7May2013
Posted by Kirsten Dunlaevy kdunlaevy@gmail.com
Be honest, do you 100% know each and every one of your Facebook
friends? Could any of them be online friends? Friends you haven’t met in the
physical world? If that’s the case, they could well be social bots! Social bots
(short for robots) not only masquerade as real people online, but they post
like real people do, secretly promoting products or viewpoints, all while
slowly stealing your private information. Botnets are the latest in social
media dangers.
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30April2013
Posted by Andreea-Luciana Ostache andreea_ostache@bullguard.com
"Con games," "Scam," "Stratagem (deception),"
and “Confidence trick” are all terms
used to express the attempt to defraud a person after first gaining their
confidence. Fraud, in all its forms, has been a very difficult issue to deal
with for all countries over the years. And since the internet has become a sort
of a big, free and easy to access social network in itself, cybercrooks can
easily leverage its perks in order to distribute malicious software and all
kinds of scams.
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29April2013
Posted by Kirsten Dunlaevy kdunlaevy@gmail.com
Spring
is upon us, and that means it’s time to start baring those legs and shoulders.
It’s also time for BullGuard to share with you some spring break safety and
security tips. These tips are especially important to take note of if you plan
on taking a Spring Break. So here we go:
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26April2013
Posted by Andreea-Luciana Ostache andreea_ostache@bullguard.com
A recent study
showed that out of one billion email messages analyzed in a six-month period,
dozens had been subject to "longline" phishing attacks. These attacks were so
efficient that over 10% of the recipients were tricked into clicking on
malicious content capable of taking complete control of PCs and compromising
corporate networks.
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24April2013
Posted by Elena Ionică elena.ionica@bullguard.com
With
all the hacks we’ve been hearing about lately, the need for stronger and unique
passwords has become more stringent than ever. Good thing researchers are
constantly seeking new ways to enhance the safety and ease of use of online
authentication systems. It is possible that in a not so distant future we may
even be able to authenticate using pass thoughts instead
of passwords.
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