Financial profit has become a priority for creators of “malware,” which includes viruses, worms, trojans and spyware.This confirms a shift from several years ago, when malicious software was often aimed at garnering attention or exposing security flaws Original post by Sharjeel
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is developing information warfare reserve and militia units and has begun incorporating them into broader exercises and training. Also, China is developing the ability to launch pre-emptive attacks against enemy computer networks in a crisis, according to the document, “Annual Report to Congress: Military Power of the People’s...
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Law.com reports on a California case where a judge reprimanded a part time prosecutor for blogging about a misdemeanor prosecution. As noted in the article: Prosecutors carry extra duties when it comes to writing about an ongoing proceeding, said John Steele, who teaches legal ethics at Boalt Hall School of Law. “They have to ‘do justice,’”...
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In the course of delivering a well-deserved bashing to obstructionist bar associations that don’t seem all that concerned about clients, My Shingle takes time to point out that a brighter future is on the way: In time, however, I’m guessing that referral services and state bar listings will be rendered obsolete by the Internet and...
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These products are so bad, they belong in the high-tech hall of shame. 1. America Online (1989-2006)2. RealNetworks RealPlayer (1999)3. Syncronys SoftRAM (1995)4. Microsoft Windows Millennium (2000)5. Sony BMG Music CDs (2005)6. Disney The Lion King CD-ROM (1994)7. Microsoft Bob (1995)8. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (2001)9. Pressplay and MusicNet 200210. Ashton-Tate dBASE IV (1988)11. Priceline...
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Symantec Corp.’s leading antivirus software, which protects some of the world’s largest corporations and U.S. government agencies, suffers from a flaw that lets hackers seize control of computers to steal sensitive data, delete files or implant malicious programs, researchers said Thursday. Symantec has boasted that its antivirus products are installed on more than 200 million...
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Among the many enduring passions of Donald Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming is only the one with the most pages. In 1957, a lanky, bespectacled college student named Donald Knuth caught a glimpse of a beautiful stranger through a window and fell deeply in love. The object of his affection blinked enticingly back at...
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Mike Szydlo, one of our researchers at RSA Laboratories, shares some highlights of this week’s Post-Quantum Cryptography international workshop in Belgium, where he was an invited speaker. Original post by blog@rsa.com (Burt Kaliski) and software by Elliott Back
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The benefits of talking “face to face” over writing with “pen and ink” were acknowledged by a writer long before podcasts and blogs. While I enjoy the virtual experience of writing and speaking for RSA Security’s Speaking of Security, it will be even more rewarding to visit with some of our readers and...
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What a week it has been on the data security front, with the news of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) breach of personally-identifiable information that could impact nearly 10 percent of the population of the United States: the men and women of this country that have served in our armed forces since the...
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Continued from last week’s Find the Motive –Part 1 of 2, Part One If shutting down phishing attacks seems straightforward, think of the following scenario: You are the IT Security manager of Bank Exemplar, an imaginary bank in Europe. It’s a minute after midnight when your pager breaks the news: the bank is under attack. Your...
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An Infoworld article displayed some questionable judgment in hyping a “study” from McAfee’s Site Advisor unit. The study is entitled “The Safety of Internet Search Engines.” It blames search engines for returning search result links to sites that download spyware and adware to visitors’ PCs, exploit security vulnerabilities and attempt to scam users and...
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