| Microsoft: Rogue 'security' software a rising threat Fake security software programs along with attacks using vulnerabilities in applications continued to pester Internet users in the last half of 2008, according to Microsoft's latest security report. Chinese information warfare capabilities As world economic conditions continue to worsen, I expect to see growing use of industrial espionage techniques by current actors and by new ones. Threats against proprietary information and perhaps even risks from sabotage may well increase over the next months and perhaps years. Despite the reflex tendency for retrenchment as revenues fall, now is not the time to be reducing the information security workforce. Are You Infected? A Smart and Simple Test. A common tactic used by malware is to block the infected computer from connecting to the Web sites of antivirus and security companies. Such blocks are meant to prevent you and your antivirus program from getting help in removing the infection. FBI claims ISP stole millions from AT&T, Verizon The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has raided a Dallas collocation facility, investigating a fraud in which telecommunication giants AT&T and Verizon Communications were duped into providing more than 120 million minutes of telephone service to criminals, the FBI claims. Salesforce.com-Twitter could spell privacy fears Salesforce.com's announcement that it will integrate Twitter into its Service Cloud offering may be a great way to ascertain brand reputation, but experts warn of "Big Brother" fears among Twitter users. Security's Role in Handling Layoffs The economic crisis has Michael Hamilton worried about worst-case scenarios. One of those isn't losing his job. But as CISO for the City of Seattle, he has to worry about everybody who does lose their jobs. Gov't agency: We are not the source of data leakage Hong Kong's ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) said Monday it doesn't possess soft copies of documents that an Internet user downloaded via file-sharing tool Foxy. April giveaways galore
Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. | 
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