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03/25/2008 | |
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Deal of the Day |
MySpace to Teach Internet
Safety |
03/24/2008 | |
MySpace said that it has launched a new
public service announcement campaign focused on Internet
safety. According to the social networking sites
security head, Hemanshu Nigam, the firm is stepping up
its safety education efforts to promote online safety
awareness among parents, educators and teens. MySpaces
outreach will include 10, 15, and 30 second video spots
on Fox broadcast and cable networks, as well as efforts
with nonprofit iKeepSafe for online flash tutorials
aimed at parents. |
Gospel of Hate |
03/23/2008 | |
Terrorists linked to the al-Qaeda network
are increasingly turning to the Internet to spread
propaganda against their enemies and convince
sympathizers to join their cause.
Diane Russel
Ong Junio, an analyst with the newly-launched Philippine
Institute for Political Violence and Terrorism Research,
said that in the past couple of years, al-Qaeda-funded
terrorists have increased the output of videos and other
propaganda material on the Internet.
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Google Maps Create Security
Concerns |
03/21/2008 | |
The Pentagon says the Street View feature
in Google Maps can compromise military security. It has
banned Google vehicles from entering any military
installation after detailed images of Fort Sam Houston
in San Antonio, Tex., appeared on Google Maps.
We don't have any issues regarding Google and
their products, which are very useful tools, said
Gary Ross, a public-affairs officer for the U.S.
Northern Command. But the Street View provides clear
imagery of control points, barriers, headquarters and
security facilities that pose a risk to our
force-protection efforts. |
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Computer files with confidential data on
about 5,000 employees at MTV Networks were breached by
someone outside the company, the network told employees
on last week.
MTV later said in a statement that
the security breach occurred after an Internet
connection in an employees computer was compromised.
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Add
Notification to Security Monitoring
Software |
03/19/2008 | |
PageGate integrates with many
monitoring applications, to offer a level of
notification. Alerts can be sent directly to cell phones
or pagers, signaling individuals of any anomalies.
Integration is typically done by passing messages to
PageGate using commandline, or PageGate can poll a
predetermined directory for messages.
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Charlie Cards Cracked |
03/18/2008 | |
A computer science student at the
University of Virginia asserts that he has found a
security flaw in the technology behind the Massachusetts
Bay Transportation Authoritys CharlieCard
system.
German-born graduate student Karsten Nohl
specializes in computer security. Nohl and two fellow
security researchers in Germany say they have cracked
the encryption scheme that protects the data on the
card. The team warns that their breakthrough could be
used to make counterfeit copies of the cards, which are
used by commuters to pay for MBTA bus and subway rides.
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Boston Software Industry
Conference |
03/17/2008 | |
The 2008 Software Industry
Conference will be in Boston,
Massachusetts at the Boston Marriott Quincy from July
17-19, 2008.
The Software Industry Conference is
a three day event, that culminates with the Shareware
Industry Awards ceremony. There are also dozens of
informative, educational breakout sessions covering a
wide variety of topics. And if that is not enough there
are three nights jam packed with plenty of time to
mingle with other attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors
including an Exhibit Night featuring the best software
development products and services.
Attendee
registration is only $199 if you register before April
1st!
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College Security |
03/15/2008 | |
Almost a year after the deadliest shooting
on a college campus, Congress is still haggling over
legislation that would provide federal dollars to
colleges and universities to help pay for improved
campus security.
Security is now a top priority
at colleges across the nation after a student gunman at
Virginia Tech University killed 31 students and a
faculty member in April before shooting
himself.
Advocates for safer campuses and
improved security are frustrated that Congress has not
acted to provide federal aid.
College Security
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eBay
Providing Security Advice |
03/14/2008 | |
EBay is trying to help chief information
security officers (CISOs) build a common front in the
war against cybercrime
The company played
host to chief security officers and a handful of
technology vendors a few weeks ago, holding its annual
Red Team security conference at the companies San Jose
campus, billing it as a networking opportunity for
security professionals where they could discuss areas of
common concern. |
Air
Force Said to Block Blogs |
03/13/2008 | |
A large organization decides that blogs
cut productivity, provide misleading information and
could compromise security. It discontinues access for
its personnel, even though information is a key weapon
in competition. The question is whether this is a smart
policy for a large organization, especially the U.S. Air
Force.
According to a report last week in
Wired, the Air Force is eliminating access for its
troops to virtually any site that uses the term
blog. Sites are also being blocked because of a
negative review of content by supervising
personnel.
complete article
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Company Security Mistakes |
03/12/2008 | |
This story presents five mistakes that
companies commonly make when writing and implementing
security policies. As simplistic as some of these errors
sound, they happen often enough and cause heavy damage
to companies bottom lines.
Company Security Mistakes
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VMWare Opens Up |
03/11/2008 | |
In a move intended to improve the security
of its virtualization platform, VMware has provided ways
for third-party security vendors to integrate their
applications into the platform.
Basically, VMware
has provided a set of application program interfaces
(APIs) to such security companies as McAfee and
Symantec. The APIs, collectively called VMsafe, give the
security programs the access needed to monitor and
protect the memory, CPU and disk operations, and systems
of virtual machines set up with the VMware hypervisor.
