Malware City/News

May
17

U.S. Calls for Global Cybersecurity Strategy

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday proposed creating international computer security standards with penalties for countries and organizations that fell short.

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Malware City/News

May
17

Graphics Card Drivers New Target For Cyber Attacks

Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
It seems like nothing is safe from Internet attacks these days after a security consultancy warned that now graphics card drivers could be a new target for cyber hackers.

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Malware City/News

Apr
13

BitDefender re-invents safe browsing with TrafficLight Beta

Filed Under: SECURITY SOFTWARE
TrafficLight is a real-time anti-virus and anti-phishing web scanner.

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Malware City/News

Mar
7

Congress Cuts $20 Million from Cyber-Security in Interim Bill

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
The short-term bill that keeps the government operating while Congress dithers over the budget debate has cut $20 million from cyber-security funding, far less than the originally proposed $60 million reduction.

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Malware City/News

Feb
4

Smartphones raise computer virus risk

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Social networking and the explosive growth of mobile computing have created a new layer of risk for companies embracing web technology to boost the bottom line, data security experts said Tuesday.

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Malware City/News

Feb
4

DHS To Invest $40 Million On Cybersecurity Research

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Homeland Security's funding priorities include malware, insider threats, and ways to support the Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative.

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Malware City/News

Jan
17

BitDefender Releases QuickScan to Provide Free Security Check for PCs

Filed Under: SECURITY SOFTWARE
Beta tests indicate 30 percent of users’ systems infected with malware; new detection tool gives users a quick and easy way to double-check for threats

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Malware City/News

Dec
21

79% of web user put personal information in passwords

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
26% admit to reusing passwords

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