The Trojan in question has been named Limbo 2, and according to the people who came up with it, the best 10 security software solutions on the market today are not capable of detecting it. Acquiring this malware will set you back about $1,300, but for that amount of money you will get a software [...]
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From The Register An NZ teenager who became notorious for masterminding the creation of one of the largest cybercrime networks has escaped conviction, despite admitting computer hacking and fraud offences. Owen Thor Walker (AKA AKILL), 18 and from Whitianga, pleaded guilty to six cybercime offences in late March, but Justice Judith Potter dismissed the charges [...]
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How Many of us work in a hectic, stressed environment- where deadlines and bottom-lines rule your workweek? In the course of a day, How many idiotic requests do you get to do seemly mundane chores? How Often has this happened? You: {Bored and Seeking an excuse to take a break} Phone Repairman: “Hi, Coorporate sent me [...]
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This is really beginning to get to me. With the proliferation of laptops in our society, you would think that knowledge of security would begin to rapidly spread as well. However, this is the second story in less than a week of a laptop being stolen from a car. Now, if this was an office [...]
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