Is age a factor when it comes to Internet use? Even though we sometimes think of computer technology being limited to a younger generation, it's not always the case.
Studies are showing that the number of seniors that surf the web is on the rise, with some calling them the fastest growing demographic. Last January, a Pew Internet report found that 34 percent of Americans age 65 and older go online, up from 29 percent in January 2005.
This January marked the launch of MoAB, or the "Month of Apple Bugs."
Each day this month, two researchers are releasing details about previously undisclosed Mac OS X or Apple application security bugs in order to put the spotlight on Apple software vulnerabilities.
On behalf of all of us here at Lavasoft, we wish you a wonderful New Year - filled with privacy protection and safe computing!
Happy New Year!
Yesterday we sent you to PC World for a review of 2006. Today it's time to look ahead and prepare for tomorrow.
2007 cyber criminals will be more sophisticated in their attack on unsuspecting victims. As computer users slowly become educated about 'phishing' scams, the scammers will need to come up with new ideas, certainly targeting social networking websites like myspace.com, as well as instant messenger programs and internet telephone programs like Skype.
'Tis the season for the end-of-year reviews as well as predictions for what is ahead.
Today we send you to PC World for 2006: The Year in Security.
Come back again tomorrow for a peek at security and technology predictions for 2007.
Our security words of wisdom from last week are still true for this week: don't open or save Word files that you receive from untrusted sources, or even ones that you receive unexpectedly from someone you trust.
Just days after warnings of the first flaw, Microsoft told us about a second zero-day flaw, said to affect Word 2000, 2002, 2003 and Word Viewer. Microsofts Patch Tuesday fell on December 12th, but did not include fixes for the two flaws.
You already know that Lavasoft is committed to creating a safer computing environment by protecting all of our users from the dangers of online threats in our cyber world.
But that commitment to a safe environment also extends to threats in the real world.
Tradera recently had an online auction, with all proceeds going to the non-profit organization Friends. When we saw the chance to uphold our commitment to corporate consciousness, we jumped at the opportunity.
Todays security words of wisdom: don't open or save Word files that you receive from untrusted sources, or even ones that you receive unexpectedly from someone you trust.
Microsoft is warning of a serious vulnerability in Word, stemming from a new, unpatched memory corruption error in the word processor.
Rogue anti-spyware vendors should take a cue from this case.
The U.S. state of Washingtons first case brought under its Computer Spyware Act just reached a conclusion, with a $1 million settlement.
In case you haven't seen it yet, the SANS Institute has come out with an updated Internet Security Attack Targets report and, no surprise here, phishing has made the top 20 list. What is a bit of a shocker is one of the methods that is recommended to combat spear-phishing attacks.
Unfamiliar with the term? Spear-phishing is a targeted phishing attack; spear-phishers will target a group, fool you into thinking that someone inside sent an e-mail, and then try to get confidential information from you.
There's been a recent buzz about all of the online scams gearing up to make profits off of the holiday shopping season.
Since today is the "Black Friday" of the online shopping world, the unofficial start of the online holiday shopping season, we thought we'd take the opportunity to make sure to raise your security awareness before you take out your credit card.
Revelation of the month: Google indexes executables!!. This news was met with a mixed reception from the computer security world - some commenting that this is a security risk, but also comments on how useful a feature this potentially can be.
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