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| Eweek News |
University Launches Incubator for Internet Security Technology Startups
The University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Cyber Security launches an Internet security incubator to commercialize promising technologies that address major cyber-security and privacy issues. The program offers companies access to UTSA ICS labs and research. - The University of Texas
at San Antonio Institute for Cyber Security has created an incubator for
startups to develop and commercialize Internet security technologies.
The idea is to offer companies access to ICS labs and research as well as
the expertise of ICS advisors and university staff to s...
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Experts: Cyber-crime as Destructive as Credit Crisis
Cyber-crime is likely to wreak as much havoc as the credit crisis in the coming years if international regulation is not improved, according to some of the world's top crime experts. Damage caused by cyber-crime is estimated at $100 billion annually, says Kilian Strauss, of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. - FRANKFURT (Reuters) Cybercrime is likely to wreak as
much havoc as the credit crisis in the coming
years if international regulation is not improved, some of the world's top
crime experts said on Wednesday.
Damage caused by cybercrime is estimated at $100 billion annually, said
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Citigroup's Account Management Nightmare: 50,000 Layoffs Means Closing Up To 1 Million Accounts
Citigroup announced it may fire as many as 50,000 employees. Hidden amid Citigroup's perceived savings is the cost of managing to shut down access to as many as 1 million accounts, user names and passwords that falls on the IT department. Managing that process effectively can be the difference between a data breach and peace of mind. - More than 50,000 layoffs at Citigroup; plans for as many as 6,000 at Sun Microsystems. With the current state of the economy, many companies are going to be faced with the prospect of managing the retirement of numerous accounts.
While it sounds simple enough, a study by eMediaUSA released earlier...
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Microsoft to Phase Out Windows Live OneCare
Microsoft is giving up on its Windows Live OneCare subscription service next June. But it is not giving up on the security business entirely - it has plans for a free, anti-malware product code-named Morro. - Two years after releasing Windows Live OneCare with much
fanfare, Microsoft announced Nov. 18 that it is abandoning the
subscription service next June.
But it is not getting out of the consumer security business. In fact,
the company plans to release a free anti-malware product code-named
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Flash! Firefox No Longer an Automatic Defense Against Browser Drive-Bys
Security exploits still target browser vulnerabilities, but attacks on browser plug-ins and vulnerable third-party controls such as Flash and Acrobat are becoming more common. That means Firefox users need to be as cautious as users of Internet Explorer. - The playing field for drive-by exploits through Web browsers appears to be
evening these days, thanks to the rise of exploits through third-party
controls. The chances of Firefox users being exploited are a lot better than
they used to be. This is especially true on Windows Vista.
The latest
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Symantec CEO John Thompson to Step Down Next Year
Symantec CEO John Thompson is stepping down as CEO next April. Thompson will be replaced by Symantec COO Enrique Salem. - After 10 years in the cockpit of Symantec, John W. Thompson is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer.
Effective April 4, 2009, Thompson will be replaced by Enrique T. Salem, Symantecs chief operating officer. Thompson, 59, will remain chairman of the board of directors.
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Barracuda Networks Breaks into SSL VPN Space for Small Business
Fresh off its acquisition of BitLeap, Barracuda Networks buys open-source SSL VPN vendor 3SP and releases Barracuda SSL VPN based on the 3SP technology. Barracuda networks is currently targeting Barracuda SSL VPN at small and midsize businesses. - Barracuda Networks has bought its way into the SSL
VPN space with the acquisition of open-source vendor 3SP.
The move was officially completed Nov. 17 with the announcement of Barracuda
SSL VPN, the company's answer to calls for
an integrated hardware and software product for clientless remote ...
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Standards Come to Anti-malware Testing
Security industry organization AMTSO develops high-quality guidelines to help vendors, analysts and publications test anti-malware products in a fair and thorough way. - Computer product testing, sadly, has been as much art as science over the
years. It's not just that the products are so complicated as to defy simple,
straightforward analysis, but also there are no general agreements on how
products should be tested. Now that may be changing with respect to the ...
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Cyber-crime Edition
Software pirates are winning the battle against vendors on the high seas of the Internet. Such activity costs the software industry billions of dollars. V.i. Laboratories, which specializes in anti-piracy technology for software, took eWEEK on a brief tour of the piracy underworld. Here is a look at a piece of the software pirate economy. - ...
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ICANN Puts EstDomains Registrar Back on Chopping Block
After initially staying the execution of embattled registrar EstDomains, ICANN has decided to shut it down Nov. 24. EstDomains has long been linked to cyber-criminals by security researchers. - ICANN has placed the EstDomains registrar back on death row.
