The Inquirer - resources should be able to trust that the services exposed to the network by default are trusted or incapable of malicious The fact that Apple uses versions of open source software in which bugs have already been found and documented by the
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It’s crazy to hear about the things this worm is doing, even though various patches have been developed to mitigate (or at least minimize) the threat.  While this worm may be dying down, it is definitely not going without a fight.  It recently delivered 15 million mp3-oriented emails to unsuspecting recipients about buying a specific […]

It’s sad, but inevitable.  Just like with Hurricane Katrina and other large-scale disasters, scammers are taking advantage of the kind-hearted people who just want to help the cause.  The most recent one has to do with the California wildfires.  Malware has been developed to ask people to donate to the cause, when it fact they […]

Here is an interesting take on security, specifically biometrics and monitoring.  Over the past 10 years, we have seen a dramatic change in how we look at privacy.  Back then, privacy really meant that sensitive information was kept to one’s self.  But now, it seems that more and more people are willing to just give […]

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Amsterdam shares slightly higher at midday; ArcelorMittal, staffers in CNBC - Crucell’s […]

While VoIP services seem to be popping up all over the place, security groups are discovering that while they may be a cheap alternative to standard phone calls, they sure are not more secure.  Various big-name VoIP services have vulnerabilities that can allow intruders to eavesdrop, spam, spoof and launch denial of service attacks.  If […]

This is something you definitely don’t want to hear about, especially when this is an industry where people allocate large percentages of their incomes.  This large-scale online trading site was never mentioned by name (which can be a good and bad thing), but the idea that it wasn’t even using SSL for authenticated logins would […]

I know this sounds crazy, but I just found this article amusing.  The whole idea of the article is about Microsoft stating why it is best to migrate to Vista to protect against malware.  But is this really the case?  There have been numerous claims in previous articles (I can’t remember specifically) stating that having […]

The digital media giant of Real Media has recently been known to host malware to unsuspecting recipients.  Earlier, hackers were able to break into one of Real’s servers and establish it to deliver their malware.  An example of how this malware could be distributed is that an unsuspecting user may stumble into a site which […]

This article really brings things together when it comes to individual privacy (or lack there of) on social networks.  Many young adults in their mid-20’s are now completely used to disclosing a lot of personal information openly on the net because well… that’s the culture that has developed.  Open social networks is extremely popular and […]