Tag: firewall
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Dutch most protected Europeans online
Bulgarians most likely to have become infected; financial losses most prevalent among Latvians. For the occasion of Safer Internet Day on 8 February, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, published a report providing various statistics on Internet security. One of the report’s findings was that the use of IT security software (e.g. anti-virus software or a…
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Symantec slip sparks suspicion, spam
Update error leads to conspiracy theories and exploitation of fears. A faulty update issued to some users of Symantec ‘s Norton product line yesterday has led to an explosion of rumour, uncertainty and attempts to exploit a lack of clear information. The update, a file called ‘Pifts.exe’, was released without the required certifying signature, which…