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Web surfers, it's time to patch
Nearly 640 million Internet users visit sites with a behind-the-times Web browser, and that's only the tip of the iceberg, researchers say. 2008-07-02 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11525 Breach-notification laws not working? Research fails to find a correlation between states with disclosure laws and reduced identity theft, suggesting the best defense for concerned citizens is to take action themselves. 2008-06-25 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11524 Ransomware resisting crypto cracking efforts Kaspersky calls for a massive effort to break the code keys used by a malicious program that encrypts its victim's data and asks for ransom, but other experts doubt the keys can be found or that finding them will help. 2008-06-13 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11523 Boycott spotlights antivirus testing issues Security firm Trend Micro refuses to apply for future VB100 certifications, highlighting a debate over how to best test antivirus software. 2008-06-09 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11522 Hired gun blamed for business outage Video-content firm Revision3 accuses anti-piracy company MediaDefender -- known for its aggressive tactics against file sharers -- of attacking its servers over the weekend. 2008-05-30 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11521 TJX employee fired for exposing shoddy security The retail giant, which acknowledged a major breach last year, fires a worker who made disturbing claims in an online forum about the security practices at the store where he worked. 2008-05-27 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11520 Legal experts wary of MySpace hacking charges Federal prosecutors charge the parent who allegedly badgered a girl to suicide with three counts of computer crime, but law experts worry about a dangerous precedent. 2008-05-16 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11519 Admins warned of brute-force SSH attacks Normally considered a low-level threat on the Internet, scans for default-configured secure shell servers spiked this week. 2008-05-14 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11518 Thoughts of a Teenage Bot Master High-school dropout and former bot master Sobe chats about his hacking and the federal investigation against him. 2008-05-09 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11517 Groups warn travelers to limit laptop data In a letter to Congress, nearly three dozen organizations protest the seizures of electronic devices by U.S. customs officials, an act upheld by a federal appeals court in a recent ruling. 2008-05-02 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11516 |
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