ALERT – Peer-to-peer (P2P) software continues to cause security risks for users and corporate networks with private data being accidentally shared across file sharing networks. ABN Amro (CitiGroup-owned mortgage company) recently reported that a former employee had exposed a couple of spreadsheets with 5,000+ social security numbers and other private customer information. A data-leakage protection [...]

ALERT – Meebo, the web-based instant messaging service, has now added a file transfer feature that allows users to share files with IM contacts regardless of which IM network they are on. Utilizing Amazon’s S3 (Simple Storage Service), Meebo provides a 2-step file transfer process. When users upload a file with Meebo it is sent [...]

ALERT – Capitalizing on user fears of hackers capturing and viewing their internet traffic, the Storm worm’s latest propagation method uses spam email with the subject line “Careful, you.re being watched.” to suggest that users download an application called Tor to provide safety and anonymity in surfing the web. However, when users click on the [...]