AN INFORMATIONAL
ARCHIVE OF SECURITY NEWS by
CJ
Five
Ways to Keep Online Criminals at Bay
New
York Times
...
were obvious to users, said Alan Paller, director of research at the
SANS Institute, a training organization for computer
security professionals. ...
Symantec
buying VeriSign unit for 1.28 billion dollars
AFP
WASHINGTON
— US computer
security giant Symantec said Wednesday it
is buying a unit of VeriSign that secures online transactions for
1.28 billion dollars. ...
Computer
Sciences Corp. Wins TSA Technology Contract
Wall
Street Journal
Computer
Sciences Corp. (CSC) won a contract to handle the Transportation
Security
Administration's information-technology system, a deal potentially
worth …
Microsoft
touts Hotmail security
adds; users complain of account hacks
Computerworld
Among
those proofs will be one that links a specific computer
to a user's account. "You'll be able to set your computer
as a proof," said Harp, referring to …
VA
IT official defends work on data protection
FCW.com
Baker
outlined several recent initiatives to enhance computer
security, including Visualization at the
Desktop, which would provide managers with a view of ...
Microsoft
to give governments heads up on security
vulnerabilities
FCW.com
CERT
works with about 40 countries' computer
security incident response teams.
Carpenter said governments want advance notice before security
patches are ...
Checking
Vista for Updates
New
York Times
By JD BIERSDORFER Q. I can't
seem to get security
updates on my Windows Vista computer.
Is there a setting I need to adjust? A. If you're getting an error
...
Linux Worms (ggl): Expanding Role Of Data Deduplication - InformationWeek
NSM (google): Lancope Elects Former SPI Dynamics CEO Brian Cohen as Non-Executive Chairman
VPN (google): PlusFeed Now Available on Interactive Data 7ticks Network - MarketWatch (press
Smart Cards (google): Foreign tech firms fear China's new encryption rules - Financial Times (blog)
IDS (google): Sourcefire and Washington TRU Solutions Executives to Present on Adaptive ...
Ctrfeit ATM/Debit (ggl): STATE v. FALCO - Leagle.com
Twitter DOS (ggl): AT&T Secure E-mail Gateway Service Helps Protect Against E-mail Security Threats
Firefox (google): Firefox lends security hand to rival browsers - Computerworld
Antivirus (google): Analyst's View: How to Catch a Virus - PC Magazine
| RECAP THE LIVE CHAT Social media in the workplace Detroit Free Press BY PATRICIA MONTEMURRI Check back at 11 am to chat with labor management attorney Anne Widlak, about how social networking policies can impact the ... |
| Guidelines for employees using social networking sites Detroit Free Press Many firms are issuing guidelines to employees about using social media Web sites on and off the job. • Don't forget your day job. ... |
| Facebook, Twitter Bridge Customer Service 'Last Mile' InformationWeek The majority of customers are frustrated with customer service offered by communications and high-tech vendors, but social networking tools may enhance the ... |
| eXo Adds Social Networking, Mashup Development to
GateIn Portal CMSWire eXo Social connects into a company's infrastructure via LDAP integration. This enables the organization to source an eXo Social Network via their company ... |
| EveryCarListed.com Partners with Oodle to Provide
Automobile Dealers
Enhanced ... MarketWatch (press release) "With it, we continue fueling commerce through connecting buyers with sellers, especially those who use social networking sites as their preferred ... |
| Social networking is not always dangerous Mobile Computing News By Dean • May 17th, 2010 • Category: Industry News The media often warns you about the dangers of sites like Facebook and MySpace, but social networking can ... |
| WEALTH MANAGER-Firms still playing catch-up on social
media Reuters Under the guidelines, information on social networking sites is considered "sales literature." Therefore, firms must retain all profiles, posts and tweets ... |
| Not all of Hillsborough's top seniors are connected to
social
media Tampa Tribune This year, they were asked to envision what influence social networking will have on their college or early job experience. Most of the students said that ... |
| Microsoft pays $200M to VirnetX to settle patent case Seattle Times Microsoft is paying VirnetX $200 million to settle patent-infringement lawsuits the Internet security company filed. Both cases will be dismissed from the ... |
| Keep your digital life safe, warns Kaspersky Lab on
World Information
Society Day Modern Ghana Install Internet security software and keep it updated. While up-to-date protective software is essential for every Internet user, it is particularly ... |
| With online tools, amateur snooping is a growth
industry Buffalo News And the Internet spits out more snooping Web sites every day, with names such as PeekYou, iSearch and Whozat. Investigators and Internet security experts ... |
| Privacy concerns create web savvy users Bigmouthmedia News The trend that's seeing UK users becoming more wary of internet security could be on the rise thanks to high profile criticism of social media giant ... |
| Netintelligence Becomes The De Facto E-Safety Software
Of Choice For The UK ... OfficialWire (press release) by Press Office Netintelligence, the internet security and e-safety division of iomart Group plc, is delighted to announce that a further four UK Government ... |
| New Phishing Campaign Targets Apple Users SPAMfighter News Internet security company 'Symantec' has asked Apple users to be careful of a new phishing campaign targeting them. As per the details released by Symantec, ... |
| Corporate interests ITWeb Grand said that, although Internet security is a well publicised topic today, not much has actually changed. “In 1997, we could listen in on various ... |
| Kaspersky: Facebook Phishing Scams Surging IT Business Edge (blog) By date: According to Kaspersky Lab's latest Internet security report, Facebook phishing attacks surged 5.7 percent in the first three months of 2010, ... |
