities. We’ve been tracking for one particular [...] The successful takedown could be considered the most recent and—possibly most effective—nail yet on Rustock’s coffin. While we would have to wait before we can see the long-term effects of the recent Rustock botnet takedown, the decline in spam volume is apparent. Data from TrendLabsSM showed over 95 percent decrease in Rustock reports on March [...] |
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