Breaking Advisory
May 8, 2012: As announced, Microsoft has released their May 2012 Security Bulletins. Three of the bulletins are rated 'Critical' with potential impact of remote code execution. Affected software includes the Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Developer Tools.
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- McAfee Labs Threat Report for Q1 2012: Threats Gone Wild
David Marcus - May 23, 2012
McAfee Labs has just released the McAfee Threats Report, First Quarter 2012, and I’m proud of it. I am cribbing from the intro to this quarter’s report, but it kinda says it all: “The Greek philosopher Heraclitus, known for his doctrine of change as central to the universe, once wrote that ‘everything flows, nothing Read more... - Analyzing Trends in Cybercrime: 2011 to 2020
Francois Paget - May 16, 2012
Those who attempt to predict the future run the risk of being wrong. But those who overlook the importance of conducting a prospective analysis adopt a passive attitude that weakens them against the dictatorship of events. Anticipating societal changes prepares us to weather the storm. That quote comes from the recently published Prospective Analysis on Read more... - Peering Into a Pinterest Scam Toolkit
Hardik Shah - May 14, 2012
Pinterest is getting lots of media attention lately. Spammers are also starting to exploit the social-media “pinup” site to make quick money. We have found that there are already lots of ready-to-use tools that make it easy for anyone to start Pinterest scams without much difficulty or technical skill. These tools are so easy that Read more...
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