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How to mitigate the “Supercookies”

Aug

2011

“Supercookies” (Local Shared Object), or flash cookies as they are otherwise commonly called, and their implication on the privacy of Internet users have been a hot topic in the security- news blogs lately. ‘Cookies‘, as most of you already know, are small text files that are used to keep small pieces of browsing information stored […]

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The most innocent as vectors to increase the Pay-per-Click business

Jul

2011

It is clear that cybercriminals do not have any code of ethics. Consequently, even the most innocent are not exempt from a malicious attacker’s perspective, and are often used as a means to allow them to generate higher economic returns, in this case, through the abuse of clicks. The following image provides clear evidence of […]

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Please update your anti-virus.. at least once every five years

Jun

2011

The MyDoom worm. First seen in January 2004, it spread via email, opened a backdoor for hackers to gain access to your PC, and scoured your hard drive for more email addresses to forward itself onto. It became widespread in no time, which was particularly concerning for software firm SCO – whose website it targeted […]

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