by Joseph Forbes | Apr 21, 2013 | DATA, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
In the next couple of days Microsoft plans to introduce an extension that will make the login process for Microsoft accounts more secure. The method, called “two-step verification” in a blog post, will require not only a conventional password, but also a...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 19, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, Malware Reports, SECURITY
From August 2011 to February 2013, AV-TEST investigated malicious code in approximately 40 million search results from major search engines. The results of their research are now out and show that Google comes out on top, returning only 272 infected web pages in a...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 19, 2013 | HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, SECURITY, Technical Support
Wireless IP cameras from Foscam and other vendors have serious security issues, researchers said at Hack in the Box Thousands of wireless IP cameras connected to the Internet have serious security weaknesses that allow attackers to hijack them and alter their...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 18, 2013 | HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the protect-ya-neck dept. Security researchers at Independent Security Evaluators have published a report demonstrating that a slew of home and small office (SOHO) routers are vulnerable to previously undisclosed vulnerabilities. The report asserts that at least...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, LAW, NERD NEWS, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the surely-you-have-nothing-to-hide dept. I manage a few computers for an independent private medical practice connected to a hospital network. Recently I discovered repeated attempts to access these computers. After adjusting the firewall to drop connections...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 15, 2013 | Cloud Apps, DATA, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY, Web Hosting
Researchers at Sucuri have found that version 4.0 of the WordPress Social Media Widget, also referred to as social-media-widget, has been injecting spam advertisements into sites. It is recommended that anyone using the widget, which has over 900,000 users, remove or...
