Security related news, security information, virus warnings, alerts and security tips posted daily. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:02:35 -0400 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:00:00 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.1.0) http://www.feedforall.com The chain of command of a cybercrime gang is not unlike the Mafia, an evolution that shows how online crime is becoming a broad, well-organized endeavor.<br /> <br /> <br /> The latest research from Web security company Finjan, outlines a pyramid of hackers, data sellers, managers and malicious programmers, all working in a fluid management structure in order to profit from cybercrime. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#975 975 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Domain Name System, or DNS, administrators around the world are racing to patch their systems for a critical flaw that could leave millions at risk. Although the technology for a more secure DNS has been available for years, it has not yet been widely deployed. <br /> <br /> DNSSEC or DNS Security Extensions provides a form of signed verification for DNS information, which is intended to assure DNS authenticity. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#974 974 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Google has given its application security assessment tool that it uses internally its independence. It has made Ratproxy open source code to help developers of Web applications assess their codes security profile. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://code.google.com/p/ratproxy/" target="_blank" >Ratproxy</a> was developed by Google security expert Michl Zalewski, who will continue to help maintain it. In a July 1 blog posting, Zalewski said Google had made Ratproxy available for free&nbsp;&nbsp; as an open source code . Unlike some security tools that determine the security of an application by firing test penetrations, Ratproxy operates passively, inspecting the application for security exposures. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#973 973 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Despite being one of the nations core intelligence agencies assigned to protect the country from terror attacks and intelligence breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has not done an adequate job of securing itself, according to a new Senate report. The report, part of the 2009 appropriations bill, says that FBI Headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington DC, lacks adequate security features as well as criteria for handling the massive loads of classified and sensitive material. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#972 972 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Businesses, governments and universities reported a 69 percent increase in data breaches in the first half of 2008 compared with a similar period in 2007, according to a study by a non-profit fraud-prevention group.<br /> <br /> The Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego tracked 342 data-breach reports from Jan. 1 to June 27 that involved almost 17 million consumer records. More than one-third of the reports came from businesses in the first half of this year, a 27 percent increase over total breaches in 2007. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#971 971 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The Coast Guard just rolled out the most sophisticated ship it has ever commissioned, packed with new technology to help in the hunt for drug smugglers and terrorists.<br /> <br /> The cutter Bertholf — 418 feet from stem to stern — is set to patrol the Pacific from California to Ecuador — a patch of ocean as large as the United States. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#970 970 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 China plans to use unmanned security drones to patrol the skies over the Olympic sailing venue of Qingdao, state media reported Friday.<br /> <br /> The drones were tested for the first time during a drill Wednesday in Jinan, the capital of eastern Shandong province, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. They are intended to scout out suspicious activity and transmit photos and videos back to a command station. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#969 969 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Website usability is more than just a good navigational structure. A large number of people have visual or hearing disabilities, so you should design your website in ways that allow those with either minor or significant impairments to view and navigate your web content. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/website-usability.htm" target="_blank" >Taking Website Usability to the Next Level</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#968 968 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 If you are like most PC users, you may feel that your PC is slow or unstable. You can not run many applications or your PC will slowdown. Or you have to reboot frequently due to crashes or application freezes.<br /> <br /> With PC Booster you can turn your PC into a stable, productive and speedy machine, by simply clicking a few buttons. If you can surf to this website, you can easily tune up your PC in Minutes - and without being a PC expert!<br /> <br /> <b>40% off for 24 hours! </b><a href="http://www.software-dod.com/pc-booster-deal-of-the-day.htm" target="_blank" >PC Booster</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#967 967 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Small businesses and entrepreneurs often repeat the same mistakes. If you are an entrepreneur, the following is a list of critical mistakes to avoid in your new venture: <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/business-mistakes-to-avoid.htm" target="_blank" >Business Mistakes to Avoid</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#966 966 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The Red Sox and Major League Baseball have dispatched security teams to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the next three days due to a recent threat made against the clubs players.<br /> <br /> According to sources, the Sox recently received a mailed threat, believed to be postmarked in Memphis, Tenn., which targeted black and Latin players, citing at least two by name. The named players have been informed about the threats and will likely have security accompaniment away from Tropicana Field, including at the teams hotel in St. Petersburg. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#965 965 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Thousands of security personnel checked Beijing subway passengers for explosives and other banned items on Sunday, the first day of a three-month campaign to guarantee Olympic security, state media said. <br /> <br /> China has said terrorism is the biggest threat to the Olympic Games opening on Aug. 8, and has introduced a flurry of measures in recent months to boost security. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#964 964 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 With the economy in a questionable state, everyone is looking for a good deal. Savvy business owners have jumped at the opportunity to carve out a niche for themselves in the struggling economy. Coupon and <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/deal-of-day.htm" target="_blank" >Deal-Of-The-Day</a> websites have become extremely popular. Everyone is getting into the action, from large conglomerate websites to small specialty shops, and many now have some sort of Deal-Of-The-Day special where an item is offered at a significant discount for a specified and limited period of time. While the Deal-Of-The-Day websites were originally designed to capture impulse purchasers, many financially-conscious penny-pinching shoppers are now monitoring these sites regularly, in search of good deals on products they might need. <br /> <br /> Everybody loves a bargain! <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/deal-of-day.htm" target="_blank" >Where should you look for a bargain?</a> <br /> <br /> Be sure to check out the new <a href="http://www.software-dod.com" target="_blank" >Software Deal of the Day Website</a>. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#963 963 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Although a large Internet service provider has backed away from technology that tracks subscribers Web use in order to deliver personalized advertising, two other broadband companies said Wednesday they are still considering whether to deploy it. <br /> <br /> The largest U.S. Internet provider that had been actively looking at Web tracking, Charter Communications Inc., announced Tuesday that it had canceled its planned test because customers had raised concerns.<br /> <br /> The technology gathers data on the interests of Web surfers by looking at the sites they visit. It passes the information to online advertising companies, without revealing a surfer's identity, so they can display more relevant ads on Web sites. For instance, a surfer who visits sites about dogs might see more banner ads for dog food.<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#962 962 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Five of the biggest names in the technology industry have teamed up for a new security initiative.<br /> <br /> Known as the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI), the group will examine ways in which multiple companies can respond to a single security threat.<br /> <br /> Founding members of the nonprofit group include Cisco, Intel, IBM and Juniper Networks.<br /> <br /> The aim of the project is to deal with security threats that may affect multiple companies. The group plans to seek out better ways to cooperate with one another and notify users in the event of an attack. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#961 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The United States and the European Union are moving toward agreement on sharing personal information on individuals for law enforcement and security purposes.<br /> The agreement would allow law enforcement and security agencies to obtain information -- including credit card transactions, travel histories and Internet browsing habits -- about most people in Europe and the United States. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#960 960 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 <a href="http://www.webmaster-templates.net" target="_blank" >Web templates</a> offer webmasters a great opportunity to minimize development time and get new sites on the web sooner rather than later. The structure of web templates allow webmasters to focus on the proprietary content development, and optimizing the website for search engines, rather than struggling with layout and graphics. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/why-use-web-templates.htm" target="_blank" >Why Use Web Templates</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#959 959 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Software Industry Conference.

