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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Why CardSpace was abandoned

Zeus trojan is back and targeting Windows Mobile phones | Planet Venus set to get in the Moon's face

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Why CardSpace was abandoned
Last issue I told you about Microsoft's decision to drop the CardSpace system. Today I'd like to quote from two people who have been tightly tied to CardSpace -- one inside Microsoft and one outside. Read More


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Zeus trojan is back and targeting Windows Mobile phones
2011 likely to be a big year for smartphone security as black hats, and white hats, turn their attention to it.A new variant of the Zeus trojan has surfaced and it's targeting Windows Mobile phones. In September a variant was discovered that targeted Symbian and BlackBerry phones. Read More

Planet Venus set to get in the Moon's face
Space show between Moon and Venus; NASA satellite set to launchWith all the talk lately about the recent monster solar flare and its impact on Earth, there are other things going on up there to make you gaze into space. Read More


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Smartphone Security Threats Overdramatized, Experts Say
I was sitting in the middle of one of the most security conscious crowds you'd ever come across--about 200 computer security professionals listening to a high-powered panel on mobile security threats at the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week. Read More

Memory scraping malware goes after encrypted private information
What's "pervasive memory scraping" and why is it considered by SANS Institute security researchers to be among the most dangerous attack techniques likely to be used in coming the coming year? Read More


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How to secure Web applications from insecure mobile devices
RSA says 2011 will be the year of mobile device malware and of criminals exploiting these devices to commit fraud and other crimes. With literally billions of devices in use worldwide, it's hard to secure them all. Trusteer takes a different approach: secure the applications people want to access from these mobile devices. The solution involves a secure Web browser on a gateway that the mobile device must use to access the protected application. Read More

Road warriors: Secure your laptops
When staff members travel using such powerful computers, they are subjecting their personal office to possible loss, penetration, and damage – and possible legal consequences. In today's article, I'm presenting simple defences that I hope will be useful for employee security-awareness training. Read More

FBI: Web-based services hurting wiretapping efforts
Web-based services are frustrating law enforcement agency's ability to have real-time wiretaps, an FBI lawyer says. Read More



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