Facebook CAPTCHA no match for spyware attack

FBI warns of social networking fraud, malware escalation; Independent tester: Security Essentials 'very good' Security Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Sunbelt Software Why Small Companies Should Think Outside Box for Protecting Endpoints In their "Sector Insight" study, Aberdeen Group investigated the considerations small business should take when selecting anti-malware solutions. Read this paper to learn why Aberdeen recommends small enterprises be open to endpoint security solutions from vendors other than McAfee and Symantec. Read Now Spotlight Story Facebook CAPTCHA no match for spyware attack Hackers have found a way to create automated Facebook pages and are using them to spread spyware to unsuspecting users, says antivirus and Internet security firm AVG Technologies. Read full story Related News: FBI warns of social networking fraud, malware escalation Fraudsters are targeting social networking sites with increased frequency and users need to take precautions, the FBI warned. Independent tester: Security Essentials 'very good' Microsoft's free Security Essentials antivirus software identified 98% of over half a million malware samples, an accuracy rating an independent testing company called "very good" today. Data Security Demands the Whole Enchilada I'm here in Washington this week speaking to multiple groups of people about cybersecurity. One of the biggest priorities that keeps coming up is data privacy and security. Like the private sector, Federal Agencies struggle with data discovery, classification, confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Applying the science of persuasion to security awareness Do you ever wonder whether all those security-awareness posters, coffee mugs, pens, mouse pads, and sandwich-bag clips are having any effect at all to improve security? Microsoft blackballs pirates from Security Essentials Microsoft will block users running counterfeit copies of Windows from installing the free Security Essentials antivirus software, the head of the company's anti-piracy group said Tuesday. Large Scale NAT Architectures Traditional NAT, as discussed in the previous article, has been used for fifteen or so years to enable the sharing of a small number of public IPv4 addresses by a larger number of privately-addressed devices. In the case of home and small businesses, there is usually just a single public IPv4 address on the outside NAT interface. That public address is assigned by a broadband service provider. Read... 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