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The Software Industry Conference provides lots of time to network with other attendees. Registration is only $249.00 for the 3 day conference!]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#958 958 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Website usability is more than just a good navigational structure. A large number of people have visual or hearing disabilities, so you should design your website in ways that allow those with either minor or significant impairments to view and navigate your web content. The following tips will help expand your websites usability so that all users, regardless of their sensory perception and abilities, are able to take advantage of your web content... <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/website-usability.htm" target="_blank" >Take Website Usability to the Next Level</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#957 957 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Ex-White House security adviser Richard A. Clarke, who became a high-profile critic of the Bush administration, has resigned as chairman of a Massachusetts blank check company that netted $55 million in an initial public offering, but failed to make good on its plans to buy security firms.<br /> <br /> Clarke and other key officials at Good Harbor Partners Acquisitions Corp. resigned on June 16, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Earlier this year, the company returned nearly all of the money it raised in a 2006 IPO after failing to buy any companies. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#956 956 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The race is on to get businesses and consumers to pay for security for their cellphone the way they do for their PCs. <br /> <br /> Tech security companies see a lucrative emerging market for cellphone security products. Researcher IDC predicts businesses and consumers will spend $958 million by 2011, up from $214 million in 2006 spent mostly by corporations. Symantec, Kaspersky Lab, Trend Micro and others have stepped up consumer marketing of anti-virus subscriptions for mobile devices. Typical annual cost: about $30. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#955 955 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 An Australian man has discovered security vulnerabilities in his Internet-connected coffee maker that could allow a remote attacker to not only take over his Windows XP-based PC but also make his coffee too weak.<br /> <br /> Craig Wright, a risk advisory services manager at professional services firm BDO, found several security holes, including a buffer overflow in the Internet Connection software that links his Jura F90 coffee maker to his PC. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9970757-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20" target="_blank" >complete article</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#954 954 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Many data thieves may not be so sophisticated after all, according to a study to be released today.<br /> <br /> At a time when the theft of personal information is a growing problem for companies and consumers, the study by a consulting unit of Verizon Communications Inc. analyzed more than 500 data breaches since 2004 and found 87 percent could have been prevented with commonplace security practices. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#953 953 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Attackers could gain control of water treatment plants, natural gas pipelines and other critical utilities because of a vulnerability in the software that runs some of those facilities, security researchers reported Wednesday.<br /> <br /> Experts with Boston-based Core Security Technologies, who discovered the deficiency and described it exclusively to The Associated Press before they issued a security advisory, said theres no evidence anyone else found or exploited the flaw. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#952 952 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Forget that warm and fuzzy slogan about reaching out and touching someone. The biggest U.S. telephone company is increasingly pitching its ability to keep the bad guys away. <br /> <br /> Every day, all over the Internet, computers are bombarded with spam and malware, forcing corporate information technology staffs into constant battle, and often overwhelming home users. <br /> <br /> But help is emerging from an unlikely source. Telecommunication carriers, who for years have passively transported voice and data communications, are offering to patrol their giant networks - for a price. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#951 951 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 More than 4-million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients who do not have bank accounts now have the option of getting a prepaid MasterCard debit card with their benefits instead of a paper check. A pilot project in Illinois last year has been expanded to 10 Southern states, including Florida. Here's a look at it. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#950 950 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Software security breaches add up in recent headlines alone: $13 million in losses; 45.6 million credit cards stolen; recovery costs at $256 million dollars and mounting; and companies driven into bankruptcy or out of business. Financially motivated targeted attacks are becoming more prevalent, and new vulnerabilities continue to be reported, according to industry research firm Gartner. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#949 949 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Censorship practices by governments and other private actors are becoming more increasingly more sophisticated, and their effects are increasingly being felt globally. <br /> <br /> A case in point, the YouTube incident in Pakistan was a recent example affecting both users and the DNS at a national and global level. Likely other incidents will occur in the near future. As such, I believe censorship should be considered as a threat to the stability and security of the DNS. <br /> <br /> In the context of Internet governance discussions, I believe the issue should be raised both at ICANN and the Internet Governance forum. Do others agree? http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#948 948 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The ease of accessing banking services after hours has seen a big jump in New Zealanders embracing online banking.<br /> <br /> A Nielsen survey shows a 62 per cent jump in internet banking over the past three years. Telephone banking has also risen, up 13 per cent, while branch visits are down 23 per cent. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#947 947 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Printers and copiers could be the weak link in many corporate cyber defenses, the European Unions information security agency warned Tuesday. <br /> <br /> <br /> The EU said companies are often unaware of the dangers posed by printers that are connected to the Internet, which can serve as conduits to penetrate networks or a window to stored documents. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#946 946 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The Federal Government kicked-off National E-security week today with the launch of a new security alert service for internet users and small businesses. <br /> <br /> The <a href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=77777">National E-security Awareness Week</a> is a Government initiative aimed at boosting awareness of e-security risks.<br /> <br /> The alert service, announced today, is a free subscription-based service that provides vulnerability and threat information while advising users how to manage outbreaks. <br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#945 945 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Canadian farm-input retailers are looking for government financial help in upgrading security at their facilities to prevent fertilizer from falling into the hands of terrorists and makers of illegal drugs.<br /> <br /> The Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers said Friday that its members and Canadian farmers <i>will soon find themselves at an even greater competitive disadvantage compared to their American counterparts</i>, as the new U.S. federal farm bill includes tax credits and grants to enhance security of crop nutrients, herbicides and pesticides.<br /> <br /> The association notes that fertilizers <i>have been used for sinister purposes by criminal and terrorist elements</i>, notably in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 which killed 168 people and injured more than 800. Anhydrous ammonia is also used in making methamphetamine. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#944 944 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Airport security has been taken to a whole new level at Denver International Airport with a new passenger imaging technology that gives security officials a snapshot of what's underneath passengers clothes, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced. <br /> <br /> TSA started testing the new system -- that scans the body for weapons and explosives -- at DIA security checkpoints Friday. <br /> <br /> DIA is the sixth airport in the nation to implement the technology which will be used randomly on passengers traveling through security. