Free Security Apps 04/28/2007

Take a look at 103 Free Security Apps

Teens Concerned About Security 04/27/2007

Turns out it isn't just parents, politicians, and lawyers worrying about teen safety online. The majority of teens themselves actively manage their online profiles to keep the information they believe is most sensitive away from the unwanted gaze of strangers, parents and other adults. complete article

Top 10 Internet Crimes 04/26/2007

The IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center), a partnership betweeen the FBI and the NW3C (National White Collar Crime Center) issued a report for the year 2006. It's brimming with interesting statistics, including the Top 10 IC3 Complaint Categories: Category % of complaints Auction Fraud 44.9% Non-Delivery 19% Check Fraud 4.9% Credit/Debit Card Fraud 4.8% Computer Fraud 2.8% Confidence Fraud 2.2% Financial Instiitutions Fraud 1.6% Identity Theft 1.6% Investment Fraud 1.3% Child Pornography 1.0%

Yahoo Sued For Helping Chinese Authorities 04/25/2007

The wife of a Yahoo user jailed in China for promoting democracy online is suing the Internet search engine company for helping Chinese officials track him down and convict him.

US Editor Charged with Sex Crimes 04/25/2007

A former editor at the entertainment magazine Us Weekly was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for attempting to seduce an undercover FBI agent posing as a minor on the Internet.

What Can Colleges Due to Keep Students Safe 04/24/2007

Campus wide text messaging systems that notify students and staff of lock downs or campus emergencies. The technology is there, and there is really no excuse for colleges and universities to not implement a messaging system, so that they can instantly text all students and faculty with the single click of a mouse. PageGate has been around since 1996, why are campuses not using it?

Privacy Advocates Attempt to Block DoubleClick Deal 04/23/2007

Consumer privacy groups on Friday sought to derail Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion deal to buy online ad supplier DoubleClick Inc., filing a complaint with U.S. regulators to block the merger on privacy grounds.

Feds Leak Social Security Numbers 04/23/2007

The Social Security numbers of 63,000 people who received Agriculture Department grants have been posted on a government Web site since 1996, but they were taken down last week. Free credit monitoring is being offered to those affected.

Children are Not Cattle 04/20/2007

California's state Senate has struck a major blow against the enemies of mankind in the inevitable war against The Machines. Legislation approved Monday would prohibit public schools from requiring the implementation of radio-wave devices that broadcast students' personal identification and monitor their movement around campus — information the mechanical horrors could theoretically use to turn our children into livestock. complete article

Child Porn on the Rise 04/19/2007

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has reported a fourfold rise in online images depicting the most severe form of child sexual abuse. The IWF 2006 Annual Report (PDF) warns of a growing demand for more severe images, and claims that nearly 60 per cent of commercial child abuse websites sell images of child rape. complete article

Security Phones 04/18/2007

Cell phones have long served as the mother of all convergence devices, swallowing our PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players and more. Now phones are becoming the terminal of choice for monitoring home security. When a perp breaks into your house, your security system calls your phone, and shows you the live video.

Communication Software for Emergency Personnel 04/17/2007

Take a look at how emergency services are using text messaging to overcome communication issues. EMS Communications: PageGate is a modular paging gateway that allows for messaging to encompass a number of different aspects in Police or Fire Departments. Messages can be sent from workstations on a network, via web pages or e-mail accounts. This software is modular and can be scaled to meet the size of a Department. PageGate can also be integrated with existing applications to add messaging or paging functionality to existing dispatching applications.

MS Word Defects are a Feature 04/16/2007

Security vulnerabilities which cause Word 2007 to crash and burn are being defended by Microsoft:Word 2007 was designed to crash when it runs out of ideas as far as opening up malformed documents, so that it doesn't have to think as hard.The 'flaw' was caused by-design behaviour that improves security and stability.

Student Hacked School Computers - It Was Easy 04/16/2007

A Mauldin High student has been charged with violating the state Computer Crime Act, after telling police he accessed personal data in the Greenville County school district's computer network to show the district how easy it is to do, according to a warrant and incident report. Robert Charles Sipes, 17, of Simpsonville told police he had warned the district months before that its system wasn't secure, according to a Mauldin police report. Ten days earlier, a district official told police that two students at J.L. Mann High had hacked into the district's secure computer network, according to a Greenville police report.

Discipline for Spyware 04/15/2007

The Federal Trade Commission told Congress yesterday that it needs more authority to issue civil penalties, and it outlined a strategy to put more spyware purveyors in jail. But the agency doesn't bring many actions itself: only eight spammers were targeted last year, and 11 spyware operators in the the last two years.

Security Logos 04/14/2007

Collection of security logos for security websites. Not a bad collection.

14 Steps to Secure Wireless Network 04/13/2007

Many have installed wireless network in their homes. The freedom from tangled cables is sweet but comes with a price. A wireless network can broadcast far outside your building. With a powerful antenna and some widely available hacking software, anyone sitting near your installation—or even driving by—can passively scan all the data flowing in your network. Keeping your wireless network secure is no small task, but there are precautions you can take to secure your network as much as possible. The following are some steps you can take to best secure your wireless network. Here are 13 steps to lockdown your AP (access point) and make your wireless network more secure. complete article

iPod Virus 04/12/2007

Massachusetts-based Internet security company, Kaspersky Lab recently found a virus designed to infect iPods. The company claims that this is the first iPod virus, but says we shouldn't worry about it too much. The Podloso virus can only affect iPods with Linux installed on them, and the virus can't automatically infect the popular digital audio player. The only way for Podloso to get on your iPod is if you install it. Podloso will scan your iPod's hard drive and will affect .elf files. If you try to open these files, you'll just get a message on the screen that says, "You are infected with Oslo the first iPodLinux Virus."

