by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, Malware Reports, Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, SECURITY
We can safely say that since we encountered our first rogue, they’ve always commanded a presence in the malware ecosystem. That was, until recently we observed a decrease in rogue activity. That’s not to say they went away altogether – no, not at all – but...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the If-you-lie-down-with-dogs-you-get-up-with-fleas dept. Using data about Web sites, IP addresses and domains, researchers find that they can detect 99 percent of malicious executables downloaded by users, outperforming antivirus and URL-reputation services. The...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, EDUCATION, HACKING, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the hacker-mom dept. Research suggests there will be a rise in everyday hackers. A simple Google search for ‘SQL injection hack’ provides 1.74 million results, including videos with explicit instructions on how to exploit SQL injection...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | Blog Entry
Many of the comments were written at the time (which explains why some of them are in the first person): 100 email hacks (e-book). No matter how good you are at managing email, there’ll be something useful for you in this little treasure trove, which was written by...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | Blog Entry
from the protect-ya-neck dept. The questioner on Quora asks: ‘When is the difference between 99% accuracy and 99.9% accuracy very important?’ And the most popular answer provided cites an example familiar to all of you: service level agreements. However,...
