2013 computer crime blotter

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	2013 computer crime blotter Prisons around the world this year made way for techie criminals alongside the more garden variety murderers, thieves and schemers. Read More WHITE PAPER: New Relic Secure, Reliable & Proven APM for the Enterprise Your organization depends on your web applications to do business -- from customer facing eCommerce,banking or travel applications, to mission-critical applications for your employees or partners. When it comes to performance, visitors' expectations for service and reliability are high. Read Now In this Issue US NSA debates amnesty for Edward Snowden Lulzy Christmas: Hackers buy presents for the poor with gov't officials' credit cards Bogus antivirus program uses a dozen stolen signing certificates Security Chalk Talk: History of Computer Viruses (Part 2) Twitter reverses policy that would allow blocked persons to follow user FTC wants to be enforcer of data security EFF criticizes Google for removing 'vital privacy feature' with Android 4.4.2 WHITE PAPER: Fortinet Key Security Considerations for the Data Center Your Data Center firewall security will soon need to support throughput over 100Gbps. John Grady, in an IDC Analyst Connection answers key questions regarding protecting the heart of the Enterprise. Learn more >> US NSA debates amnesty for Edward Snowden The person running a U.S. National Security Agency task force to assess the damage of the leaks by Edward Snowden told a TV network that granting him amnesty is "worth having a conversation about." Read More Lulzy Christmas: Hackers buy presents for the poor with gov't officials' credit cards While there's nothing quite like the warm and fuzzy feeling of giving gifts to the less fortunate, TeamBerserk hacktivists are donating "thoughtful gifts" that are paid for with credit cards belonging to naughty government officials, politicians and corporations. Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More Bogus antivirus program uses a dozen stolen signing certificates A fake antivirus program in circulation uses at least a dozen stolen digital code-signing certificates, indicating cybercriminals are increasingly breaching the networks of software developers, Microsoft wrote on Sunday. Read More Security Chalk Talk: History of Computer Viruses (Part 2) Security Chalk Talk: History of Computer Viruses (Part 2) In part 2 of this chalk talk, we explore the evolution of computer viruses from early 1990s weaponized viruses to the computer worms that dominated into the late 1990s. From: Network World Videos Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 07:13 More in Science & Technology Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell OVUM –Technology Profile of Dell Boomi AtomSphere Discover an easy-to-use, powerful integration (iPaaS) solution. Organizations can now build, deploy, and manage integration processes directly from a web browser. It seamlessly connects and integrates with hundreds of SaaS appplications, and automates complex business processes. Learn more in this OVUM technical profile Learn more Twitter reverses policy that would allow blocked persons to follow user Twitter has reversed a controversial policy change announced Thursday that would let a user block others on Twitter, but the blocked people could still continue to follow and see the user's tweets and interact with them. Read More FTC wants to be enforcer of data security Despite growing pushback from some companies and powerful industry groups, the Federal Trade Commission continues to insist that it wants to be the nation's enforcer of data security standards. Read More EFF criticizes Google for removing 'vital privacy feature' with Android 4.4.2 The Android 4.4.2 update that began to roll out Monday to Google's Nexus devices removed a feature that gave users fine-grained control over app permissions, prompting criticism from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Read More
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