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| Chinese Official Says Green Dam Still Looms |
[Insider Report: 2009-07-02 ]
Chinese Official Says Green Dam Still Looms
Doug Caverly
It looks like Chinese computer buyers - and perhaps the security sector and people all over the world - aren't safe from Green Dam, after all. Although it looked like the Chinese government was going to give up on the censorship software, officials have now said they're just delaying, not canceling, its release.
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Recent Reports: 
[Insider Report: 2009-07-01 ]
Google Weighs In On Q2 Spam Trends
Doug Caverly
Google's trying to keep its users safe from spam, but the fight isn't an easy one. Amanda Kleha of the company's message security and archiving team supplied some stats regarding spam today, and the situation definitely looks hairy enough to keep filters on their figurative toes.
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[Insider Report: 2009-06-30 ]
Report: Financial And Social Media Scams Taking Off
Doug Caverly
MarkMonitor's latest Brandjacking Index has been released, and if you hadn't already guessed, scammers are trying to take full advantage of the financial crisis with related subjects lines and the like. A less predictable discovery was that they're attacking through social networks on a regular basis, too.
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Lead Articles:
[2009-06-29]
MessageLabs Gives Botnet Rundown
According to a new report from MessageLabs, you can probably blame botnets for about eight out of every ten pieces of spam you receive. And if you'd like to get more specific, MessageLabs went on to identify and describe some of the most powerful botnets around.
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[2009-06-26]
Spammers Exploit Michael Jackson’s Death
IT security firm Sophos is warning users to be on the lookout for spam messages using the untimely death of music legend Michael Jackson to harvest computer users' email addresses for future spam campaigns.
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[2009-06-25]
Hackers Targeting Social Network Users
Users of online social networks may be more vulnerable to financial loss, identity theft and malware infection than they realize, according to a new survey from security software firm Webroot.
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DOD Prohibits Removable Storage Devices To Stop Worm
2008-11-21 03:47
"Lockdown" must be the Department of Defense's middle name...
Microsoft Announces Free PC Security Product
2008-11-20 12:02
If you heard a deafening swallowing sound sometime in the past day or so, we can explain its origin...
Google Unveils Calculators To Promote Security Products
2008-11-19 04:19
The economy's nasty condition is making people rethink all sorts of things: whether trucks and SUVs are cooler than clown cars, whether steak is that much better than ramen, and so on...
McColo Takedown = Street Justice?
2008-11-18 05:07
When McColo was stopped in its tracks last week, most of the online world cheered...
Are You Ready For… Black Monday?
2008-11-17 05:23
Security experts from PC Tools have pinpointed November 24 as potentially the peak of malicious activity for 2008...
Safari Update May Add Equal Measures Security, Instability
2008-11-17 05:18
It seems that the newest version of Safari is operating under the motto "better safe or sorry...
Microsoft Fixes Flaw After Seven Years
2008-11-14 03:07
If you've ever forgotten an appointment, anniversary, or birthday, you know that being late by even a little bit can be terribly awkward...
Skype Scrambles After Breach And Censorship Revelations
2008-10-03 12:55
American companies operating in China have what might be considered a tradition of getting in trouble over privacy and censorship, and Skype, the Internet communications company, is the latest to encounter hot water...
Defense Companies Hit By Malicious Code
2008-10-02 02:32
Some security stories relate to fairly harmless issues, but this one might go well beyond "whoops...
After Airport Stop, Kevin Mitnick Shares Travel Tips
2008-10-01 02:40
The next time you have to take off your shoes and belt at an airport, keep in mind that things could be much worse...
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