SophosLabs recently drew our attention to some new ransomware that is both interesting and intriguing. Unusually, this one is a true parasitic virus – it infects other files as well as scrambling them.
Daily Archives: December 5, 2014
Steep rise in medical data breaches blamed on human error
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the number of healthcare data breaches reported between April and June 2014 doubled compared to the same period in the previous year. The problem; it’s not the technology, it’s you and me.
12 Days competition: Day 5 – This software left the keys but threw away the lock
Can you work out the answer to our question in Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?
All PayPal accounts were 1 click away from hijacking
Until found and reported to PayPal, there was a security hole that meant 150 million-plus customers were one measly click away from account hijacking.
I am not a robot: Google swaps text CAPTCHAs for quivery mouse clicks
Forget mangled text: given AI advances, it’s kaput. Google’s new approach: analyze cookies, mouse movements and IP addresses, in one click.