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AVG
New Release |
03/10/2008 | |
AVG Technologies (formerly Grisoft) has
released version 8.0 of its security suite, AVG Internet
Security. The suite includes AVGs flagship antivirus
product as well as spyware protection, personal
firewall, antispam, and protection against malicious Web
sites. |
University of Hawaii to Help with
Security |
03/09/2008 | |
The University of Hawaii at Manoa is in
line for up to $12 million over the next six years to
co-manage a research center for the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
UH Manoa was selected along
with 10 other universities for five new Centers of
Excellence. The centers will study such areas as border
security, explosives detection, maritime and port
security and natural disasters. |
Block USB Access |
03/08/2008 | |
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provides security for USB storage devices that are so
prevalent nowadays in any environment. Technically, it
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the USB ports for any storage device that is connected
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Bush
Plan for Cyber Security |
03/07/2008 | |
Since January, the Bush administration has
committed to spending billions to keep the governments
computer networks safe from cyber-spies and other
malicious hackers. But to keep digital intruders away
from sensitive government information, some worry the
government will have to do some spying of its own--on
the U.S. private sector.
The House Committee on
Homeland Security plans to hold the first public hearing
Thursday on Presidential Directive 54, a project that
could cost as much as $30 billion over seven years as it
expands cyber-monitoring of all federal agency networks.
Many former officials believe that the plan will go
further, extending government surveillance to private
companies, such as military contractors, that possess
sensitive government information.
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Web
Log Analysis |
03/06/2008 | |
Everyone who understands Internet
Marketing will tell you to analyze your web logs... but
what does that really mean? What particular things
should you pay attention to when analyzing your web
logs?
Web Log Analysis
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Security Web Templates |
03/05/2008 | |
Large collection of security related web templates for
online security companies. Get a new look for your
online security presence!
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Software Industry Conference |
03/04/2008 | |
This years Software Industry Conference will be
held July 17-19, 2008 in Boston Massachusetts. The
conference attracts industry leaders, software
companies, and MicroISVs. |
EU
Rules for Search Engines |
03/03/2008 | |
European data privacy regulators confirmed
Thursday that Internet search engines based outside
Europe must also comply with EU rules on how a persons
Internet address or search history is stored.
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Terrorists Online |
03/02/2008 | |
Lawmakers in the United States and
elsewhere should not to try to censor Islamic
extremists' use of the Internet, says a new report from
a global think tank.
There is no censorship
option, Greg Austin, vice president of the East West
Institute, told United Press International. Trying to
suppress anything (on the Internet) except direct
operational use by terrorists is a
mistake.
Austin said a careful distinction
had to be drawn between extremist sites advocating
violent ideologies or asserting the right to use
violence in general and terrorist sites that call
for or support specific terrorist
attacks.
The report urges that, rather than
try to close extremists sites, the private sector and
religious and community groups should step up,
countering extremists propaganda strategy with messages
that promote peaceful dialogue and emphasize the human
cost of extremist violence.
complete
article
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What
is a Firewall? |
03/01/2008 | |
These days computer security is very
important due to extensive use of Internet. People who
use shareware and freeware software and utilities need
to be very sure about their computer's security. A
firewall is a software package that keeps track of any
internet traffic pieces that go in and out of your
computer.
complete article
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Internet Abuse Affecting
Politics |
02/29/2008 | |
The increasing use of the Internet by
political campaigns presents hackers and spammers with
growing opportunities for abuse, according to two
Internet experts. Oliver Friedrichs is director of
emerging technologies for Symantec.
Oliver
Friedrichs, director of emerging technologies for
Symantec, a computer security firm, said he has seen
attacks of only moderate severity but warns much more
damage could be done.Those attacks include: phishing, or
e-mails designed to look legitimate but which take
respondents to fraudulent sites; adware, or ads that
appear through pop-ups or banners on Web pages; and
spyware, which secretly monitors computer users.
Fraudulent Web sites and plain old lies are also used.
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Microsoft Opening Up |
02/28/2008 | |
Microsoft Corp. says it will publish more
information about how its products work, a move that
will help competitors do a better job of building
Microsoft-compatible software products. This is a major
shift for Microsoft. |
Most
Stolen Software |
02/27/2008 | |
The SIIA created a list of titles most
pirated by companies last year. They include:
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Adobe
Acrobat Symantec pcAnywhere Adobe
Photoshop Autodesk AutoCAD Adobe
Dreamweaver Roxio Easy CD/DVD Creator Roxio Toast
Titanium Ipswitch WS_FTP Nero Ultra
Edition
The most frequently pirated software
titles on the Internet last year were:
McAfee
VirusScan Symantec Norton AntiVirus McAfee
Internet Security Suite Intuit TurboTax Adobe
Photoshop Adobe Acrobat Intuit Quicken Home and
Business Symantec Norton pcAnywhere Symantec
Norton Ghost Adobe Creative Suite.
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Hard
Drive Causes Porn Scandal |
02/26/2008 | |
A pink MacBook, a computer repair shop, an
internationally renowned actor, and eight female pop
stars are at the center of what is being described as
the biggest Internet sex scandal in China.
It
all began last year, when Edison Chen, a star of
Infernal Affairs--the movie that inspired Martin
Scorseses The Departed, dropped off his custom pink
MacBook at a repair shop. Then in late January,
thousands of sexually explicit images began appearing on
the Internet that showed Chen in rather compromising
positions with eight of the regions most popular
actresses and singers. Authorities say the images were
illegally copied from the computer by repair
technicians. |
NYC
Bans Sex Offenders on Social Sites |
02/23/2008 | |
New York City prosecutors on last Tuesday
endorsed the United States first proposed law to ban
registered sex offenders from social networking sites
like Facebook and MySpace, officials said.
The
district attorneys from all five of the citys boroughs
announced their support for New York state Attorney
General Andrew Cuomo's proposal, which would ban
thousands of the states sex offenders from communicating
with minors online. |
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