“When reading about instances of cybercrime, we often get caught in the numbers and think about the details of a particular attack or exploitation of a technology, and actually forget that the victims will have to leave with the consequences. According to Symantec, 65% of adults worldwide have been a victim of some kind of cybercrime. Just think about that number for a moment, and try to imagine yourself in their place….”

Source: Team Cymru Internet Security News

Online Threats to Children

Safe4Kidz

A study conducted in 1999 says that around one of every four minors (15 years old and older) had unintentional exposure to explicit images on the net*.   At around 2003, a 90% increase was seen in kids aged 8-16 who had viewed pornography sites**.

These numbers represent a minor percentage of the imminent threats that sprout from unsupervised online activity by our young.  Phishing, exposure to explicit online content, identity theft, and others comprise the other risks arising from a child’s lack of internet guidance.

With our knowledge of these threats and its possible effects, ensuring our child’s online protection seems to be aloof.  A resource as vast as the internet cannot be deprived from our kids, as it also has great potential in rearing their intellectual prowess.

Options are available to parents to avoid these hazards. Coaching your child is a good tactic against such perils.  Reminding them about being discreet about their identity and not disclosing important information online makes a difference in this aspect.  But is this enough to give you peace of mind?

The best way to take care of the situation would be to manage the information that our children access online. A reliable way to manage their online activity is to explore the use of a parental control software.  These generally work as your own security measure against online risks and threats.

An excellent start is installing the Safe4kidz parental control software.  Safe4kidz is an online protection wizard targeted towards protecting kids aged 4-12 years of old, as they are more vulnerable to online hazards.  This software constricts harmful sites, while allowing you the flexibility to manage the beneficial sites for your children.   Other features include:

  • One stop installation. Requires a 1-stop installation process and lets you manage all PCs from one location.
  • Website protection. Lets you block social applications you don’t want your child to use and includes protection from use proxy servers.
  • Online Safety. Encrypted and prevents software uninstallation, blocks credit card entry, and has the ability to block online shopping.
  • Reports. Sets access times for websites and provides reports for activity logs.

These are just simple steps to protect your child from unwanted online content and harmful sites.  Let your guidance steer your child to a safer, more secure online activity.

For more information on Safe4Kiz and other suggestions on internet protection for your children, please visit http://www.softwarecasa.com/safe4kidz.html

*.(Finkelhor, Mitchell, and Wolak, Online Victimization, p. 13-14.)

** (“Pornography Statistics 2003,” Internet Filter Review, 2004, <http://www.internetfilterreview.com/internet-pornography-statistics.html>, (12 January 2004)

Do you prefer to:
a) shooting people
b) not shooting people

Fraudsters have exploited excitement over this week’s launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops as a base for online scams.…

Supposed cracks for the eagerly awaited first-person shooter actually take gamers through a variety of shonky online surveys, warns GFI Security researcher Chris Boyd.

The surveys falsely offer iPads and suchlike as potential prizes for completing a series of questions. In reality, the surveys only exist to trick potential marks into handing over personal information for later misuse.

Source: The Register – Security

SoftRescue File Transfer Software

In the old days, one computer can only handle a program at a time.  A specialized PC, for example can only function as an accounting tool if it is built for that purpose.  Now, with the emerging trend of limitless PC to software capabilities (and vice versa), the average computer can hold hundreds of applications and run them simultaneously.

From programming, to data processing, to entertainment, the standard workstation can perform these functions in a click.  All it requires is the simplicity of installing your desired software to your PC, and it’ll be upbeat with your command.

All these are pretty much convenient and straightforward.  But of course, change is inevitable.  A time will come when your hardware needs to be upgraded to support your technological needs.  Much like the New Year, you’d have to bid farewell to the past year and welcome the new – without erasing the memories.

Your files and most-loved applications need not go whenever you say goodbye to your old PC.  How?

SofRescue Pro is a technological find aimed to help people setup their new PCs.  It does its share by migrating all your files, applications, and games to your new computer.  This innovation was spearheaded by Ansoft AS to keep up with the technological revolution of today.

Here are some of its features:

Secure. Viruses, worms, hijackers, and spywares are kept out during the process – making the procedure safe, clean, and secure.

Dynamic. Lets you install up to 4 PCs per license and offers free lifetime updates on the latest versions.

Flexible. It has an optional compression level (up to 1:2) ratio, and only moves the primary installer data.

Timesaver. SoftRescue’s Grab& Restore technology is a timesaver that lets you transfer your files without being present.

SoftRescue Pro’s functionality is not limited to setting up new PCs alone.  This is also applicable whenever you reinstall your operating system, improving your PCs performance, and File optimization.

Now, every average PC user has the power of total file mobility and security.

More information about the product


Google has released a new minor release version of version 7 of Chrome for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, a security update that addresses a total of 12 “high” priority vulnerabilities. An update for the beta channel release adds the company’s new PDF viewer and more sync services.

See Google’s Chrome blog for details

Source: The H Security

Returnil is committed to putting an end to the scourge of malware. It is their goal that they stand up at the crack of dawn, work till sundown, and then start again the next day with a smile on their face as they know they are having a real effect.

Returnil System Safe Pro 2011 is taking the world of malware by storm and proving that the traditional solutions, single layer security are doomed to obscurity. Many of you are still struggling however with current licenses expensive in an era of real economic stress, and the budget simply will not allow you to completely revamp your entire security strategy.

