Indian IT worker arrested for e-mail threats to presidentOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 45 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags indian, it worker, arrest, email threats, infosys technologies, Search All Tags
"A software professional working at Indian outsourcer Infosys Technologies was arrested by the police in Chennai in south India after he was found to have sent threatening e-mail messages..." read more »
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Attack unleashed for new Microsoft mainframe bugOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 46 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: security | Tags attack, microsoft, mainframe, bug, integration server, Search All Tags
"Hackers have released code that could be used to take control of a server running Microsoft's Host Integration Server 2006, used to connect mainframe applications to Windows PCs." read more »
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Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploitsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 48 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: security | Tags danish, secunia, security suites, exploits, malicious, web, dancho danchev, Search All Tags
"In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 mal read more »
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Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo e-mailsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 48 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags judge, palin, yahoo, emails, Search All Tags, , ,
"A judge in Alaska has ordered Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and others in her administration to preserve e-mail messages in their personal accounts that relate to state business..." read more »
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World Bank denies report of massive data breachesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 49 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags world bank, fox news, data breaches, world bank treasury, Search All Tags, , ,
World Bank denies reports by Fox News that there have been massive data breaches, stating "The Fox News story is wrong and is riddled with falsehoods and errors. The story cites misinformation from unattributed sources and leaked e-mails that are taken out of context. Like other public and private institutions, the World Bank has repeatedly experienced hacking attacks on its computer systems and is constantly updating its security to defeat these. But at no point has a hacking attack accessed sensitive information in the World Bank's Treasury, procurement, anti-corruption or human resources departments." read more »
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Google in curious alliance with click-fraud detection firmOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 51 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags juan carlos perez, networkworld, google, click forensics, click-fraud detection, Search All Tags, ,
Juan Carlos Perez posts on NetworkWorld that Google has formed a suprising allice with Click Forensics, a click-fraud detection company, who it had previously had disagreements over the issue of click-fraud. read more »
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New software tool ensures compliance for wireless messagingOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 52 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags software, compliance, wireless, messaging, Search All Tags, , ,
Onset Technology, which specializes in developing wireless enterprise products, has released a new software tool that gives IT departments the ability to scan, block or archive all wireless email communications sent over their enterprise networks. read more »
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Apple To release new security patches.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 53 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
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Apple will release a patch to the Mac system and applications. The patch will fix some third-party application problems, as well as fixes for an anti-virus within the Unix system. read more »
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