Krebs
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Wal-Mart to throw its weight behind RFID
News U.S. retail giant wants the industry to use radio ID tags to track products and shipments.
Mozilla releases browser testing tools
News Mozilla tackles vulnerabilites on Firefox with their browser testing tools which work with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari and Opera as well.
Tags: Software, Search, Web servers, Web services, Open source, Security, Security applications/tools
Trojans exploit Mac OS X ARDAgent flaw
News A group of hackers are working to create a collection that exploits a vulnerability within Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Mac OS, Hacking, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Password, Apple Mac OS, antivirus, Flaw
Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud
News Small and midsize businesses, governments, and school districts are targets of online bank fraud involving malicious e-mails, key loggers, and money mules, FBI says.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Business security, Malware, Security, Krebs, bank, Authentication and encryption, Money, Web Browser
Microsoft ranked fifth worst spam service ISP
News Spamhaus.org says it's been telling Microsoft its sites are rife with spam, but nothing has been done and Redmond is now ranked No. 5 on the list of Top 10 worst spam service ISPs.
Tags: Spam and phishing, E-mail servers, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., Security, Microsoft Windows Live, Anti-spam, RFC, McAfee Inc., Spamhaus
Spam increasing again after shutdown of hosting company
News Two weeks after hosting provider McColo was shut down, the volume of spam is increasing again as stranded botnets get connected to new domains.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Domain names, MessageLabs Ltd., Domain, Spamming, Spam, Bot, Hosting Company, Washington Post Co., Spammer
Twitter spoofing: The next logical exploit
Techguide First it was spoofing e-mail, then IM, and now spoofing Twitter is the new means of exploit. How attractive really is the ROI for attackers?
Tags: Network security, Web 2.0, Security Management, Twitter, Phishing, Malware, Security, Mobile, Text Messaging, Michael Kassner
Self-destructing botnets
Techguide Self-destruct code is often written into bot malware. Up until recently that wasn't considered an issue. So, what changed and what does it mean to IT security personnel?
Tags: Operating systems, Network security, Security Management, PC security, Data security, Malware, Security, Bot, Financial Company, Michael Kassner
Spam declines after hosting company shutdown
News Experts say McColo-hosted sites may have been responsible for as much as 75 percent of spam on the Internet.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security, Spam, Hosting Company, Washington Post Co., Global Crossing Ltd., Arbor Networks, Web hosting, director of marketing, Eastern Europe
