A new Chrome feature hopes to choke off one of the most malicious forms of malware infection: drive-by advertising downloads.
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Google warning: Fix your dodgy ads within 30 days or get banned
Having taken what it thought was a decisive swipe at the problem of “abusive” advertising a year ago, Google now says next month’s Chrome 71 will unleash an even tougher crackdown.
PageFair analytics hacked and used to distribute malware on Halloween
For 83 minutes the PageFair analytics service was compromised by hackers. The network was used to seed customer websites with malicious code that prompted users to download a Trojan posing as Adobe Flash.
Malvertising meets the Daily Mail
Even if you’re #CyberAware and do your best to surf safely, you may come unstuck through poisoned ads. Here are some some safety tips…
You make your PRIVATE key PUBLIC, right? [Chet Chat Podcast 218]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Enjoy!
The malicious side of online ads – how unpatched servers hurt us all
SophosLabs looked behind a malvertising campaign from September 2015, and found servers that hadn’t been patched for two years or more.
Apple iOS 9 Safari opens the flood gates to ad-blocking
Meanwhile, Chrome users got a scare when Google (inadvertently: WHEW!) disabled AdBlock in YouTube. Cue painfully long video ads.
Practical IT: Beware these 3 web security myths
To catch the bad stuff, keep your users productive, and cut down on time cleaning up compromised computers, here are our recommendations for getting web security right.
Get into RSA 2015 for free, hear eye-opening talks!
The annual RSA Conference in San Francisco is next week, starting on Monday 20 April 2015. Get a free expo pass on us…