| Indian Armed Forces Asked To Be Ready Against Cyber
Warfare AHN | All Headline News Inaugurating the biannual Army Commanders' Conference in the national capital, Antony said, “Cyber warfare is becoming a serious threat to security. ... |
| NATO experts set out new strategic blueprint The Hindu ... up a new strategic doctrine designed to make it more flexible and better able to deal with modern threats such as terrorism, cyber warfare and piracy. ... |
| 3000 officers switch to cyberspace specialty AirForceTimes.com By Bruce Rolfsen - Staff writer In all, 30000 airmen have been shifted to the front lines of cyber warfare. The officers made the switch in April; .. |
| TeleCommunication Systems Opens First Computer Network
Operations "Art of ... MarketWatch (press release) This class is designed to provide the computer security practitioner with the skills and knowledge required to perform wireless security assessments and ... |
| Hack attacks mounted on car control systems BBC News The computer systems used to control modern cars are very vulnerable to attack, say experts. An investigation by security researchers found the systems to ... |
| Speedy New Traders Make Waves Far From Wall St. New York Times (blog) Wearing jeans, a gray T-shirt and a New York Yankees hat, he takes a seat in front of his computer terminal and quietly answers questions about his business ... |
| CA changes name to reflect cloud computing and market
position and
proposition DatacenterDynamics The company formerly known as Computer Associates and more recently known as CA will now be known as CA Technologies. The software and services giant said ... |
| New Exploit Resists Windows Security Software PC World "The attack would require some level of existing access to the target computer, as the attack described by Matousec does not on its own bypass security ... |
| Analyst's View: How to Catch a Virus PC Magazine Real-world testing of antivirus software's ability to clean up your computer means using live viruses. Here's how we keep our collection up to date. ... |
| Facebook, Twitter, YouTube come to work Detroit Free Press Employers also might worry about extra burdens on computer systems from downloading videos or that using social media sites could contribute to harassment ... |
| Computer systems in cars may be at risk to hackers AME Info 'There are thus ample reasons to reconsider the state of the vehicular computer security.' Replication or redistribution in whole or in part is expressly ... |
| Gartner: Server sales uptick will exacerbate data
center power issues ZDNet (blog) ... was editor of Computer Reseller News, where she was a featured speaker about everything from software as a service to IT security to mobile computing. ... |
Facebooks gone Rouge its time
for an open alternative
Wired.com
We saw this coming, but we wanted give them a few
days to correct
but ultimately we had to get out also.
Facebook
ID theft Mr Big just a sprat, says social network
Register
The
social network has reset the password of accounts it has identified
as compromised. Given Kirllo's location, a prosecution seems highly
unlikely. ..
Facebook:
Are you done with the social networking website?
CBC.ca
By
POV The world's largest social networking website has introduced
another change to its security settings. Facebook's New Login
notifications feature will .
Edward
Norton Uses Social Networking To 'Do Something' With
Crowdrise
MTV.com
This
week Norton launched yet another charitable-minded effort, Crowdrise,
which brings the "power of crowd-sourcing and the fun of social
networking to ..
Social
networking sites help churches make connections
Hattiesburg
American
Grice
has seen The Grove's congregation grow through social networking from
six to 67 people in just eight months - about half of the new members
found out ..
Diaspora
– a distributed, open source, secure social network with Facebook
in ...
Gizmag
...
from NYU's Courant Institute are looking to take on social networking
behemoth Facebook with Disapora – a distributed, open source social
network. ...
Oil
Spill on FaceBook: Social Networking Between Species
Huffington
Post (blog)
Call
it social networking between species. Or FaceBook for our fellow
creatures. I've done what I can from the West Coast: contributed to
National Wildlife ..
.Even
Congress Is On Facebook Now?
PC
Magazine
The
social networking site on Thursday launched a new "Congress on
Facebook" page that provides quick links to congressional
Facebook pages and will keep ..
Superintendent
Addresses Social Networking Concern
Garden
City News
By
Stephanie Petrellese A nasty trend that has surfaced on a social
networking site will not be tolerated in Garden City Public Schools,
World
Cup 2010 Predictions: Social Media Networking Wins Big!
Jazzou
(blog)
In
fact, if there were such a thing as "World Cup" winning
odds for Social Networking marketing strategies it would be one of
the most tightly contested ...
New
Security Minister plans cyber-defence
rethink
NetworkWorld.com
Exactly
how Neville-Jones will change current cyber-warfare
policy is a matter of guesswork, but a shake-up looks
certain, starting with the views expressed …
General:
Military needs cyberwar doctrine
Washington
Times
By Eli Lake The military needs to
better define the boundaries of cyber
warfare to allow cyber forces to go
beyond
defending computers and networks against ...
USmilitary
considers responses to cyber attack
ComputerWeekly.com
The
US has set up a new military command for cyber
warfare capable of both offensive and
defensive operations as part of a national strategy to secure US
...
Guest
column: What is next for US in war on
terrorism?
DesMoinesRegister.com
We'll
tackle such topics as nuclear theft, cyber
warfare and
the
threats and obligations posed by the world's fragile states. This is
also, says organizer ...
Booz
Allen Hamilton lands $166.1 million in defense
contracts
Bizjournals.com
$23.3
million to help conduct a live-virtual-constructed cyber
warfare training exercise through the
Joint National Training Capability's global computer ...
