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  • Zeus malware weakens as ISP support is choked

    Petersburg, Russia, was set up after the take-down effort and immediately started serving Zeus command-and-control commands, Armin said.Security experts suspect that Troyak's operators have set up shop under a new name in order to secure a peering…
    18 March 2010
    Tags: Researchers • Infected • Experts • Carrying • Carry • Action

  • Zeus botnet malware is improving for hackers

    But today researchers suspect there's only one author of Zeus, and this individual is now exerting tight control over the current Zeus 1.3 (and later) versions by instituting a hardware-based copyright-protection mechanism.SecureWorks researcher…
    12 March 2010
    Tags: Windowsbased • Transactions • Criminal • Botnet • Attackers • Attacker

  • Celebrities caused 2009 Twitter crime wave

    Barracuda defines an attack to include not only the creation of bogus accounts, but the abuse of direct messages to spread malicious links by jumping on trending topics, and using direct messages to push spam.The trend for celebrities to have a…
    10 March 2010
    Tags: Twitter • Targeting • Joined • Crime • Activity • Accounts

  • Websites offered free anti-hijack scans

    Web admins and owners are being offered a free service that will scan their sites for malware hijacks, alerting them automatically if malicious code is found.The QualysGuard Malware Detection, launched as a beta this week, uses a combination of…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Scanning • Pages • Malware • Malicious Code • Domain • Analysis

  • Apple admits fault over yellow iMac screens

    In addition, if the company has in fact addressed the problems, we should hopefully start to see production and shipping delays ease up in the coming weeks and months.For now, if you suspect you own one of these problematic Macs, the easiest thing…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Imac • Gizmodo • Comment • Apple Store • Admission • Addressed

  • Perfume business rescued from DDoS attack

    Many large companies now treat DDoS as just another daily hazard of doing business online.It is difficult to track the source of these attacks, but given the timing and nature of the attack to Valentine Perfume, we suspect the motivations behind…
    25 February 2010
    Tags: Stopped • Publicising • Outfit • Dreaded • Ddos • Christmas

Latest Features

  • Five doomsday scenarios for IT apocalypse

    Wall Street gets e-bombedNews flash: In what authorities suspect was the aftermath of an electromagnetic pulse weapon, a rogue attacker took down much of lower Manhattan today -- causing equipment failures and power outages on a massive scale and…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Wall Street • Stopped • Scenarios • Scenario • Rogue • Disaster Recovery

  • SQL and relational databases: They're not right for the cloud

    MapReduce, the fundamental way Hadoop processes data, is based on the older "share-nothing" database processing model for years ago, but now we have the processing power, the disk space, and the bandwidth.I suspect that the movement to cloud…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Sql • Processing • Movement • Databases • Cloud Computing

  • Overlooked online threats

    If you suspect your DNS servers are dodgy or compromised, you can always use a different one by editing your TCP/IP settings or by setting your in-house router (if you use one) to resolve to another server.
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Race • Mechanisms • Inhouse • Danger • Addons • Ad

  • BlackBerry spyware scare? Don't worry, yet

    No one has bundled any suspect code into reputable apps and/or nobody has figured out a way to effectively trick piles and piles of BlackBerry users into installing the sketchy code in other ways yet.I don't mean to downplay the potential security…
    09 February 2010
    Tags: Smartphone • Rim • Releasing • Hack • App

  • IBM Project Vulcan aims to take down Microsoft, Google

    There is no end user pull.Austin acknowledges the new Lotus Knows advertising campaign, but is suspect of its impact.He says over the past three years Lotus has done a good job with such things as integration, cleaner releases and lower cost of…
    25 January 2010
    Tags: Notes • Vision • Framework • Lotus • Context • Pull

  • Snow Leopard vs Windows 7

    I suspect there will be a flood of new application versions that take advantage of the updated user interface presented by Windows 7, but those are upgrades, rather than patches to allow basic functionality.Verdict: We're a long way from Vista.
    27 October 2009
    Tags: Folders • User Interface • Transparent • Usability • Tends • Noting

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How-Tos

  • Run antivirus and anti-malware software

    I never recommended otherwise.What I have recommended several times was that people scan their hard drive with another, non-resident anti-malware program once a week, and also if they suspect foul play.
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Supplement • Programs • Malware • Background • Antivirus • Antimalware

