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Tim O'Reilly's code of (mis)conduct

Tim O'Reilly's code of misconductI'm not sure I agree.What O'Reilly says is that these people have bad characters in the first place. The anonymity creates an environment that these people abuse. However, anonymity protects all of us from other wierdo's and guarantees freedom of speech since the consequences will not...

Tags: Blogging, Criminal Activity, Network TV, blogger, Tim O'Reilly, Internet

Discussion threads 2007-03-30

Soaring malware levels hint at criminal activity

Soaring malware levels hint at criminal activityMessage has been deleted.With MS buying Claria,there's no question about the criminal element in spyware.This falls into the "Gee, ya think?" category nt..Wow ... Brilliant Article!Alice Lander and Graeme Wearden certinly have a flair for the obvious!It's not criminals-- it's Linux trolls!Aw, come on......

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, malware, Microsoft Corp., criminal activity, software

Discussion threads 2005-07-05

Additional Resources

End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations

In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...

Tags: PCI, Organization, Data Breach, PCI DSS, Encryption Key, encryption, security, Paul Meadowcroft Thales, Special to ZDNet, Paul Meadowcroft, Thales, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-11

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

Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication

Ok, ill buy that..Yes Two-factor authentication doesnt help avoid the already infected. Now what the bank SHOULD have one other than the user having a fully patched system and AV if hes on Windows is when the website detected that there was activity from another IP address - represented another...

Tags: Financial services, Security administration, bank, two-factor authentication, banker malware

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

EC reveals details of Intel antitrust breaches

investigation should be expandedThis does not surprises anyone since Inhell had M$ as a mentor.I'm wondering if M$ had sabotaged AMD too, through delays and poor code quality on AMD systems.here we go aggainOnce aggain MS haters launch another crusade aggainst their percived devil.... regardless of the fact that the...

Tags: Corporate law, Intel Corp., Intel antitrust, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

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

Fed's RFIDiocy pwnd at DefCon

Do you even read your own stuff?From your quote:". . . will be releasing a $50 kit at the end of August that will make reading 125-kHz RFID chips ? the kind embedded in [b]employee access cards[/b] ? trivial." emphasis addedAnd yet you go and say that this is a...

Tags: WPA2, passport, RFID, pwnd, RFIDiocy, RFIDiocy pwnd, security, DefCon, Federal Reserve Board

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

First-ever arrest of domain-name thief involves Clippers' Madsen

In the first-ever U.S. arrest of a domain-name thief, New Jersey state police have arrested a man suspected of stealing the domain name P2P.com. In an unusual celebrity twist, Donald Gonclave then sold the domain name to L.A. Clippers forward Mark Madsen on eBay for $110,000,...

Tags: GoDaddy, Domain Name, Albert Angel, Domain Names, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-04

The Twitter hack: Let's not start blaming Google or the cloud

The Twitter hack: Let's not start blaming Google or the cloudOf course not. You would not want any of your funding pulled...Will you be this generous with Microsoft?When MS has security issues, it's always 'MS stinks." I hardly ever hear ZDNet writers claiming the user is at fault. ...

Tags: Twitter, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., security, security issue

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Comprehensive Endpoint Security: New Endpoint Vulnerabilities Such as Web-Based Malware Are Increasing Information Security Risk in the Enterprise

Off late malicious activity on the Internet has advanced from worms and viruses attacking random computers in the wild, to the highly sophisticated and targeted attacks - such as the TJ Maxx and Heartland data breaches - that plague enterprises today. Individual hackers have been replaced by well-organized and globally...

Tags: Information Security, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Web, Vulnerability, Data-processing, Consumer Credit, Malware, Retail, Security, Viruses And Worms

White papers 2009-07-13

$1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset says

$1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset saysRasset should just pay the fine because...Jammie Thomas-Rasset should just pay the fine because I have heard that the RIAA is very close to gaining control of the U.S. Justice Dept., and they plan to raise the penalty for infringement of even one song to...

Tags: NOW IT, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, RIAA, CD

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

China's porn obsession not just a coverup for political repression

The thing that stinks - to Western noses - about this whole Green Dam story is the idea that China wants to go to all this trouble, to the point of having a serious showdown with the U.S. over it, over porn. I mean, porn ... if people want it,...

Tags: Google Inc., Pornography, Government, Vertical Industries, TVs, Benefits, Healthcare, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Apple's secret society

Apple's secret societyI think people......have the right to know if he was bumped ahead on a waiting list just because he has money or if he legitimately waited his turn.They do not give livers, or other healthy organsto a person who has one removed due to cancer, so chances are...

Tags: Benefits, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., secret society

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Free AV from Microsoft: It's about time

Free AV from Microsoft: It's about timeNo thank you"Morro will work by routing all of a users Internet traffic to a Microsoft datacenter"Umm, no. There are way too many privacy implications here.thats scary i know Microsoft will say how safe and Anonymous this would be, but currently I already...

Tags: Rootkits, Data centers, AVG, Microsoft Corp., Free AV, Morro, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

FTC shuts down notorious botnet ISP

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has shut down a U.S.-based Internet Service Provider for recruiting, hosting and actively participating in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content. Pricewert LLC (also known as 3FN and APS Telecom) was shut down by a district court...

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Server, Bot, FTC, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-06-04

Worse and worse

Worse and worseNot Unusual. And No Problem.Oh wait. Someone has a political agenda out here.Tip of the Iceberg, to coin a phraseIts much worse than anyone thinks. I spent 3 months researching an article on all the latest science and each one of 8 new (2-3 years) developments indicates it...

Tags: Kozmcrae

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

Pushdo / Cutwail: A Study of the Pushdo / Cutwail Botnet

The Pushdo botnet has been with it since January 2007. The botnet is also known as Pandex or Cutwail. Not only is Pushdo responsible for a huge amount of spam activity, it also is one of the primary conduits for other criminal gangs to spread their malware creations. As a...

Tags: Trend Micro Inc., Threat, Malware, Botnet, Pushdo Component, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

White papers 2009-05-22

Craigslist becomes political pinata

If you're a pol who wants to garner some headlines there's one easy route to news coverage: Kick Craigslist. Now it's South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster's turn (Techmeme, statement, letter to Craigslist). McMaster has informed Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster see his reply that he has to remove...

Tags: South Carolina, Craigslist, McMaster, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Our brilliant kids are bored

Our brilliant kids are boredSmart kids are bored, but is this really the explanation?Smart kids have always been bored because American schools do not recognize the difference in the learning paces of children. Fast learners are not challenged by a school curriculum designed for the lowest common denominator. They...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Smart Kid, OKC, brilliant kid

Discussion threads 2009-04-15