ESET
Police in the UK are facing an uphill struggle to deal with modern threats and cybercrime, reports the BBC, with the current methods involving “policing the crimes of today with the methods of yesterday.”
The post UK police need to ‘catch up’ with cybercrime threat appeared first on We Live Security.
Thanksgiving Day phishing emails leverage this popular American holiday to target consumers who shop at The Home Depot and Costco. Here’s what to watch for, and advice on how to handle such messages.
The post Cyber Monday: Costco and Home Depot phishing emails target shoppers appeared first on We Live Security.
With so many retailers offering great deals online, its important to be extra wary of cyber criminals looking to take advantage. Keep in mind these 5 must dos on Cyber Monday.
The post 5 must do’s for a safer Cyber Monday appeared first on We Live Security.
Riot Games, the creator of League of Legends, has paid out over $100,000 to security researchers poring over the game looking for exploits, hacks and bugs, Security Week reports.
The post League of Legends Bug Bounty Scheme has awarded over $100k appeared first on We Live Security.
A new report from IDC Health Insights claims that healthcare firms need to invest to ensure protections from cyberattacks, according to the Computing website.
The post Healthcare security needs investment to stave off cyberattacks, says report appeared first on We Live Security.
Cyber Monday is one of the biggest shopping days in the year, and in 2013 a massive $2.3bn was spent on shoppers getting their Christmas bargains in. Where this kind of money is flowing, cybercriminals are also around though, as this infographic shows.
The post Infographic: Cyber Monday – Everything you need to know appeared first on We Live Security.
A Thanksgiving attack across many Western news and information websites left visitors facing javascript pop-ups telling them they had been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, according to CNET.
The post News websites hacked with ‘Syrian Electronic Army’ pop-up appeared first on We Live Security.
Gamers have become major targets for hackers – from large-scale attacks against gaming companies, to small-scale scams carried out via game chat channels. But a few easy security steps should help keep your precious rig at full speed – and safe.
The post Gamer PCs – how to keep yours clean and mean appeared first on We Live Security.
Facebook has announced a set of new privacy focused terms of service, which aims to let users of the social network ‘control their information’, according to The Independent. The changes, which will be live as of 1 January 2015, introduce ‘Privacy Basics’, a tool that shows users who can see any information they share on
The post Facebook to strengthen its privacy policy appeared first on We Live Security.
Pirate themes and plugins for websites running on WordPress, Drupal and Joomla contain a nasty bit of malware that supports the attackers’ Search Engine Optimization efforts, CRN reports.
The post Pirated website themes contain ‘CryptoPHP backdoor’ appeared first on We Live Security.
