When it comes to identity theft, there were a couple of incidents that really hit mainstream media pretty hard.  The first (and probably most obvious) was the compromising of TJ Maxx (and its subsidiaries’) processing systems, which led to millions upon millions of people’s identities being stolen.  Then there was the incident in the UK […]

Ars Technica - The fact that legitimate web sites can be compromised and used to distribute malware under an admin’s nose is something Ars has touched on of late. In that particular case, the culprit has been a particular type of JavaScript exploit, but the general
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Security Park - Web 2.0-based attack directed at MySpace users and their friends On September 13, 2007, Websense was first to find the Web 2.0, Phast Phlux Phishing attack on MySpace, a popular social networking site. After MySpace announced increased
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I think it’s great that MySpace has talked with top prosecutors throughout the country with regards to setting safety and security standards for teenagers using their service, but will it really put the minds of parent’s at ease?  While MySpace is still extremely popular (being one of the most visited websites on the Internet), will […]

The Register - I don’t attribute malicious intent to BitTorrent’s designer Bram Cohen; software often has bugs, even when it wasn’t born in Redmond.) But the EFF soldiers on, its honor now at stake. Hogging the pipe The EFF simply dismisses the Denial-of-Service-like
Apple closes security gaps for QuickTime, iPhone, iPod TouchZDNet India […]

This is a pretty interesting article discussing malware developers and how they have ‘migrated’, so to speak.  Initially tracking the trends from 1986, it not only discusses how where they have primarily moved to, but it also discusses how their ‘ethics’ have evolved.  Starting as mere hobbyists and tech junkies, it has now turning to […]

Talk about a crisis waiting to happen.  Some hackers thought it would be a good idea to break into the systems of foreign utility companies and hold their utilities up for ransom.  It doesn’t sound like this was just some hackers praying that these companies would say no either… they actually followed through with their […]

This is a question that has been on the minds of the Federal Aviation Administration with regards to the new Boeing 787.  That being said, you could say that thepassenger features on this plane could be its primary security holes.  By giving each seat it’s own datalink, passengers will be able to have online capabilities […]

Tech Dirt - But with e-voting machines, a moving company really could install malicious software that would undermine the election. And once an e-voting machines has been tampered with, there’s no reliable mechanism for detecting the problem. Again, there’s no
Hot Topic: Malware ZDNet Australia - The threats from mobile malicious software are […]

PC World - Members of AirTran ’s executive management team were recently targeted by phishing e-mail that sought to trick them into divulging confidential corporate information as well as attempted to place bot malware on their computers, she says. “The e-mail
Clearswift MIMEsweeper Now Providing Email Security on IBM Blade Forbes […]