Articles by Romana Ward

Security fears around remote working, the cloud and wireless networks cited by SMBs

by Romana Ward on June 12, 2012 | 3 Comments

The days of IT managers simply worrying about the security of the network inside their physical offices are long gone.

Cloud services, mobile devices, wireless networks and a remote workforce are complicating security management for IT departments who wish to protect corporate data.

We want to hear from you (and you might just get a free book out of it)

by Romana Ward on February 17, 2012 | 32 Comments

Calling IT managers... You're busy. Everyone expects everything to be working smoothly. Bet you'd like some useful articles to make your life a bit easier? Tell us what these are and be in with a chance of winning Bruce Schneier's latest book, 'Liars & Outliers'.

Sophos Security Threat Report Update reveals 2011's top threats so far

by Romana Ward on August 2, 2011 | 3 Comments

Sophos has published its Mid-Year 2011 Security Threat Report. High-profile hacking attacks against governments and corporations have dominated the security landscape in 2011, drowning out attacks that target consumers – such as fake anti-virus, search engine poisoning and social networking scams.

Beware of malicious Rapidshare links sent to you by a friend.

by Romana Ward on July 19, 2009 | Comments Off

I've got this e-mail from my former classmate about a week ago: Followed by another one last night: Needless to say, the links point to malware. The first URL was taken down. But the last one is still active, though Read more…

FakeAV promo site exposed

by Romana Ward on December 3, 2008 | Leave a comment

Scareware (aka "rogue software", aka FakeAlert, aka FakeAV) has been a growing trend in the recent months. This lucrative "business" generates multi-million dollar revenues today and shows no signs of slowing down. Occasionally we get a glimpse of how these Read more…