Author Archives: mike

The DNSChanger malware that has been effectively neutralized by the take over of the Estonian servers hosting the rogue DNS servers will have a sting in the tail for those still infected when the servers are switched off on 9 … Continue reading →

As we have had our first reports of Apple machines infected with malware, it is probably time to go into more detail on the Flashback infection. This is spread via a Java vulnerability that Apple neglected to fix as soon … Continue reading →

Whilst it has always been theoretically possible for Apple’s computers to be infected with viruses, the combination of greater security built into OSX and the larger population base of Windows-based computers has meant that the Apple user has been relatively … Continue reading →

One common method of attack used in targeted attacks on organisations is the use of fake emails – an email that appears from someone important in an organisation telling someone else to do something unwise. Such as requesting that an … Continue reading →

According to various reports, a bunch of malicious protesters (Anonymous) have announced plans to attach the global root DNS servers on the 31st March 2012. Another part of the same groups has distanced itself from the attack. Is this really going to … Continue reading →

BBC’s Click programme recently undertook an investigation into financial malware – viruses that concentrate on grabbing your bank details and adding in transactions to steal money. Viruses such as “Zeus“. These infections lurk on your computer to intercept attempts to … Continue reading →

Operating system updates or more specifically operating system patches – some operating system vendors call their patches updates to help add to the confusion – are exceptionally irritating when you investigate what they are. To bring in a foolish analogy … Continue reading →

According to Sophos’s Naked Security blog, Apple have today issued a rather large set of updates for OSX. The updates include a number of very serious security vulnerabilities so we would recommend anyone running OSX apply this update as soon … Continue reading →

More along the lines of a personal bookmark than a proper entry, the following two videos are presentations on printer security that I keep intending to watch :- httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZgLX60U3sY#t=3m40s httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPhisPLwm2A  

With any luck, the latest news on the arrest of a group responsible for a phishing spam run against UK University students means that the number of such phishing attacks will diminish somewhat. According to the information in the linked … Continue reading →