Keeping Yourself In-The-Know with the Latest PC Security News Updates
The vast ocean of information that the internet allows people access to is truly amazing. It is sad to say, however, that this wonderful tool also creates a venue for people with malicious minds to prey upon unsuspecting users whether just to inconvenience them or to gain something valuable from them. For this, it is very important to be knowledgeable about the latest news and updates about PC security.
The amount of harmful programs such as spyware, viruses, Trojans and worms that flourish throughout the internet everyday can just be imagined. Experts in PC security could just estimate that computers can only stay safe for just 20 minutes once it goes online, and afterwards it becomes very vulnerable to millions of threats. It is thus essential to know what you and your PC are up to whenever you go online.
Here are the latest news updates about PC Security:
Cyber-crooks victimizing Brazilians – a new Trojan that can see people’s authentication activities through online keyboards has just been discovered in Brazil. The Trojan named Branbra.DCY has the ability to make footages of people entering their authentication details using online keypads and keyboards. Now, people who imbed such a virus may see what information people are putting online, targeting online banking users.
Outpost Firewall Pro users are already protected MS06-040 Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability protection – Software developer Agnitum Ltd. Has assured its users that they are protected from what is considered by the US Department of Homeland Security as the most terrible bug for the month of August. PCs running the security program with Windows are no longer vulnerable to the threat.
Users of Yahoo mail have been hit by the new Yamanner Worm 6 – Yahoo! Mail users have been warned about emails sent by a suspicious address av3@yahoo.com. Although only a few users have been infected by the worm, Yahoo! Still advises people to update their PC security programs and block emails sent from the said address.
Microsoft is releasing a dozen fixes to major and minor glitches in their software – these patches are deemed to increase security in Windows programs and fix certain bugs with Microsoft Office programs. These patches may soon be downloaded via http://www.microsoft.com/security.
Symantec is about to launch a new product that would help protect people making online transactions – the product is known as Symantec Confidential. The program helps people avoid fraudulent sites and malicious authentication monitoring programs.
In a world with many threats, it is best to be protected and in-the-know. Whether it is in the real world or in the virtual world, awareness is power.