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Home & Home Office Security Report

Welcome to the Symantec Home and Home Office Security Report. This report will give you, the home and home office user, an overview of Internet security concerns that may affect you and show you what you can do to protect your valuable data.

March 2007

  • Latest Internet Threat Statistics
  • Threats to Your Confidential Information
  • How Much is Your Identity Worth?

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February 2007

  • Microsoft Word security flaw leaves users vulnerable to hackers
  • Flaw in Google Desktop could allow data theft
  • Superbowl Web sites hacked

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January 2007

  • Apple iChat AIM affected by security flaw
  • Spam disguised as a popular newsletter
  • Peacomm Trojan

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December 2006

  • Worm spreading through Skype
  • Worm spread on MySpace through QuickTime flaw
  • Microsoft Word plagued by critical flaws

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November 2006

  • Google Video email list inadvertently distributes a worm
  • Apple Mac OS X security flaw puts users at risk
  • Mozilla Firefox may expose stored passwords

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October 2006

  • Elaborate phishing scam targets IM users
  • Viruses detected on several popular MP3 devices
  • Multiple flaws pose threat to MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook users

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September 2006

  • Second Life data breach allowed hackers to access user's personal information
  • Elaborate phishing scam launched against customers of AT&T's online DSL store
  • Multiple flaws pose threat to MS Word, MS Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox users

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August 2006

  • Make online banking as secure as banking in person
  • A look at home Wi-Fi networking security
  • Malicious code spreading through Microsoft Windows flaw

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Activity
Risk
Email
Email

MEDIUM RISK:
Use Extra Caution

Vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft Word and Publisher. Attackers are also using Word to exploit a vulnerability in the Jet Database Engine. Apply the latest Microsoft patches and ensure that your antivirus software is up to date.

Web Activities
Web Activities

LOW RISK:
Use Basic Caution

Users are advised to use basic caution when handling emails. Although no noteworthy email is currently circulating, many malicious emails continue to be distributed on a daily basis.

Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging

LOW RISK:
Use Basic Caution

Users are advised to use basic caution when carrying out activities using instant messengers. Although no noteworthy attacks are being carried out, instant messengers remain a popular means of attack.

File Sharing
File Sharing

MEDIUM RISK:
Use Extra Caution

Vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft Word and Publisher. Attackers are also using Word to exploit a vulnerability in the Jet Database Engine. Apply the latest Microsoft patches and ensure that your antivirus software is up to date.

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