The Washington Post is reporting that a global phishing operation has been busted up. Running since 2007, the operation was responsible for draining about $1.5 million from the unsuspecting public who were tricked into providing their Wells Fargo and Bank of America account logins after receiving a phony email.
If you have been on the Internet for [...]

PandaLabs, the malware detection and analysis lab funded by Panda Security released a report yesterday detailing malware infection rates around the world. The numbers are frightening. Overall, average worldwide infections grew by 15% over the last month. The biggest problem, according to Luis Corrons, Technical Director of PandaLabs, is that infected users “rarely notice any [...]

Microsoft has provided advance notification of 2 out of band patches scheduled for release on July 28, 2009. Microsoft details are here.
Out of band patches are typically critical in nature and require our immediate attention. GearyTech will provide further information to customers on our Managed Services platform as soon as it is known.

Like an endless, mundane drum beating in the background, IT folks like to tell people to keep their computers patched, their antivirus current, and to mind what they click. I’m sure to the average person, its all very boring.
Well, today we get a look at why we keep telling you that. Researchers at the University [...]

A new article on darkreading.com is focusing on the fact that criminals are now focusing on small and medium sized businesses, as larger enterprises have toughened up their security, making them tougher to penetrate.
Most small businesses still lack in policy, procedures and technology to address security threats adequately. That may change in the near term [...]