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Archive for February 8, 2012
SocialShield offers list of terms parents need to know
The subject matter of the acronyms ranges from cyberbullying to sex, substance abuse and depression. Acronyms that could portend cyberbullying include “GKY,” which stands for “go kill yourself.” “GNOC” means “get naked on cam.
Category: cybersecurity, internet safety /
Safety advocates mark Internet Safety Day
The internet can be a scary place, especially for parents who can’t control what their kids are doing 24 hours a day. Safety advocates are shedding some light on the dangers of the web such as luring, child pornography and predators.
Category: internet safety /
FBI Likely Deployed Spyware for Surveillance on MegaUpload
Importantly, it isn’t just FBI, which utilizes spyware for monitoring messages exchanged. During 2011, CCC (Chaos Computer Club) found German cops that utilized spyware so the suspect’s webcam as well as microphone could be turned on.
Category: spyware /
Even phishers watch daytime TV
Now proof has emerged that the elderly, unemployed and undergraduates are not the only ones watching such shows, as phishing emails claiming to be messages from the producers have been detected. across the recipient “while searching through [a] …
Category: phishing /
New M86 Security Labs Report Reveals Spread of Malware Growing via Social …
Investigating the Web and email threat trends in the second half of 2011 for its bi-annual report, M86 Security Labs analyzed spam and malware activity, including the current use of exploit kits, fraudulent digital certificates and social networking …
Category: malware, social media /
FBI Hacked While Congress Ponders Cybersecurity Legislation …
At a rare open hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last week, FBI Director Robert Mueller testified that threats from cyber-espionage and …
Category: cybersecurity /
Cybercriminals Cast a Wide Net in January, Targeting a Broad Range of Victims
Faster progress needed on cyber-security, says adviser
| Ministers need to speed up work on cyber-security because the public and a vast swathe of business have yet to appreciate the threats posed by online crime, a government adviser has said. Dame Pauline Neville-Jones said the strategy was heading in the … |  | The Guardian |
Category: cybersecurity, Uncategorized /
Android Apperhand Malware or Adware | Internet Safety Project
Android Apperhand Malware or Adware. avatar. by The Internet Safety Project Newswire. February 2, 2012. Recently, Symantec announced that a number of …
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