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Paranormal Activity 2 and Friday the 13th Used in Blackhat SEO Malware Attacks
Cloud Security Company uncovers top tricks used by cybercriminals this Halloween
PandaLabs advises computer users to be careful this Halloween as they may be in for a trick thanks to malicious applications, fake websites, spam and Trojans disguised as Halloween treats by cybercriminals. Hackers are taking advantage of popular Hollywood scary movies, such as “Paranormal Activity 2″ and “Friday the 13th,” to implement Blackhat SEO attacks that target unsuspecting online users through search results. As the Halloween season ramps up, Blackhat SEO, scareware and spam incidents, using both old ‘rising from the dead’ and new seasonal tactics, have intensified.
In a Blackhat SEO attack, cybercriminals place links to malicious sites in the search results for popular terms, in this case the latest scary movies to arrive in theaters or party invitations for the Halloween season. Once users click on the link and access the site, they become vulnerable to infection by Trojans and other malware, which often come in the form of a fake antivirus program or rogueware, such as “Desktop Security 2010.” Read more
onOne Software Introduces Perfect Layers for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture
New product provides photographers with streamlined functionality for creating and working with layers, offering new creative possibilities.
onOne Software, Inc. introduced Perfect Layers, a new addition to the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5, also announced today. Perfect Layers gives photographers the ability to easily create and work with layered files in their workflow application of choice and to bring those files directly into Photoshop. Perfect Layers supports the creation of layered files that can be opened and edited by Adobe® Photoshop® software and can be used directly from within Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® software, Adobe Bridge and Apple Aperture.
“The ability to use layers in Lightroom is one of the most important developments around Lightroom since it first shipped,” said Scott Kelby, Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine. “This takes Lightroom’s workflow efficiency to a whole new level. The impact Perfect Layers is going to have on photographers using Lightroom makes it a game changer! This is going to be the must-have plug-in for Lightroom.”
“Through our partnership with the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and from invaluable insight gained from Scott Kelby, we’re excited to get Perfect Layers into the hands of digital photographers everywhere,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “As more and more photographers adopt programs like Lightroom and Aperture, providing the ability to use layered files in their existing workflow confirms our commitment to solving real-world problems for the digital photographer.” Read more
Microsoft Office 2011 out for Mac
Microsoft has launched the Apple version of its productivity suite, the Microsoft Office 2011. The package comes with a new version of Microsoft Outlook that has been specially built for Apple’s Mac. The suite supports those cloud based services Windows users have since the launch of Microsoft Office 2010 for this platform.
The reason for launching Microsoft Office for a competitor’s operating system is simple: although the platform is completely different, there are lots of Mac users in this “Windows-centric” world that need to use Microsoft Office. There are also a lot of users who, although they use a Mac for every other task, they prefer to use Microsoft Office.
With the launch of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac, Microsoft offers its users the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and a Mac-specific version of Microsoft Outlook – this one for the first time. The suite works with Microsoft Exchange and is compatible with Microsoft’s cloud-based service, the Office 365.
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac is available in 13 languages.
Panda Security Launches Panda Antivirus for Mac
Panda Security has announced the launch of Panda Antivirus for Mac. This new solution delivers comprehensive protection against malware affecting Mac OS and Mac OS X; it also prevents Mac users from transmitting malware to other users of Windows and Linux operating systems.
Panda Antivirus for Mac scans files and email, detecting and eliminating or blocking many types of threats, including viruses, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers, adware, hacking tools, botnets, dialers, scareware and other threats that have traditionally targeted Windows users.
“We are approaching a tipping point where it will soon be financially viable for cybercriminals to target their efforts at Mac users,” says Ivan Fermon, senior vice president of product management, Panda Security. “When Apple reaches 15 percent marketshare worldwide, which Panda expects will happen very soon, we predict that hackers will begin to aggressively target attacks against this platform. The rapid increase in use of Apple-powered devices – iPhones, iPods, iPads – is also making the Mac platform a much more attractive target.” Read more
Microsoft Announced Office 365
New cloud service brings together Office, SharePoint, Exchange and Lync for organizations of all sizes.
Microsoft announced Microsoft Office 365, the company’s next generation in cloud productivity that brings together Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service. Office 365 makes it easier for millions more organizations to get and use Microsoft’s award-winning business productivity solutions via the cloud. With Office 365, people can work together more easily from anywhere on virtually any device, while collaborating with others inside and outside their organization in a simple and highly secure way. As part of today’s news, Microsoft is also opening a limited beta program for Office 365 in 13 countries and regions.
Office 365 is built on years of experience delivering industry-leading business cloud services ranging from the first browser-based e-mail to today’s Business Productivity Online Suite, Microsoft Office Live Small Business and Live@edu. Moving to the cloud with Office 365 means people don’t have to change the way they work, because Office 365 works with the most popular browsers, smartphones and desktop applications people use today.
“Office 365 is the best of everything we know about productivity, all in a single cloud service,” said Kurt DelBene, president of the Office Division at Microsoft. “With Office 365, your local bakery can get enterprise-caliber software and services for the first time, while a multinational pharmaceutical company can reduce costs and more easily stay current with the latest innovations. People can focus on their business, while we and our partners take care of the technology.” Read more