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Spy agency help Microsoft build Vista
It may have been a good move to get some hardcore security guys involved in the development of Vista, but a lot of people are going to question why Microsoft looked to the NSA, which has been under fire recently … Continue reading
Saddam Hussein, posthumously an ID theft conspirator
ID thieves are using the now infamous video of Saddam Hussein’s execution as a trojan horse for ID theft enabling malware. The former Iraqi dictator may have been a lot of bad things in life, but I’ll bet one of … Continue reading
StopBadware needs to HoldPresses
StopBadware, the powerhouse coalition brought together to warn folks about dangerous internet sites, doesn’t seem to be working too hard. As Techdirt points out, it doesn’t take much to get on the list, but it is a pain in the … Continue reading
Terrorist threat alerts via email
The British Security Service MI5 is going start issuing security threat updates via email. How long until spammers start emulating these alerts, and the alerts themselves wind up in the filters?
Getting bugged by your Acer?
I’m not going to opine on the validity of this discovery, but I’ll throw in my two cents on the Slashdot commentary. Some folks noted that when they receive their machines, they immediately reformatted the drives and reinstalled (or installed … Continue reading
What social networking needs is less PR
I hope online predators are too busy hiding from the cops to read the latest Pew study. The premise remains – kids are smarter than their parents think. But maybe what we need is a little misinformation now and then … Continue reading
Imagine the botnet problem, now and then
If you think the whole botnet issue is bad now – zombiefied computers galore spewing more virus-laden pharmaceutical spam than you can shake a stick at – imagine what it will be like when everyone has one of these. I … Continue reading
Apple’s month it is, but controversy remains
This is where the whole security by obscurity thing really comes into play… MacWorld is starting, and concurrent with it is comes a beautiful step-child – the Month of Apple Bugs. People are finding bugs in OS X, and others … Continue reading
Botnets hit the Sunday paper
I can’t help but smile with glee over this… The issue of zombies and the problems they cause on the networks has hit the New York Times. No, I am not happy because the New York Times is my favorite … Continue reading
Acrobat bug biggest of 2007!
Now that is saying something, since it is presently January 6th. No, I’m not the one saying it – some security researchers are, and those researchers are implying it could be the biggest bug of the whole year (but I … Continue reading
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