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Malware Mischief

By Kelly Faircloth 5/04/12 2:57pm

Malware Mischief

Do not order these via junk filter email. (flickr.com/melloveschallah)

Spammers Still Speak English, and Blogs Have Malware: The Symantec Annual Report

Symantec just released its annual Internet Threat Security Report, which offers a nice wrap-up of the last year in cybersecurity. The company’s software blocked 5.5 billion total attacks in 2011, versus 3 billion in 2010; 42 percent of mailboxes targeted for attack are “high level executives, senior managers, and people in R&D,” which is pretty alarming if you’re trying to protect IP.

That’s all useful intel for IT and security pros. But parts of the report read… a little random. Betabeat found this so noticeable, we picked out a few of our favorite facts, selected for wtfery rather than newsworthiness: Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 4/19/12 5:49pm

Malware Mischief

He doesn't feel so good. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bad News, Fanboys: Your Macs Aren’t Invincible, After All

Freedom from fear of viruses, malware, botnets, and other digital nasties has long been a major benefit of Mac ownership. But today brings sad tidings: That carefree attitude will soon be no more.

Of course, Macs were never protected by some super-secret security technology, but largely by simple lack of interest on the part of bad actors. Apple simply didn’t own a big enough slice of the market to make Macs worth their while. But those days are now done. Ars Technica reports that, in a press conference yesterday, Kaspersky Lab security researchers were blunt: “Mac OS X invulnerability is a myth.” Read More