Scammers get better tools for tapping social networks New tools capable of quickly finding, gathering and correlating information about individuals from social networking sites and other public sources are giving online scammers a powerful new weapon, say security researchers. Securuty review: Good riddance to 2009 Looking back at 2009, I'm sure I will not be alone in celebrating the end of the year with gusto. 2009 was a difficult year for most, with a slow recovery and challenging business conditions. Let's see how I did predicting security trends in 2009. Cloud security service looks for malware Webroot Tuesday announced it has extended its cloud-based Web security service, adding a way to filter outbound as well as inbound Web traffic, monitoring for threats in order to detect and block malware such as botnets that have infected computers. Northrop Grumman launches cybersecurity research group Government security contractor Northrop Grumman has joined with three leading cybersecurity research universities to launch a research consortium focused on fixing the most vexing problems in information security. Rogue Gallery Helps ID Scam Software If you're trying to figure out whether that "MalwareDefender2009" program is a legit app or a scam, a new listing of the known scams can help. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Why IBM Bought Guardium and Cisco extends Tandberg deadline again; On Microsoft Subnet: Microsoft moves to hands-on certification tests; On Google Subnet: Chrome OS will rely on not-yet-finished HTML 5 spec for offline app access Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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