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#943 943 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 A low-level TJX employee has lost his job for speaking in public about information security problems he uncovered while working for the company.<br /> <br /> The employee, Nick Benson, is a University of Kansas student who worked at T.J. Maxx Pine Ridge Plaza store in Lawrence, Kansas. In an e-mail interview, he said he was fired Wednesday for violating corporate policy by disclosing proprietary information. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#942 942 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Muslim gangs are threatening to take control of one of Britain's top security prisons where inmates include Al-Qaeda terrorists, a report reveals. Staff at Whitemoor jail, Cambs, believe a <i>serious incident is imminent</i> as several wings become dominated by Muslim prisoners. There is an on-going theme of fear and instability among employees, says the Prison Services Directorate of High Security report. "<i>There is much talk around the establishment about the Muslims</i>,it says.<br /> <br /> Some staff believe the situation has resulted in Muslim prisoners becoming more of a gang than a religious group. <i>The sheer numbers, coupled with a lack of awareness among staff, appear to be engendering fear and handing control to the prisoners,</i> the report says. The situation has become so bad that white prisoners are warned about the Muslim gangs by staff on arrival. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#941 941 Fri, 30 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 An anti-terrorist special team consisting of engineers and experts will shoulder the security work for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to the General Staff Headquarters of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). <br /> <br /> The team from the PLAs engineering troop will be responsible for security checks, emergency rescues and anti-terrorist technology applications during the August Olympiad. <br /> <br /> In addition, 10 engineering experts in anti-terrorist technology have been selected to provide technical support and information for the security troops during the Games.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Olympic security has been the focus of the Chinese armys daily drills. Among them are activities preventing guns and explosives from nearing important targets, searching for and defusing explosives, rescuing victims stranded in damaged buildings and leading emergency evacuations, among others. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#940 940 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 While schools in Lynn and across the country are fighting a war against Internet predators and bullying, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a breakthrough safety and security agreement with one of the Internets most successful Web sites this month.<br /> <br /> Coakley, along with her 49 counterparts from across the country, reached an agreement with Facebook.com this month to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content on the Web site. As part of the agreement, Facebook.com will also participate in the Internet Safety Technical Task Force that was established under a similar agreement reached between Myspace.com and the attorneys general in January.<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#939 939 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been knocked off the Internet, thanks to a faulty server. However, website measurement company Netcraft said that the problem had now been fixed. <br /> <br /> The website was temporarily unreachable because of a problem with the NSAs DNS servers, said Danny McPherson, chief research officer with Arbor Networks. DNS servers are used to translate things like the web addresses typed into machine-readable Internet Protocol addresses that computers use to find each other on the Internet. The agency's two authoritative DNS servers were unreachable last Thursday morning, McPherson said. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#938 938 Wed, 28 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 After attempting to work with Apple for several months on what it claims are serious security flaws in iCal, security firm Core Security Technologies (CST) published the flaws late on Wednesday. The company published notice of the bugs, and a log of contacts between Apple that debate the severity of the flaws and threaten publication unless Apple commits to a date for fixing the flaws http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#937 937 Wed, 28 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Use <a href="http://www.notepage.net/pagegate.htm" target="_blank" >PageGate</a> integrated with existing applications to notify IT staff on wireless devices about outages or system problems. Alerts can be sent to PageGate from network monitoring, HVAC or other systems. There is a free trial version of PageGate available and a step by step tutorial detailing how the software can be integrated to add another layer of notification. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#935 935 Mon, 26 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 While it may still be debatable whether all the major search engines currently employ a duplicate content penalty, all have made it abundantly clear that they do not have any desire to provide search results that rehash the same content over and over. Actively avoid any potential penalties by taking a proactive approach to building unique content. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/avoid-duplicate-content-penalties.htm" target="_blank" >Avoid Duplicate Content Penalties in Search</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#934 934 Sun, 25 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 A 23-year-old Oregon man has pleaded guilty to charges that he used identity theft to set up bogus accounts on eBay, where he sold counterfeit software with a retail value of more than US$1 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said.<br /> <br /> <br /> Jeremiah Joseph Mondello of Eugene, Oregon, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count each of criminal copyright infringement, aggravated identity theft and mail fraud before Judge Ann Aiken in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He faces up to 27 years in prison and a fine of $500,000, the DOJ said. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#933 933 Sat, 24 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Boston-based security firm Core Security has discovered a serious hole in the Suitelink software that is used to automate operations at power stations, oil refineries and production lines, according to a report in New Scientist. <br /> <br /> Attackers exploiting the vulnerability could crash the software by transmitting an outsize packet data to a certain port on the computer running Suitelink, the article says. <br /> <br /> Fortunately, Wonderware, the company that makes Suitelink, has issued a software patch for the vulnerability. Now it is up to the plants to update their software. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#932 932 Fri, 23 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Major elements of the Bush administration's proposed $17 billion <b><i>cyber security</i></b> initiative have little to do with protecting government networks, and a lot to do with spying, according to a budget report released by the Senate Armed Services Committee this week.<br /> <br /> The so-called National Cyber Security Initiative is also wrapped in unnecessary secrecy, and would spend billions on unproven, embryonic technology, and possibly illegal or ill-advised projects, according to the analysis -- which is part of a broad look at the proposed 2009 defense budget. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#931 931 Thu, 22 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Workers in some subway stations in Olympic host city Beijing have started asking passengers carrying bottled drinks to take a swig to prove they are not carrying banned liquids like petrol, local media reported on Friday.<br /> <br /> China last year said terrorist attacks posed the biggest threat to the Games and has intensified security measures at airports, train and subway stations after the government said a flight crew foiled an attempt to blow up a plane over the countrys restive northwest region of Xinjiang in March.<br /> <br /> Subway workers were asking passengers to take a drink if <i>security equipment was unable to detect the content of the fluids in their bottles</i>, the Beijing News said. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#930 930 Wed, 21 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Spanish police have arrested five hackers they describe as being among the most active on the internet. <br /> <br /> The hackers, who include two 16-year-olds, are accused of disrupting government websites in the United States, Asia and Latin America. <br /> <br /> Police say they co-ordinated attacks over the internet and hacked into <b>21,000 web pages</b> over two years. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#929 929 Tue, 20 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 cyberbullying case could have significant implications:

