Online Safety – A Must
Recent problems with malware infiltrating even some of the most secure web sites in the world is true sign of the dangers online threats pose. We have been told again and again that online safety should be one of the most prioritized things to implement with systems such as intrusion prevention software (firewalls and anti-virus systems). There are a lot of free and paid subscription services all over the world that aims to lessen the risk yet people are still gullible enough to click on malicious links even opening email that has all the signs of malware infection.
Twitter, a micro-blogging site has again been hit by an attack that was designed to re-direct users to a site that had an exploit laden PDF file that ended with a classic malware infection site, presenting users with pop-up’s that told them they were supposedly infected with some kind of virus. Asked to pay a fee for some removal program, they were infected with more malware that went in a never-ending cycle. Once the company realized it was again under attack, they quickly isolated and blocked access to infected accounts, assuring they would be restoring legit ones as soon as they are
