The Tip As the smartphone market has matured and become a part of everyday life for most of us, the proliferation of bad actors in the app market has kept pace. The Detail We’ve all come to depend on apps…
Category: Malware
Will Antivirus Software Make Me Untouchable
The Tip So, you’ve done the research and chosen an antivirus software package that is well-reviewed. It’s all installed. That means you’re cyber bullet-proof right? Wrong! You yourself are the most important part of your cyber security. The Detail Antivirus…
USB Flash Drive Security – It’s Important
USB drives are so pervasive in today’s world of technology, that it’s all too easy to become blasé to the many risks in using this very useful and ubiquitous technology. Risks inherent with USB Flash Drives fall into two broad…
DDE Attack
You may or may not be aware of a new type of attack potential called a DDE attack – a way of launching malware from a web download, an email attachment, or even directly from the body of an Outlook…
Phishing Scam Alert: OneClass Chrome Extension
Be on alert for the OneClass Chrome Extension. It is a phishing scam where once the extension is installed, it will attempt to send an email on behalf of the user and collect Campus-Wide Login (CWL) credentials. How the phishing…
NU Online Security- Canadian Banks Targeted by Malware
Canadian banks have recently become a popular target for online fraud. Please consider the following when banking online: When logging into a bank’s website, make sure you are on the proper site. If you receive an email from your bank,…
Cybersecurity Reminder
There’s some evidence that Canadian Universities are getting hit quite hard with CryptoLocker Ransomware. This appears also to be the case with US universities. The malware encrypts the files on the computer then demands a fee to unencrypt the user’s…
- YouTube is reading text in users’ videos December 14, 2018Google keeps tabs on much of your activity. Now, it turns out that its YouTube service is also reading what’s in your videos too.
- Facebook has filed patents to predict our future locations December 14, 2018One such use would be to pre-stuff our devices with ads and other content before we wander into a Wi-Fi dead zone.
- Kanye West tops the charts for year’s worst password pratfall December 14, 2018Kanye, please keep your "all zeroes! all the time!" password away from the media. And Nutella? No, "Nutella" is NOT a good password.
- Update now! WordPress 5.0.1 release fixes seven flaws December 14, 2018Don't delay, update your Wordpress website today.
- Border agents are copying travelers’ data, leaving it on USB drives December 13, 2018It's just one of many SOP SNAFUs of a pilot program for advanced searches of travelers' devices that doesn't even have performance metrics.
- Supermicro: We told you the tampering claims were false December 13, 2018Computer manufacturer Supermicro is still trying to lay to rest reports that the Chinese government tempered with its equipment to spy on Western cloud users.
- WordPress worms, Android fraud and Flash fails [PODCAST] December 13, 2018Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - enjoy!
- Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s December 2018 Patch Tuesday is here December 13, 2018If you find patching security flaws strangely satisfying, you’re in luck - Microsoft’s and Adobe’s December Patch Tuesdays have arrived with plenty for the dedicated updater to get stuck into.
- Samsung fixes flaws that could have let attackers hijack your account December 12, 2018Flaws in the mobile site were leaving users vulnerable to attackers who could have reset their user passwords and hijacked their accounts.
- Google+ to power down early after second security hole found December 12, 2018Google has disclosed the second security hole in its Google+ social network in three months.
- AV18-158: Cisco Security Updates September 27, 2018
- AV18-157: Apple Security Updates September 25, 2018
- AV18-156: Cisco Security Advisory September 21, 2018
- AV18-155: Google Chrome Security Update September 21, 2018
- AV18-154: ICS Security Advisory for BIND September 21, 2018
- AV18-153: Adobe Security Bulletins September 20, 2018
- AV18-152: Cisco Security Updates September 20, 2018
- AV18-151: NUUO NVRMini2 Security Update September 18, 2018
- AV18-150: Apple Security Updates September 18, 2018
- AV18-149: Microsoft Security Updates September 12, 2018
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