January 16, 2012 - A new survey finds that 56% are likely to check out the social media profiles of potential employees. If you want to avoid limiting your career progression, it might be time to clean-up your social networking accounts. (continue reading...) Read more
January 16, 2012 - Online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos.com has warned its users that it has suffered a massive data breach, impacting up to 24 million customers. Read more
January 15, 2012 - SophosLabs is warning users not to read too much into docs.google.com URLs. Two scam campaigns this weekend used Google Docs to attack two very different targets. One had big-four Aussie bank ANZ in its sights; the other was aimed at a (continue reading...) Read more
January 15, 2012 - Tens of thousands of Twitter users have been tricked into retweeting a message claiming that Twitter will donate $1 per retweet to a baby needing treatment for cancer. Of course, it's a hoax. (continue reading...) Read more
January 15, 2012 - Are Ashton Kutcher and Lorene Scafaria an item? A hacker would certainly like you to think so. Read more
January 13, 2012 - Join Chester Wisniewski and James Hilliard for a webcast covering the latest security developments from the second half of 2011 on January 26th, 2012 at 19:00 UTC/2PM Eastern time. Read more
January 13, 2012 - A man and his daughter are rescued by police after they were lured to South Africa by a scam email telling them they had won a fortune in a lottery. Read more
January 13, 2012 - Did you receive a message saying that Hotmail's email servers were congested, and so they were removing all unused accounts? If so, I hope you responded to the email with a roll of the eyes and a quick stab of the (continue reading...) Read more
January 13, 2012 - Reddit plans to shut its doors on January 18th, in support of the anti-SOPA internet blackout. Read more
January 12, 2012 - It's Friday the Thirteenth, an infamous date in the history of malware. So here's a satirical trip down memory lane to consider other dies irae in the computer virus calendar. Read more
January 12, 2012 - I received a spam today attempting to sell me ethical hacking classes, of all things. Looking at it further I enjoyed a chuckle and thought I would share it with our readers. (continue reading...) Read more
January 12, 2012 - With ICANN opening their high cost registration process for new gTLDs, what are the legitimate concerns and risks trademark owners may face from cybersquatters? Read more
January 11, 2012 - If you spend a lot of time paying attention to IT (in)security it can drive you to rant on occasion. This is one of those occasions, as too many companies are putting their future and their customers at risk thinking (continue reading...) Read more
January 11, 2012 - George Fried,an, CEO of Stratfor, came forth with a public statement explaining what happened in the attacks against his company last December. He admitted fault, took responsibility and accused Anonymous of censorship that doesn't come openly from governments, but rather (continue reading...) Read more
January 11, 2012 - Facebook seems to be digging themselves another privacy hole after just agreeing to a settlement to protect privacy with the FTC. Congressman Markey and Barton are accusing Facebook of dodging questions about how they track users when not using Facebook. (continue reading...) Read more
January 11, 2012 - Members of the Koobface malware gang might be feeling a little hot under the collar as evidence has begun to spill onto the internet about the alleged identity of one of its members. And there's more information still to come.. (continue reading...) Read more
January 11, 2012 - Have your Facebook friends invited you to switch your boring blue Facebook profile to an attractive shade of red, black or shocking pink? Read more
January 10, 2012 - Paul Ducklin joins Chet for the first Chet Chat of 2012. This week they discuss the privacy implications of smart meters, the recent research showing how WiFi routers are vulnerable due to an easy setup feature and password hashes. (continue reading...) Read more
January 10, 2012 - Google has once again admitted to profiting from advertisements for illegal products and services. Recently the BBC exposed them for making money on bogus Olympic 2012 ticket sales. Read more
January 10, 2012 - Microsoft and Adobe have released their Patch Tuesday security bulletins for January 2012. Microsoft has finally gotten around to mitigating the BEAST, while Adobe updates Reader X to include fixes that were rushed out to vulnerable Reader 9 users. (continue reading...) Read more