Sins of Omission
It’s not really related to malware, but this is an interesting article that brings up a few issues that should be highligthed. http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2846 Firstly, the...
View ArticleFUD Marketing*: How not to sell Burglar Alarms
For the Register, Alexander J Martin describes a nasty example of marketing through fear strangely reminiscent of support scams, though it was burglar alarms that were being marketed here, not security...
View ArticleThe Internet Book of the Dead (pointer)
I’ve just put up an article at ESET’s blog page that you might find interesting. In fact, if I wasn’t desperately trying to clear a backlog of stuff so that I can take a couple of days off, I’d have...
View ArticleWho owns you?
David recently blogged here (http://avien.net/blog/?p=253) on his concerns over the ways that our personal data is increasingly online and available to everyone who might want it. On a similar theme, a...
View ArticleWith all the Buzz, some education is in order
So, the not very surprising news that Google has once again attempted to launch a social networking site – following its spectacularly unsuccessful 2004 launch of Orkut (no, unless you live in Brazil...
View ArticleThe great wall of Google
So, we hear the news that Google ‘really has’ ceased censorship in China. At least, that is the meme currently working its way around the internet. Actually, this is rather disingenuous, and shows a...
View ArticleVirus Bulletin Seminar Announced
Virus Bulletin have announced the first in a new series of Seminars. Aimed towards the corporate IT Admins and security practitioners, the day long seminar will look at protecting organisations in the...
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