Tag Archive for: increase

New M86 Security Labs Report Reveals Spam Volume Drop, Third-Party Phishing Increase and More … – Consumer Electronics Net

ORANGE, CA — (Marketwire) — 02/14/11 — RSA Conference® 2011 — Moscone Center — Booth #1825 — Frustrated email users may have noticed a significant drop in spam in recent months, but cybercriminals are gaining ground with creative new phishing …
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An increase in form-based e-mail phishing attacks – Help Net Security

Luring people in with the promise of hefty tax refunds and “stimulus payments”, phishers have been targeting users with e-mails purportedly coming from HM Revenue & Customs (UK) and the IRS (USA). In this time of economic trouble, it is even more likely …
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Dramatic increase in malware and phishing via social networks – Help Net Security

Unsurprisingly, this massive and committed user base is heavily targeted by scammers and cybercriminals, with the number and diversity of attacks growing steadily throughout 2010 – malware, phishing and spam on social networks have all continued to rise …
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A tool bar in Internet Explorer shows the security level of my computer as 4 for 10. How can I increase this?

I like to know whether this is normal or I have to increase my computer’s security level. What I must do to increase the security level?