| Cybersecurity: Curiouser and curiouser Gibbs is an aficionado of Carrol's Alice and finds a curious parallel between the administration's cybersecurity office and believing six impossible things. 61% of young adults illegal download music Nearly two thirds of 14 to 24 year olds illegally download music over peer-to-peer (p2p) networks, says UK Music. Police, councils spy on your calls, SMS and email Official figures have revealed that in Britain each day last year, local authorities, police and the intelligence services had granted more than 1,500 requests to snoop on the public's phonecalls, emails and text messages. You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz It's Apple versus the world this week, as it squared off against Google, hackers, and makers of not-safe-for-kindergarten iPhone dictionaries. But that's not the only news worth quizzing. RadioShack unveiled a new name, Microsoft found a new Bing jingle, and Twitter lost a few million followers, give or take. Are you following all the high-tech news? Prove it by nailing a perfect score. Award yourself 10 points for each correct answer. And no asking your Tweeps for help. Ready? Then begin. Detecting "bot rot" using log management or SIEM There are many kinds of tools that can help detect the presence of a bot. Log management and SIEM tools are helpful in detecting the communication that is a hallmark of a botnet. Experts provide their advice on how to use such tools to determine if a bot is at work on your network. Windows Event Viewer phishing scam remains active What do you get when you combine malware, IP telephony and an offshore call centre? A new breed of brazen phishing scam designed to target unwary Windows users. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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