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Top 7 Cyber Security Threats In 2012

May 26, 2012
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Cyber attacks are a major concern at present, and there are many questions hovering around the minds of cyber security experts pertaining to what kind of cyber attacks can be expected and how can we combat them. With a range of sinister cyber attacks hitting Sony to Stuxnet, cyber security experts have come up with [...]

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New iPhone Worm Is “Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down…”

November 12, 2009
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Jailbroken iPhone owners, you better listen up or you might be seeing Rick Astley as a wallpaper on your iPhone! There’s a new worm spotted in Australia. It “exploits” the fact that most users with a jailbroken iPhone, doesn’t change the default SSH password if you have OpenSSH installed. If the iPhone is infected, it [...]

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Are Computer Viruses Spread By The Media?

November 12, 2009
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If you believe what you hear in the media, there are an awful lot of viruses going around. No, I’m not talking about the make-you-sick kind of virus, though they get plenty of airtime too, especially the swine flu. I’m talking about the kind of virus that enters via your Internet connection rather than your [...]

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