It is not just malware that you need to worry about when you use your computer. New threats, such as online phishing and physical computer theft, are fast becoming top concerns of many users. Many antivirus point products have now transformed into a full suite of computer security solutions. So it is not surprising that ESET’s latest flagship product also brings new features to address these security concerns. ESET Smart Security 6, announced in January this year, adds anti-theft, a…
I’m finally heeding my own advice. For many years, I’ve been doing without any sort of anti-virus software, not even free ones. Earlier this year, I planned to change that, and started to consider several solutions. I’ve been lucky so far, getting by without incident, but I suppose good luck won’t last forever. Well, I’ve now finally gotten around to installing something, ESET Cybersecurity for Mac. The main reason why I’ve been putting off installation of an anti-virus software is…
I’m always amused to read IT security guides such as this. Not that they are useless or incorrect, but they give readers the false sense of security that, after they’re done reading cover to cover, they’ve mastered some level of skill so that they think they are safe. Of course, then, there are also those other materials that are, in the first place, simply incomplete or sometimes just plainly incorrect. How much do you expect to learn in 140 pages…
Assurity Trusted Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), recently shared findings from their survey on Cyber Security and 2FA Awareness. You may recall some snippets of information that was published in the Straits Times about 2 weeks ago. The survey results are quite interesting in that they give us a glimpse on the online security practices and awareness of Singaporeans. The sample size, I’m afraid, wasn’t very big. There were 346 people polled. These were…
I have been briefly following a certain forum thread on anti-virus protection for the Mac, and I am honestly quite shocked that there are Mac users who still believe, to this day, that their Macs are safe from malware. I felt compelled to respond to fellow misguided users, but then I realized it might just degenerate into an ugly disagreement. It’ll probably work much better for me to do my public education in my own blog. The truth is, not…
SCADA, or Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition, security breaches are not often heard about. At least, not at the same level of other sorts of computer crimes. But SCADA has the potential to impact the physical environment, physical security, and personal safety of all of us, so such incidents should not be taken lightly. For those who are unfamiliar with SCADA, it’s basically about computer systems and networks that monitor and control industrial, infrastructure, or facility-based processes. For example, SCADA…
Let me guess. You might have heard of ESET, but you’re not very familiar with their products? Well, you could be forgiven, because they’ve got just 2% share of Singapore installations and 9% share of the global installations. But they have promising products and look set to grow from strength to strength. I attended their blogger engagement event a couple of days ago. They were announcing their new flagship product ESET Endpoint Solutions for enterprise customers. They also shared the…
At a security class yesterday, the trainer asked if we access Facebook with the Facebook App on our mobile phones. Most of us do. More importantly, do we use Wifi while doing so? As you know, Wifi traffic can be easily snooped, particularly on open Wifi networks such as Wireless@SG. If hackers can capture the traffic between your device and Facebook servers, they could easily obtain your Facebook session key and, subsequently, use it to hijack your Facebook session. There…
What do we really know about safe computing? I was reading an ISC2 blog post “Practice Safe Computing” recently, and it preached several practices that we should all adopt to use our computers safely. It’s something that the author teaches to children. I’m an adult, I’m an IT person, and IT security is one of the things I do. So, I’m surprised I didn’t arrive at the correct answer to his first question. “What is the first thing we should…
It looks like Chrome has decided today that HardwareZone site contains malware, and presented me with this warning when I was trying to access the site. Details on the Google Safe Browsing Diagnostic page indicate that 3 pages were found to have caused malicious content to be downloaded and installed without user’s consent. I just wonder how many users will really heed the warning and avoid HardwareZone?
