Internet Caution On The Rise
Consumer confidence is always a major factor in judging the state of the economy. Recent studies gauge consumer confidence and usage in the Internet. These studies show more people are using the Internet and more people are making purchases online. It also shows those people are much more cautious about all their online business.
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Date: 2005-10-31
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IBM Sharpens The AXE
The folks at IBM's Almaden Labs have an AXE in the pipeline. The new program will keep viruses and worms from running sans antivirus software.
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Date: 2005-10-28
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Zotob Damages Hit $97K, Could Be Worse
Virginia based Cybertrust released results on Wednesday of a study of 700 enterprises and the impact of the Zotob worm to organizations worldwide. The damage caused by the Zotob worm affected Windows 2000 systems back in August and created real problems for the impacted systems.
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Date: 2005-10-27
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ID Fraud – More Than Just Your Computer
I received a letter from my mortgage company telling me my information had been compromised. It would seem my primary lender had a security breach in the form of stolen laptops. They had a private firm working on software and this firm left the computer with all my data in the trunk of their car. Those computers were stolen.
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Date: 2005-10-25
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FCC Tightens Security Grip On Colleges And Universities
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said last week in the Federal Register they are laying down the law on colleges and universities, online communications companies and cities to make it easier for the federal government to comb emails and other electronic communications.
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Date: 2005-10-24
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Trawling For Suckers: Nigerian Style Email Scams
One of the big issues in the cyber realm today is cyber scamming and none appear to be cyber scamming better than the Nigerians. Every day, I get emails from scammers trying to get me to help them get money in the U.S. or I've won a lottery or some one needs to be rescued. I'm sure you've gotten some too. Why do they do this? "SHOW ME THE MONEY!"
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Date: 2005-10-21
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Ballmer Talks About Vista Security
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke on Wednesday at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo. He covered a number of topics and one stuck out prominently. The security concerns for Windows: Vista have been paramount in discussions because various versions of Windows have been brutally attacked by hackers all over the world for years.
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Date: 2005-10-20
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Feds Want Tougher Online Bank Authentication
The federal government toughened online authentication requirements with a new set of rules to make it tougher for online criminals. The feds want something more than the current system, which in most cases, is just usernames and passwords.
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Date: 2005-10-18
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New ID Guidelines
The Liberty Alliance Project released their new guidelines for federated identity management on Tuesday. The global consortium helps organizations manage business, legal and privacy standards regarding the deployment of both open federated identity standards and identity-based web standards.
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Date: 2005-10-13
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Microsoft Securing For IT Future
Microsoft announced plans for securing their IT future today in Munich and discussed their Microsoft Client Protection for guarding enterprise desktops. They also unleashed the SecureIT Alliance. The consortium is dedicated to protecting all customers from the evils that Internet hackers do.
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Date: 2005-10-06
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China, The U.S. And DVD Piracy
The Chinese handed over Randolph Hobson Guthrie to U.S. authorities in Los Angeles to face multiple charges of copyright infringement last week. The Chinese convicted Guthrie of selling pirated DVDs and he's to appear in U.S. federal court today for a bond hearing.
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Date: 2005-10-04
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