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A Glossy iMac Is Bad for Your Back, Advisory Says

An HR advisory from Queensland University of Technology claims that “reflections and glare on high gloss monitor screens and their relation to the angle of the monitor screen could cause the operator to adopt awkward postures when viewing the monitor screen and using related equipment.” Apple is known to ...

15 June 2009
09:57 GMT

Cisco Releases Several Important Security Advisories

Cisco published no less than 12 new security advisories on September 24 describing multiple moderate and high risk vulnerabilities that affect the IOS software and the Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Software updates have been released to address some of these security issues, so updating immediately is highly ...

25 September 2008
05:24 GMT

10 Security Tips from BitDefender

BitDefender has decided to publish a list with the ten elements considered to be the most important in users' fight against malware. All the recommendations have the same bedrock – caution, which can save one a lot of trouble. The first measure has to do with the fact that no one should base thei...

29 August 2008
09:30 GMT

Cisco Patches Meeting Service Serious Vulnerability

Cisco updated their previously released advisory, regarding a buffer overflow vulnerability in WebEx Meeting Manager, with a permanent patch. The vulnerability, with a 9.3 Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base score, can allow for arbitrary code execution if exploited successfully.An ActiveX control buffer overflo...

18 August 2008
10:24 GMT

Microsoft Word Users Attacked by Cybercriminals

Windows is by far the most used operating system in the world, and as a direct result, it is targeted the most by cyberattacks, that take advantage of any flaw they might find. Microsoft is regularly issuing updates that patch the security liabilities, but the software company cannot keep up with the rate at which th...

24 March 2008
16:06 GMT

New Scheme - Voice Phishing

Phishing is one of the most certain means of acquiring some personal information period. Either the victim doesn't know he/she is visiting a fake secure site or is providing the information via email to somebody asking for it while posing as an official doesn't really matter to the phishers. All that matter...

21 February 2008
16:36 GMT

Malware: Two Is a Company, Three Means Listen!

Finjan Inc, a web security solutions provider, just confirmed the results that Google's security team and IBM's X-Force reported. The one thing the three could agree on was that online criminals are exploiting vulnerabilities in end users web browsers by using drive-by downloads for identity theft, gaining ...

14 February 2008
14:21 GMT

Kaspersky Warns Against Dial-Up Trojans

This one goes out to all the remaining dial-up users all over the world. Be warned! Some cyber criminals will single you just because of it and you don't want to have to fix the damage they'll do. Right now you have a bull's-eye on your balls, because they'll hit you where it hurts most. The lates...

7 February 2008
15:06 GMT

Skype 3.6.0.216 for Microsoft Windows Is Vulnerable

Skype users are again threatened by a vulnerability discovered in the VoIP software solution; SecurityFocus reported that only the 3.6.0.216 version is affected. However, some other releases might be affected by the same flaw, but there's no successful exploitation reported, yet. The developer of the application...

28 November 2007
06:43 GMT


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