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Monday, August 29, 2005

About Net Security: August 29, 2005

 
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  from Tony Bradley, CISSP
I have been inundated lately with books and products to review, so expect a number of new reviews this week and in the coming weeks. This week I posted a review of Jonathan Zdziarski's book, Ending Spam, and I downloaded my copy of Microsoft's OneCare Beta to play with and review. Check back later this week for more reviews and for the weekly summary of Highly Critical Secunia advisories.
 
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Book Review: Ending Spam
Ending Spam by Jonathan Zdziarski may not live up to its name, but it is an excellent overview and introduction to the various methods and techniques used to detect and filter unwanted email messages. It may not be possible to ever eliminate...read more

 
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Microsoft Unveils Beta of OneCare
Microsoft has a new product coming soon called OneCare. The purpose of OneCare is to provide a one-stop-shopping maintenance and protection program for Windows computers. In the Beta version, OneCare includes antivirus protection as well as a firewall. OneCare also has automated tuneup and backup / restore...read more

 
Sprechen Zie Deutsch?
One of the easiest ways to identify a virus or other malware is when the message is written in another language. If it isn't malware, it at very least is not intended for you, so it is easy to dismiss. One worm creator seems to have solved that dilemma. According to security vendor Akonix Systems, a new MSN Messenger worm dubbed...read more

 
 
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