Given the media hype around the Conficker worm (and now Gumblar), and the constant barrage of alarming disclosure announcements, I thought it would be a good time to take a calmer look at some of the security myths, misconceptions and mistruths that plague the industry.
Many of these cyber security myths have been around for close [...]
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The Top 5 Cyber Security Myths
Posted in Security, tagged anitvirus, AV, China, Conficker, cyber security, End of the Internet, gumblar, hacking, Insider threats, mobile malware on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Twitter Feed- amrittsering: @Marsmensch So I suppose one could argue it's shininess is its weakness November 13, 2009
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- amrittsering: @Marsmensch In all seriousness the biggest threat to Macs at a Macro level (no pun intended) is the user which makes it like everything else November 13, 2009
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