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- Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware
- People seemed to get into a tizzy about Apple posting an announcement recommending Anti-Virus software for Macs. Even though it was retracted, I do think that Apple priming Mac users for the eventuality of widespread malware is a good idea. People who believe that the fundamental design of...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Blog, Malware, Apple Inc., Malware Writer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adam O'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Who wins with Google Chrome
- The winners and losers in Google Chrome are technologies. Not companies. Not sites. Technologies. And those which are open source are naturally advantaged. It's the open source process itself that is the biggest winner with Google Chrome. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Malware Writer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Forensic Analysis Avoidance Techniques of Malware
- Anti-forensic techniques are increasingly being used by malware writers to avoid detection and analysis of their malicious code. Penalties for writing malware could include termination of employment, fines or even, imprisonment. Malware writers are motivated not to get caught and are actively using subversive techniques to avoid forensic analysis. Techniques...
- Tags: Technique, Malware, Analysis, Anti-forensic Technique, Malware Writer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2007-12-19
- Trojan horse takes down smart phones
- Trojan horse takes down smart phonesMakes NO senseWhy create a trojan for a cell phone? You can't use it as a "bot". You can't use it to make money. You can't use it for blackmail (well, maybe). I just don't understand.Why I >>>DO
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cellular phones, smart phone, virus, virus writer, attack, malware, trojan horse, malware writer, phone
- Discussion threads 2005-04-07
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- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Can a Windows geek learn to love Snow Leopard?
- David Alison's BlogEd, have you seen David Alison's blog? He was a long time Windows developer that switched to Mac. His blog has a wealth of information about the trials and tribulations of switching. If you've not already, I suggest you have a look.http://www.davidalison.com/NoWhile I can't comment on Snow...
- Tags: Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., WMA, Apple Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- 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
- Young man yells at cloud
- Nice theory, but..."Or as Mark Twain once said, ?Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.?"But isn't moving to the "cloud" putting all your eggs all in one basket...and that all you can do is watch...because you have NO control over it.And how about when your "cloud"...
- Tags: Desktops, Thin clients, SECURITY, Young Man
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Are Google's 'Caffeine' search results more like Bing's?
- no caffeine neededGoggle's search is best.Trying to emulate the inferior results from M$ bang, is not the way to go.Total Disagree...You give Linux a bad name, you really do. Google would not be spending millions of dollars to revamp their search engine if they really thought Bing was a non-issue...
- Tags: SEARCH, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., search result, Goggle, Google Inc., Bing
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight apps
- In February, I asked ZDNet readers for the free, lightweight applications they simply can't live without. After tallying the suggestions in the comments and via e-mail -- and there were an awful lot of good suggestions, believe me -- here are the 25 most popular. ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Open Source, Site, Evernote, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Windows 7 UAC flaw: "Pandora's box of all vulnerabilities"
- Windows 7 UAC flaw: "Pandora's box of all vulnerabilities"Not that big an issue....Not that big an issue since the defalt in Windows 7 RC is to allways notify... so as long as you don't tamper with the default you should be ok. And hopefully 90% of users will leave it...
- Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, Adrian, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7, flaw, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Tored-A email worm for Mac OS X called "lame"
- Last week fellow ZDNet blogger Dancho Danchev posted a piece about a new email worm that has been discovered for Mac OS X called OSX/Tored-A. Most of the examples of Mac malware that have surfaced recently (like OSX.Trojan.iServices.A and OSX/RSPlug-F) are actually Trojan...
- Tags: E-mail Worm, Apple Macintosh, Malware, E-mail, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCs
- McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCsWouldn't it be best to inform peopleIf they have zombie PC's in their homes? I mean, it isn't like the ISP's couldn't see that "Hey, this data is shooting to a known zombie PC site.... let's inform the person who uses this...
- Tags: Zombie PC, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- Trend Micro wants enterprise to re-think security
- When 60 Minutes reports on looming threat of the Conficker worm, people listen. But when the IT departments and security software types caution users about what they download or the sites they visit, the warnings often fall on deaf ears. It used to be that the big...
- Tags: Bank, Trend Micro Inc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IM
- Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IMDo you think a Dean of Computer Science could write a dll?He'd try to say the word code then pass out cold.No problemAt least not my problem.It is still a Windows-specific problem.RE: Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IMwhen are people going to recognize...
- Tags: Instant messaging, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Operating systems, Neeris, Conficker Worm, IM
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
- Safari dominates browser benchmarks
- Safari dominates browser benchmarksSo then the increased speedwill help download malware faster to OS X?How is that a good thing?RE: Safari dominates browser benchmarkswait....your running mac os 10.6?And this is a good thing? seriouslyI confess I honestly don't know if Javascript render speed is an important issue these days. ...
- Tags: Web browsers, Apple Safari, browser benchmark, Web browser, Safari 4, JavaScript
- Discussion threads 2009-02-25
- The allure of the text
- The allure of the textThe Allure of Peace and Quiet...No, I don't mean cutting back on the phone calls, although that's always nice...But IM/chat is RUDE! It basically demands your immediate attention. Yes, let's do go back to the ugly era of carrying pagers - not.Email you can read and...
- Tags: Instant messaging, allure
- Discussion threads 2009-02-11
- Google
- GoogleGoogle DependantGoogle is good, make no mistake, but when it gurgled, I just changed my search engine to Yahoo. Problem solved. Calling it a "monoculture" may be giving a bit much credit to our glorified Googlers.Jeff G.RE: GoogleHow ironic that Google et al are taking the ISP's to task for...
- Tags: SEARCH, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Google Inc., monoculture
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
- Hello, anybody paying attention?
- Hello, anybody paying attention?re: "weather will get more extreme as the planet warms up"What if we have global cooling instead?I have long wanted power lines undergroundit may take some time and be an effort for crews to service, but so often, on the poll lines come down in bad and...
- Tags: powerline
- Discussion threads 2009-01-31
- The biggest threat to open source in 2009
- The biggest threat to open source in 2009Automatic updates.Most Open Source projects do, in fact, have an automatic update mechanism. It is rolled in to the OS itself.Ok -- lets audit some text ..... shall we..Firefox update call, from Securitymike's blogSecurity and updates, which are often the same thing.Originally there...
- Tags: Patches, open source, software, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2009-01-01
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