Mac Security in 2010 In May of this year, I wrote a blog on another media site predicting a precipitous rise in Mac-based malware. At the time, I believed that this would change Apple's public claims about security superiority over Windows and force Steve Jobs and company to recommend security software for all Mac users. I guess this blog got some people's attention. Usually my blogs would get a half-dozen comments... Adobe Flash's security woes: How to protect yourself Experts disagree whether Adobe's security is 'immature' or Flash's popularity makes it a hackers' target Facebook and Google: Contrasts in Privacy The headlines recently have been dominated with news of online privacy. Facebook has implemented changes that affect the privacy of status updates, and Google made headlines for its apparent disregard for privacy. Lawmakers seek to stop reposting of TSA security document Several lawmakers are asking DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to examine if any legal remedies are available to stop Web sites from reposting a recently leaked TSA security manual. NASA needs to free Mars rover before it freezes to death NASA's Mars rover Spirit now apparently has two broken power wheels and the space agency's scientists face the unenviable task of trying to get the stuck spacecraft out of the mud before Martian winter freezes sets in. FBI: Rogue antivirus scammers have made $150M They're the scourge of the Internet right now and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says they've also raked in more than US$150 million for scammers. Security experts call them rogue antivirus programs. Chinese Zodiac Accurately Predicts Yearly Cybercrime Trends Could it be possible that the Chinese Calendar has been successfully predicting the trends and methods of security activity in a given year? Could the Chinese Zodiac be used to predict the security future like the Farmers Almanac predicts the weather? We are about to close out 2009 the year of the Earthy Ox as defined by the Chinese calendar. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Annual revenue for Cisco TelePresence and Cisco's EMC/VMware collaboration viewed favorably; On Microsoft Subnet: Power outages cause Windows Server 2008 problems; On Google Subnet: Google claims its new URL shortening service is more secure Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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