Yesterday, Google announced that there was an attempted SSL man-in-the-middle attack against its users. The majority of affected users were in Iran, so it was contained to a geographic area. However, someone tried to get between the users and encrypted Google services by using a fraudulent SSL certificate issued by DigiNotar.

I was on our Twitter account earlier today seeing what everyone was talking about when I found a TED talk that Mikko Hypponen did. I highly suggest you take the next 17 minutes and watch this talk “Fighting viruses, defending the net”. It’s informative, entertaining, and you will even chuckle.

Cyber criminals are known for pouncing on trending topics because of the large amount of people who click on the links. Black Friday deals are not exempt, and fraud prevention tools are increasingly important. According to a PandaLabs blog post, many cyber criminals are using search engine ads to run malicious campaigns.

Microsoft releases 16 security bulletins. EVS offers id verification, id authentication, and fraud prevention tools.

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. EVS offers id verification, id authentication, and fraud prevention tips.

According to the New York Times, media research group Inside Network estimates that the sale of virtual goods—such as mobile apps and games, social media currency, and game-exclusive items—is estimated to reach the $2 billion revenue mark by next year, and possibly double by 2012.

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