Archive for March, 2007
People who abuse prescription drugs are turning up in greater numbers at hospital emergency rooms, a federal study released last week shows.
Malware Disrupts Half Of Global Businesses, Study Finds A quarterly Webroot study showed that more than a quarter of businesses reported being compromised by spyware.
Nebraska Independent Community Bankers Team up with Goldleaf and Catbird for […]
Contrary to what many people would think, there has been some new evidence issued that state the U.S. is the malware capitol of the world. While the evidence obtained from the security company Finjan only consists of a sample size of all the websites on the Internet, the results were quite shocking.
San Francisco (InfoWorld) […]
CNET News - Meanwhile, Microsoft is working to plug a security vulnerability in Windows that could be an avenue for spyware and other malicious software to sneak onto a PC. The flaw lies in the way Windows handles animated cursors. Plus, Joris tried out a new
Websense Wireless software protects minors from inappropriate […]
I still find it absolutely shocking that TJ Maxx and its subsidiaries decided to keep this under wraps for a couple of months before stating a public announcement. You can imagine that while some of the victims in this were able to get everything back, others are not so fortunate. That being said, […]
CNN - Once you do register, you’ll be invited to download a few additional updates such as the Malware Detective, a roughly 600KB file that sends samples of found spyware to PCTools for further examination. Should you want to remove Spyware Doctor 5, there
Is Caymas The First NAC Market Casualty?CRN - Internal […]
It was bound to happen. The U.S. military has been preparing secret tactics and strategies for attacking terrorist groups on a digital and network level. While terrorist groups have been using the Internet as a means for attack, the U.S. is devising plans to respond to the threat. When it begins though, […]
FBI Finds Convenient Scapegoat For Forgotten National Security Letters
0 Comments Published March 29th, 2007 inTech Dirt - It appears the FBI has finally come up with an explanation for its failure to report on all the national security letters they used for snooping purposes: it’s that old, crappy computer system that has been causing so much trouble for the FBI over
With Skills (and Clearance), You’ll Choose […]
How Many Crimes Has Your Computer Committed?
0 Comments Published March 28th, 2007 in Hackers, MalwareSome call them zombies, some call them bots, but no matter what it is called, hackers are using the computers of innocent victims to perform crimes. This is nothing new and has been going on for years. Through breaking into computers and setting up backdoors and various other stealth tools, hackers are able […]
You Shred Your Paper, Why Not Shred Your Data?
0 Comments Published March 27th, 2007 in Computer ProtectionIt works in a similar fashion as shredding paper documents. When you shred a paper document, it makes it extremely difficult to read its contents. The same goes with data. Whether or not you know it, when you empty your Recycle Bin on your computer, that data and information is still on […]
Cloudmark Announces Mobile Partner Program to Protect Subscribers From Mobile Security Threats
0 Comments Published March 27th, 2007 in CTIA Wireless 2007 — Cloudmark, Inc., the proven leader in carrier-grade messaging security, today announced the Cloudmark Mobile Partner Program, an extension of the company’s ongoing commitment to protecting customers against all kinds of messaging abuse across all mediums with the most accurate and efficient solutions available today.
Carriers predict boom in managed security services […]