Legit Web Sites Heavily Compromised
August 6, 2008
That nice business Web site you put up may be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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US government failing on digital security
August 3, 2008
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that key US departments are failing to take data security seriously.
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Convicted spammer escapes from prison
August 3, 2008
Convicted spammer Edward “Eddie” Davidson has escaped from a federal prison camp after serving just five weeks of a 21 month sentence..
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Pro-privacy initiatives are getting out of hand
August 3, 2008
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Pro-privacy initiatives are getting out of hand–Don Reisinger is taking a stand on privacy. Will you?
Apple, Microsoft, and PHP headline IBM’s list of most vulnerable software–As the world moves online, so do security exploits. Here’s a list of the most vulnerable products and vendors out there.
Former iRobot employees cultivate new idea–Harvest Automation’s agricultural robots could help growers get organized and save on manual labor costs.
The importance of open source AMQP (Advanced Message Queuing Protocol)–AMQP is close to shaking up the MOM market. Get your head around it.
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Enterprise organizations must take note of the Kaminsky DNS flaw
August 3, 2008
Jon Oltsik fears many companies with a big Web presence don’t realize the DNS flaw is their problem, and says if that’s true, we all have a problem.
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FBI warns of new Storm worm variant
August 3, 2008
E-mail pretending to contain information on a fictitious FBI vs. Facebook case contains malicious code for the Storm worm botnet.
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New worm targets Facebook, MySpace
August 3, 2008
Kaspersky warns of worm spreading via social networks. It looks like a video clip from a friend but is instead a copy of the worm that will turn the machine into a zombie on a botnet.
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Are Bug Disclosures Helping or Hurting?
August 3, 2008
IBM report shows that as soon as a vulnerability is disclosed, an exploit is made for it. Some think it’s time to rethink that policy.
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Hackers infiltrate legitimate websites
August 1, 2008
Surfers who think they can avoid cyber-crime by sticking to reputable websites are fooling themselves.
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Motorola to acquire AirDefense
August 1, 2008
Communications provider Motorola is to acquire pioneer wireless security vendor AirDefense, one of the last remaining independent providers of enterprise wireless intrusion prevention (WIPS) systems.
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