Smartphones: New Security Risks FBI Says Hackers Targeting Law Firms Lock-and-Load Security for Your PC MS Study Sees Growing Worm Threat Phishing Scams in Social Networks First Aid for Forgotten Passwords Smartphones are increasingly prevalent and adept at handling more tasks, including trading stocks, paying bills, and buying stuff online. That makes them attractive to thieves and hackers. Hackers are targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients. While most people know about the dangers of suspicious Web sites and unknown e-mail attachments, what about physical security? Leaving your computer unsecured could be the biggest mistake you make. The danger of corporate computers becoming infected by worms has risen dramatically recently, according to a new study by Microsoft that reveals private-use computers get off lightly. A recent FBI report indicates that phishing scams are becoming more common on social networking sites such as Facebook via a combination of viruses, hacked accounts and decoy messages. Forget your Windows password and you've got a problem. Access to data is then blocked, and the computer cannot be used as normal. But there's no need to panic -- it's still possible to access files. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
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Smartphones: A Bigger Target for Security Threats Smartphones are increasingly prevalent and adept at handling more tasks, including trading stocks, paying bills, and buying stuff online. That makes them attractive to thieves and hackers.
FBI Says Hackers Targeting Law Firms, PR Companies Hackers are targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients.
Lock-and-Load Security for Your PC While most people know about the dangers of suspicious Web sites and unknown e-mail attachments, what about physical security? Leaving your computer unsecured could be the biggest mistake you make.