//UK has more spam with more malicious content than most of Europe and the US according to a story on The Register (here).
Unsolicited email destined for recipients in the UK is almost three times more likely to contain a malicious URL than the United States, Germany or France.
More details from the source here…
I wrote some advice about how to use email safely here.
//There’s a big phishing email going around about tickets to see a show of Peter Pan at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre.
You’re asked to open an attached e-tickets which appear as pdf files. Needless to say bad things will happen if you open the attachment.
The hallmarks of a phishing email are there; it involves money, it asks you top confirm something which you might think needs doing in a hurry and it has a media related theme.
So think twice if you get an email that has these things – don’t open any attachments or click any links.
More here.
//Many people don’t know that their wireless router often has a thing called WPS. This is Wi-Fi Protected Setup, a feature that is supposed to make it easier to connect wireless devices.
WPS is a bad thing – it’s not very secure and lets people break in and start using your internet. And devices that need to use it are rare.
My advice is just TURN IT OFF!
More about the latest hole in WPS here.