A Missouri woman who allegedly used a fake MySpace profile to bully a girl who later committed suicide has been indicted by a federal Grand Jury.

Lori Drew, 49, allegedly posed as a boy on the website to befriend Megan Meier, 13, who hanged herself after he broke off the virtual relationship.
]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#928 928 Mon, 19 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate report warned on Thursday.<br /> <br /> The report by the Senate Homeland Security Committee found that these groups run production houses and distribution centers that digitally send anti-American messages to thousands of Web sites around the globe. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#927 927 Sun, 18 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Top US state attorneys announced Thursday that Facebook has agreed to get tougher on keeping its young website users safe from bullies, porn, pedophiles and other online hazards. <br /> <br /> Facebook has agreed to a child protection pact similar to the one sealed with leading social-networking website MySpace in January, according to Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#925 925 Sat, 17 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 A TorrentSpy lawyer vowed Thursday to appeal a 110-million-dollar legal judgment against the website for directing people to unauthorized online copies of films and television shows. <br /> <br /> <br /> Valence Media shut down its TorrentSpy website in March and filed for bankruptcy last week in the face of a lawsuit brought against it by the Motion Picture Association of America. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#924 924 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Police officers practice their firearm skills on a shooting range, so why should government computer security experts not have the same kind of training ground? <br /> <br /> The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, on Monday issued a call for research proposals to develop the National Cyber Range, or NCR, a virtual network environment for cyberwar simulation. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#923 923 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 software dealer who Microsoft charged with engaging in the sale of pirated software is vowing to fight back. Next week he plans to file a complaint with the European Commission alleging abuse of power and anti-trust violations. <br /> <br /> Microsoft this past Monday filed a legal complaint against Samir Abdalla, an entrepreneur from The Netherlands, claiming that he illegally sold software in the U.S. that was intended for educational markets outside the United States. He is alleged to have made US$3.6 million from the business. The suit was filed in Los Angeles, together with seven complaints against other software dealers from Canada, Egypt and the U.S. <br /> <br /> The software maker is asking for damages as well as an injunction that prevents Abdalla from importing software that is intended for students. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#922 922 Wed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Internet security experts say the Web has become so overrun with identity thieves that users have no way of knowing which sites are safe.<br /> <br /> The San Francisco Chronicle said last Wednesday that even the largest and most-familiar destinations are vulnerable to thieves who swipe identification numbers, business e-mails and medical records.<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#921 921 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The Internet Archive revealed Wednesday that the FBI dropped an effort to secretly obtain information about the online activities of one of the digital librarys users.<br /> The Archive revealed that it had been served a National Security Letter by the FBI last year about one of its patrons. The San Francisco-based nonprofit organization prevailed after enlisting the help of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#920 920 Mon, 12 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 U.S. senator accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games. <br /> <br /> <br /> Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, made the charge at a Capitol Hill news conference where he and other lawmakers denounced Chinas record of human rights abuses and urged President Bush not to attend the Olympics opening ceremonies in Beijing. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#919 919 Wed, 7 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Even criminal hackers want to protect their intellectual property, and they have come up with a method akin to copyrighting — with an appropriate dash of Internet thuggery thrown in. <br /> <br /> <br /> Professional virus writers are now selling a suite of software on the Internet with an unusual attachment: a detailed licensing agreement that promises penalties for redistributing the malicious code without permission. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#918 918 Tue, 6 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 A Woodbury, Connecticut, man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for operating Web sites where users could download unauthorized copies of movies, music and software titles, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.<br /> <br /> David M. Fish, 26, was sentenced Monday on criminal copyright infringement and circumvention charges in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose, the DOJ announced late Tuesday. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#917 917 Mon, 5 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Pack up the image of the lone hacker. Internet crime is highly organized -- outsourcing complex work and using sophisticated pricing, like bulk discounts for stolen credit cards.<br /> <br /> What should be particularly worrisome to legitimate businesses is a shift in tactics. Rather than targeting computer networks, which have strengthened defenses considerably, Internet criminals now try to get to individual computers and customers of Internet services and sites with Web-based attacks. One reason: Few Web sites address their vulnerabilities, and the few that do, react slowly. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#916 916 Sun, 4 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Microsoft Corp. denied the recent incident, in which more than half a million websites were hacked, was caused by vulnerabilities in its Web and SQL Server software, according to U.S. media reports Monday.<br /> <br /> Earlier last week, more than 500,000 websites, including several hosted by the United Nations and the UK government, were hacked and modified in order to download malware to visitors computers, according to Finnish anti-virus maker F-Secure, which caused numerous governmental and commercial Web pages were shut down. Security researchers said those websites were hacked by SQL injection attacks. <br /> <br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#915 915 Sat, 3 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 A dangerous flaw in Hewlett-Packard Software Update, a tool that automatically updates HP software and drivers, could be exploited by an attacker to read sensitive information or gain access to a system.<br /> <br /> The tools contain several ActiveX flaws that could be exploited by tricking Internet Explorer users into visiting a malicious website. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#914 914 Fri, 2 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Chinese police have seized $750 million worth of pirated computer software and broken up a piracy ring in southern China, state media said as Beijing vows to crack down on a problem which has soured trade ties. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#913 913 Thu, 1 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The Internet is slowly inching closer to ratcheting up the security of its Domain Name System (DNS) server architecture: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN ) plans to go operational with the secure DNS technology, DNSSEC, later this year in one of its domains. <br /> <br /> ICANN officials said the organization plans to add DNSSEC to its .arpa Internet domain servers, and that the .org domain servers (run by PIR) as well as the .uk servers also will go DNSSEC soon. Country domains .swe (Sweden), .br (Brazil), and .bg (Bulgaria ) already run the secure version of DNS for their domain servers. <br /> <br /> DNSSEC, which stands for DNS Security Extensions, digitally signs DNS records so that DNS responses are validated as legitimate and not hacked or tampered with. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#912 912 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 By some measures, China has tied the United States as the online population leader with its government reporting that the number of Internet users there has soared to 221 million. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#911 911 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 U.S. company Raytheon announced last week that it bought the software security company SI Government Solutions.<br /> <br /> SI Government Solutions has been a major supplier software security expertise to U.S. intelligence agencies. The amount Raytheon paid for the company was not revealed.<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#910 910 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Chinese police have seized $750 million worth of pirated computer software and broken up a piracy ring in southern China, state media said as Beijing vows to crack down on a problem which has soured trade ties. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#909 909 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400
Google has created the technology for the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

It was originally developed to block copyrighted videos on the company's YouTube division.

