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Major Attack on Spamhaus

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A massive attack on the largest anti-spam blacklist provider happened overnight -

Beware of Facebook Black malware

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The Facebook Black malware virus is spreading like wildfire. It gets users to click on a link pointing to a supposed black

Latest IT Threat and Security New

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I have set up a new page to track and display the latest security and threats on the IT landscape. You should monitor this

You are a Target for cybercriminals

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Most small businesses do not think that they are targetted by cyber criminals. SANS Securing the Human have put out and

Five things every Small Business should know about Web Threats and Cybercrime

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The following article is an excellent summary of why Small Businesses cannot afford to be complacent in implementing safe

Ransomware Alerts

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In the past few weeks, it appears that Australia has been more of a target for malware and scam activity. The South

Tis the season to be careful: McAfee’s Twelve Scams of Christmas

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This is the time to be more vigilant than usual. McAfee has put out a blog post warning consumers of the twelve most

How to detect and deal with malicious email viruses

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Virus and Malware writers are getting better every day, and often, the various antivirus vendors are not able to put out an

Check your IP against global email blacklists

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Here are two good online tools to check an IP address against the number of DNS anti-spam databases. MX Toolbox -

How to verify shortened links are safe

Posted on by BoonTee
A client sent me a shortened link via Skype this evening which looked suspicious. This got me to look around to see if there