| Web inventor Berners Lee conned by fake Web site In a classic example of an invention turning on its inventor, Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners Lee, has admitted being conned out of his money by an Internet fraudster. Road signs hacked in NYC Electronic road signs in downtown New York City were broken into over the weekend and instead of telling drivers to go slowly next to a Houston Street construction site, they flashed prankster messages such as "New York is dying," according to a report from The New York Post. Waledac bot pitches nearby terrorist bombing to dupe users Hackers trying to trick users into downloading the Waledac Trojan are customizing their bait to the recipient's location, a security researcher said Tuesday, upping the social engineering ante yet again. Cybersquatting Still Lucrative in Bad Economy Unlike many economies around the globe, the criminal industry of cybersquatting and brand abuse saw no downturn in 2008. Bomb hoax news fed to users after IP analysis Criminals are trying to trick users into downloading malware by luring them to a Web site that reports a hoax breaking news' story of a bomb explosion cleverly tailored to their location. 5 Things You Can't See on Your Network Networks today are blind. As analyst firms such as Gartner have pointed out, IT doesn't really know which users are on the network. Similarly, IT knows very little about the application traffic on the LAN. SonicWall security devices embrace 802.11n SonicWall's unified threat management gear has embraced 802.11n wireless networks via a software upgrade and a new wireless controller under its Clean Wireless architecture, which scans for malicious traffic as it enters business networks from mobile devices. Survey: Families wise up to importance of online safety Children admit sneaking in more time online than their parents know about, but families overall are getting more savvy about Internet safety, according to a new survey commissioned by Symantec. China Mobile ordered to crack down on mass SMS ads Beijing has ordered China Mobile to crack down on mass text message spam and the sale of mobile phone numbers to advertisers after a media report showed the long-standing problems have survived efforts to stamp them out. Leaked Comcast User Data Found Online Comcast has suffered a leak in its user data that went undetected for more than two months. And it was an alert PC World reader who helped uncover the leak, when a document containing 8,000 e-mail accounts and passwords was found on Scribd.com, according to the New York Times. Safe job searching Are you on the lookout for IT work? If so, beware of identity thieves who are seizing upon the bad economy to scam job seekers, warns the Identity Theft Resource Center. The organization offers advice for online job searching. Security management: 3 key considerations What should you ask when buying security information management software? Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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