Lates News & Info Aug 5

Labor Day Sale-Related SEO Poisoning Leads to Rogue Antiviru
Phishing Attacks Decline, Malware Rises
Men far worse than women on password security
Koobface spreading through thousands of IP addresses
A Cybercrime Hub Reinvents Itself
Microsoft says US is top malware target
Conficker/Downadup Dominates BitDefender’s Top 10 E-Threats

Latest News & Info From Forums - Jan 20

Latest Security & News Info

• ESET: Top 10 Threats For '08
• Diverse Portfolio Of Rogues-Part 14
• Conflicker Worm, 8-9-10 Million Infected?
• Directi & Rogue Ads-AGAIN!
• Passwords Used By Conflicker Worm
• MS: IE 8 Won't Install On Windows 7

Latest News & Info From The Forums-Dec 3

Latest Security & News Info

• New Password Stealer In Wild
• Infection Redirects Users From temerc & hphosts
• The Day The Net Died

Friday, June 20th News and Info

Latest Security & News Info

• Fake Celeb Sites Push Malware
• Phishing Campaign On Facebook
• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob Variants
• Storm Worm Pushing Canadian Med Spam
• Rogue Malware Banner Update
• Microsoft Security Fix Clobbers 2 Million Password Stealers

Recent Forum Discussions

• German Mag 'Reviews' Windows 7
• Filling Out Forms: Still Dangerous

Zlob\DNS Changer News & Spyware Bill

Latest Security & News Info

1. Zlob\DNS Changer Steals Router Passwords
   
2. Experts: Spyware Bill Needs More Work
   

Latest News May 4

Latest Security & News Info

• Storm Changing Servers
• Rogue Banner Ad Updates
  MSN IM Password Stealer
• Localized Spam Campaigns
• Botnet Uses Mil & .edu Systems
• Judge: Net Affiliates Broke Law
• Vista: 2 Minute Drill

Latest News April 19

• Recent Forum Discussions
  Balmer: MS Will Be 'Sensitive' To XP Users April 18-20
  MS To Halt Hotmail Access Via OE
  XP Gone In June, But Can You Still Get It?
  Growing Plants On The Moon? April 17
  New Speed Racer Trailer
  Woman Charged with ID Theft, From Dead People!
  LA Botnet Master Pleads Guilty
  Soc. Networking Sites: Ripe For Picking April 16
  Vista Update Breaks USD Devices
  Groups Urge 'Do Not track' Registry April 15
  XP SP3 Coming Late April
  
  
  Latest Security & News Info
  Phishing Emails Generating Botnet Scaling April 18-20
  Some Storm Worm Domains Killed Off April 17
  Rogue Banner Ad Updates
  Stormy Days Ahead For Internet
  Well-Worn Passwords Gold Mine For Hackers
  PC Tools: Threat Lists Useless, Except Ours Is Better April 16
  23K Spam Sites Created Per Day

Latest News April 19

• Latest Security & News Info
  Phishing Emails Generating Botnet Scaling April 18-20
  Some Storm Worm Domains Killed Off April 17
  Rogue Banner Ad Updates
  Stormy Days Ahead For Internet
  Well-Worn Passwords Gold Mine For Hackers
  PC Tools: Threat Lists Useless, Except Ours Is Better April 16
  23K Spam Sites Created Per Day

• Recent Forum Discussions
  Balmer: MS Will Be 'Sensitive' To XP Users April 18-20
  MS To Halt Hotmail Access Via OE
  XP Gone In June, But Can You Still Get It?
  Growing Plants On The Moon? April 17
  New Speed Racer Trailer
  Woman Charged with ID Theft, From Dead People!
  LA Botnet Master Pleads Guilty
  Soc. Networking Sites: Ripe For Picking April 16
  Vista Update Breaks USD Devices
  Groups Urge 'Do Not track' Registry April 15
  XP SP3 Coming Late April

More News - Feb 19

• Latest Security & News Info Feb 19
  Mega Spammer BUSTED! In Japan
  ActiveX Always Attract Attacks

• Recent Forum Discussions Feb 19
  KAV White Paper: Cybercrime
  Over 60% Of Americans Use Similar Passwords

Password Recovery....Too Easy?

A researcher writes about the weakness of password recovery questions and wonders why they are not more complex and or more in number. How hard are your pw questions....?

MS Launches New Password Site

MS has decided to offer users a new way to keep track of their passwords, with a new site. I guess they figure if they make it easy enough, then users won't have so much trouble remembering longer, complex pws and make things a tick safer. Read about it here and comment