Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe – A pair of Argentinean researchers have found a way to perform a BIOS level malware attack capable of surviving even a hard-disk wipe.
Stealthy router-based botnet worm squirming – Researchers at DroneBL have spotted signs of a stealthy router-based botnet worm targeting routers and DSL modems.
Is the geek love affair with Firefox waning? – I remember a time not that long ago when most geeks agreed that Firefox was the best browser.
Mac malware warning: new threat – Mac owners have been urged to be wary of a new threat that targets the Apple computer as well as Windows-based PCs.
Scareware Morphs Into Ransomware – Vundo malware now encrypts users’ files and then charges a fee to decrypt them.
Exploit code sends Mozilla scrambling to fix FireFox – Mozilla’s security response team is scrambling to ready a patch for what appears to be a serious security flaw affecting its flagship FireFox browser.
Some pretty noteworthy (and scary!) headlines here.
Folks, it’s much worse than we think. You know about icebergs, right? And what percentage you can actually see?
Good analogy Paul, it’s gonna get much worse before it gets better.