Gary Eckstein General Technology 0 scams, security, SMS, social engineering, spam
This scam has been around for years however a huge number of people are caught out each day; you receive an SMS (text message) on your mobile/cell phone for someone else (and there is usually a call-to-action such as ‘please confirm by SMS’). The problem is that if you respond to this scam you’ll be [...]
Gary Eckstein WordPress 0 security, WordPress
WordPress 2.8.3 has been released. It is highly advisable to upgrade as this fixes a potential security vulnerability (upgrading is painless, reliable and takes less than a minute). See http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/ for more…
Gary Eckstein General Technology 2 Adobe, Ferris, malware, security, seo, Software, WordPress
Maxim Weinstein from StopBadware.org posted an article recently titled ‘WordPress still a common entry point for bad code’. StopBadware.org is well respected and has done some great work in identifying and listing Sites which contain Malware and other unwanted software. I am an avid WordPress fan and personally own and manage 25 Sites (as well [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 1 Badware, google, Internet, malware, Online, PayPal, security, seo, Software, technology, Tools, URL, website, websites
Want to know if your website has been compromised by Malware or spam links? Part of Search Engine Optimization is ensuring the integrity of a Site. There are two excellent and related free Online Tools out there to assist with knowing if your site is ‘clean’ or not: Google Safe Browsing This great Tool notifies [...]
Gary Eckstein General Technology 0 anti-virus, Australia, commonwealth bank of australia, computer virus infections, computers news, denial of service, dos, goldman sachs, government, government websites, information pirate, information security, it, korea, news limited, personal computers, ping, pirate attacks, security, south korea, south korean government, Trojan
The past ten days has seen three different but equally interesting Information Security alerts. Two involve major financial institutions (Goldman Sachs and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)) and one the South Korean Government. Goldman Sachs: Sergey Aleynikov, a dual US and Russian citizen, is charged with stealing a ‘trading code’ from Goldman Sachs and transferring [...]
