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What are you going to get your loved one this year for Valentines Day? I usually go with flowers and candy. You know, the standard stuff. However, some people like to give viruses -- the kind that in... More >
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae recently uncovered a logic bomb that could have destroyed or altered data on its servers. Rajendrasinh Makwana, a former computer contractor, was indicted earlier this wee... More >
The Obama administration has made their Homeland Security Plan for securing America against terrorist attacks public. The plan covers a multitude of areas including: Defeating Terrorism Worldwide, Pr... More >
According to reports, the Downadup worm, also known as Conficker, has infected nine million PCs around the world. This worm is so virulent that it has infected as many as one million PCs in a 24-ho... More >
The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) has once again extended the deadline for businesses to be compliant to its standard (201 CMR 17.00) on how they are to p... More >
Did you ever send an e-mail that you really didn’t mean to send? It starts like this: You receive an irate e-mail from your boss, coworker or so-called friend. The e-mail is derogatory, inflammatory ... More >
I have seen Hacking – The Art of Exploitation , by Jon Erickson, on bookstore shelves many times and have always wanted to pick up a copy, but for some reason I just never did. Until now. I have to ... More >
I was reviewing all the new gizmos that were previewed at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show ( CES ) and came across this interesting device. IoSafe claims to have a completely water- and fire-pr... More >
Earlier this month, the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report regarding the lack of security at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Before you fall off your chair laughing, read on becaus... More >
Yesterday turned out to be a very low-key day for Microsoft. It released its one and only one security update for its scheduled Tuesday release. The single patch, MS09-001 , was rated as "critical"... More >
I read 12 articles trying to figure out how much market share the Apple Mac has. Okay, I skimmed the articles. The numbers ranged anywhere from 9 to 15 percent. Market watchers seem to feel that this... More >
PhoneFactor , a manufacturer of security products and services, has developed a system that gives organizations the ability to add two-factor authentication to any application. SecureFactor recentl... More >
Network World just released its annual salary survey for 2009. I don’t think that anyone was surprised with the results. Sixty-one percent of IT salaries will increase, 36 percent will stay the sa... More >
We walk up to a door and scan our badge. The door opens. We don’t even give it a second thought. It’s just there: security. Protecting assets should be the number-one job of all IT professionals whet... More >
McAfee recently released its annual Virtual Criminology Report for 2008, which focuses on the state of cybercrime. Three key findings came out of the study: Cybercrime is not yet a big enoug... More >
If you are using a Mozilla-based browser such as Firefox, Flock or SeaMonkey, you need to download the NoScript plug-in to protect against clickjacking now. In fact, don’t even finish reading this ar... More >
A group of researchers have recently proven that the MD5 cryptographic algorithm can be broken . In order to prove their theory, the researchers created a rogue Certification Authority (CA). The C... More >
Researchers have a cunning way to eavesdrop on what users type at their keyboards by using relatively inexpensive equipment. Two Swiss researchers, Martin Vaugnoux and Sylvain Pasini, both from the... More >
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