Year: 2011

A new study recently released by Accuvant has raised the bar for Microsoft and Firefox. Google’s chrome has recently been awarded the top prize. Internet Explorer beat out firefox when it came to protecting systems which had already been partially compromised, but Chrome kicked them both to the curb.   The results were acheived by […]

A new trojan has hit the market looking for victims. It is known as the Duqu trojan, and was identifed by the same hungarian firm that first discovered the original “zero-day” threat. The installer is presented to the victim as a WORD Document, which exploits the Windows “zero-Day” vulnerability and installs the Duqu binaries. Symantec […]

Well, here we go again. We have all seen the FALSE Purolator, UPS, and mail carrier email notifications claiming that there is a shipment awaiting pick up. As it turns out, DHL is no exception. Spammers have started sending out emails purportedly by DHL. By spoofing the sender info, the recipient is fooled into believing […]

This alert was just released. Researchers at AV Labs just identified one of the latest phishing attempts being sent to email recipients. It preys on clients of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) or RBC Royal Bank. “This email from “RBC Online” masquerades as an alert notification message regarding a security update. Upon reading the […]

Well, long gone are the days of Mac being the untouchable operating system. In the past few months, there has been a rise in the number of Viruses directed at the Mac platform, and this one is no exception. A variant of the Flashback Trojan for Mac OS X has developed the ability to disrupt […]

Seniors are one of our most overlooked demographics. However, we are finding because technology is changing at such an alarming rate, it is often difficult for seniors to adequate familiarize themselves with it. With social networking sites seeing more and more seniors become part of their membership database, the potential for this demographic to become […]

Since Microsoft invented Windows, it has been operated almost entirely with a mouse. However, studies show that unless we are cruising the internet, our hands are on the keyboard more often than that of the mouse. Another study conducted by “F1-Key.com” found that using a keyboard to issue commands is over three (3) times faster […]

Steve Jobs’ unfortunate passing was a blow to not only Apple, but the world as a whole. He took Mac and redesigned it from the ground up, giving us what we have today. Thanks Steve! It’s sad that even the death of such an iconic individual isn’t without scum trying to profit from the news. […]

A new spam email is making the rounds into email inboxes. It carries the subject, “We are going to sue you”. It uses this subject line or a variation of it, such as “This is the final warning”, “Please stop sending spam messages”, and “A message from our security service”. Essentially, the email implies that […]