The program uses pattern recognition to enable analysts to sort and identify files containing child sex abuse.

Google says its aim in teaming up with the centres Technology Coalition Against Child Pornography is to develop solutions that would make it harder for people to use the web to exploit children or traffic in child pornography.

complete article]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#908 908 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Web payment firm Paypal has said it will block <i>unsafe browsers</i> from using its service as part of wider anti-phishing efforts. Customers will first be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they continue using it. <br /> <br /> Paypal said it was <i>an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4</i>. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#907 907 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Web designers making very old mistakes are letting malicious hackers hijack visitors to their sites, say experts. <br /> Many of the loopholes left in the code created for websites have been known about for almost a decade say the security researchers. <br /> <br /> The poor practices are proving very attractive to hi-tech criminals looking for a ready source of victims. <br /> <br /> According to Symantec the number of sites vulnerable in this way almost doubled during the last half of 2007. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7345990.stm" target="_blank" >complete article</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#906 906 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Despite all the antivirus software, all the extra security features in your computers operating system and all the government regulations intended to make the Internet a safer place, your personal computer and your personal data are as threatened as ever. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/technology/04/14/0414websecurity.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=3" target="_blank" >Cybercrooks Winning Web</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#905 905 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Performing and perfecting search engine results can save web surfers lots of time and energy. Understanding the nuances of searching allows researchers to immediately drill down and locate the information they are seeking, without having to wade through a myriad of irrelevant search results in the process. The increasing complexity of search engines has made understanding search engines a necessity for those who spend any amount of time online. The following search tips are standards that will work in most of the major search engines. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/performing-better-searches.htm" target="_blank" >Performing Better Searches</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#904 904 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 HTML Web templates for security firms and online security consultants. This website has a number of <a href="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/category.php/security-templates" target="_blank" >web templates specifically for security firms</a>.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/category.php/security-templates" target="_blank" ><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/viewPreview.php?preview=935"></a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#903 903 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 While it may still be debatable whether all the major search engines currently employ a duplicate content penalty, all have made it abundantly clear that they do not have any desire to provide search results that rehash the same content over and over. Actively avoid any potential penalties by taking a proactive approach to building unique content. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/avoid-duplicate-content-penalties.htm" target="_blank" >Avoid Duplicate Content Penalties</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#902 902 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Shifting to a hosted software model can cut IT costs and ease administration and upgrades, but managers must prepare users for its significant effect on work processes and job roles, said CIOs sitting on a panel at Computerworld USs recent SaaSCon conference.<br /> <br /> Lane said IT managers should hammer prospective hosted software providers with questions about their security tools, datacentre location, backup and recovery capabilities, and how the hosting facility is set up to deal with unexpected outages. He also suggested that the audience look closely at the vendor's service level guarantees.<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#901 901 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The former Manhattan hospital employee accused of stealing the records of nearly 50,000 patients sold the information, prosecutors said Saturday.<br /> Dwight McPherson, 38, used his position in the admissions department at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell to obtain lists of patient names, phone numbers and Social Security numbers over a two-year period, according to a complaint filed yesterday. <br /> <br /> He confessed to his role in the identity theft scheme when he was arrested Friday night, the complaint says. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#900 900 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The last time a pope visited the United States in 1999, an audiotape of an Islamic extremist that accused the pontiff of leading a crusade against Muslims would not likely have created a huge stir.<br /> <br /> But that was before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, after which people worldwide became aware of the murderous threat of Osama bin Laden.<br /> <br /> So the release last month of bin Laden's comments about Pope Benedict XVI probably heightened further the awareness of those assigned to protect the pope during his six-day visit to Washington and New York that begins Tuesday, a former Secret Service agent said. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#899 899 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 flame attendants. But a military bearing hints at their true pedigree: paramilitary police sent by Beijing to guard the Olympic flame during its journey around the world.

Torchbearers have criticized the security detail for aggressive behavior, and a top London Olympics official simply called them thugs.

They were barking orders at me, like Run! Stop! This! That! and I was like, Oh my gosh, who are these people? former television host Konnie Huq told British Broadcasting Corp. radio about her encounter with the men in blue during Londons leg of the relay last week.]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#898 898 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Beijing will have at least 94,000 security staff – but only 10,500 athletes. After the protests that greeted the torch relay, China is getting ready to put on the greatest show of security the world has ever seen. What used to be called the Olympics are likely this summer to become the Paramilitary Games. China is planning to deploy more than 94,000 security personnel at the Beijing celebration in August, which means that uniformed and plain-clothes operatives will outnumber the 10,500 athletes by nearly nine to one. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#897 897 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Nearly $250 million worth of individual losses from Internet fraud was reported by Americans to the FBI last year, the bureau said.<br /> <br /> The figures were released by the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the non-profit National White Collar Crime Center, in its seventh annual report on Internet crime this week.<br /> <br /> The $239 million loss represents a 20 percent growth from fraud losses reported to the center in 2006, and officials say it represents just a fraction of the total costs of cybercrime to the U.S. economy.<br /> <br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#896 896 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Security has been increased at a Simpsonville middle school after a student was arrested and suspended for wearing a T-shirt with a noose and a reference to the Ku Klux Klan.<br /> <br /> Greenville television station WYFF says some students at Bryson Middle School stayed home yesterday. The students say they feared violence after the T-shirt worn by an eighth-grader angered both black and white students the day before.<br /> <br /> The student lifted another shirt revealing the racist T-shirt in the lunchroom.<br /> <br /> The student has been charged with disturbing school and recommended for expulsion.<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#895 895 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Conventional wisdom is that security spending will be sheltered from economic volatility. But not according to a Goldman Sachs survey of 50 chief security officers. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#894 894 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Republican presidential candidate John McCain says he plans to meet with the U.S. Secret Service soon about getting body guards.<br /> <br /> The Arizona senator, who has won enough delegates to win the partys nomination, has gone without Secret Service protection. However, agency Director Mark Sullivan testified publicly before Congress this week that McCain had no security detail, prompting the candidate to say perhaps the time has come, the New York Daily News reported Saturday.<br /> <br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#893 893 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Businesses are giving users greater freedom with corporate IT systems, according to a recent report, but many of those users lack the necessary security training. <br /> The study, conducted by a consortium, led by PricewaterhouseCoopers, on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR), found that firms are placing greater trust in their staff. <br /> <br /> Seven out of eight firms now have information security policies in place according to newly released findings from the annual Information Security Breaches Survey (ISBS). Those policies are loosening controls over users. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=72956" target="_blank" >complete article</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#892 892 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Warnings have been issued by a great many online security authorities that Flash has security flaws, yet the warnings have fallen upon deaf ears.<br /> <br /> The problems are not with the new versions of Flash files, but with the slightly older ones, made with older authoring programs that were, are full of vulnerabilities. These files are vulnerable to XSS (Cross-site Scripting) attacks.<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#891 891 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Shareware Promotions has posted a very important and revealing post about Google and how they want to use Google Analytics data and Adwords!  Anyone with half a brain should have seen this coming.