Cyberspies
on the Prowl
Baseline
The
risk of cyber-warfare
is growing. It could accompany a conventional attack or
disrupt business and wreak economic havoc in a targeted country.
...
Cybersecurity
Straight Talk: Beyond Digital Armageddon
Before
It's News
The subject matter, which
includes the need for greater global law enforcement cooperation and
rules for cyber
warfare, will surely raise a host of civil
...
Security
researchers say they can take over a car
TG
Daily
The researchers carried out the
hack via a diagnostic computer
system known as the Controller Area Network, which has been mandatory
in all new cars since .
Facebook
releases new login security
features
Helium
The
new security
feature then can be set to notify users when their accounts have been
accessed from a computer
or device not listed in their preferences. ...
Recovery.gov
Moves to Cloud Computing Infrastructure
PR
Newswire (press release)
Enhanced
Recovery.gov security. The improved computer
security includes, but is not limited to,
greater protection against network attacks and real time ...
Security
goes to the movies: Iron Man 2
Computerworld
From
an IT security
perspective, it's easy see the Russian Vanko as a symbol of today's
cyber criminals, many of whom are former Soviet computer
code writers …
Securing
the Smart Grid
Scientific
American
At a Black Hat technical
security conference (pdf) last year, Mike Davis, a senior consultant
with Seattle computer
security
firm IOActive, used simulations ..
Stock
Alert for AuthenTec Inc. Issued by MicroStockProfit
MarketWatch
(press release)
AuthenTec Inc. (AUTH)
is a provider of security,
identity management and touch control technologies for the personal
computer
(PC), wireless device and ...
Company
fired 9 charged with accessing Obama loans
The
Associated Press
The nine former
employees are accused of gaining access to a computer
at the Vangent office in Coralville office between July 2007 and
March 2009, ..
HP
announces enhanced desktop virtualization offerings at Citrix's
Synergy
ZDNet
(blog)
HP has been involved in all
phases of virtualization since the late 1970s (if Digital
Equipment's, Tandem Computer's,
as well as HP's own contributions are ...
PGP (google): Symantec will centralize encryption with acquisitions - Tehran Times
Smart Cards (google): Virgin Media upgrades digital TV security in Scotland - Cable.co.uk
Ctrfeit ATM/Debit (ggl): Debit card fraud is on the rise - Hattiesburg American
Twitter DOS (ggl): Twitter botnet creation made simple - IT PRO
DS (google): Axcess International Reports First Quarter 2010 Results - MarketWatch (press
Black Hat (google): Hacker develops multi-platform rootkit for ATMs - BusinessWeek
OSS Security (ggl): Facebook downplays privacy crisis meeting - BBC News
SANS Tip of the Day: Treat your laptop like cash
Full Disclosure: Re: Mathematica on Linux /tmp/MathLink vulnerability
Identity
Finder: What secrets are hidden in your computer?
Computerworld
Deep
within a nested hierarchy of folders in the machine's My Documents
folder, in an archive eight levels down, sat 722 Social Security
numbers. ...
Pentagon
works to define rules of cyber warfare
The
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The US
military may never have a direct answer on when to fire back against
a computer-based
attack, a top Pentagon leader said Wednesday, ...
Gary
McGraw on developing secure software (Q&A)
CNET
It's
built by observation, which makes it novel from a computer
science perspective. A lot of times in computer
science people have an idea and then grab ...
Citrix
brings virtualization closer to desktop
ZDNet
Asia
XenClient has been tested and
certified to run on Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computer
vPro-based systems, though in theory it should work on other vPro
...
Security
vendors respond to Matousec research
The
Tech Herald
...
of existing access to the target computer,
as the attack described by Matousec does not on its own bypass
security
software or allow malware to run. ...
Spies
may be controlling your web cam
Fox
31 KDVR.com
It's a loophole in security
that may never be fixed. "It's the one element of computer
security that
no one will ever be able to close that's the human ...
Online Bank Fraud (ggl): Morgan Stanley may be next target of US prosecutors - The Guardian
Black Hat (google): ATM Hack Demo Planned For Black Hat - InformationWeek
IE "Security": Mozilla expands Plugin Check to include other browsers - Geek.com
Full Disclosure: Re: Full-Disclosure Digest, Vol 63, Issue 16
Twitter DOS (ggl): Twitter 'botnet creator' spotted - Web User
VPN (google): Five Applications to Secure Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Connections - informIT
PandaLabs: Making new friends…
Antivirus (google): PC anti-virus report wins industry approval - Expert Reviews
OLEX Wazi: Gnustep Base 1.19.3 and prior [High]
IDS (google): Applied Research Associates unveil new surveillance technology - WJHG-TV
May-12-2010
US-CERT
uncovers JavaScript security
vulnerability in Safari
CNET
(blog)
by Topher Kessler The United
States Computer
Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has found a security
hole in Safari, with which a hacker could run arbitrary ..
Kraft
offers workers stipend to buy their own computers
Kansas
City Star
Cruz said Kraft is giving
employees security
software and rigorous guidelines to avoid problems. Though she hasn't
decided what computer
she wants to buy, ...
Virtual
Computer
NxTop Connect
ZDNet
(blog)
By Dan Kusnetzky | May 12, 2010,
3:22am PDT Virtual Computer
launched NxTop Connect at Citrix's Synergy. The company is doing its
best to simplify virtual ..
