The US Government is under fire to beef up security against cyber attacks. Industry experts made it apparent that the US Government needs to increase cyber security efforts to the Senate Commerce, Science Committee and Transportation Committee after a number of analysts gathered to inform the Government that more regulation is vital to face cyber threats. The committee wants to create legislation which could enable Governments and businesses to work together to protect critical computer systems
Go here to read the rest:
U.S. Urged To Curb Hackers as Cyber Attacks Increase
More than 74000 computers and 2500 organizations have been hacked by the notorious Zeus Trojan. Newsmakers have made huge headlines by dubbing the Zeus Trojan “Kneber”, and have falsely claimed it is a new virus, when it is actually just a variant of Zeus. The cyber attacks, which took place over the past year and a half, were designed to steal login credentials to bank sites, social networks, and e-mail systems
More here:
Password Stealing Zeus Trojan Hacks Over 74000 PCs
In December 2009 and January 2010, Trojans made up six of the top 10 malware detections for security researchers. A malicious Trojan virus has shot to the number one spot on a malware detection list recently.
Go here to see the original:
Top 10 Trojans from Recent Malware Detections
Spyware remover developers have gotten very creative in the names they are calling their products…Barracuda, Spyware Defender, and Titanium Spyware. A creative name and skillfully mastered marketing program does not make a good spyware program however.
As a savvy and well informed consumer, I am most impressed by the spy ware’s ability to remove the malicious files from my computer. After a considerable amount of research and the unfortunate situation of having purchased many spyware remover programs, I have come to a conclusion; most spyware programs do not live up to the claims they advertise. I have installed at least ten spyware programs on my system in the past 9 years. Maybe you have experienced a similar situation.
Your computer slows to a snail crawl. As you reboot one final time, you cross your fingers as you try to access the internet in the hopes of downloading a spyware removal tool, but no luck. The spyware has completely taken over your entire system and you are faced with paying someone to reformat the entire system. This was such a regular occurrence that I learned not to keep any important files on my computer. Thank goodness, memory sticks have come down in price or I would have gone broke buying CDs for backing up by files.
Each time I have my computer serviced, I download the latest spyware program that is recommended at the time. The program works great for about 6 months and then like clockwork, it comes across spyware that it is no equipped to remove. This lasts for a few more months until the system becomes unresponsive and the entire process starts again. Really?
At my wits end, I embarked on a spyware research project, designed to educate me on the various programs out there and the limitations of each. The results were clear, the majority of spyware programs were well knows because of major PR and marketing campaigns, not because of their effectiveness. In order to gauge the effectiveness of a spyware program, you need to speak to the people who are using these programs. I am one of those people.
After reading hundreds of customer reviews, it is clear that Paretologic’s XoftspySE is a leader, if not the most effective, spyware program on the market today. It has been protecting 20 million satisfied customers, one of which is me!
Since installing the program, I have not had even one problem with spyware. The program works like a well oiled machine. I don’t even notice that it is there, but know it is there because of how well it is working.
Cybercrooks are selling your online usernames and passwords in return for a profit. About 63 percent of all password stealing Trojan programs come from China. The number 2 source is Russia, which accounts for 12 percent
Read more:
Computer Security Alert! Cybercrooks Selling Your ID Online