According to ICANN, the embattled registrar will have its accreditation terminated effective Nov. 24. The decision comes roughly
two weeks after ICANN first contacted EstDomains Oct. 28 and said it
was taking the registrar offline due t...
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| CNet |
Video: Yang resignation, successor the talk of the Valley
Silicon Valley is atwitter over what kind of CEO Yahoo needs to hire to replace the outgoing Jerry Yang. CNET's Kara Tsuboi hears opinions and analysis from some "armchair quarterbacks" over this crucial decision for the Internet giant....
Will Microsoft's antivirus move draw antitrust fire?
Microsoft's move to free is likely to win plaudits from consumers, but McAfee and Symantec won't likely sit there and take it....
Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite
Software giant cans its paid Windows Live OneCare service in favor of a free consumer software focused on protecting PCs against malware....
Safari 3.2 includes antiphishing tools
Apple quietly adds the security feature to its latest version of Safari. It's the last of the major browser vendors to offer antiphishing protection....
Computer virus infects three London hospitals
Worm that spreads via e-mail is believed to be culprit that infected computer networks at three London hospitals....
Unisys survey looks beyond cybersecurity
Semiannual report from consulting firm attempts to "get a sense of where the public is" on security....
Duplicating keys from a photograph
Researchers show off software that lets you duplicate keys from just a photograph of a key....
District court halts keylogger spyware sales
U.S. District Court has temporarily halted the sale of RemoteSpy keylogger software, which the Federal Trade Commission says harms consumers and violates the FTC Act....
Survey: Are SharePoint sites the weakest link?
Managers worldwide say they are concerned about sensitive data appearing on a site being deployed without following best practices in security....
Symantec CEO Thompson to retire
John Thompson will retire in April, but will remain chairman of the board. Company COO Enrique T. Salem will take the helm....
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I really don't want to use Windows anymore
Every week, more and more bits of malware seem to be making their way past commercial anti-virus, firewall anti-virus, and ISP anti-virus software. New patches and downloads abound, and I've still re-imaged 3 computers in the last 2 weeks due to massive infestations. This is to say nothing......
What does the spam ISP shutdown really mean?
It has been over a week since the takedown of an ISP responsible for directing a large portion of Internet's spam. While many groups immediately hailed a massive drop in spam, the true story was more nuanced. Everyone, save the spammers, hates spam, and this story......
Witnesses set for MySpace suicide trial
Well, it's shaping up to be a juicy time at the trial of psycho-mom Lori Drew, the woman whose weirdo obsession with a neighbor girl led to the teen's MySpace-driven suicide. A long list of witnesses are poised to testify, Wired reports, including the parents of......
Microsoft give students the finger, once again
Today, Zack writes a short letter to Microsoft, asking why they keep screwing with his head and changing their plans all the time. by Zack Whittaker...
Malware found in Lenovo software package
Computer maker Lenovo is shipping a malware-infected software package to Windows XP users, according to warning from anti-virus researchers at Microsoft. The malicious file was identified by Microsoft as Win32/Meredrop, a Trojan dropper that is used to install and execute multiple malicious executables on an infected computer.......
Microsoft-hosted Online security-service for business users due in 2010
Microsoft's just-announced free anti-virus/anti-malware service, codenamed Morro, isn't the only new Microsoft security service in the works. There's a Microsoft-hosted security service for businesses in the pipeline, too, and it's due in 2010, according to a new Microsoft blog posting. by Mary Jo Foley...
IT Dojo: Five things you should know about rootkits [video]
Rootkits are a serious threat. Rootkit-based botnets unleash seas of spam, and the most dangerous rootkits allow attackers to steal corporate and individual financial information. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler covers the following five things you should know about rootkits in order to keep your......
Fake Windows XP activation trojan goes 2.0
Known as Kardphisher and "in the wild" since April, 2007, last week the malware author of this trojan horse mimicking the Windows XP activation interface while collecting the credit card details the end user has submitted, has made significant changes to visual interface and usability of the trojan, consequently improving......
Apple dodges antitrust bullet
A California judge has granted Apple's motion to dismiss Psystar's counterclaims that the company violated antitrust laws by blocking third-parties from selling Mac OS-based systems. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes...
Commercial vendor of spyware under legal fire
Just like every decent marketer out there, vendors of commercial malware tools are very good at positioning their tools. However, their pitches often contradict with themselves in a way that what's promoted as a Remote Administration Tool, has in fact built-in antivirus software evading capabilities, rootkit functionality and tutorials on......
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