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German security shop challenges anti-hacker laws

German security shop challenges anti-hacker lawsHacking is now about making money; It is no longer about MicrosoftA few years ago, hacking was about making Microsoft products look bad. Today it is about real money. Once a computer is hacked, data harvesting can begin and data can be sold to companies...

Tags: Financial services, SECURITY, GERMAN SECURITY, hacking

Discussion threads 2007-09-27

Germans crank up anti-hacker laws

German hackers beware: fooling around with programs that circumvent German security measures is strictly verboten now that lawmakers have added more "anti-hacker" provisions to the German criminal code, reports Ars Technica.The law already has its critics who claim the the provision may make some scanning tools illegal and that it...

Tags: Law enforcement, International

Blog posts 2007-05-31

Additional Resources

Google adds HTTPS-only browsing to Chrome

Google has quietly released a pre-beta version of Google Chrome 2.0 with a new HTTPS-only browsing mode. The new feature lets users add "force-https to your Google Chrome shortcut" to only load Web sites with valid security certificates.   "Sites with SSL certificate errors...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Chrome, Hacking, Ssl/Tls, Phishing, Security, Web Browsers, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-01-09

CES 2009: Hands-on with Lenovo's dual-screen W700ds

I mentioned seeing Lenovo's dual-screen W700ds, or "the beast," as Lenovo informally calls it, at CES Unveiled on the unofficial first day of CES. Well, now I got to play with it, and though it may not exactly be portable, it's a power user's dream machine. ...

Tags: Card Reader, Lenovo Group Ltd., Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Keyboards, Processors, Hardware, Peripherals, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Oracle planning Patch Tuesday whopper

Microsoft may be offering a Patch Tuesday respite this month but, if you're an Oracle database administrator, January 13 will be a very busy day. The database server giant announced plans for a monster Patch Day next Tuesday with fixes for 41 security vulnerabilities in "across hundreds...

Tags: BEA WebLogic, BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Portals, Application Servers, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Databases, Internet, Software, Data Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Amazon EC2 launches Web-based management console

Amazon Web Services announced a Web-based management console for its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service. According to Amazon's Web Services blog, the console allows you to access your environment with a user name or password. It adds: No more certificates or public/secret keys to manage! If...

Tags: Web, Password, Console, Amazon.com Inc., Management Console, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Ballmer takes on Google, the economy and Windows 7

What does Microsoft's CEO worry about most? It's Google, Google, Google. Steve Ballmer also talks about the state of Windows, taking software to the web, and the troubled economy. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer arrived at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with his usual optimism, but he...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Q, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Netbook, Microsoft, Google, economy, CES, Ina Fried CNET News.com

News items 2009-01-09

News to know: Palm Pre, Windows 7, CES

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Matthew Miller: Welcome Palm Web OS, now what happens with Palm OS 5 applications? Sam Diaz: Palm's Pre and OS: Home-run announcements at CES Matthew Miller:...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Windows, Phishing, Operating Systems, Web Site Development, Software, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Windows 7 Beta 1: Ribbonized For Your Pleasure

The Windows 7 Operating System has improvements over Windows Vista which include more granular tuning of User Account Control UAC security prompts, a reduced memory footprint and improved performance on less powerful systems. But will the "Ribbonization" of the new user interface created by Steven Sinofsky's...

Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Microsoft study debunks phishing profitability

Do phishers actually make money, or is phishing an unprofitable business, scammers lose time and resources into? Taking the economic approach of generalizing how much money phishers make, a recently released study by Microsoft researchers Cormac Herley and Dinei Florencio (A Profitless Endeavor: Phishing as Tragedy of the Commons), states...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Cool enterprise security developments at Macworld Expo

Several developers showed new security tools for the Mac and iPhone platform at this week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco, including biometric locks for storage and a forthcoming app that turns an iPhone or iPod into a PKI token authentication solution. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Apple iPhone, Enterprise Security, Authentication, PKI, Security, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Microsoft planning quiet Patch Tuesday (1 critical)

Microsoft plans to ship a solitary security bulletin next Tuesday with fixes for a serious security problem in its flagship Windows operating system. The bulletin will carry a "critical" rating, which means that exploitation of the vulnerability could allow the propagation of an Internet worm without user...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Security, Servers, Software, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Get smart about skills today for tomorrow's jobs

Our future will require today's high school and college students to develop a unique skill-set never seen before. We must develop 21st century skills to prepare for tomorrow, says IBM's Kevin Faughnan. Commentary - Over the next five years, the United States is...

Tags: Job, Skill, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, jobs, IBM, careers, Kevin Faughnan, IBM’s Academic Initiative, Special to ZDNet, Kevin Faughnan, IBM’s Academic Initiative, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-01-08

Microsoft: Windows 7 means business

A top Microsoft Windows exec spoke to ZDNet UK about the new operating system's potential appeal for enterprise users. Windows 7 is going into public beta, Microsoft head Steve Ballmer announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas late on Wednesday. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, Microsoft Corp. Windows 7, John Curran, operating systems, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk

News items 2009-01-08

Microsoft server worm can spread via USB

A Windows Server worm that is attacking business systems also propagates via USB, says F-Secure. A Microsoft worm that is currently attacking business systems is also a USB worm, security vendor F-Secure has warned. The worm, which F-Secure calls Downadup, attacks the vulnerability outlined in...

Tags: Server, Microsoft Corp., F-Secure Corp., USB, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Microsoft, worm, security, F-Secure, CERT, Downadup, Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk

News items 2009-01-08

Webcast: The New Essential Elements of Fully Resilient Business Communications

In today's recessed economy, recovering from a crisis means more than having a plan and a comprehensive emergency notification service. Whether a natural disaster or local service disruption hits, it is important not only to have a method for broadcasting a crisis notification but also the tools to minimize business...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Webcast, MessageOne, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2009-01-08

System Safety Monitor 2.4.0.622 Beta (Windows)

System Safety Monitor is a Host Based Intrusion Prevention System which will protect your system from all known and unknown malware, rootkits and "zero-day" attacks. System Safety Monitor proactively keeps track of all running programs' behavior and blocks malicious or suspicious actions. Learning mode will help you to easily configure...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Beta, System Safety, System Safety Monitor, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware

Software downloads 2009-01-08

AVG Internet Security 8.0.227 (Windows)

AVG Internet Security is complete security protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers, and spam. Compatible with Windows Vista, AVG Internet Security is light on system resources, unobtrusive with no aggravating pop-ups. The powerful AVG Resident Shield provides maximum protection by...

Tags: Protection, AVG Technologies USA, AVG Internet Security, AVG Resident Shield, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Microsoft Windows, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-01-08

SOA Healthcheck demo for Applications and Services

Fix problems with SOA applications and services early to avoid costly and dangerous problems later on. This demo focuses on specialized diagnostics that can make the most of your SOA implementation so you get all the benefits, such as application re-use, proper service governance and service security. An SOA Healthcheck...

Tags: SOA, SOA Healthcheck, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-01-08

Clear Screen Policy

Many computer users at companies want things to be as simple as possible. They will sometimes resort to keeping passwords on Post-it notes around the edges of the monitor or stuck under the keyboard, or in other rather obvious places that do little to protect the security of your...

Tags: Password, Policy, Clear

Download resources 2009-01-08