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Imageshack protects, educates users

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Maxim Weinstein

A couple weeks ago, intrepid security reporter Brian Krebs blogged about Imageshack, a site that hosts images for free, taking a proactive approach to protect users from spammers. It seems that spam messages would reference images hosted at Imageshack, presumably … Continue reading →

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Upcoming StopBadware webinar for nonprofits

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Erica George

Later this month, StopBadware will be giving a webinar on website & computer security for nonprofits, hosted by NTEN – the Nonprofit Technology Education Network. If you’re involved in technology for a nonprofit, and want to learn more about security, … Continue reading →

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Gone Phishing

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Maxim Weinstein

Our friends at Consumer Reports WebWatch turned a grant from the New York Attorney General’s office into a video educating users about phishing:  

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Fun With Security

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Maxim Weinstein

!http://www.securitycartoon.com/comic.php?c=20070507! Reproduced with permission[1]. Two security researchers with artistic tendencies, Srikwan & Jakobsson, have created a “set of cartoons”:http://www.securitycartoon.com to educate users on a wide variety of computer security topics. I think they tend to be a bit too focused … Continue reading →

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“Trends in Badware 2007″ released

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Erica George

StopBadware is proud to release our 2007 update on the state of badware on the web – “Trends in Badware 2007: What internet users need to know.” The short report is a plain-English explanation of badware threats to user privacy … Continue reading →

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