In fact I wrote a piece about this awhile back, here is an excerpt:

Google Analytics is free, no one can beat the price, but what is the real cost? The cost is your data. While not terribly important when analyzed alone, when aggregated with other information Google has access to, it could be damaging. Data mining has made the collection of data meaningful. It has become easier to find patterns and trends in large volumes of data.

While any of that information independent of other data, might be non-threatening or irrelevant to someone doing analysis, when combined with other data Google has access to, it can paint a very clear picture of how, not only individual companies are performing, but the aggregate data could possibly paint a picture of how entire business sectors or industries are performing.

If you are using Analytics consider yourself warned yet again!

Full Shareware Promotions Blog Post
Full Article Google As Big Brother]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#890 890 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 The security of the most widely used standard in the world for transmitting mobile phone calls is dangerously flawed, putting privacy and data at risk, two researchers warned at the Black Hat conference in Europe on Friday. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#889 889 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 This year, identity thieves are not just trying to gain access to your bank account or to open lines of credit in your name. Scammers are on the prowl for ordinary citizens' identities that they can they can use in filing phony tax returns, and fraudulently claiming refunds, as well as swipe rebates, associated with the 2008 federal economic stimulus package. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#888 888 Sat, 5 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 The college gossip Web site JuicyCampus.com has criticized a consumer fraud investigation launched by the New Jersey attorney general. <br /> <br /> JuicyCampus publishes anonymous, often malicious gossip about college students, with language ranging from catty to hateful and potentially offensive.<br /> <br /> Last week the New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram subpoenaed the company as part of a fraud investigation. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#887 887 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Expensive legal battles have caused TorrentSpy, the search engine for the BitTorrent file-sharing service, to shut down.<br /> <br /> TorrentSpy was a search engine that helped visitors find torrent files on the Web. Torrent files are often music or movie files stored in an easily shared file format. The search engine came under legal fire from the entertainment industry, which in general does not want licensed content to be distributed royalty-free. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#886 886 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 People who use software to breach security measures on the Internet and purchase tickets for profit would be fined as much as $5,000 under a proposal advancing in the Legislature. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#885 885 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebooks popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the websites privacy controls. <br /> <br /> The Associated Press verified the loophole Monday after receiving a tip from a Byron Ng, a Vancouver, Canada computer technician. Ng began looking for security weaknesses last week after Facebook unveiled more ways for 67 million members to restrict access to their personal profiles. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#884 884 Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Steve Jobs is using Apple Software Update to slip his Safari browser onto Windows machines. And Mozilla CEO John Lilly is peeved.<br /> Presumably, Lilly is peeved because Safari browsers on Windows machines would eat into the market share of Mozilla' very own Firefox browser. But Lilly says he is peeved for different reasons. He says he's peeved because Steve Jobs little Software Update trick undermines the security of the entire internet. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#883 883 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Unauthorized software that was secretly installed on servers in Hannafords supermarkets across the Northeast and in Florida enabled the massive data breach that compromised up to 4.2 million credit and debit cards, the company said.<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#882 882 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 New <a href="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/keyword.php/security" target="_blank" >Security Web Templates</a> have been added. If you need a new security website have a look at these easy to use HTML templates.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/keyword.php/security"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/viewPreview.php?preview=798"></a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#881 881 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Backup Platinum is easy-to-use and powerful backup program designed for Microsoft Windows. Makes a reserve copy of your critical data to hard or USB drives, CD-R/W, DVD, FTP or LAN with 128-bit file encryption and ZIP compression. Can run in service mode under NT, 2000, XP, and 2003.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.software-dod.com/backup-platinum-deal-of-day.htm" target="_blank" >Backup Platinum is 40% off on Software Deal of the Day</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#880 880 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:00:01 -0500 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#879 879 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. <br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#878 878 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. <br /> <br /> <i>We don't have any issues regarding Google and their products, which are very useful tools,</i> said Gary Ross, a public-affairs officer for the U.S. Northern Command. <i>But the Street View provides clear imagery of control points, barriers, headquarters and security facilities that pose a risk to our force-protection efforts</i>. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#877 877 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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.<br /> <br /> MTV later said in a statement that the security breach occurred after an Internet connection in an employees computer was compromised. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#876 876 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.notepage.net/pagegate.htm" target="_blank" >PageGate</a> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#875 875 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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.<br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#874 874 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 The 2008 <a href="http://www.sic.org" target="_blank" >Software Industry Conference</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;will be in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Marriott Quincy from July 17-19, 2008.<br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> Attendee registration is only $199 if you register before April 1st! <br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#873 873 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. <br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Advocates for safer campuses and improved security are frustrated that Congress has not acted to provide federal aid.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-08-campus-security_N.htm" target="_blank" >College Security</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#871 871 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 EBay is trying to help chief information security officers (CISOs) build a common front in the war against cybercrime<br /> <br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#870 870 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. <br /> <br /> <br /> 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 <i>blog</i>. Sites are also being blocked because of a negative review of content by supervising personnel.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080229/bs_nf/58597" target="_blank" >complete article</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#869 869 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 <i>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. </i><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9065202" target="_blank" >Company Security Mistakes</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#868 868 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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.<br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#867 867 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#866 866 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. <br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#865 865 Sun, 9 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.software-dod.com/2nd-chance-myusb.htm" target="_blank" >MyUSBOnly</a> is a unique product that provides security for USB storage devices that are so prevalent nowadays in any environment. Technically, it acts as something similar to a firewall that monitors the USB ports for any storage device that is connected to the protected computer. The discount offer is only good for a limited time!<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#864 864 Sat, 8 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. <br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#863 863 Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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? <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/web-log-analysis.htm" target="_blank" >Web Log Analysis</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#861 861 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Large collection of <a href="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/keyword.php/security" target="_blank" >security related web templates</a> for online security companies. Get a new look for your online security presence!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/keyword.php/security" target="_blank" ><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.webmaster-templates.net/viewPreview.php?preview=389"></a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#860 860 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 This years <a href="http://www.sic.org" target="_blank" >Software Industry Conference</a> will be held July 17-19, 2008 in Boston Massachusetts. The conference attracts industry leaders, software companies, and MicroISVs. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#859 859 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#858 858 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500
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

