Archive for September, 2007

Security firms on police spyware, in their own words

Friday, September 7th, 2007

By Declan McCullagh, and Anne Broache, CNET News.com Published on ZDNet News: July 17, 2007, 4:13 AM PT ZDNet Tags: Spyware/adware , In a case decided earlier this month by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of … via ZDNet

Nakka TrayClock 0.0.1

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Nakka TrayClock description Nakka TrayClock is a small and simple analog clock that sits in your system tray. via Softpedia

FBI tracked ‘teen bomber’ using spyware

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

“However, there is a difference between tapping a phone line and installing malicious code on a user’s computer”

FBI agents trying to track down an anonymous MySpace user who was threatening to blow up a school used spyware to trap him. via Vnunet

You magical computer kit

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Congratulations. I’m here to deliver your Instant Computer Genius Kit. Use it to impress your friends or to get your computer or online connection going again. via Technobuddy

Japanese Music Instrument Vendor Performs With Juniper Networks

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

“Roland’s growing international footprint was the impetus for its network redesign”

Juniper Networks, Inc. , the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that Roland Corporation, a Japanese-based manufacturer of musical instruments, has deployed Juniper Networks’ Secure Services … via TMCnet

Convicted eavesdropper wants case thrown out

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

A Monroe County sheriff’s investigator convicted of using Spy Ware to eavesdrop on his neighbor’s computer wants a judge to throw out his verdict. via 10NBC / WHEC TV-10

Spam Spread Goes Global

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

“Internet users have a reasonable expectation that governments and businesses will adequately protect their personal information from unauthorized access”

Does the US like the taste of spam? The US relays more spam than any other nation, with nearly a fifth of all spam passed along in the second quarter of 2007, according to Sophos . via EMarketer

Hacking extortionist resurfaces

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

“The e-mail address is one that we’ve seen before in LdPinch and Banker [Trojan horse] variants, programs which were clearly of Russian origin”

GpCode, a Trojan horse which last made a run at users last summer, has popped up again, said Aleks Gostev , senior virus analyst with Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab Inc. via ComputerWorld

Don’t Run as an Admin, yada, yada, yada

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Jeff Atwood has a good piece on why you shouldn’t run as an Admin. He even links to another good piece on the subject by Aaron Margosis. via Geekswithblogs.net


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