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zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - 19 hours ago
Last week I wrote two posts about why I was not concerned about mobile malware right now, but I expected mobile malware to become a problem in the near future. There were several responses to the two posts, including …
Also tagged: security, mobile, marketing, malware, mobile device, viruses and worms, advertising and promotion, cyberthreats, adam o donnell, mobile malware
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 3, 2008
In an underground ecosystem that is anything but old fashioned when it comes to abusing legitimate web services, cybecriminals have started exploiting the traffic momentum, and by monitoring the peak traffic for …
Also tagged: blogging, security, internet, blog, malware, google inc, viruses and worms, news story, cyberthreats, dancho danchev
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 3, 2008
In response to Kaspersky's statement that they were concerned about mobile malware, I provided a flurry of reasons why mobile malware epidemics don't occur today. This may not be the case in the near future, however …
Also tagged: security, mobile, malware, virus, viruses and worms, cyberthreats, adam o donnell
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 2, 2008
Kaspersky, via PC Magazine, has graciously told the public to worry about mobile phone worms. I'm not worried, and there are many reasons why you shouldn't be concerned... yet. It is commonly accepted that there have …
Also tagged: security, mobile, marketing, consumer electronics, malware, virus, cell phone, handset, personal technology, cellular phones, viruses and worms, advertising and promotion, cyberthreats, adam o donnell, mobile malware, handset population
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 1, 2008
A new teacher asked me that the other day, looking for a read on how I filter content and my general attitude on installing applications. Suffice to say I'm a blacklist guy. Certainly in a middle and high school …
Also tagged: security, internet, application, management, consumer electronics, teacher, personal technology, tools and techniques, christopher dawson, cyberthreats
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 25, 2008
If you still need a reason to patch that installation of Adobe Reader, pay close attention to this discovery by Secure Computing's anti-malware research labs. The group has stumbled upon an exploit pack that …
Also tagged: security, malware, exploit, adobe pdf, ryan naraine, cyberthreats
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 19, 2008
Timing is everything, and from a cybercriminal's perspective, a new school year means segmenting their email databases to launch a targeted attack welcoming everyone back online. According to MessageLabs Intelligence …
Also tagged: security, e mail, malware, social engineering, attack, online communications, viruses and worms, cyberthreats, dancho danchev
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 18, 2008
Searching for details regarding the latest celebrity gossip may expose you to everything the IT underground has to offer - from adware and spyware to misleading offers and fake newsletters enticing you to opt-in into a …
Also tagged: security, internet, web, marketing, spyware, celebrity, web technology, adware, web site, viruses and worms, channel management, web site development, cyberthreats, dancho danchev
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 17, 2008
In a recent Q&A with Google's Brian Rakowski, Philipp Lenssen asked him a question in regard to Chrome's carpet-bombing flaw. Not surprising, considering that Apple refused to admit Safari's carpet-bombing flaw at …
Also tagged: security, malware, file, flaw, google inc, viruses and worms, cyberthreats, dancho danchev, google chrome
zdnet.com » security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 17, 2008
The Web is overtaking e-mail as the chief vector for malware. You can stop people from going to sites that have malware. You need to block phishing and malware sites even if you're not blocking other things. by Dana …
Also tagged: security, open source, malware, game, dana blankenhorn, viruses and worms, cyberthreats