For this reason, Returnil is proud to announce the launch of Returnil Virtual System Pro 2011. Due to clients’ needs, they decided to return to their roots to create a strict virtualization solution to close the gap in security at an attractive price  with the following benefits:

*High performance: Its award winning virtualization technology is so light that you will not even notice its pretense. Plug this technology into your current lineup and get a real idea of how all the features can significantly improve your security while reducing licensing costs.

*Unprecedented protection from malware: Your current antivirus is expensive but not perfect; otherwise, your IT team would not be making all the visits that are eating into your budget. And if that solution was worth the price you are paying for its use, at least it should be able to remove everything it detects. With Returnil Virtual System Pro 2011, even if your antivirus does not detect the malware, a simple reboot of the computer will ensure it is removed – no need to call your IT team, you’ll have a clean system ready for the day’s work. Imagine the savings of man-hours and begin to envision what Returnil System Safe Pro 2011 will do for you when you can get rid of excess baggage you have been carrying all these years.

* Roll back unwanted changes: How many times has your team had to take the time to diagnose and repair a laptop that has just returned from the last convention or road trip? Unauthorized content, mysterious programs, spyware, rogues, advertising, etc. Why go through the expense, falling productivity, and costs associated with taking the equipment out of production? With Returnil Virtual System Pro 2011, when the user turns off the computer, it automatically cleans any changes in order to secure a fully functional and productive tool for employees.

* Preserve what matters: Returnil Virtual System Pro 2011 not only includes award winning feature in system-level virtualization for Windows ®, it also includes the newly upgraded File Manager which backups files automatically. Whether you need intensive minute-by-minute updating your data or just want to make sure that your documents are securely stored on your hard drive every time you log out or turn off the computer, Returnil Virtual System Pro 2011 has you covered.

* Reduce Management overhead while increasing your control: You invested heavily in your computer, but find it more difficult to maintain your equipment in a poor economy, that you may even have to reduce staff.  RVS Pro 2011 has a way of doing more with less. RVS reduces the need for staff to fix the infected computers. It also increases your control over what is allowed to be installed on the computer either by purpose or by stealth with far greater confidence on the availability of your equipment. Times are hard enough, Returnil will show why the malware development world fears widespread adoption of its solutions.

*Advanced, Centralized, and Remote Management:  Just like the Returnil System Safe Pro 2011 series, Returnil Virtual System Pro 2011 takes advantage of its Returnil Commander Management Console which allows your team to manage client computers from anywhere they can access the Internet. There is no need to rush to the office, just log in to the console and take care of business. Imagine the savings in call-out time alone.

For some reason, you and your team are not ready to replace the entire line-up of your security solutions, but you are still running in an endless series of infection investigations, reimaging and re-mediations, while failing to see the effects of the level of protection that was promised but not delivered. Returnil Virtual System Pro 2011 will deliver a level of protection your other solutions are simply unable to provide, and it will give you the real reason to whistle while you work!

What you can get in the  Returnil Virtual System Pro 2011

Virtual Mode – creates a virtual system while keeping the system hidden from malware or changes

Anti-run – either allows programs to run normally or trusts only the files from real disk to execute

File Protection – prevents malware from accessing protected files and folders on  non-system disks at kernel level, regardless of any Windows settings

File Manager with Autosave – saves documents from virtual to real system to ensure that they survive a reboot at intervals as frequent as every minute to once every 24 hours. Also, never worry that you may forget that the Virtual Mode is active by enabling auto-saving at account log-off and/or computer shutdown.

Virtual Disk – permanent safe storage location for all your data

Customer Preferences – password-protected client settings to prevent unauthorized use

Returnil Commander - Web-based console for advanced client management

BitDefender just launched a Beta test of Safego on Facebook. Safego is designed to be used on various social networks.

Safego checks the user’s privacy levels and identifies personal information that’s visible to strangers. It also scans the user’s wall, message inbox and comments for malicious links and compromised shared content like videos and pictures.

Read more on BitDefender Guide

Twitter Exploited

The Twitter website was yesterday widely exploited by users who have stumbled across a flaw which allows messages to pop-up and third-party websites to open in your browser just by moving your mouse over a link.

In a worrying development, messages was also spreading virally exploiting the cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability without the consent of users.

Thousands of Twitter accounts have posted messages exploiting the flaw. Victims include Sarah Brown, wife of the former British Prime Minister.

Source: Sophos

According to Twitter Status the XSS security issue is now identified and patched.


“A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sending out fraudulent e-mails offering victims big bucks in exchange for moving cash to the United States. Okpako Mike Diamreyan, 31, was sentenced to 151 months of prison Wednesday by United States District Judge Janet Hall in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Diamreyan made more than US$1….”
Source: Team Cymru Internet Security News


“Twitter has been bitten by a hard-to-kill web-application bug that’s being actively exploited to steal users’ authentication credentials, a security expert said Tuesday. A link that exploits the XSS, or cross-site scripting, vulnerability was included in tweets that sent users’ session cookies to two servers under the control of attackers, according to Stefan Tanase, a security researcher for Russian anti-virus provider Kaspersky. The tweets, written in Brazilian Portuguese, claimed a popular band suffered a tragic accident and offered additional information….”
Source: Team Cymru Internet Security News