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Using the Courts to stop SPAM?

By Admin - 8/25/2008 Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace try to use the courts to stop spammers. So what happens when the spammers do not show up for court?

Judge lifts the gag order from MIT trio

By Admin - 8/20/2008 The Federal Judge let a 10-day gag order expire yesterday, permitting the MIT researchers disclose the vulnerabilities of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Cisco IOS rootkit demonstrated

By Admin - 8/19/2008 The recent Black Hat conference demonstrated that the original Da IOS Rootkit (DIK) could transform from a two hour processing time, to 45 infections per second.

If you find it, do not tell

By Admin - 8/17/2008 Recently researchers discovered significant vulnerabilities in the Boston subway system. Even though they contacted the owners of the system, court orders kept them from discussing the vulnerabilities.

UK Gov't launches complete Internet snooping & storage of data.

By Admin - 8/14/2008 Some employers have fired employees based on the sites that they have visited, so what comes next? Big Brother is watching!

Internet Monitoring gets supersized

By Admin - 8/13/2008 The Military is spending an additional $4.4 Million to expand the attack detection and monitoring capabilities. Given the fact that Russia and Georgia are now employing Cyber Warfare to attack each other, I am not surprised.

Google reuses Cookies for user tracking

By Admin - 8/13/2008 The House of Energy and Commerce Committee is trying to require that the consumer be informed about targeted advertising.

What's Old is New in SQL Injection Attacks

By Admin - 8/13/2008 Recent activities are targeting MSSQL and Sybase driven web sites, to inject a Javascript fragment to introduce a New Malware from the trusted site.

Defcon scan reveals more than 1/3 Wireless points are unsecure.

By Admin - 8/11/2008 You may remember we published our own article in December of 2007. In an unofficial announcement, the Black Hat conference revealed that 1/3 of the Wireless networks in Las Vegas are unsecure.

Shrinky Dinks threaten National Security.

By Admin - 8/11/2008 I did not understand this the first time I saw it, but basically the use of plastic can be shaped to form the key and gain access to the most secure locks.

A replacement for passwords

By Admin - 8/11/2008 Better security is always the solution for resolving security issues. However, replacing the password system might also assist you as well.

EFF Warns that Email privacy is in jeopardy

By Admin - 8/10/2008 The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) warns that the unauthorized access of Email may not be a violation of privacy any longer.

DNS servers still susceptible to cache poisoning

By Admin - 8/10/2008 BIND still susceptible to DNS cache poisoning, even after applying the recent patches.

US Warns visitors to Olympics on Chinese Cyber-Spying

By Admin - 8/9/2008 Chinese Cyber Spying experts can activate your Cell Phones, Laptops, and other electronics devices without your knowledge.

Vista's Security Rendered completely useless.

By Admin - 8/9/2008 If you were hoping for better security from Microsoft Vista, think again. Black hat specialists render the new security ineffective.

Students learn to write viruses.

By Admin - 8/8/2008 There is more than one way to defeat a virus scanner, but teaching students to craft malware does not appeal to our sense of security.

Faux-CNN Spam Blitz Delivers Malicious Flash

By Admin - 8/7/2008 Thousands of infected websites deliver fake Adobe Flash Player software to infect you. SpamZapper and CleanContent users remain protected.

Drive by hackers steal Millions of Cards

By Admin - 8/6/2008 Hackers install keystroke loggers and other tools to steal credit card information from 40 million credit cards.

Strong password

By Admin - 8/5/2008 A strong password is one not based on Dictionary words.

Is HushMail still safe?

By Admin - 8/5/2008 Hushmail, an alleged encrypted email service is not private.

Yahoo blocks venerable Email List over false positives

By Admin - 8/5/2008 Yahoo blocks opt-in mailing list due to false positives.

EFF releases tool to test ISP interference

By Admin - 8/3/2008 The Electionic Freedom Foundation has released a tool that will test if your ISP is interfering with your Internet connection.

Apple clients still vulnerable after patching

By Admin - 8/2/2008 Back to the drawing board.

Photos will steal your OnLine Identity

By Admin - 8/2/2008 InfoWorld reports that a New Hybrid File type will steal your personal information when you upload your photos.

Apple patches BIND vulnerability

By Admin - 8/2/2008 Apple releases the Security update to patch against the Kaminsky vulnerability.

Dual Boot not trusted, Vista SP1

By Admin - 8/1/2008 If you were thinking of running a Dual Booted OS with Vista, Microsoft has other plans.

DNS attack writer now a victim

By Admin - 8/1/2008 The writer of the DNS attack tool exploiting DNS servers has been compromised by the very exploit that he created.

Pentagon and NASA Hacker loses

By Admin - 8/1/2008 Hacker loses extradiction appeal for his trial in the UK.

Oracle Zero-day Exploit

By Admin - 7/31/2008 Oracle has posted a workaround for a buffer overflow exploit.

Skype back doors

By Admin - 7/27/2008 Skype can listen in on your phone calls.

Comcast is reading your blogs

By Admin - 7/27/2008 Comcast is reading your blogs to which complain about their service.

Predictive Blacklists may block content

By Admin - 7/26/2008 Researchers are attempting to produce predictive blacklists for blocking attacks.

ISPs monitoring Internet traffic

By Admin - 7/26/2008 It is hard enough to keep your privacy while on-line, but now ISPs are watching what you are watching.

DNS still needs patched

By Admin - 7/26/2008 We have already completed our patching, have you?

Most Bank websites are insecure

By Admin - 7/25/2008 More than 75% of visited websites are insecure.

DNS Exploit code released

By Admin - 7/24/2008 Exploit code to attack DNS Servers has been publically released.

Google Blogger hosts 2% of Malware

By Admin - 7/24/2008 A single blogger on Google is identified as hosting 2% of the Malware on the internet. More reasons to jump on the free sites!

Windows XP just a dream?

By Admin - 7/23/2008 Microsoft Windows XP was to discontinue new sales of Windows XP.

ABS DNS servers patched

By Admin - 7/22/2008 ABS reports that the vulnerability has been patched.

DNS Server vulnerability

By Admin - 7/22/2008 ISC reported this month that a serious vulnerability was reported with dns servers ....

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