The cell phone industry has come up with their own kill switch system to devalue the stolen smartphone market. That only takes care of the thieves that steal your phone to sell it or use it themselves. This infographic shows cybercriminals can gain from your smartphone even while it's still in your possession. Premium rate devices, botnets, spying on you or your data are all … [Read more...]

If today's XKCD comic explaining the Heartbleed vulnerability left you wanting more, you can go straight to the source at heartbleed.com. Alternatively, this infographic might have a bit more of the information you're looking for. It explains TLS, the heartbeat extension, and the heartbleed exploit. (Credit: BAE Systems) … [Read more...]

Incapsula released their 2013-2014 DDoS Threat Landscape Report. You can view the full report (PDF) to learn about the research methodology, an overview of activity in 2013, and emerging trends in 2014. The Table of Contents includes: Introduction Network DDoS Attacks - 2013: Overview - 2014: Emerging Trends - - Multi-Vector Threats - - Attack Type Facilities Growth - - … [Read more...]

In an attempt to put Windows 8.1, the Surface, and Office 365 in context, Microsoft tried to show how modern those products are and how dated things are from just a decade ago. This is important to Microsoft with Windows XP receiving its last batch of updates on Tuesday, April 8th. If you visit Get2Modern.com it will show you the Windows XP support countdown and offer … [Read more...]

If spam wasn't profitable, it would most likely stop. Sending out millions of emails is cheap that it only requires a small percentage of people to respond to the spam. Apparently, enough people are responding since it keeps being sent. Phishing attempts are more targeted but also have a payoff if successful. This infographic gives some numbers surrounding phishing and how … [Read more...]