Analysis: Phishing arrests highlight massive problem The massive phishing scam broken up by federal authorities this week is only a hint at what many say is an insidious and growing problem on the Internet. BlueCross lucky to be in U.S. rather than Japan Interesting response from a reader to Wednesday's post about BlueCross BlueShield losing custody of personal information for 850,000 doctors as a result of a laptop theft: This company is lucky that they are not in Japan. The penalty for data loss here is extremely high. Basically, it can bankrupt a company. "In Japan, companies pay for security breaches in the form of an 'apology fine', sometimes... Spam accounts for 86% of all emails Worldwide spam has surged by nine times and now makes up 86 percent of all emails, says Symantec. Kaspersky intros Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac Kaspersky Lab has introduced Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac, which the company believes strengthens the security provided by Apple and offers a platform to add additional security modules as new threats emerge. Hackers exploit year's fourth PDF zero-day Adobe has acknowledged that hackers are exploiting bugs in its Reader PDF viewer and Acrobat PDF maker to break into Wndows-based PCs. Google patches DoS vulnerabilities in Android Researchers at the Open Source Computer Emergency Response Team disclosed two denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Google's Android 1.5 mobile phone platform, both of which have already been patched by the vendor. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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