CU
Independent, Boulder campus' online student newspaper, hacked
Daily
Camera
The Campus IT Security
Office believes that a computer
running up-to-date antivirus software and
for which the Windows operating system and applications .
Symantec
Hosted Services Launches Symantec Hosted Endpoint
Protection
MarketWatch
(press release)
...
organizations who wish to deploy comprehensive security
for their computer
systems without the need for additional hardware or management
software. ..
Voros:
False sense of high-tech security
proves costly
San
Jose Mercury News
Last Thursday,
computer-driven
stock trading flew into hyperspeed, wiping out $1 trillion in equity
before Wall Street knew what hit it. ..
Microsoft
releases critical fixes for Windows, Office holes
CNET
Successful
exploits of the vulnerabilities at the heart of the bulletins could
allow an attacker to take complete control of a computer,
Microsoft said in ..
US
airlines called as Times Square suspect sought
Reuters
Before
the incident, the Transportation Security
Administration gave airlines 24 hours to add new names for the "no
fly" list to their computer
systems. ..
Critical
Vulnerability Affects Windows Security
Apps
ITProPortal
...
told Computer
World: “This is definitely very serious. Probably any security
product running on Windows XP can be
exploited this way. .
Smart Cards (google): Foreign tech firms fear China's new encryption rules - Financial Times (blog)
IE "Security": Mozilla plugs a cross-browser plugin checker - Inquirer
NSM (google): American Family Insurance Selects iPass to Provide Managed Network Services
Online Bank Fraud (ggl): Morgan Stanley's Gorman Denies Bank Misled CDO Buyers - BusinessWeek
OLEX Wazi: Logoshows Bbs 2.0 [High]
Full Disclosure: Secunia Research: Adobe Shockwave Player Array Indexing Vulnerability
PandaLabs: An explosive cocktail: MySecuWaloader
Data
Security:
How to Secure a Small Business Computer
Small
Business Computing
By Ronald V.
Pacchiano Securing the small business computer
systems is no trivial task, as there is a wide variety of threats to
defend against. ..
Is
AhnLab to blame for online banking mess?
Korea
Times
However, in Korea, often
described as the planet's broadband capital, computer
security firms appear to be developing a
dual reputation, with critics ..
Computer
Trades Are Focus in Wall Street Plunge
New
York Times (blog)
The Homeland Security
Department said Sunday that there was no
evidence that a computer
attack had started the stock spiral. In
the talks on Monday, ..
Guidance
Software Acquires Assets of Forensic Hardware Leader Tableau
LLC
MarketWatch
(press release)
This acquisition
extends Guidance Software's existing leadership in computer
forensics technology by combining software with hardware for a
complete ..
Violence,
Computer
Glitches Mar Philippines General Elections
RTT
News
Security
guards of rival vice-mayoral candidates
clashed in another southern province of Maguindanao, killing two
people. It was in the same region in ..
Facebook
Bug Exposes Your Friends` Live Chat
pc1news
Are
you sick of reading for Face-book security flaws and bugs every time
you open a computer
security news site? Yes, I know, it is
annoying but yet we have …
India
blocks deals with Chinese telecoms companies over cyber-spy
fears
Times
Online
Those concerns have been joined
by apprehension over China's progress in cyber-warfare
and espionage. Jing Li, an analyst for
Global Insight, said: “Since ..
UPDATE
- New attack bypasses EVERY Windows security
product
ZDNet
(blog)
Adrian also runs a popular blog
under the name The PC Doctor, where he covers a range of
computer-related
topics -- from security
to repairing and upgrading ..
Wave
Strengthens IP Position With Acquisition of Storage Security
Patents
MarketWatch
(press release)
These patents (US
patents #7036020 and #7426747) were acquired by Wave from a company
owned by Robert Thibadeau, Ph.D., a noted computer
security expert who ...
World
leaders crowd source solutions to global security
Nextgov
Computer
security, a strategic priority for the
United States, was not a major area of analysis. "The idea of
cybersecurity was touched on, but it wasn't ..
Gen.
Keith Alexander confirmed to head cyber-command
Washington
Post
...
National Security
Agency, has been confirmed to head a new military command that will
be capable of launching attacks against enemy computer
networks. ..
Internet
Security
Firm Wants to Train Hackers
WXIA-TV
"You
don't have to know anything about computers," LIGATT CEO Gregory
Evans told 11Alive News Monday "You don't have to be a computer
security expert, ...
CyberDefender
Announces Teleconference to Discuss First Quarter 2010 Financial
...
MarketWatch
(press release)
Based in Los Angeles,
California, CyberDefender Corporation (CYDE) is a provider of
Internet
security technology for the consumer
market. ..
AVG
Technologies and Affinegy Team Up to Provide First Comprehensive
Security
Business
Wire (press release)
The integration
between the Affinegy DigiDo Platform and AVG's Internet
Security 9.0 will offer unprecedented
protection against this growing threat, ..
Panda
Cloud AV Gets Creative With Its Detections
PC
Magazine (blog)
Anti-virus and to allow
the contest for the other system, on which Kaspersky Internet
Security is approaching expiration, to the
other two products. ..
iSheriff
Announces Cloud-Based Email & Web Security
Services for South America
WebWire
(press release)
The key requirement for
the company was to be able to deliver a full range of managed
Internet
security services with one solution – a
significant challenge ..
