Botnet responsible for spam taken down

Botnet responsible for as much as 50% of global spam taken down   Computer security experts on Wednesday revealed that they had successfully taken down Grum, the world’s third-largest botnet, which was responsible for roughly 18% of global spam, according to The...

Targeted Attacks on SMB’s Increase

Targeted Attacks on SMB’s Increase in 2012 In the first six months of 2012, 36 percent of targeted attacks focused on small businesses of fewer than 250 employees, and there were an average of 58 attacks per day, according to a new research report. At the end of...

Microsoft fix kills Windows Gadgets

Microsoft has warned that a Gadgets feature included in Vista and later versions of Windows could allow attackers to hijack end-user machines and has taken the unusual step of issuing a temporary update that allows it to be completely disabled. “An attacker who...

HP Switches Shipped w/Malware

HP is warning customers that some of its ProCurve switches were shipped recently with compact flash cards infected with malware. The company said that a number of software versions in the ProCurve 5400 switch were affected, and that PCs could be become infected by the...

Detect Phishing Attacks

To help better protect you, our valuable customers, I would like to point this post back to an article on Make Us Of’s web site. They have a good article on methods to detect what are called “Phishing” attacks. This is a method where in a...
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Debunking Some Common Myths

There are some common myths that may influence your online security practices. Knowing the truth will allow you to make better decisions about how to protect yourself.   How are these myths established? There is no one cause for these myths. They may have been...
Managed Antivirus

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Easy SEO: Update your copyright notice

Here’s a quick and easy SEO trick for you. We all know that Google indexes freshly updated content on your Web site. Since it’s the New Year, take a moment and check if your Web site copyright notices are updated. Not only do you get that piece of mind from an updated...
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