Archive for June, 2007

Various forms of spyware a growing concern on campus

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
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“Without an IT person working security everyday, it could coast $100 a computer to fix.”

Sitting in front of the computer, browsing through webpage after webpage, many do not realize that a program maybe keeping track of every site visited by their computer. via Daily Titan

Boston Celtics Use Tool To Battle Botnets

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
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“It’s a concern and it’s mostly a concern with people who have laptops and take them home or on the road”

When the Boston Celtics coaching staff is working on the road, connecting to the Internet from a string of hotels scattered across the country, odds are good they’ll come back to the office with more than stats … via InformationWeek

RodeoUP Like YouTube For Cowboys

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
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Info / Podcasting News RodeoUP is a free video sharing site that’s like YouTube for cowboys. via Megite Technology News

MI5 attacks botnets

Friday, June 22nd, 2007
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MI5 Networks is adding botnet protection to its secure Web gateway appliance, making it possible to detect and block the malicious activity of corporate machines commandeered as launch pads for spam and … via Network World on Security

USB keys spreading HIV / AIDS

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

“Much of the malware we see is designed to generate income for the hackers, but this worm is different in that respect - it appears that the motive was to spread information about AIDS instead”

IT security and control firm, Sophos, has discovered a worm which copies itself onto removable drives, such as USB flash drives, in an attempt to spread information about AIDS and HIV. via IrishDev.com/News

Malware Found on YouTube

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Fake video links on YouTube are being used to initiate infection with the Trojan, which appears as porn adware before installing code to find and steal data. via Mashable

Free Escape From Paradise Screensaver 1.0

Friday, June 22nd, 2007
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Free Escape From Paradise Screensaver description This Escape From Paradise screensaver allows you to get acquainted with Escape From Paradise game. via Softpedia

Hacker Reveals Plot of Last ‘Harry Potter’ Book

Thursday, June 21st, 2007
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“Gabriel”, on the “Full Disclosure”

A hacker has claimed to have used a Trojan horse to hack into PCs owned by Bloomsbury Publishing, the publisher of the Harry Potter series of children’s books, and published what he claims are the climactic … via PC Magazine

RE: HELP! Myspace Trojan

Thursday, June 21st, 2007
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“Unit automatically becomes portable when carried.”

RE: HELP! Myspace Trojan!!! - quote: ORIGINAL: adopted.son any thoughts/ comments? Yeah, stop browsing with IE, it’s like wearing a “Kick Me” sign. via IBelieve

Bugtraq: CfP: 5th ACM Workshop on Recurring Malware (WORM) - Deadline extension

Thursday, June 21st, 2007
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Self-propagating threats, often termed worms, exploit software weaknesses, hardware limitations, Internet topology, and the open Internet communication model to compromise large numbers of networked systems. via SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities


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