Priv Corp Security: Dell CEO calls for collaborative effort to secure the Internet - USA Today
Firefox (google): Mozilla announced Firefox 4 - News Provider
Smart Cards (google): Hypercom Introduces L5000 Product Family for Multilane Merchants Globally -
PKI (google): Egenera Marks Milestone With New Software Strategy, Product Innovation and ...
NSM (google): NEI Introduces S-3000 R2 Server for High-Speed, High-Density Security Applications
OSS Security (ggl): The Fedora Project Names Recipient of 2010 Fedora Scholarship - dBusinessNews
PandaLabs: Counter eCrime Operations Summit IV
Antivirus (google): UPDATE - New attack bypasses EVERY Windows security product - ZDNet (blog)
Bio Lab Security (ggl): CSU technology tests water contamination on-scene - The Coloradoan
OLEX Wazi: Talkback 2.3.14 [High]
Cyber
attack could fell U.S. within 15 minutes!, page 1
By
OrionHunterX
Now, could terrorists
utilized the means of cyber-warfare
to wreck havoc on the US? Perhaps, but I believe they are more
interested in more violent means to carry out their message and
brand. The more shocking and dastardly the better. ...
White
House adviser says no evidence of cyber
attack in Wall ...
By
AP
April 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The
United States will create a new military command to coordinate the
defense of Pentagon computer networks and improve offensive
capabilities in cyberwarfare,
the Wall Street Journal has reported. ...
'Final
Solution' Frenzy: Rendezvous with Final Solution – Part III ...
By
Raja Mujtaba
Cyber
Warfare. July 2010 is also the month when
the Tenth Fleet of the US Navy would be re-established. Formerly
anti-submarine command, the tenth fleet has been resurrected as Navy
Cyber Command Tent Fleet, a naval component of the DoD ...
forex
futures trading : 8 Theories For Why The Stock Market ...
By
admin
Rogue nations and terrorist
organizations have developed their “cyber
warfare” capabilities for a while now .
We have been repeatedly warned that one day we will see an “Internet
9 / 11″. Could this stock market plunge set an example of ...
AT
ISSUE: INTERNET
SECURITY
Routing-system flaw still a threat
Detroit
Free Press
BY PETER SVENSSON AP NEW
YORK -- In 1998, a hacker told Congress that he could bring
down the
Internet in
30 minutes by exploiting a certain flaw that ..
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DNSSEC:
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He
accepted that this went against the usual pattern of placing Internet
security systems as close to the end-user as possible, but identified
it as the ..
Modern
hack attacks are developing a laser focus
NetworkWorld.com
(Read
the Symantec Global Internet Security Threat Report: Trends for 2009
now available online, along with a Webinar that summarizes the key
points from ...
Thanks
to gay men and social networking,
Betty White hosts SNL tonight
ChicagoPride.com
by
GoPride.com News Staff Gay men dig old ladies, especially one with a
slightly dirty mind like Betty White. Tonight the Golden Girl will be
hosting ...
Gaming's
bite-sized bonanza
Variety
The
bite-sized games are played on social
networking sites
like Facebook, Twitter
and MySpace. They don't demand a lot of time from users but they have
an ...
Social-network
games face legal minefield
Vancouver
Sun
By Marke Andrews,
Vancouver Sun May
8, 2010 12:10 AM Anyone making video games for social
networking sites
needs to apply due diligence to the details, ...
Facebook
& McDonald's App Tests Foursquare-like Location-based Social
Networking
Inventorspot
Out
of Facebook's 400 million users, the social
network also
has the world's largest
mobile application population, with more than 100 million users per
day ...
Classes
in Madison to cover eBay, Google, social
networking
Madison
Eagle
Class offerings include:
“Intermediate Excel,” “Google Power,” Buy and Sell on eBay,”
“Clean Up Your Computer” and “Social
Networking. ...
About
Swom "Super Word-of-Mouth...a social
networking site."
Gather.com
"Swom
stands for Super Word-of-Mouth and is a social
networking sites for
home-businessses that
gives you the tools to achieve your financial destiny. ...
Facebook
for Grownups: Can Microsoft, Apple or Google build one?
ZDNet
(blog)
By Jason Perlow | May 7, 2010,
10:54am PDT Can Microsoft, Apple and Google build the Web 2.0
infrastructure that would allow us to enjoy
Social
Networking ...
Money
tip: A little wariness goes a long way in preventing identity
theft
Seattle
Times
Your
computer
could
become
infected with "spyware" that changes your security
settings
and
records your keystrokes. It lets online thieves silently steal
...
PC
use increasingly basks under the cloud
Cape
Cod Times
Many
of these cloud services have good security,
but prying
hackers are relentless and smart, so consumers should be
careful about what they store in the ...
Big
leap: Microsoft makes free version of Office, its cash cow
Seattle
Times
The
biggest threat comes from Google, specifically Google Docs, Web
applications accessible from any computer.
Because of
Google, Microsoft has been forced ...
Philippine
automated polls a test of democracy
The
State
By
JIM GOMEZ - AP Writer MANILA, Philippines -- Despite scattered
violence and a rush to fix a computer
glitch,
officials said Sunday the Philippines' first ...
Five
Hidden Dangers of Facebook
CBS
News
She
says your privacy may be at far greater risk of being violated than
you know when you log onto Facebook, due to security
gaffes or
marketing efforts by ...
