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Who should bear the burden of de-fanging botnets?

Who should bear the burden of de-fanging botnets?A little logical sleight-of-hand thereJust because end users don't "feel" responsible doesn't mean they aren't responsible. They allowed their machines to get infected, so they should bear the cost of disinfection. This is not a tragedy of the commons, it's plain and simple...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Operating systems, Windows dominance, Windows Machines, botnet, de-fanging botnet, Internet Service Provider, malware, operating system, End Users

Discussion threads 2007-11-27

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News to know: Microsoft; Google; Dell; Robo-pills; Android;

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. Ed Bott: A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps Gallery: Office Web Apps Technical Preview ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Smart Phones, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs

Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costsMessage has been deletedMessage has been deletedAnd let us not forget the costs of people refraining from performingnecessary tasks because of fear. And the costs the USB drive ban.Incalculable costs really.The care they put into the systemis the output they'd get,...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Servers, Conficker, FAA, server, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

Overall spam volume unaffected by 3FN/Pricewert's ISP shutdown

Following last week's shutdown of 3FN/Pricewert's operations by the FTC, wishful thinkers expected a major decline in the overall spam volume, with botnet masters once again caught off guard just like it happened in November, 2008 with McColo's shutdown. However, according to numerous vendors that doesn't seem...

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Malware, FTC, Spam Volume, 3FN/Pricewert, Marshal8e6, Rustock, Pricewert, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Business Security, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Business Operations, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-06-10

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on PolishNot often I agree with Flude, but he is right on the money with this postJason,This is a whine. Why do you complain about services that should be off by default?As for your comment about "but your typical end-user...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, .NET, Development tools, Desktops, Servers, Perlow, Novell Inc., Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SuSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Mono, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, distro

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress

In the wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict, a week worth of speculations around Russian Internet forums have finally materialized into a coordinated cyber attack against Georgia's Internet infrastructure. The attacks have already managed to compromise several government web sites, with continuing DDoS attacks against numerous other Georgian government sites, prompting...

Tags: Web, Russia, Web Site, Site, Cyberattack, Distributed Denial Of Service, Georgia, Attack, Alania TV, RIA Novosti, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-11

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?CorrectionThe open letter you quoted from CNBC was not from John Harwood at all. It was from Allen Wastler, managing editor of CNBC.com check the bottom of the letter. John Harwood wrote his own open letter, which disagreed with Wastler:http://www.cnbc.com/id/21270546/Harwoods personal opinion is...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Gary Warner, Ron Paul, spam

Discussion threads 2007-10-31

Open letter to e-mail vendors: Your spam fix doesn't work. Time for a complete redo?

Open letter to e-mail vendors: Your spam fix doesn't work. Time for a complete redo?Gmail is greatThe Gmail spam filter works very well even for those who don't use a Gmail address as their main email, with legit mail wrongly put in the spam box once in a blue...

Tags: E-mail providers, Cyberthreats, e-mail, spam fix, e-mail vendor, Open Letter, spam, Google Gmail

Discussion threads 2007-09-17

Botnet assault: Spammers launch DDoS offensive

Botnet assault: Spammers launch DDoS offensiveWant to eliminate BotNets and all this crap?It's really easy, it takes a router expert and the will to force ISPs to take control of their networks. It works, I have personally forced several ISPs to disable spammers from their networks, it just comes...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Spam, distributed denial of service, CompuServe, spammer, Internet Service Provider, public email system, email system, network, e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-06-11

Alert raised for IE drive-by exploits

Alert raised for IE drive-by exploitsOuch...Use Firefox or Opera.Opera 9No more drive-bys.http://www.opera.comAnother OverHyped StoryLet's wait a few weeks and see how many people actually get affected by this.The way I see it, the sirens are wailing, the lights are flashing, and the little boy is starting to cry wolf.Yet the...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Channel management, Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Protected Mode, Web

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

Spam: Made in Taiwan?

Spam: Made in Taiwan?I knew more than just electronics came from there, I just knew it!:DIt's also made in China, India, New Jersey, and other places too...Spam IncreaseSpam increase since the demise of Blue Security proves that Blue Security was working and impacting spam output. Now we look forward to...

Tags: Cyberthreats, spam, Frog, Blue Frog, Blue Security

Discussion threads 2006-06-09

Rootkit worm linked to hacker group in Middle East

Rootkit worm linked to hacker group in Middle Eastsowhich OS's are affected?:o)Good grief...Couldn't the Internet Relay Chat be made illegal?Just wondering...Sony has been adding rootkit to...their music CDs. You play the music CD on your Windows machine, and this secret software installs on you machine to prevent you from...

Tags: Rootkits, EULA, Sony Corp., AOL Instant Messenger, rootkit

Discussion threads 2005-11-17