And yet the controversy only highlights the real issue: we are getting hacked every day in attacks that span the entire spectrum of sophistication.

The actions we take depend on the exact symptoms, but if the machine is usable we usually follow variations of the procedures below….

The technology may be new, but the scams still play upon the same age-old weakness in human nature: our trust.

The only true defense is behavior: not clicking, not opening, etc.

The Economics of Cybercrime and the Law of Malware Probability. Great stats on underground malware economics. http://ow.ly/3ovhu

RT @itsecnews: Infosecurity (US): Senate bill would require minimum cybersecurity standards for internet … http://bit.ly/hV3P15

Latest Stuxnet variant evermore capable. Ecrypted bot communication makes it near impossible to analyse how it’s working. http://ow.ly/3nfhC

New malware encrypts your files and demands cash to decrypt them. Recommendation: encrypt your kids before they can! http://ow.ly/3m7r9

Didn’t know image, audio & video files were this exploitable. Check out “Malware goes to the movies”: http://ow.ly/3ljNj Kudos @ayampolskiy

Day-in-the-life of a bankbot. I rec’d the email this article refers to. I wonder who in my 7 degrees is …