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Survey: Majority of Online Users Will Holiday Shop Online
Published on 14 Dec, 2010 at 10:36 in Cyber | Viewed 64 times | No Comments
With an increasing number of people realizing the convenience of online shopping, it may seem like a no-brainer that 85 percent of Internet users are planning on doing their holiday shopping on the web this year, according to a new survey conducted by F-Secure.
Only 15 percent of Internet users say they won’t do…
Survey: Global Variations in Online-Threat Perception, Few Understand Term ‘Rogueware’
Published on 9 Sep, 2010 at 13:01 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 128 times | 1 Comment
A survey commissioned by F-Secure in Finland, Germany, Malaysia, Poland, Sweden, the UK and the United States has uncovered some intriguing international variations in how Internet users perceive threats.
Asked how concerned they are about their online privacy and data security, Germans (77 percent) and Malaysians (73 percent) expressed the most concern, while the Swedes…
Smarter Security for the Smartphone
Published on 30 Jun, 2010 at 11:53 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 761 times | No Comments
With the increasing number of smartphone theft and incidents with malware attacking mobile platforms, computer security businesses have realized the demand for a service that will protect consumers’ privacy and personal information.
In an effort to protect consumers from losing vital information stored on their cellphones, F-Secure has launched a product that makes it possible to remotely wipe all data…
2010 Sees Upswing in Arrests, Prosecution of Cyber Criminals
Published on 13 May, 2010 at 13:21 in Cloud | Viewed 443 times | No Comments
F-Secure yesterday released the first part of its 2010 security review, which notes a significant success in arresting and prosecuting cyber criminals around the world, a development the company hopes will be a permanent move for law enforcement to identify, seize and prosecute cyber criminals.
Before the Internet, drug trafficking, money laundering and smuggling were considered international crimes without borders. Although those problems still exist, the element of Internet…
Staying Anonymous in a Time of Surveillance
Published on 1 Apr, 2010 at 7:34 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 4,745 times | 2 Comments
From Googling to emailing to social networking, every day millions of Americans unknowingly leave behind digital breadcrumbs while surfing the web, sometimes at the risk of compromising their anonymity. But while there is technology available to stay anonymous in a time of surveillance, experts say policies and legislation won’t protect web users from privacy invasion or from being attacked in cyberspace.
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