Tag: ncsa
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Throwback Thursday: Viruses on the Internet
This Throwback Thursday VB heads back to 1996 when VB published a report on the state of viruses on the Internet. In the mid-1990s, long before the days of driveby downloads and exploit kits, the main source of viruses on the Internet was virus sites – indeed, in 1995, the NCSA, together with a number…
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Cyber-security organisations link up to foster collaboration
ASC, NCSA and StopBadware form ‘chain of trust’ initiative. Three major groups focused on issues of cyber security – the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), the US National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and StopBadware.org – have announced a joint initiative to encourage greater trust and cooperation between the various firms, bodies, groups and individuals fighting against the…
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US users overestimating PC security
Survey finds people are less protected than they think. A joint study carried out by McAfee and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has found that many US consumers wrongly assume their computers are safe from malware and infiltration. Computer users were questioned about security software running on their home machines, and their answers compared…