Celebrity Nude Photo Hack Perpetrated with the Help of Spam Email
If you remember the nude celebrity photo leak in September of 2014 (and who could forget?), you may be interested to learn that it was perpetrated by a simple phishing …
Business Email Compromise: How to Avoid It
Most corporate network administrators are aware of the risks posed by mass phishing emails and take adequate steps to minimise them but spear phishing (or BEC: Business Email Compromise) is …
Security and the Internet of Things
It wasn’t so long ago that any discussion of security as it pertains to the Internet focused solely on computer viruses, malware and spyware. The Internet had opened a world …
Locky: Ransomware Distributed Using Dridex Trojan Botnet
A new ransomware campaign, named Locky owing to the fact that it encrypts victims’ files before demanding a ransom of half a bitcoin for the decryption key, is being distributed …
USA Authorities Get Tough on Spam
Many people consider computer and smartphone malware to be an everyday fact of life about which they can do little but be vigilant: a nuisance they must do their best …