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The Five Most Dangerous Security Myths: Myth #2Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 16 hours ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags the, dangerous, security, myths, myth, ,
Sure, the Web is today's Wild West, with digital guns blazing and no sheriff in sight. But as long as you use a good antivirus program, you're completely safe, right? read more »
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Apple finally patches dangerous DNS flawOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 158 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: network | Tags apple, dangerous, dns, vulnerabilities, berkeley internet name domain, ,
Apple posted a security advisory on Friday, August 1, saying that they have issued a patch that will fix Apple's implementation of the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS server in Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.4, and Mac OS X Server v10.5.4. The DNS flaw is considered one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities ever to affect the Internet. Apple was very slow in providing the patch. The existence of the flaw was disclosed on July 8 and on July 21 details of how to exploit the flaw were leaked, leaving un-patched systems vulnerable to attack. read more »
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Facebook Connect Will Be Game-Changing...and DangerousOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 164 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags facebook, connect, game-changing, third-party, interface, ,
Sarah Perez writes, "With the news coming out of F8 this week, it was hard to not get caught up in the enthusiasm for Facebook Connect, the new authentication methodology which will allow you to login to third-party web sites using your Facebook ID and port your friend graph from Facebook with you. On the one hand, you have to admit this is revolutionary. The web will be transformed from the still (somewhat) closed system it is today, to a massively social experience - it's the "always logged-in internet."" read more »
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Hong Kong, China Web domains cited as "most dangerous"Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 216 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags hong, kong, china, web, domains, cited, most, dangerous,
"Hong Kong and China are the "most dangerous" places to surf the Web based on country domain, according to McAfee's annual assessment of the riskiest and safest places in cyberspace." read more »
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McAfee names '.hk' world's most dangerous domainOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 216 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags mcafee, names, hk, worlds, dangerous, domain, , ,
"Hong Kong's ".hk" is now the world's most dangerous domain for surfing and searching, according to a report released Wednesday by security company McAfee, but the survey's methodology may mean it is..." read more »
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