Anti Hack Exercise Points to Holes in Canadian Security 04/11/2007

An anti-hacker exercise simulates the leak of social insurance numbers, an aviation control meltdown and tampering with government websites exposing serious weaknesses in how Canada responds to emergencies.

Good Security Websites 04/10/2007

Here are a handful of small security websites that contains some great information: Monitoring Software Security Software Alarm Software   Alarm Tools Prepare for Emergency Military Supply Police Supplies Monitoring Tools Password Software

Second Class Citizens Poised for Attack 04/10/2007

The United States fears that the next September 11-style attack on America could be launched by Muslims from Britain or Europe who feel "second-class citizens" and alienated by a "colonial legacy", according to the US Homeland Security chief.

What Could Google Do if They Were Evil? 04/10/2007

What could Google do if they were evil? Note that the following is only hypothetical: Google could favor its own products and websites Google could prefer websites from its own services in the search results: websites that run Google ads, websites that use Google's payment service, Blogger sites, Google Base, etc. All websites that pay Google in some way could be preferred in the search results while others are downranked. Google could punish websites at discretion What Could Google Do If They Were Evil?

Ayman al-Zawahiri Fears Communication 04/09/2007

Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has not used a telephone, e-mail or internet connection for more than 4 years, according to an associate. Zawahiri fears that such communications could reveal his location, the associate said in a statement to the London-based international Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat, the paper reported Thursday. Ayman al-Zawahiri fears communication

Software Piracy 04/08/2007

The Business Software Alliance is offering up to $200,000 in cash rewards for bona fide reports of software piracy in the workplace.

US Outsourcing Its Brain 04/04/2007

Due to its increasing practice of contracting out to private firms and agencies, the U.S. government is quickly losing its expertise and competence in vital national security and defense programs, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Search Security Databases 04/03/2007

Search these online security databases for specific security information. The available databases include: The Patriot Act to Katrina Responses. Searchable Security Databases

DHS Claims Kids Movie is Sensitive to National Security 04/03/2007

Reports are emerging from members of the movie industry that the Department of Homeland Security has designated the 1982 film TRON as "sensitive", and ordered Walt Disney Studios to turn over all copies of the film in its posession. Retailers are also receiving notices to remove all copies of the film from stock shelves and turn them over to Federal officials. The reports have industry insiders bewildered and outraged. TRON is a science fiction film that takes place within a computer's circuits. complete article

Crack to Own 04/02/2007

The organizers of CanSecWest, a fixture on the security conference circuit, are organizing a "PWN to OWN" contest. Two Apple MacBook Pro computers will be set up as hacker targets. The person who successfully breaks into the machine can keep it. The conference will be held April 18-20 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Employers Are Checking Online 04/02/2007

According to the research, one in five employers finds information about candidates on the internet and 59 per cent of those said it influences recruitment decisions. A quarter of HR decision-makers said they had rejected candidates based on personal information found online.

Russian Teach Facing Piracy Prosecution 04/02/2007

A Russian school principal accused of installing pirated Microsoft software in school computers was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for a second time, in a case widely seen as a misguided attempt to crack down on software bootlegging. complete article

Paint for Protection 04/01/2007

Electromagnetic paint is said to protect wireless networks from hackers. Paint Protection

Supreme Court Looks at Child Porn 03/31/2007

The Supreme Court will review a child pornography case reversed by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In the appeals court's view, the pandering provision could even apply to an innocent e-mail sent by a grandparent and entitled "Good pics of kids in bed," showing grandchildren dressed in pajamas.

SiteAdvisor with 38 Million Downloads 03/30/2007

An Internet scorecard application which rates potential risks on Web sites has been downloaded more than 38 million times since it was launched 12 months ago. The application, SiteAdvisor, which was introduced by McAfee Inc., integrates with Firefox and Internet Explorer. It applies 320 million daily potential risk ratings to Web sites for search results, browsing and e-transactions, and is based on scanning results for spyware, adware, exploits, excessive pop-ups and spam.

Parents Critical to Security 03/29/2007

Parents who would never leave their kids unattended in New York City don't think twice about giving their children computers with high-speed Internet connections and Web cams, said Flint Waters, Wyoming's leading investigator of online child exploitation crimes. Those who investigate and prosecute such crimes say no matter how effective law enforcement is, parents need to educate their kids about Internet safety. complete article

Children Cannot Be Protected from Porn 03/28/2007

The American Civil Liberties Union and Focus on the Family agree on little. But both say it will be difficult for U.S. lawmakers to craft new legislation to keep children away from online porn after a judge last week ruled a 1998 act unconstitutional.

Prepare for Emergency 03/27/2007

A new website Prepare for Emergency has launched. The site is designed to help people dealing with emergencies. Preparation for any emergency is half the battle. This site will help guide visitors through dealing with emergencies. Whether you are facing an impending hurricane, just encountered a tornado or medical emergency this site will provide you some assistance.

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