Author Archives: Point Blank Technologies

Did you know that your mug shot is now automatically included in Facebook’s facial recognition system? That means Facebook’s system will be able to recognize not only yours but the faces of its other 500 million to 600 million users … Continue reading →

With the lack of security software on most mobile devices, cyber-criminals are starting to target these devices for identity theft and for use as part of a botnet. Smartphones are driving the growth in mobile web use, and while malware … Continue reading →

Apple is often viewed as being more secure than most, but how many of us think our iPhone is secure when we put a password on it? Think again. The latest security issue involves iOS 4.1 and the ability to … Continue reading →

Remember the days when the worst threat you had to worry about from a computer virus was your hard drive crashing or your computer sending out millions of emails? Now it’s come to the point to where the critical infrastructures … Continue reading →

A new type malware has been identified that targets supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) systems, which are commonly used by critical infrastructure organisations such as utilities companies. The malware takes advantage of security vulnerabilities by more than one vendor, … Continue reading →

All of us (well, hopefully all of us) are using a combination of security software on our computers, to include virus scanning, a firewall, and maybe a malware/spyware detection tool like Ad-Aware. But what about our smart phones? Is there … Continue reading →

By now, most of us have heard about the Zeus trojan that’s been working its way through the internet, affecting everything from the single-computer home user to the largest corporations. There are several techniques used by the trojan to spread … Continue reading →