Fat
fingers, Software glitch, or Cyber-warfare?
Cyberwar
or cyber
threat? Rethinking the who and the why
Local
Tech Wire (blog)
In a world of such
diverse threats and increasing allegations of cyber crime, economic
espionage, military espionage, and cyber
warfare, it
is critically ...
Computer
Protection
WMTV
They
have names such as Cyber Security,
Green AV and Personal Anti-virus. But don't be
fooled. Nothing is
wrong with your computer
and they don't want to ...
Hacking
of army major's computer
is a cyber security
breach: Antony
24WorldNews
The
major came under the scanner of security
agencies in the wake of the alleged
transfer of data from his
computer
to Pakistani agencies. ...
Battling
the Cyber Warmongers
Wall
Street Journal
...
cyberwarrior act like the über-hacker Kevin Mitnick, who was once
America's most-wanted computer
criminal and now runs a security
consulting firm. ...
Researchers
to Cure Blue Pill Virtualization Attacks
PC
World
"HyperSafe enables the
hypervisor self-protection from code injection attempts," said
Xuxian Jiang, an assistant professor of computer
science at NCSU. ...
New
Software Flaw for Absolute Poker and
UltimateBet
RecentPoker.com
Respected
poker journo BJ Nemath took a calmer view, noting that computer
security takes
many forms, and there are
many different points of potential ...
Thailand
censors more websites as protests persist
The
Associated Press
The interim
military-installed regime enacted the 2007 Computer
Crime Act, which bars the circulation of
material deemed detrimental
to national security
or ...
Protecting
Your Home, Part 2, or, What Readers Think
New
York Times
David Scott, who said he
used to work as a customer service representative in Florida and is
now a computer
programmer, complained that security
companies ...
Saudi
gets four years for cheating US military [Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia]
TMCnet
"Ashoor's
attempt to fulfill his contractual obligations to the US Marine Corps
through the use of counterfeit Cisco computer
parts could have placed our ...
Protect
your privacy online and elsewhere
CNET
Along
with more than a decade as editor for Ziff-Davis's Computer
Select, Dennis edited PC World's
award-winning Here's How section for
more than seven ...
Businesses
may outsource their IT to deal with security
threats
ihotdesk -
IT News
At the recent Infosecurity
World 2010 event, Verizon internet
security expert Dr Peter Tippett
predicted
the IT security industry will increase its levels ...
FCC
to strip all but six phone rules for broadband
Washington
Post (blog)
It will also apply phone
rules that relate to privacy and security.
The process will likely be lengthy,
and
critics doubt the agency will be able to ...
Beijing
police refute online rumor of school attack
Xinhua
An
Internet
post said an attack was carried out at
Xiwang Primary School at
around 9 am in Sibozi of Beijing's Changping District and the police
evacuated ...
Can
Microsoft Save Internet
Explorer From Ruin?
Minyanville.com
Although
Version 8 showed better security
and reliability than its predecessors,
users lament that the software
remains a prime target for security
mishaps ...
Army
major's computer
hacked; classified data may have been leaked
Times
of India
Cyber-Security
rules have certainly been flouted. Action
will be taken if the
detailed forensic examination of the major's computer
hard disc shows he had.
How
cybersecurity policy looks from the gavel
FCW.com
Since
she was named chairwoman in February 2009, new officials have been
tapped to lead the Homeland Security
Department's computer
security efforts.
General
Election 2010: new computer
system will stop expenses abuses
The
MP s will all be issued with laptops, security
passes and email addresses, as well
as a
guide which includes a map of the parliamentary estate,
US
intelligence failure, schemes
Pakistan
Observer
Cyber warfare and computer
security,
covert employment of weapons of
mass destruction, narcotic trafficking and international organized
crime.
Monitoring
Computer
Activity: A Personal Safeguard in a “No Chances” Economy
PR
Web (press release)
Computer
security affects all PC users.
From
protecting against viruses and hackers to keeping children safe as
they surf .
Emirates
Denies Negligence Over Terror Suspect's Dubai Flight
Business
Week
Airlines must update their
computer
systems individually with additions and
Emirates didn't do so, the
official said. The flight to Dubai, scheduled to
Cybercrime's
Financial and Geographic Expansion Shows No Slowdown during the
...
Al-Bawaba
(Nasdaq:
SYMC) today released its new Internet
Security Threat Report volume XV,
which
highlights key trends in cybercrime from Jan.1, 2009 to Dec. ...
eVGA
GeForce GTX 285 Video Card
PC
World
Trend Micro Internet
Security Pro safeguards
you and your
family against Internet attacks, cybercriminals and inappropriate
content without slowing down ...
Cyber security a concern for kids
Express Buzz
likely to spend more time on the Internet than
perhaps they normally do and thus become an easy prey for cyber
criminals, say internet security experts. ...
Facebook Glitch Brings New Privacy Worries
New York Times
“They're heating up in their battle
against Google,” said Sean Sullivan, a security adviser at the Internet
security firm F-Secure who analyzes social ...
May- 6-2010
is
there really a cyberwar? Term might be misused
The
Associated Press
Some officials and computer
security companies
say yes, arguing that armies of hackers are stealing online secrets
and using the Internet to attack ...
Symantec
Swings To 4Q Profit On Higher Revenue
Wall
Street Journal
(SYMC) swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit on
higher revenue and margins, thanks in large part to growing
computer-security
threats,
as prior-year ...