  • Security tips for large and small businesses

    If you receive any notification message purporting to be from a site but the "to" address does not match, consider that message to be highly suspect and delete it immediately.For those of us without the luxury of their own domain, or who are…
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Unpatched • Small Businesses • Enterpriseclass • Clicking • Bob • Active Directory

  • How to customise Windows to suit your needs

    Digital Inspiration has instructions on slipstreaming Vista with SP1 (you'll need a DVD for that), but I suspect you could just as easily swap in the new SP2.Rick Broida writes PC World's Hassle-Free PC blog.
    19 August 2009
    Tags: Check • Windows Xp • App • Pack • Mouse

  • How to build a data forensics lab on the cheap

    Read/write blocking devices prevent your computer from altering the suspect's hard drive while you are looking for evidence.Without these two steps in place your evidence will have a tough time holding up in court.
    28 July 2009
    Tags: Dollars • Registry • Blocking • Remove • Scene • Suspect

  • Ten tips for ultra-safe browsing

    If you suspect some nasty got past your defences, then it's time to bring in extra help.Many anti-virus makers offer free and easy online scans through your web browser. On the web, hackers, spammers, and phishers may be evil, but they're not…
    13 August 2008
    Tags: Scans • Signature • Upload • Attachment • Secunia • Guarantee

  • Developing a plan for network security

    Security is an ever moving target that must be continually managed and refined to ensure appropriate confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the services and systems that are critical to your business, as well as the valuable information…
    13 October 2007
    Tags: Loss • Implemented • Administrator • Motion • Agents • Nodes

Reviews

  • Samsung Wave and Bada OS: First look

    But suspect that is not Samsung's main focus here. On the eve of Mobile World Congress, Samsung launched its first Bada OS phone, the Wave, in what can only be described as a splashy event. On the eve of Mobile World Congress, Samsung launched its…
    15 February 2010
    Tags: Wave • Samsung • Layer • Event • Congress • Android

  • Microsoft Office Web Apps versus Google Docs and Zoho

    I suspect Microsoft's model will resonate best with most customers. Microsoft's fledgling web based productivity apps have one key advantage over SaaS rivals: amazing fidelity to the desktop bound Word, Excel, and PowerPoint document formats…
    08 October 2009
    Tags: Apps • Documents • Formats • Microsoft Office • Vision • Niche

  • Microsoft Windows 7 review - First look at the new OS

    But I suspect that some of the folks who wait a bit more - installing the new OS only after other people have discovered unexpected glitches with applications and drivers-will be even happier. The verdict?
    09 August 2009
    Tags: Installing • Folders • Folder • Libraries • Stage • Tray

  • Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T review

    Our only concerns were some slight clicking in one part of the screen's bezel when we pressed it and some looseness in the DC connector (which we suspect is a flaw in our review unit only).The Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T's screen is definitely a…
    20 July 2009
    Tags: Acer • Battery Life • Notebooks • Netbook • Packed • Brightness

  • Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 review

    Other changes include antivirus protection for instant messaging (IM) sessions and a URL Advisor to combat phishing and dodgy websites, plus a 'quiet' gaming profile.The major new feature in Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 is Safe Run, which lets…
    08 June 2009
    Tags: Antivirus • Virtualised • Bundle • Emails • Cpu • Phishing

  • LG XD1 eSATA drive

    It also requires a firm push to get it into the interface on the drive and the eSATA port on the PC at the other end, and we'd suspect that this is not a connector that would necessarily stand up to years of repeated connecting and disconnection.
    04 June 2009
    Tags: Lg • Portable • Inch • Cable • Chipset • Connector

White Papers

  • Closing the Gap: Use Asset Intelligence to Fund Your Projects

    You suspect that as people change jobs, leave the company or get promoted; their software simply goes unused while you continue to buy more copies. Understand where your organization is needlessly wasting money on software, hardware and printers…
    07 October 2008
    Tags: Intelligence • Copies • Scenarios • License • Asset • Organization

  • Agile Requirements Definition and Management Will Benefit Application Development

    At a time when many large, internal application development (AD) organizations have turned to rapid AD (RAD) and NeoRAD (or agile) approaches for 25 percent to 35 percent of their AD project portfolios, meticulous procedures for thorough…
    22 January 2007
    Tags: Guide • Definition • Requirements • Ad • Improving • Procedures

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