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Weekly brief December 1, 2009
Weekly brief December 1, 2009
Infosecurity reports on the past week's news
Dec. 1, 2009
Hackers waste no time in exploiting Tiger Woods car accident
Hackers waste no time in exploiting Tiger Woods car accident
Reports are coming in that hackers and malware authors have latched on to the weekend reports about golfing legend Tiger Woods being involved in a car accident close to his home.
Dec. 1, 2009
Bit.ly secures shortened URLs for users
Bit.ly secures shortened URLs for users
Bit.ly the URL shortening service - which has been quietly overtaking Tiny.url, the industry first URL shortening service, over the last year - has stolen another march by adding security facilities.
Dec. 1, 2009
IBM scoops up Israel's Guardium for $225 million
IBM scoops up Israel's Guardium for $225 million
After several weeks of rumour, IBM is reported to be acquiring Guardium, the enterprise database security specialist, for $225 million.
Dec. 1, 2009
Microsoft Windows security patches may cause `black screen of death'
Microsoft Windows security patches may cause `black screen of death'
Reports are coming in that a set of security patches for Windows XP, Vista and 7 may be causing problems for large numbers of PC users.
Dec. 1, 2009
Bots used as password crackers
Bots used as password crackers
Botnet machines are being used as password crackers, according to data released by Microsoft on Friday.
Nov. 30, 2009
iPhone worm author hired by Aussie software developer
iPhone worm author hired by Aussie software developer
News that the author of the first iPhone worm - Ikee - which hit tens of thousands of Australian iPhone users a few weeks ago - has been met with consternation by the IT security industry.
Nov. 27, 2009
100 000 New Zealanders hit by payment card skimming fraud
100 000 New Zealanders hit by payment card skimming fraud
More than 100 000 debit and credit card holders in New Zealand are reportedly having their cards replaced as a result of a potentially major fraud involving a skimming device installed at an Auckland car park.
Nov. 26, 2009
Physical and logical security worlds are converging - report
Physical and logical security worlds are converging - report
Research just published by Frost & Sullivan claims to show that the security credential convergence market is being driven by the use of smart cards for both physical and logical access, video content analysis for the automation of emergency procedures, and by the integration of building management systems with security systems.
Nov. 26, 2009
Allot web filtering helps ISPs lock out child pornography
Allot web filtering helps ISPs lock out child pornography
Allot Communications has launched WebSafe, a web filtering service targeting broadband service providers to help protect against illegal content such as child pornography.
Nov. 26, 2009
Godfather of spam Ralsky goes down
Godfather of spam Ralsky goes down
Spam king Alan Ralsky was sentenced to four years in jail this week, for pump-and-dump stock spamming. Nine other spammers were also sent to jail for the same crime.
Nov. 25, 2009
Easing economy changes spam content
Easing economy changes spam content
Better economic conditions mean that spammers are once again advertising third party products and services, rather than mounting spam campaigns attempting to garner business for themselves, a new report from Kaspersky said this week.
Nov. 25, 2009