Hacker
Develops Multi-platform Rootkit for ATMs
PC
World
...
yanked
by his employer, security researcher Barnaby Jack plans to deliver
the talk and disclose a new ATM rootkit at the computer
security conference.
...
Stock
Alert for CSP Inc. Issued by MicroStockProfit
MarketWatch
(press release)
The Systems segment consists primarily of CSPI's
MultiComputer Division, which designs and manufactures specialty,
high-performance computer
signal
...
'No-fly
list' flaws seen in suspect's boarding of plane
USA
Today
The program would have begun sooner if the TSA had better
understood the difficulties airlines face in revising computer
systems
so passenger names can be ...
Faisal
Shahzad on Homeland Security
List
Since 1999
CBS
News
TECS is a major law enforcement computer
system
that allows its approximately 120000 users from 20 federal agencies
to share information. ...
A
Decade Ago, ILoveYou Worm Changed Security
Information
Week (blog)
The research firm Computer
Economics
estimated total costs to exceeded $5 billion. The worm relied on
users to click on the attachment to send itself to ...
Facebook
glitch brings new privacy worries
Federal
NewsRadio.com
It's something officials and computer
security experts
are trying to get a handle on as part of a conference taking place
this week in Dallas. ...
Experts
at Dallas cyber summit say speed essential in fight against high-tech
...
Dallas
Morning News
For example, every time you use the Internet, you
might be required to scan your thumbprint on a small sensor on your
computer
to check
your identity, ...
06-May OLEX Wazi: Urgent Backup 5.50 and prior [High]
06-May Full Disclosure: Re: JavaScript exploits via source code disclosure
06-May nfosec News: REC0N 2010 (MONTREAL) CFP Reminder and Preview
05-May Power Grid (ggl): Is there really a cyberwar? Term might be misused - The Associated Press
05 May Firefox (google): Why the fall of Explorer matters - ZDNet (blog)
05-May IE "Security": Internet Explorer Continues to Lose Browser Share - News In Tech (blog)
05-May Full Disclosure: KHOBE - 8.0 earthquake for Windows desktop security software
05-May OLEX Wazi: Piwigo 2.0.9 and prior [Medium]
05-May Online Bank Fraud (ggl): Money Box Live: Identity theft and fraud - BBC News
05-May VPN (google): Amazon's Virtual Private Cloud Service Comes to Europe - PC World
05-May SANS Tip of the Day: If you suspect malware is on your computer - Stop, Confirm, Scan
05-May Snort (google): Sourcefire Founder and CTO to Discuss Dynamic Network Security at FS-ISAC ...
05-May Ctrfeit ATM/Debit (ggl): Former Con Man Helps Feds Thwart Alleged ATM Hack - Wired News
04-May Priv Corp Security: ArcSight Named GROW! Award Winner - MarketWatch (press release)
04-May Full Disclosure: [ MDVSA-2010:090 ] samba
04-May Online Bank Fraud (ggl): Operational Risk: A Must-Know For Investors - San Francisco Chronicle
04-May Firefox (google): Microsoft's Internet Explorer losing browser share - BBC News
04-May OSS Security (ggl): Veracode Security Researcher Chris Eng at 2010 FS-ISAC Summit – PYMNTS.com
04-May OLEX Wazi: Chrome 4.1.249.1063 and prior [Medium]
04-May Blow Fish (google): Giveaway of Wondershare SafeLock: US Military-Level Privacy Guard - BigNews.biz
04-May SANS Tip of the Day: Stop. Think. Click: Seven Practices for Safer Computing
04-May Infosec News: Hacked US Treasury websites serve visitors malware
04-May VPN (google): Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Launches in the EU Region - MarketWatch (press
03-May ID Theft Pro (google): Identity Theft Prevention - Red Flag Training - Wilkes University
03-May Smart Cards (google): Security deadline arrives - Tulsa World
03-May NSM (google): Tenable Network Security Announces Major Release to its Unified Security ...
03-May Priv Corp Security: International Cybersecurity Event Kicks Off - The New New Internet
03-May Online Bank Fraud (ggl): Victim of online fraud? That's your problem, says local bank – Kipp Report
03-May OSS Security (ggl): Secretaries Salazar & Napolitano; Marco Rubio - RealClearPolitics (blog)
03-May Firefox (google): Chrome again beats Firefox in browser gain race - Computerworld
03-May PandaLabs: Bad “Visual” PDF
03-May PGP (google): Symantec will centralize encryption with acquisitions - Tehran Times
03-May Twitter worms (ggl): Mikko Hypponen: Ban admin rights for all online users - Inquirer
02-May Online Bank Fraud (ggl): IronKey Rolls out Secure Online Banking USB Drive - PC World
02-May Antivirus (google): Antivirus programs interfere with each other - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
02-May D Theft Pro (google): Bottom Lines: New law works to protect debit cards from identity theft – Press
02-May SANS Tip of the Day: Don't enter your username and password on any computer you don't control.
01-May NSM (google): How to Avoid, or Dispute, Surprise Medical Bills - New York Times
01-May Smart Cards (google): Foreign tech firms fear China's new encryption rules - Financial Times (blog)
01-May Priv Corp Security: ArcSight Named GROW! Award Winner - MarketWatch (press release)
01-May Black Hat (google): Hacker Of Sarah Palin's E-Mail Found Guilty - InformationWeek
01-May Online Bank Fraud (ggl): Goldman drags financials lower - MarketWatch
01-May OLEX Wazi: Moodle 1.9.7 and prior [Medium]
01-May Twitter worms (ggl): Prime Ministerial Debate: Final worm verdict difficult to interpret – BBC News
01-May SANS Tip of the Day: Securing your wireless network - priceless!
