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Cybercrime heads to the cloud
News Cloud computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online banking details for as little as US$299 per month.
Tags: Security, Fraudster, Malware, online banking, Cloud Computing, distributed denial of service, Computer, RSA Security Inc., URI, London
Why virus writers are turning to open source
News Malware developers going open source and giving cybercriminals free access to malicious software in bid to expand capabilities of old Trojans.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Open source, Malware, Security, RSA Security Inc., virus writer, social networking, malicious software, virus
The importance of being encrypted
Techguide People often complain that using encryption in e-mail is too much work. Sometimes, it can be fraught with difficulty for the encryption novice.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security
Use Makefiles for more than handling code
Techguide Vincent Danen explains the make command and its associated Makefile, and shows how versatile the command is.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Command, Source Code, Red Hat Inc., SSH, remote server, SVN, Server, URI
Mozilla patches Firefox URI flaw
News Zero-day vulnerability could have allowed computers to be compromised by visiting websites infected with malware.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Viruses and worms
Use DIME to send files to Web services
Techguide The DIME (Direct Internet Message Encapsulation) specification provides a way to send binary data across the transport protocol by defining the data length and type attached in a few simple headers. Learn how you can utilize DIME messages to send files to Web services.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, .NET, XML, Web services
Intel to spend at least US$2 billion on Israel plant
News Intel plans to spend US$2 billion to US$2.5 billion to build a plant in Israel, a spokesman for Israel's Industry and Trade Ministry said.
Microsoft fixes a critical flaw and two patches
News Microsoft released its November 2007 security bulletin, which includes two updates, and one is critical.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Hacking, Microsoft Server 2003, Windows XP
Skype fixes critical security flaw
News Skype has fixed a critical security hole in its Windows VoIP software, which could have allowed specially crafted Web sites to load and run malicious code on victims' PCs.
Tags: Data security, Viruses and worms, Network security
Nasdaq on a roll
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Developing Representational State Transfer services
Techguide Java developer Lee Chuk-Munn shows you how to develop Web sites using RESTful services.
Tags: Java, Programming languages
Choosing the right document type for Web pages
Techguide One of the features of HTML standards is that each HTML document requires a document type declaration (DOCTYPE).
Yahoo might post Q1 loss
News Yahoo! Inc, owner of the most-used Web site for searching the Internet, is expected to report a first-quarter loss on Wednesday because sales of advertising declined.
Markets rise on hopes for financial bill
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Use getmail to get e-mail simply and securely
Techguide Microsoft Outlook is such a huge, integrated collection of functionality that it can't properly be called a mere mail client any longer.
Tags: Security, E-mail clients
