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Security policies: misuse of resources

Jul

2013

According to surveys conducted in Europe and the United States, company employees spend up to 30% of their working hours on private affairs. By multiplying the hours spent on non-business-related things by the average cost of the working hour, the analysts estimate the costs to companies amounting to millions of dollars a year. Indirect losses […]

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Police Ransomware Bears Fake Digital Signature

Nov

2012

Ransomware has become major concern among users, particularly those variants that mimic law enforcement agencies like the FBI (known as police ransomware). Certain features have also been incorporated into the threat recently, such as an audio file and just now, fake digital certificates.We encountered two samples bearing the same fake digital signature, which Trend Micro […]

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Phishers Use US-CERT Email Address as Bait

Jan

2012

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (simply known as US-CERT) is the latest bait phishers used to get users to install malware on user systems. US-CERT is a highly esteemed and trusted body of security professionals who tackle cybersecurity issues in the United States. They also work with security vendors to address vulnerability issues. With such […]

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