30-Apr Priv Corp Security: ArcSight Named GROW! Award Winner - MarketWatch (press release)
30-Apr Power Grid (ggl): AuthentTec Enables End-to-End Security for the Power Utility Infrastructure
30-Apr PGP (google): Symantec Buys PGP, GuardianEdge For $370M - Emii.com
30-Apr ISC Handlers Diary: Infocon: green Who needs
30-Apr VPN (google): ESnet Selects Infinera for Advanced Network Testbed - MarketWatch (press release)
30-Apr IE "Security": Bugs & Fixes: Security Fixes for All Major Browsers - Washington Post
30-Apr OLEX Wazi: Support Incident Tracker 3.22pl1 and prior [Medium]
30-Apr ID Theft Pro (google): Sarah Palin jury still out on identity theft count - The Tennessean
30-Apr PandaLabs: Smartphones: target for hackers?
29-Apr Priv Corp Security: Sourcefire Announces 2010 First Quarter Results - MarketWatch (press release)
29-Apr Snort (google): Sourcefire Announces 2010 First Quarter Results - MarketWatch (press release)
29-Apr PGP (google): Symantec to Offer Broadest Data Protection Capabilities With Acquisition of
29-Apr OLEX Wazi: Db2 9.1 [Medium]
29-Apr Blow Fish (google): Giveaway of Wondershare SafeLock: US Military-Level Privacy Guard – BigNews.biz
29-Apr Full Disclosure: Re: Vuln Disclosure summarized (TTBOMA)
29-Apr SANS Tip of the Day: Back up your information so you don't join Kroll Ontrack's Top 10 Countdown
28-Apr Infosec News: ITL Bulletin for April 2010
| Apr 28 |
Black Hat (google): Google warning on fake anti-virus - BBC News |
| Apr 28 |
Full Disclosure: [ MDVSA-2010:084 ] java-1.6.0-openjdk |
| Apr 28 |
Smart Cards (google): China to Enforce New Encryption Rules - Wall Street Journal |
| Apr 28 |
TPM News (google): FinancialForce.com Customers Offered Secure Online Bank Payment Facilities - |
| Apr 28 |
ISC Handlers Diary: Infocon: green |
| Apr 28 |
Blow Fish (google): Giveaway of Wondershare SafeLock: US Military-Level Privacy Guard - BigNews.biz |
| Apr 28 |
VPN (google): InfoWorld review: Free remote access tools for Windows and Mac - Yahoo! Tech |
| Apr 28 |
OLEX Wazi: Serv-u 9.1.0.2 and prior [Medium] |
| Apr 28 |
Power Grid (ggl): Federal stimulus money for New England power grids - |
| Apr 28 |
PandaLabs: Since when Facebook changes your password? |
| 27-Apr |
Power Grid (ggl): AuthenTec Announces Security Solutions for Smart Grid Infrastructure - MarketWatch |
| 27-Apr |
Linux Worms (ggl): Symantec Announces April 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report: - MarketWatch |
| 27-Apr |
PKI (google): ActivIdentity Introduces PKI Secure Mobile Solution for Smart Phones - MarketWatch |
| 27-Apr |
Bio Lab Security (ggl): Iraq Today: Afflicted by Violence, Devastation, Corruption, and Devastation |
| 27-Apr |
White Hat (google): art of defence Integrates hyperguard With WhiteHat Sentinel to Deliver Risk |
| 27-Apr |
OSS Security (ggl): Black Duck Software Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm - Marketwire |
| 27-Apr |
Online Bank Fraud (ggl): 'Out of thin air' - MarketWatch |
| 27-Apr |
Full Disclosure: Last Mile |
| 27-Apr |
OLEX Wazi: Chrome 4.1.249.1058 and prior [High] |
| 27-Apr |
VPN (google): Rethink uses Zen's Hosting Next Generation Network to deploy a multi-site IP |
| 26-Apr |
Bio Lab Security (ggl): PositiveID Corporation Achieves Milestone in Development of Glucose-Sensing |
| 26-Apr |
Smart Cards (google): Two arrested for defrauding Virgin Media (Bristol ) - Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
| 26-Apr |
Antivirus (google): McAfee: rogue anti-virus slipped quality controls - AFP |
| 26-Apr |
Snort (google): Sourcefire Founder and University of South Carolina Information Security ... |
| 26-Apr |
Full Disclosure: NovaStor NovaNet |
| 26-Apr |
Online Bank Fraud (ggl): PREVIEW-Nordic bank recovery capped by low rates, weak demand - Reuters |
| 26-Apr |
VPN (google): NETGEAR Launches First Sub-$500 Gigabit Firewall for Businesses - MarketWatch |
| 26-Apr |
PKI (google): BridgePoint Systems Secures EntryPointâ„¢ Physical Access Solution with Mocana |
| 26-Apr |
Priv Corp Security: DRC Appoints Paul Strasser as Senior Vice President of Strategic Development |
| 26-Apr |
IDS (google): IFSEC 2010: Navtech Radar launches Witness software suite - Info4Security |
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