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MSNBC - Cyber attacks on corporations are rising
MSNBC - Cyber attacks on corporations are rising: "When it comes to defending their computer networks against unwanted attacks, corporate America is getting smarter and more aggressive. But so are the criminals mounting those cyber attacks."
Big Security Guns Should Aim Carefully at Adware, Spyware
Big Security Guns Should Aim Carefully at Adware, Spyware: "It's been widely recognized for some time that defining software in the 'spyware' and 'adware' categories is tricky business, and that these types of programs are not the unambiguous threats that viruses are.
For years the big security vendors dealt with the problem by ignoring it, or perhaps by making half-hearted attempts to combat it. None of them had an anti-spyware product considered even second class.
But now the big guys are stepping into the spyware business. In many ways fighting spyware and adware is exactly like the anti-virus business?the pattern and heuristic scanners these companies have created should be useful against spyware and adware?but they need to know what to scan for. That's the tricky part."
Ten Not-So-Simple Rules for Using the Internet
Ten Not-So-Simple Rules for Using the Internet: "Opinion: Security products aren't magic; securing your PC is always your responsibility as well.
Even technically sophisticated users lose perspective on security at times. We all want breaches of security to be someone else's fault and we don't want to have to deal with the inconveniences of running a secure system.
But there are certain security rules that apply to all computing platforms. These rules are expressed well in an article on Microsoft's TechNet site called Microsoft's Ten Immutable Laws of Security. These laws are worth keeping in the back, and often the front, of your mind."
Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy
Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy: "The fight for the future is not between the armies of leading states, nor are its weapons those of traditional armed forces. Rather, the combatants come from bomb-making terrorist groups like Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda, or drug smuggling cartels like those in Colombia and Mexico. On the positive side are civil-society activists fighting for the environment, democracy and human rights. What all have in common is that they operate in small, dispersed units that can deploy anywhere, anytime to penetrate and disrupt. They all feature network forms of organization, doctrine, strategy, and technology attuned to the information age. And, from the Intifadah to the drug war, they are proving very hard to beat. "
Hackers poison DNS
Hackers poison DNS: "HACKERS HAVE found a way of diverting interweb punters from famous websites to dodgy URL?s where they plied with spy and adware.
Security outfit, The Internet Storm Centre, posted a warning about 'DNS cache poisoning' on its website on Friday."
Boston.com / Business / Payroll website still not secured
Boston.com / Business / Payroll website still not secured: "Boston software entrepreneur Aaron Greenspan, who revealed serious security flaws in the website of Tennessee payroll company PayMaxx Inc. last week, said yesterday that the site remains insecure. Greenspan said that a computer hacker still could use the site to obtain the Social Security numbers of hundreds of Americans."
Hackers invaded state Web sites 72 times in five years
Hackers invaded state Web sites 72 times in five years: "Raising new concerns about identity theft, a report released this month by a legislative committee found that information on Web sites of state agencies and authorities has been hacked at least 72 times in six years.
The report ? 'Tip of the Iceberg: New York State Government's Losing Battle Against Hackers' ? is from the Assembly's Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigations.
It looks at break-ins and Web site defacements that occurred between 1999 to early December 2004 in the computer systems of entities such as the state's Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Education, the Department of Correctional Services and the New York Power Authority. Web site defacement occurs when information on a particular site is replaced by a message or image posted by a hacker."
Hackers invaded state Web sites 72 times in five years
Hackers invaded state Web sites 72 times in five years: "Raising new concerns about identity theft, a report released this month by a legislative committee found that information on Web sites of state agencies and authorities has been hacked at least 72 times in six years.
The report ? 'Tip of the Iceberg: New York State Government's Losing Battle Against Hackers' ? is from the Assembly's Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigations.
It looks at break-ins and Web site defacements that occurred between 1999 to early December 2004 in the computer systems of entities such as the state's Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Education, the Department of Correctional Services and the New York Power Authority. Web site defacement occurs when information on a particular site is replaced by a message or image posted by a hacker."
Cyber warriors anticipate center
Cyber warriors anticipate center: "Personnel in the military's new cyberdefense organization hope to operate a new command center by late spring.
The facility will include new hardware and software to help workers of the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO) operate, manage and defend the military's computer networks. 'It will be a state-of-the-art facility,' said Army Brig. Gen. Dennis Via, deputy commander of the JTF-GNO. He spoke Feb. 23 at the Defense Department Global Information Grid Enterprise Services conference held by the Association for Enterprise Integration, an industry trade group."
Adware maker joins federal privacy board
Adware maker joins federal privacy board | CNET News.com: "The Department of Homeland Security has named Claria, an adware maker that online publishers once dubbed a 'parasite,' to a federal privacy advisory board.
An executive from Claria, formerly called Gator, will be one of 20 members of the committee, the department said Wednesday.
'This committee will provide the department with important recommendations on how to further the department's mission while protecting the privacy of personally identifiable information of citizens and visitors of the United States,' Nuala O'Connor Kelly, the department's chief privacy officer, said in a statement.
Claria bundles its pop-up advertising software with ad-supported networks such as Kazaa. Recently, the privately held company has been trying to seek credibility by following stricter privacy guidelines and offering behavioral profiling services to its partners.
In an e-mail message to CNET News.com, Kelly defended the inclusion of a Claria representative on the committee. 'I am proud of, supportive of and grateful for those individuals in the public and private sector who are willing to take on the hard tasks, fight the good fight, and who surprise us with creative, fresh and unconventional thinking, and who make change where change is needed through their hard work and personal dedication,' Kelly said. "
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