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- Will security firms detect police spyware?
- Will security firms detect police spyware?Sophos says "It's crazy not to detect police spyware"Malicious code is malicious code. There's no reason why organisations targeted by "police spyware" could not write a variant of the e-bug for their own use. Before we know it, we'll all be spied on by every...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, malicious code, security, U.S Government, spyware, police spyware, govt, Sophos Plc.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
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- Speculation over possible Skype backdoor
- There's growing speculation coming out of Europe that there's a backdoor in Skype that allows remote eavesdropping of telephone conversations. A report in the reputable Heise Online says the issue was discussed at a meeting with ISPs last month where high-ranking officials at the Austrian interior...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Telecom & Utilities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Childs rigged crazyquilt private network
- The prosecution unveiled more details on the lunacy in San Francisco in court filings that urged the judge to keep rogue network administrator Terry Childs' bail at $5 million. The Chronicle reports that prosecutors say that Childs had over 1,000 modems secreted around the city, forming his own private network...
- Tags: Network, Prosecutor, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Facebook
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison iPhone vulnerable to phishing,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, DNS, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Flaw, Game Players, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison
- [ UPDATE:Â Davidson was found dead, involved in an apparent murder-suicide that involved his wife and 3-year-old daughter. ] Edward "Eddie" Davidson, a notorious e-mail spammer who was sentenced to jail time in April, has escaped from a federal prison camp in Florence, Colorado. Davidson...
- Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Restitution, Davidson, Federal Prison Camp, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs
- Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...
- Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- SF mayor gets back to the keys to the city
- "The first thing I want you to know, Mr. Mayor, is that when you walk out of this room, you will have the computer codes." So spoke Terry Childs, San Francisco's jailed network administrator, to Mayor Gavin Newsom, in a spur-of-the-minute jailhouse meeting, according to SF Chronicle...
- Tags: City, Lawyer, Computer, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Another student hacks another police website
- Oh the fun. Once again, another police website has been hacked by a student, showing that even the police aren't safe from all crimes. This is another link in the long chain of attacks over the years from egotistical teenagers trying to get a kick out of life without sticking...
- Tags: Web Site, Attack, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Element Browser (zip)
- Element Browser is a full featured, fast and Web standards compliant Web browser for the Microsoft Windows platform. It features a intuitive, modern ribbon interface with tools that are designed to simplify every day browsing tasks. Element Browser has been designed from the ground up to be one of the...
- Tags: Web Browser, Element Software, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- My Spy Scanner (exe)
- My Spy Scanner is a software that scan and removes adware, spyware, malware, virus, keyloggers, and trackwares. It is easy to use, with a friendly interface and recommended for your PC. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Jupiter Softwares, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- Sony's amazing crapware-free PC
- Sony's amazing crapware-free PCWhat's really sad.......is that you didn't bother to read the part where it says Sony quickly changed its mind about charging for crap-free PCs before running your yap.WrongAs John E notes, no customer has ever been charged for this option and the decision to charge was canceled...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- WhenU make adware
- WhenU make adwareAdware and Spybot Search and Destroy are old and InferiorI trialled many anti spyware programs foten simultaneously and then proceeded to deliberately install ad/spyware on my pc. Here is a good link if you want to run trials yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware#Well-known_adware_programs.2Fprograms_distributed_with_adwareI then ran each one to see which...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, adware, spyware, WhenU, Spybot Search, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Mom, EFF fight back over take-down notices
- Mom, EFF fight back over take-down noticesIf Universal wins, America is doomedUniversal absolutely must not win this. It is the thin end of a [i]very[/i] dangerous wedge - will we be allowed to sing along to our ipods in the street, or in family videos? What about humming the tunes...
- Tags: EFF fight back, RIAA, member company, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Discussion threads 2008-07-20
- Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja
- Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninjaLiberties"Mr. Future President, while you’re at it, could you also do something about all of the civil liberties we’re losing because of the ‘war on terrorism’? That’d be great. Thanks!"that is the point of Cyber Czar - censor what...
- Tags: SECURITY, cyber-security measure, comprehensive cyber-security measure, Obama, cybersecurity
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- SoftRescue Pro (zip)
- Anovasoft AS has developed this amazing tool to help people with setting up their new computers. Reinstalling all your programs can take days, even weeks to finalize. SoftRescue Pro Edition is not going to break any speed records, but you can leave the entire reinstallation hassle to the Pro Edition...
- Tags: PC, Tool, Anovasoft, SoftRescue Pro Edition, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
- Rogue network admin still in jail on $5m bail
- This is crazy. Perhaps literally. Terry Childs, computer network administrator for the city of San Francisco, got mad, apparently because his supervisors were trying to fire him, and created a secret root password for himself, locking out the rest of the city. Reported the SF Chronicle: ...
- Tags: City, Network Administration, Network, Terry Childs, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostage
- Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostageMY HEROIt's about time that somebody had the JEWELS to do this, but it is not worth the jail time.I know an Island where they take people like him and make them cry or put him in with other folk to do some...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Construction, Abbie, network guy, network
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Last.fm (dmg)
- With Last.fm on your computer you can scrobble your tracks, share your music taste, listen to personalised radio streams, and discover new music and people. Last.fm is open source software and contains no spyware / adware. If you use Skype, you can use Last.fm to set your Skype mood message...
- Tags: Radio, Skype Technologies S.A., Music, Last.fm, Spyware, Advertising & Promotion, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- Last.fm (exe)
- With Last.fm on your computer you can scrobble your tracks, share your music taste, listen to personalised radio streams, and discover new music and people. Last.fm is open source software and contains no spyware / adware. If you use Skype, you can use Last.fm to set your Skype mood message...
- Tags: Radio, Skype Technologies S.A., Music, Last.fm, Spyware, Advertising & Promotion, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- Brightfilter Parental Control 2008 (exe)
- Brightfilter is a parental control solution that enables parents and administrators to quickly and easily set different filtering profiles on the same PC. One license covers up to three PCs. The service filters at the internet level, which means that the database used does not reside on the PC, but...
- Tags: Brightfilter, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Security, Desktops, Spam And Phishing, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
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