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From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

New Day for Netsecurity Newsletter

Sunday March 29, 2009
There is nothing wrong with your email. Last Friday's newsletter did not end up in your Junkmail folder. You were not accidentally removed from the subscription list. I am just ... Read More

New Conficker Threat April 1st

Sunday March 29, 2009
No. This is not an April Fool's prank. Actually, I didn't write the malware, so maybe it is? Perhaps all of the computers infected with the Conficker worm will simply ... Read More

Worm Turns Home Routers Into a Botnet

Saturday March 28, 2009
The psyb0t worm is exploiting vulnerable home broadband routers and adding compromised devices to a botnet. Most home users have some sort of antivirus or more comprehensive security suite software ... Read More

Visa Pilot Testing Additional Credit Card Security

Friday March 20, 2009
It seems like it is at least a weekly occurrence to hear of a consumer information or credit card data security breach of some sort. There was just such a ... Read More

April Fool's Day PC Pranks

Thursday March 19, 2009
The major holidays are well...they're the major holidays. Whatever those major events are for your respective faith or culture, people tend to have relatively consistent traditions and rituals related to ... Read More

iEnigma Delivers 2-Factor Authentication Using iPhone

Monday March 16, 2009
Even for organizations that have solid password policies, or for users who have done everything they can to ensure they are using a secure password, the password alone is still ... Read More

Cybercrime Adopts Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Business Model

Friday March 13, 2009
Security professionals (myself included) have been pointing out for years that the field of malware and malicious attacks has become big business that is operated largely by organized crime syndicates. ... Read More

About.com Victim of Email Spoofing

Friday March 13, 2009
Recently About.com's daily newsletter was the victim of a high volume of spoofed email from spammers attempting to sell Viagra. Because the email contained About.com's logo and address, some recipients ... Read More

Microsoft Releases 3 New Security Bulletins

Wednesday March 11, 2009
Microsoft released 3 Security Bulletins for the month of March. MS09-006 is rated as Critical, while MS09-007 and MS09-008 are rated as Important. The MS09-006 Security Bulletin deals with a ... Read More

Identity Thieves Target Jobless

Friday March 6, 2009
With millions of people already unemployed and tens of thousands more joining them each week, the traffic on job search sites is skyrocketing. Unfortunately, many of those aggressively seeking new ... Read More

Windows Vista SP2 RC Now Available

Friday March 6, 2009
When a new operating system comes out, particularly a new version of Windows, many organizations and individuals wait for Service Pack 1 (SP1) before migrating to it. It is sort ... Read More

P2P Network Leaks Classified Information on Marine One

Friday March 6, 2009
Most people are aware that the President of the United States flies on an airplane called Air Force One. What is slightly less known is that the helicopter that lands ... Read More
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