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Category Archives: Network Security
Does your smartphone run Carrier IQ?
Good article from The Register citing the smartphones which are currently known to run the “phone home rootkit” commonly known as Carrier IQ. Apple users are apparently just as affected as other platforms with the iPhone 4 known to run … Continue reading
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Why you should root your Android phone and install a custom rom
A security researcher has found that a variety of Android, Blackberry and Nokia phones come installed with a piece of software that logs everything you do on your phone, remembering and sending every key stroke. As more and more important … Continue reading
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Secunia PSI
With so many 3rd party tools available these days it can be quite a task for the average user to make sure they are all up-to-date with security patches. Keeping things up-to-date ensures that your machine has the best chance … Continue reading
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The TDL4 rootkit virus and how to get rid of it
There is a particularly nasty variant of the TDSS virus/rootkit doing the rounds. It is called TDL4 and is very good at hiding itself from security programs. One of its features is that it co-ordinates downloads of other viruses which … Continue reading
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Microsoft issue warning on Fake Support Call Scams
This seems to be a growing problem at the moment. Gangs of criminals are posing as Microsoft tech support and are cold calling people convincing them to install malicious software on their machines. In some cases they even dupe … Continue reading
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GPU’s used in the fight for your password
I’ve always been an advocate for strong passwords consisting of 10 or more characters, numbers and special characters. Over the years in previous jobs I’ve seen password creation guidelines change to reflect the increase in computing power available to run … Continue reading
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More Mac Malware Misery!
Interestingly after writing the MacDefender blog post yesterday there appears to be a new variant plaguing Mac OSX called MacGuard that has sidestepped the need for users to enter an administrative password for installation. Intego (whose site is being hammered … Continue reading
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Apple admits OSX susceptible to MacDefender attack
Many people believe that Apple Mac’s are somehow immune to security flaws and hence MalWare. With software as complicated as it is these days this is simply not the case as all Operating Systems have flaws. It is interesting though … Continue reading
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How to avoid Scareware
I’m writing this article because I want to save you heartache and money. I want to save you from spending your hard-earned cash on useless programs that pretend to offer you security but are really illegitimate programs that offer nothing … Continue reading
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Building an Enterprise Class Wireless Network
Most wireless networks are protected by a single mechanism, namely wireless encryption. Several different encryption methods are most commonly used including WEP, WPA and WPA2 normally with a pre-shared key as a passphrase that grants users access to that network. … Continue reading