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- Internal Information Espionage
- Attacks from the outside are no longer the only mechanism by which espionage is occurring. Internal information espionage, or the acknowledgement of its existence, is in 2007 a topic in vogue. One need only look at the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, Boeing and AIG for examples of acknowledgements in...
- Tags: Acknowledgement, Espionage, I.D. Rank Security, Information Espionage, Security, Network Security, Networking
- White papers 2007-11-01
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- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- According to an assessment published by the Information Warfare Monitor, Chinese hacktivists politically motivated hackers have recently launched a targeted malware attack against foreign news correspondents attempting to trick them into executing a malware-embedded PDF attachment (Interview list.pdf), coming from a non-existent editor working for The Straits Times. ...
- Tags: China, Malware, Hacker, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lacking
- who makes the hardware?We know M$ subcontracts the hardware.OSS companies should get that hardware, change the label and put Linux on it.This will not only leave Zune behind, but it would defeat the iPod.RE: Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lackingwhen you get your zune can you...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Microsoft Zune, PMP, hardware, Zune HD, ZuneHD
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business
- What a BS conclusion ...Are you serious or just plain delusional???Using a server is not using cloud computing. In fact, any decent professional company would never even think about anything "cloud" except for basic web hosting.Let me just give you the top two most logical reasons why real companies...
- Tags: Games, information technology, game, HTTP, crowdsourcing, Web, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-09-06
- Podcast: Why ZDNet AU loves Linux desktops
- Since you ask, noI have long ago left Windows behind when I got tired of running all the spyware/malware/defrag/registry cleaner jobs just to keep it running resonably well. I find that my computer runs better with Linux and i don't have the annoying jobs to run just about every...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux desktop, desktop, podcast, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- Chinese worker commits suicide after losing prototype iPhone 4G
- Chinese worker commits suicide after losing prototype iPhone 4GRE: Chinese worker commits suicide after losing prototype iPhone 4GActually Jason the Press are also responsible since you hound and hound companies and try to leak ahead of time. You are the people putting the pressure on. If you weren't so keen...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, worker, suicide, Apple Inc., 4G, iPhone 4G, Apple iPhone, Chinese worker
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
- Addressing the Top 5 Database Vulnerabilities Plaguing Federal Agencies
- According to the recently released Verizon 2009 Data Breach Report, 285 million records were compromised in 2008. Agencies of the U.S. government such as The Pentagon, NASA, FAA, The Army, The Veterans Administration, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory have suffered data losses - either through inadvertent human error, insider...
- Tags: Database, Agency, Vulnerability, Application Security, Security Administration, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Marketing
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Profile of the World's Top Hackers
- Data theft and breaches from cybercrime may have cost businesses as much as $1 trillion globally in lost intellectual property and expenditures for repairing damage. And this current economic climate has undoubtedly created more opportunities for hackers, criminals, and industrial espionage firms who are targeting critical infrastructures and systems...
- Tags: Lumension Security Inc., Hacker, Hacking, Security
- Webcasts 2009-06-29
- SAFE Overview
- The ever-evolving security landscape presents a continuous challenge to organizations. The fast proliferation of botnets, the increasing sophistication of network attacks, the alarming growth of Internet-based organized crime and espionage, identity and data theft, more innovative insider attacks, and emerging new forms of threats on mobile systems are examples of...
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
- White papers 2009-06-24
- Washington: Together, we can tackle cybersecurity
- Following a 60-day review of cybersecurity in the United States, the White House today released details of a short-term action plan, which includes the appointment of a "cybersecurity policy official" - a cybersecurity czar, if you will. PDF of full report In a nutshell, the report concluded...
- Tags: Agency, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Security, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- China's 'secure' OS Kylin - a threat to U.S offensive cyber capabilities?
- Picture a cyber warfare arms race where the participating countries have spent years of building offensive cyber warfare capabilities by exploiting the monoculture on one another's IT infrastructure. Suddenly, one of the countries starts migrating to a hardened operating system of its own, and by integrating it...
- Tags: China, Operating System, Operating Systems, Linux, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Four reasons why corporate IT will embrace cloud computing
- Four reasons why corporate IT will embrace cloud computingInteresting...Separating data from applications is a very interesting idea. It might go a long way to solving a major problem of data ownership. If data is stored on local machines it is owned by the owners of the servers. So basically the...
- Tags: Virtualization, payroll solutions, information technology, Companies like Salesforce.com, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- The U.S. electrical grid: How big of a cyber target is it?
- Updated: Spies have reportedly been probing the U.S. electrical grid for months and planting software that could be activated at a future date, according to a Wall Street Journal. The report highlights the latest vulnerabilities facing U.S. power infrastructure. The Journal notes that the spies are from China,...
- Tags: Security, SCADA, Grid, Master Station, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- TechRepublic: 10 important categories of employment transition security
- Employment transition is an often overlooked danger to company security. Make sure you pay proper attention to protecting your business from security compromises when someone leaves your company. This guest post by TechRepublic's Chad Perrin walks you through the employee termination security steps. It's quite timely...
- Tags: Account, TechRepublic Inc., Employee, Policy, Employment Transition, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-06
- What really happened to the candidates' computers?
- What really happened to the candidates' computers?War Games"Shall we play a game?"RE: What really happened to the candidates' computers?Where's Matthew Broderick when we need him? Oh that's right he's driving a classic ferrari down S. Wacker drive in Chicago.-SRE: What really happened to the candidates' computers?the Men in Black.....
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Spear-phishing, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- OS earns highest-ever gov't security rating. Does that make it "most secure?"
- I have to admit that I had never before heard of a certification called EAL6+ High Robustness until the folks at Green Hills Software reached out to tell me that they were about to get it for their operating system, formally called INTEGRITY 178B. EAL6+ High...
- Tags: Security, Certification, Operating System, EAL, Quality, Operating Systems, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- 44% of second hand mobile devices still contain sensitive data
- According to a recent research conducted by BT, the Edith Cowan University, and the University of Glamorgan Wales, 44% of the 160 second-hand devices that they tested, still contained sensitive data such as bank accounts, board meetings, business plans, and financial data. Using the data obtained, their analysis indicated a...
- Tags: Bank, Financial, Mobile, Data, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Services, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'
- All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'Cracker is the term people are looking for.Though script kiddie would be more applicable.RE: All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'I saw this information on www.michellemalkin.com and a few other blogs. Nothing in the main stream left wing...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Palin, hacker, knowledge, Cracker
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Targeted malware attack against U.S schools intercepted
- Timing is everything, and from a cybercriminal's perspective, a new school year means segmenting their email databases to launch a targeted attack welcoming everyone back online. According to MessageLabs Intelligence : "Starting in early September, MessageLabs intercepted a targeted, email-borne malware attack on US schools and government organizations, a...
- Tags: Malware, Social Engineering, Attack, E-mail, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate 10 gov't databases
- If you needed a university certificate in China during the last couple of months, there's a big chance that a group of ten people could have supplied with you such, going a step further and adding your details in more than ten government databases across different provinces in the country,...
- Tags: China, Cybercrime, Hacking, Certificate, Government Database, Shanghai Daily, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
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