CTOvision

OCTOBER 3, 2013

IE zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than previously thought - “A recently announced and yet-to-be-patched vulnerability that affects all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) has been exploited in targeted attacks against organizations in Taiwan since the beginning of July, according to security researchers.”

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Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

I wanted to write something up on how you can self heal your Windows 8 PC (although most of this also works for Windows 7), or at least get you started in the right direction. These are terrible, and programs like Windows Defender , built right into Windows, if updated, will protect you against any of these.

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Galido

MAY 10, 2016

Conficker Virus (2009)In 2009, a new computer worm crawled its way into millions of Windows-based PCs around the world, creating a massive botnet army of remotely controlled computers capable of stealing financial data and other information. The attacks were traced back to China. That allowed the worm to deface and take down some websites.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 30, 2022

And I remember calling Symantec and reporting a serious bug in an early version of their password manager. Their Operating System type was set to windows. This was strange since they were obviously running linux commands in a linux terminal so why is it set to windows? Vamosi: That’s how I beta test things.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Instead of just targeting zero days in the Windows operating system- which it did -- it then infected Siemens Step7 systems, causing the fast-spinning centrifuges to tear themselves apart. Here’s Liam O'Murchu of Symantec on 60 Minutes : Wallace/ O'Murchu: i s one was a very large operation. But also war over the internet.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Vamosi: Years ago, someone at Symantec told me that more and more malware was written by 9-5 criminal hackers, working monday to friday. Today, they all understand very well how important it is to control the internet and use the internet wisely. The Internet is where elections are won and lost. So it pays off.

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