PacCERT

http://www.zonealarm.com/blog/2014/02/https-the-s-is-more-than-just-a-letter/

HTTPS: The S is More Than Just a Letter Anyone who has ever used the Internet has looked up at their browser's address bar and noticed a series of letters that either looks like this 'HTTP', or like this 'HTTPS'. At first glance, it may ...

Darkmail...

Dark Mail Technical Alliance Silent Circle and Lavabit are developing a new way to do email with end-to-end encryption. We welcome like-minded organizations to join our alliance.

Java used to infect linux & mac users with DDOS bot.

Criminals use Java to infect Linux and Mac users with DDoS bot Criminals are once again using Java’s cross-platform design to add Linux and Mac users to their usual Windows target list, Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have discovered.

Police set poor example by paying $750 CryptoLocker ransom

Police set poor example by paying $750 CryptoLocker ransom They should be the ones saying crime doesn't pay

Please be aware of such spam emails!!!

Warning: 10 Million UK Users targeted with Cryptolocker Ransomware spam emails campaign UK National Crime Agency has given out an urgent national alert that a mass spamming event targeting 10 million UK based email users with a piece of malware called CryptoLocker.

Beware of the Beta Bot malware - 'malware usually looks to trick users into downloading it by masquerading as a legitimate Microsoft Windows message, asking the user to allow the "Windows Command Processor" to modify the user's computer settings.'

FBI warns of bank-robbing Beta Bot malware that disables antivirus Finance-focused attack mimics a legitimate Microsoft update

Massive DDOS attack against .cn domains

Chinese report massive DDOS attack China has reported what it says is one of the largest DDOS attacks in history, against .cn domain names. The China Internet Network Information Centre...

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/10/the-scrap-value-of-a-hacked-pc-revisited/

Tips to Secure Your Router from Hackers :: Wireless Networking :: Articles & Tutorials :: Win In this article the author explores a couple of security vulnerabilities in consumer and small business-class routers and explains how to prevent your network against these threats.

http://blog.hostupon.com/2009/06/07/tips-to-prevent-your-site-from-being-hacked/

Tips To Prevent Your Site from Being Hacked With shared hosting being so popular we thought we would make a blog post about how you can take proactive measures and prevent your website from being hacked. Each day hundreds of websites on the Internet are hacked and the owners of the ...

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/08/06/us-pentagon-tells-missile-defense-agency-workers-to-quit-surfing-p**n/

US Pentagon tells Missile Defense Agency workers to quit surfing p**n The agency's director promises to discipline a handful of workers who jeopardized network security by visiting and transmitting x-***ed material.

http://www.propublica.org/article/does-cybercrime-really-cost-1-trillion

Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion? As the Senate considers a bill to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity, some questionable numbers keep creeping into the discussion.