| The 5 Most Dangerous Security Myths Still think that today's computer viruses and other malware come from some maladjusted teen out to vandalize your PC to make a name for himself? Think again. The persistent myth is a holdover from days long gone, and it's important to dispel it if you want to know what you're up against - and how to protect yourself.
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The 5 Most Dangerous Security Myths: Myth #5 Social networks link terrorists A new breed of terrorists are using online forums to recruit people who align themselves with the mission of Al Qaeda, creating global networks of would-be terrorists who pose a growing threat, a senior cyberterrorist researcher warned this week. Fake CNN malware attack spins Gaza angle Hackers have launched a large-scale spam attack masquerading as CNN.com news notifications about the Israeli invasion of Gaza, security researchers said Thursday, in a repeat of a massive campaign last summer that also posed as CNN alerts. E-mail snafu exposes names of confidential witnesses From the how-not-to-keep-a-secret department comes the tale of an official at U.S Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's office in Chicago who inadvertently e-mailed a document containing the names of more than 20 confidential witnesses in a federal probe to the media. Cisco warns of GSS DNS vulnerability Cisco is warning of a security hole in its Cisco Application Control Engine Global Site Selector (GSS) that could lead to a crash of the engine's DNS service. Verizon service steps up analysis of security risks Verizon Business is boosting the vulnerability-scanning and risk-correlation capabilities in its managed security services lineup. Clock ticking for gas stations to pump up data security Lower gas prices aren't the only thing that's new at the pumps these days. Data encryption tools are also becoming part of the picture. Riding the downturn: Network vendors eye new markets in '09 Today's rough economy hasn't put the breaks on vendor ambition. Microsoft, Cisco, HP, VMware, Juniper and Avaya have big plans for 2009. TJX Maxx hacker banged up for 30 years Maksym Yastremskiy, the Ukrainian accused of being a key figure in the infamous TJX Maxx Wi-Fi hack of 2005, has been sentenced to 30-years in prison by a Turkish court. Destroy discarded hard drives, warn researchers Here's the next essential item in a sysadmin's equipment - a hammer. Too many PCs are still dumped with confidential data intact according to Which? Computing, information that would be very tempting to identity thieves. Will Microsoft Corner the Desktop Security Market? Microsoft plans to offer a free antivirus product, code-named "Morro," in the second half of this year, when the company removes Windows Live OneCare from the retail market. But cautious consumers may want to keep their current antivirus programs, given Microsoft's dubious track record with antivirus apps. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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