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66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. Windows bugs never really die Hackers can successfully attack Windows PCs months -- even years -- after Microsoft fixes a flaw, a security expert said Thursday, because there's always a pool of unpatched systems. Forget computers, phone crime is worrying banks Computer fraud may be a big problem for banks today, but the telephone is becoming a critical tool for fraudsters, bank executives say. Cloud security stokes concerns at RSA Two words — cloud security — dominated discussion and drove the action this week at RSA Conference 2009. Has RSA Jumped the Shark? RSA Conference 2009 is still going on, but for me, the trip is just about over. I sit in the airport, trying to put the last few days in perspective. U.S. lawmakers target deep packet inspection in privacy bill U.S. lawmakers plan to introduce privacy legislation that would limit how ISPs can track their users, despite reports that no U.S. ISPs are using such technologies except for legitimate security reasons. Researchers show how to take control of Windows 7 Security researchers demonstrated how to take control of a computer running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system at the Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITB) in Dubai on Thursday. Rigged Word docs exploit 2008 bug, say researchers Attackers, probably based in China, are exploiting a December bug in Microsoft Word to hijack Windows PCs, Vietnamese security researchers warned Thursday. FTC targets mobile text messaging, security concerns Looking to stay on top of rapidly developing security and privacy challenges in the mobile communications arena, the Federal Trade Commission this week released the results of a recent town hall meeting it held to help it grasp everything from open source software to data protection. Click fraud rate dropped in Q1 Click fraud, a scam based on the highly profitable search advertising business, dipped in the first quarter after hitting an all-time high in the last three months of 2008. Vendors release password cracking, management tools As full-disk encryption becomes increasingly used to protect data, new software tools that can recover lost passwords or change forgotten ones are being released. Cloud computing a 'security nightmare,' says Cisco CEO If anyone has the right to be excited about cloud computing, it's John Chambers. But on Wednesday Cisco Systems' Chairman and CEO conceded that the computing industry's move to sell pay-as-you-go computing cycles available as a service on the Internet was also "a security nightmare."
Plus: From the blogosphere Cisco's Chambers painted a less-than-sunny view on cloud computing security at RSA. AppLocker: New Name, Old Feature? Microsoft Subnet blogger Glenn Weadock found that there might be cool aspects of AppLocker that will become clearer as time progresses, but right now, it’s little more than a feature name change. He says “AppBlocker” would have been more accurate! Day Three RSA 09: SHOWTIME! Any Paul McCartney and Wings fans out there? I really like their music although I think personally Paul McCartney is a real wanker. But man that wank can sure write some... Top Trends: Patch Management Find out how patch-management products work, and what they can do for you, in this Product Guide. April giveaways galore
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