Anonymous celebrates first anniversary of Scientology protestsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 23 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags anonymous, anniversary, scientology, protests,
"Bemasked protest group Anonymous is marking the first anniversary of its campaign against the Church of Scientology with a round of further demos." read more »
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Encryption top IT security initiative in 2009Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags encryption, security, initiative, forrester,
"Encryption seen as biggest IT security initiative in 2009, according to a Forrester Research survey." read more »
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CA to buy data-leak prevention vendorOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags ca, dataleak, prevention, vendor, orchestria,
"CA Monday announced an agreement to acquire for an undisclosed sum data-leak prevention vendor Orchestria, boosting the software maker's security, privacy and compliance technologies." read more »
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Researchers hack into Intel's vProOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags researchers, hack, intel, vpro, security,
"Security researchers said they've found a way to circumvent an Intel vPro security feature used to protect PCs and the programs that they run from tampering." read more »
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Apple Security: Time To Stop Feeling Superior?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: security | Tags apple, security, mac, exploits, ,
"There have been far more Apple-related security problems in the past two years than in previous years, requiring Mac users to be more vigilant than ever to ensure that their computers are safe." read more »
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Following The Twitter Hack Trail To DigitalGangsterOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: security | Tags twitter, hack, digitalgangster, gmz, ,
"Why were some sites simply defaced while others used to generate affiliate fees? It all seems to point back to one person that goes by “Gmz” on a hacker site called Digital Gangster..." read more »
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Twitter Has Security MeltdownOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: security | Tags twitter, security, passwords, phishing, email,
"The microblogging site recommends users reset their passwords and verify their e-mail addresses because of a phishing campaign directed at its users and the hacking of its support software." read more »
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Twitter Gets Hacked, BadlyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: security | Tags twitter, hack, facebook, phish, attack,
"Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking into Twitter's internal admin tools and compromising 33 read more »
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