Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The Norton/Symantec Cyber Crime study of 2014 has tried to provide an insight into the Underground Cyber Crime economy that drives the growth of financial crimes. Spamming and Phishing continue to be the major tools through which frauds are committed … Continue reading →

The Symantec Internet Security Threat report of 2014 released recently indicates that in 2014 6549 new vulnerabilities were reported as compared to 6787 in 2013. Out of these,  there were 891  Web Browser vulnerabilities which  are a serious threat to … Continue reading →

The Symantec Internet Threat Study indicates that in 2014, there were 24 Zero day vulnerabilities as compared to 23 in 2013. Zero-day vulnerabilities are vulnerabilities against which the vendor has not released a patch. The absence of a patch  presents a … Continue reading →

The recently released Cyber Crime study released by Symantec captures the status of the Internet risks in 2014. Titled Internet Security Report (ISTR 20), the report with its annexures provides an indepth insight into the threats and vulnerabilities that most of us … Continue reading →

Today, I received a telephone call from the mobile number 90699 35661 which appears to be an attempted fraud. I am placing this for public attention so that people donot respond to the call. At the same time, the Internet … Continue reading →