http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news Covering the recent computer security events that affect you -- www.EssentialComputerSecurity.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:10:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics , and are one Take steps to avoid identity theft - Palestine Herald-PressPALESTINE ... http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/974/malware-and-spam-attacks-exploiting-picasa-and-imageshack-zdnet-blogs/ Posted: Today at 11:57 a.m. Raleigh, N.C. A woman who received national attention for the mysterious deaths of two husbands will learn Wednesday whether she is headed to prison for identity theft. Sandra Camille Bridewell Powers, 63, pleaded http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/973/widow-to-be-sentenced-on-federal-fraud-conviction-wral/ Trading software firm files patent suit International guidelines on e-marketing Cap the price of high speed networks, says European Commission Overseas trade mark protection: WIPO's Treaty update Broadband over power lines: European Commission help Deutsche Telekom AG - Chicago TribuneRSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered ... http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/972/april-2005-out-law/ Poor corporate IT security is leaving businesses vulnerable - with almost 90 per cent of breaches found to have been preventable. A trio of studies have painted a damning picture of business security, with online vulnerabilities rising as companies Data theft at LexisNexis much larger - Baltimore SunThe ... http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/971/corporations-riddled-with-security-holes-siliconcom/ A government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has warned of the growing danger from international gangs of online and credit card fraudsters. The UK Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime pinpoints a surge in attempts to hijack bank Network Box: Mass phishing attacks down for ... http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/970/phishing-malware-and-online-fraud-is-booming-siliconcom/ If all goes according to plan, then before the end of the year, Evan Malone will print a robotic fish. Not build, he specifies. Print. Malone's dream is to push a button on his self-designed 3D printer--a computer-controlled syringe mounted on a http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/969/how-to-make-anything-forbes/ Green Armor Solutions announced the availability of a new "mobile access security" checklist that can help organizations plan for implementations of mobile banking and other mobile-enabled web projects. The new checklist provides an overview of some Trojan horse - Download.comThese controls link to any object--traditionally dynamic content such ... http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/968/mobile-banking-security-checklist-published-by-green-armor-solutions-prcom/ Monday, August 25, 2008 A: The PlayStation 3 has a built-in Blu-ray drive that does indeed make a fine DVD player. However, the PS3 doesn't come with a remote control for playing movies. You can use a game controller for basic DVD operations, but Check Point Delivers New ... http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/967/get-a-remote-to-play-blue-ray-dvds-on-ps3-san-francisco-gate/ Too lazy to change default passwords? You'll pay. February 15, 2007 (IDG News Service) -- If you haven't changed the default password on your home router, do so now . That's what researchers at Symantec Corp. and Indiana University are saying, after Mobile-Banking Security Checklist Published by Green ... http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/966/drive-by-web-attack-aimed-at-home-routers-computerworld/ Amid all the back-to-school activities and tasks that college students face, one of the most important is to protect their identities. They have such busy schedules that they may unknowingly expose themselves to identity theft and fraud, particularly Police arrest woman wanted for identity theft - WTVDDURHAM, NC ... http://www.essentialcomputersecurity.com/news/965/college-students-should-take-care-to-protect-their-information-dallas-morning-news/