]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#857 857 Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art12232.asp" target="_blank" >complete article</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#856 856 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 The increasing use of the Internet by political campaigns presents hackers and spammers with growing opportunities for abuse, according to two Internet experts. <br /> Oliver Friedrichs is director of emerging technologies for Symantec.<br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#855 855 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#854 854 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500
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.]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#853 853 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. <br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#852 852 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500
Norton Anti-Virus - http://www.software-dod.com/2nd-chance-norton-antivirus.htm

BitDefender Anti-Virus - http://www.software-dod.com/2nd-chance-bitdefender-antivirus.htm

Computer Associates Anti-Virus - http://www.software-dod.com/2nd-chance-ca-antivirus-spyware.htm

]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#851 851 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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. <br /> <br /> 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. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#850 850 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 CA is seeking beta testers for the 2008 version of its Internet Security Suite Plus, its all-in-one application for protecting against viruses, phishing attacks, spyware, spam and other Web borne threats. The software bundles together CAs other products, including eTrust and the popular PestPatrol program (now known as CA Personal Firewall and CA Anti-Spyware, respectively).<br /> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#849 849 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 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? <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.small-business-software.net/web-log-analysis.htm" target="_blank" >Web Log Analysis</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#848 848 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Top 10 Viruses for 2007

According to AVG global security strategist Larry Bridwell, the 10 viruses exhibiting the most staying power in 2007 are:
W32/Detnat
W32/Netsky
W32/Mytob
W32/Bagle
W32/MyWife
W32/Virut
W32/Zafi
W32/MyDoom
W32/Lovegate
W32/Bagz]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#847 847 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Business is taking off for a 20-year-old college student who founded an internet security company and the next big plug for his product will soon be here in the heart of Illinois. <br /> <br /> Ricky Doyle says portcard.net does basic background checks for people who log onto social networking sites like myspace and facebook.<br /> He says his site verifies the user by asking questions only they know the answers to.<br /> <br /> Then it tags the users account on the social networking sites showing they've been approved by his company.<br /> <br /> He says it helps increase safety on the internet- especially for teens. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#846 846 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 The Web is scarier than most people realize, according to research published recently by Google.<br /> <br /> The search engine giant trained its Web crawling software on billions of Web addresses over the past year looking for malicious pages that tried to attack their visitors. They found more than 3 million of them, meaning that about one in 1,000 Web pages is malicious, according to Neils Provos, a senior staff software engineer with Google. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#845 845 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Online auction giant eBay has been implicated in piracy lawsuits. The Software & Information Industry Association is suing several eBay sellers as part of its campaign to stop auctioning of pirated software. <br /> <br /> The latest round of lawsuits marks the largest onslaught since SIIA launched its auction-site antipiracy program two years ago. It filed nine separate suits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of members Adobe Systems and Symantec. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#844 844 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Apple last Tuesday issued an update for iPhoto 08 that includes a security vulnerability fix. <br /> <br /> <br /> iPhoto 08 7.1.2 addresses a flaw in iPhoto 08 version 7.1 that could have allowed an attacker to entice a victim into subscribing to a maliciously crafted photocast -- a sort of RSS feed for photos -- and then to execute malicious code on the victims system http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#843 843 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 In keeping with its mandate to gather intelligence, the CIA is watching YouTube. <br /> <br /> <br /> U.S. spies, now under the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), are looking increasingly online for intelligence; they have become major consumers of social media. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#842 842 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500
The job title? Freelance. The price? $5,000.

According to authorities, Ann Marie Linscott posted two ads in November and received at least three responses, apparently from people who thought the ad was for a freelance writing gig.

