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Presentation: Learn when and how to report computer crime

This 9-slide PowerPoint presentation clearly explains which computer security threats your IT staff should report and how to report them. As good citizens, IT professionals should report computer crimes to the proper authorities. If you're organization is like many IT departments, the staff might not be sure...

Tags: Computer Crime, Computer, Productivity

Download resources 2005-12-08

Presentation: 10 things you should know about computer crime evidence preservation

This fourteen-slide PowerPoint presentation covers 10 things every IT professional should know about computer crime evidence preservation. You've detected a computer crime and decided to report that activity to law enforcement. Before you touch the affected machine, open a single event log, or run another program; you...

Tags: Computer Crime, Computer, Productivity

Download resources 2005-12-08

Computer crime evidence-preservation checklist

You've detected a computer crime and decided to report that activity to law enforcement. Before you touch the affected machine, open a single event log, or run another program; you must secure all digital evidence. Yet the steps necessary to maintain the integrity of digital evidence often run contrary to...

Tags: Checklist, Computer Crime, Computer, Productivity

Download resources 2005-04-20

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iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded

... WHAT?Who in their right mind keep a server running with default usernames/passwords on the default port....I doubt that jailbroken iPhones are alone in this. It's possible, specially if iPhones have a ssh server running, that this could happen on non-jailbroken iPhones also.Just one question...Has this person been remanded yet?...

Tags: Smart phones, extortion, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

New LoroBot ransomware encrypts files, demands $100 for decryption

You forgot to mention....which OSs it affects! Or is it based on something multi-platform like Java?Look at the bigger size version of the screenshot, it's all in thereA lot of russian characters and...YES, you guessed it right, the word "windows" prominently displayed in red in the title.Who would ever thought...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, LoroBot, decryption, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Windows and Office cash cows take a hit in Microsoft's first quarter

BURN BABY BURNNice to see Microsoft start the downward spiral.Don't get too happy...Every company has a blip in its future - just wait until the next quarter.When you're on top the only way is down.Happened to all those on top at some point....IBMNovellGMLotusLike so many other companies?But then again, the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NOW IT, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on

RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...

Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Linux Distro, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., MS .NET Firefox add-on, MS .NET, vunerability, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Pitch of the day: Analytics PR spiel annoys Phillies fan

First of allThe Phillies will eat the Dodgers starting pitching for lunch, and any person or computer that can't see that doesn't deserve to be talking about baseball. Also it is worth noting that a computer cannot predict the heart, desire, and most of all patience of a real champion...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, public relations, Phillies, Yankees, World Series, baseball, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

The case of the fake money-mules: Inside the URLZone Trojan network

Security EvangelistHi, boy I sure wish people would stop using the word Evangelist in the wrong way. An Evangelist is someone you preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a secular title at all. Wikipedia recently removed the secular definition and Webster is researching it. Evangelist is from the Greek...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Banking, E-business/E-commerce, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Personal finance, SECURITY, network, trojan horse, online banking, bank, virus

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

P2P legislation is smart next step in piracy education

One of the things that has always bothered me about the Recording Industry Association of America and its file-sharing lawsuits is that, for many of those people, their biggest crime is being uninformed. I can't tell you many of my own friends and extended family members -...

Tags: Education, P2P, File-sharing, Music, P2P Legislation, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Hijacking Windows System Restore for cybercrime profits

welp.... they are finally getting a taste of their own crap.I wonder what they are doing. We use steadystate on all of our machines. Reboot the machine and everything is restored.Maybe they should move from a PC based environment to a terminal server like system. Each reboot...

Tags: Terminal services, system restore, Hijacking Windows System Restore, cybercrime profit, SteadyState, operating system, terminal server, security

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Could Internet filtering cause more harm than good?

A rational blog from ZackA welcome surprise, but perhaps for once, in your area of expertise ;-)You've made some good points. Pedophilia is nothing new and before the Internet pictures, magazines, videos and films were used instead. Just as criminal, just as prosecuted, as are a number of...

Tags: Internet, Internet Filtering, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

If a flash drive infects a network, who's to blame?

I think the answer could be both are to blame...More more data i could give a clear cut answer such as 1. was there a policy in place that addressed flash drive useage. 2. Did IT limit flash drive useage with admin tools. So who's to blame i cannot say...

Tags: Flash memory, NETWORKING, Wtf, Network Access Control, USB flash drive, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Thieves ransack NJ Apple Store in 31 seconds

WowSomething tells me they had this planned out in advance...Who is this reporter?He makes it sound like these guys were criminal masterminds."Throwing a blunt object through the plate glass window like pros."How is that a pro move? "Me pick up brick and throw it through window."Honestly...he picks the brick, he...

Tags: GPS, NJ Apple Store

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Mozilla execs raise objections to Microsoft's browser-ballot proposal

Mozilla should focus on its product!No matter what decision Microsoft makes, will never satisfy Mozilla. Why don't Mozilla use all that energy and market Opera to the world. Just like every other company in the world, they market their product to make consumer aware. Its pathetic that...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Let me say it again: Stop sharing music!

They're being bankrupted because they choose......to be bankrupted. I believe both defendants are being offered manageable settlements to this day. Only their "principles" prevent them from doing so.When you don't like the price......of a product, that doesn't give you the right to steal it. Gee, I want a Ferrari...

Tags: Ferrari, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Mozilla shuts online store after security breach

Mozilla shuts online store after security breachMozilla shuts online store after security breachThey must have been running linux.RE: Mozilla shuts online store after security breachIts unfortunate that this has occurred, as Mozilla's name is now partly associated with a crime that would be difficult for them to have prevented. This...

Tags: Linux, Mozilla Corp., online store, security breach, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

CrosswordBox 1.0 (Windows)

CrosswordBox is a crossword generator for an interactive 3D Cube displayed on your computer screen. Each face of the cube is part of the crossword. What makes CrosswordBox unique is the way electronic books are used to create Styles. A style is really a collection of books. These can be...

Tags: Word, Kakapo Software, CrosswordBox, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-27

Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?

Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?I've been saying this for a while.[i]When it comes to trade-offs between security and convenience, convenience always wins.[/i]security = 1 / convenienceRE: Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?I can't believe that you're endorsing having the police in any country "wardriving" around to detect...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, LANs, Wi-Fi, WLAN, router, Wi-Fi connection

Discussion threads 2009-07-23