In e-mail exchanges, however, Linscott, 48, told the job seekers that she was looking for silent assassins to eradicate a 56-year-old Oroville, California, woman named Carol, according to an affidavit from the FBI agent investigating the case.]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#841 841 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 The Web site for Indian antivirus vendor AvSoft Technologies has been hacked and is being used to install malicious software on visitors computers, security researchers said last week.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080209/tc_pcworld/142318" target="_blank" >complete article</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#840 840 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Police in Spain have detained 76 people acrosss the country as part of what they described Sunday as their biggest-ever probe into Internet fraud. <br /> <br /> <br /> The suspects defrauded their victions of over three million euros (four million US dollars), police said in a statement. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#839 839 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:16:59 -0500 <a href="http://www.software-dod.com/directaccess-deal-of-the-day.htm" target="_blank" >Direct Access</a> is a powerful speed typing software to create global text templates, available in any application, and define your abbreviation list only once. You just type the abbreviation and Direct Access automatically expands it into the full phrase for you. With Direct Access, any piece of information is always available just by typing a few keystrokes. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#838 838 Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.software-dod.com/folderclone-deal-of-the-day.htm" target="_blank" >FolderClone</a> Pro lets you make an identical copy of a folder tree from one drive to another. It can be used to synchronize files between a desktop computer and a laptop, or replicate data between a workstation and a server. It can also be used to copy important files from your hard drive to another location. (ZIP drive, CD-RW, removable hard disk, network drives, local hard disk).<br /> <a href="http://www.software-dod.com/folderclone-deal-of-the-day.htm" target="_blank" ><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.software-dod.com/software-graphics/folderclone-box-shot.jpg"></a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#837 837 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 07:05:45 -0500 Create scripts and record macros to automate and control your Windows applications, automate software processes and assign tasks to schedules, desktop shortcuts or hotkeys. Perform complex tasks with a single mouse click, or schedule your computer to perform tasks while you are away.<br /> <br /> Windows <a href="http://www.software-dod.com/macro-scheduler-deal-of-the-day.htm" target="_blank" >automation software deeply discounted on Software Deal of the Day</a>. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#836 836 Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 <a href="http://www.logo-search.com/keyword.php/security" target="_blank" >Security Logos</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;large collection of security related logos for web designs and corporate brands..<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.logo-search.com" target="_blank" ><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.logo-search.com/viewPreview.php?preview=1650"></a> <a href="http://www.logo-search.com/keyword.php/security?start=11" target="_blank" ><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.logo-search.com/viewPreview.php?preview=1298"></a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#835 835 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 A group of hackers calling itself <b><i>Anonymous</i></b> has hit the Church of Scientologys Web site with an online attack.<br /> <br /> <br /> The attack was launched January 19 by Anonymous, which is seeking media attention to help <i>save people from Scientology by reversing the brainwashing</i>, according to a Web page maintained by Anonymous. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#834 834 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Sweden plans this week to charge the people running Pirate Bay, one of the worlds most visited Web sites, with being accessories in breaking copyright law. <br /> <br /> Pirate Bay helps Web surfers share copyrighted music and film files, which is illegal in many countries, including Sweden. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#833 833 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 A thief pilfers a laptop computer from an unsuspecting traveler at an airport departure lounge and flits off, unnoticed.<br /> <br /> A few years ago, the laptops rightful user would have had little chance of seeing it again.<br /> <br /> But today, a handful of security companies offer software and gadgets to recover stolen notebook computers or, at least, make the sensitive corporate data they hold inaccessible to criminals. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#832 832 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 The Chinese government said Friday its Internet population has soared to 210 million people, putting it on track to surpass the U.S. online community this year to become the worlds largest. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#831 831 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 A decade after the government said that AT&T and other service providers do not have to police their networks for pirated content, the telecommunications giant is voluntarily looking for ways to play traffic cop. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#830 830 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 An Islamist Web site often used by al Qaeda supporters carried updated encryption software on Friday which it said would help Islamic militants communicate with greater security on the Internet.<br /> <br /> The Mujahideen Secrets 2 was promoted as <i>the first Islamic program for secure communications through networks with the highest technical level of encoding.</i> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#829 829 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 A New York-based publishing firm has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve a copyright infringement suit filed by the Software & Information Industry Association on behalf of several prominent software vendors. <br /> <br /> Whittiker Legal Publishing on Wednesday signed off on settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought against it in federal district court in the Eastern District of New York. In addition to the cash settlement, the company agreed to destroy all unlicensed copies of the Adobe, FileMaker and Symantec applications in its possession. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#828 828 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Check out the latest <a href="http://www.software-dod.com/" target="_blank" >security software titles at a significant discount</a>! Software Deal of the Day offers software at a significant discount for 24 hours. Also check out the <a href="http://www.software-dod.com/2nd-chance-software-discounts.htm" target="_blank" >2nd Chance Software Deals</a>, this is designed specifically for those who miss the 24 hour deals but still want excellent software at discounted prices. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#827 http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#827 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 More than 100 schools and colleges have turned to the computer software universities use to combat plagiarism because of growing alarm at sixth-form pupils cheating in their coursework.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://education.guardian.co.uk/1419education/story/0,,2243323,00.html" target="_blank" >Plagiarism Detection</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#826 826 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 The MacSweeper site purports to scan Macs for security issues, then sell users a software fix--but researchers have their doubts. <br /> <br /> Some Macintosh users have encountered a security program whose function and Web site have the tell-tale signs of a scam.<br /> Visitors to the Web site selling the program, called MacSweeper, are offered a free security scan of their computers. The scan, which only works on Macs, highlights supposed security problems with the computers. It offers to remove the problems with the purchase of a US$39.99 lifetime subscription.<br /> <br /> But the awkward English on the programs Web site, and the way the program operates, have raised doubts over its legitimacy, users and security researchers say.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141368-c,onlinesecurity/article.html" target="_blank" >more on MacSweeper</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#825 825 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 A British man who was selling £12,000 software for £12 on eBay faces up to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to copyright infringement and will be sentenced in February.<br /> <br /> Michael Walton broke an encryption code in the software which allowed him to make copies of it. He sold the copies on eBay, where he reportedly had 80 identities. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#824 824 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Great selection of <a href="http://www.logo-search.com/keyword.php/security" target="_blank" >security logos</a>! <br /> <a href="http://www.logo-search.com/keyword.php/security" target="_blank" ><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.logo-search.com/viewPreview.php?preview=1535"></a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#823 823 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500
1. Video
YouTube has not shown any signs of slowing down. With the increasing popularity of portability and the increase of video-viewing technology, the growth of video is unlikely to slow down.

2. Healthy
Healthy is in. It is not only fashionable, but now cool to be healthy. Maybe this will help counter the rise in obesity in the US. Even those who give in to their cravings and indulge agree that it is cool to be healthy. Organic foods are at an all time high with an increase of roughly 20% per year in the US! This may also be a top New Year Resolution.

3. Long Tail
The Long Tail is still hot. Small businesses and big business are all attempting to capture the famed long tail.

Top 10 Winners Predicted for 2008]]> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#822 822 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 A company that sells Internet domain names is facing criticisms for holding some in reserve as a consumer-protection measure, a move that also prevents interested parties from shopping around for better prices. <br /> <br /> <br /> After weeks of testing, Network Solutions LLC began this week to grab names that people search for on its Web site but do not immediately register.<br /> The name is locked up for about four days, during which the person who made the search can buy it directly from the company for $35 a year — a few times more than what many of its rivals charge. After that, the name returns to the pool and can be registered by anyone through any registration company. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#821 821 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Freehold-based Too Much Media, which sells accounting software for adult Web sites, told its customers last month that a security breach on its computers allowed hackers to access various adult Web sites subscriber lists. http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#820 820 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 At the beginning of each year I like to talk about what did or did not happen during the past year, and what to expect in the coming year. Unlike past years, I will try not to get too emotionally ramped up on all the failures. <br /> <br /> Overall, compliance laws (and years of bad press) finally forced most organizations to encrypt more data and laptops by default. Chances are these days that if a thief steals a laptop it will be password protected and its data encrypted. More developers are utilizing SDL (secure design lifecycle) in their programming, taking into account from the beginning the malicious risks posed to and by their applications. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080104/tc_infoworld/94322_1" target="_blank" >complete article</a> http://www.security-port.com/blog.htm#819 81