Toorcon 11 announces Call For Papers
The organizers are now accepting talks, seminars, and workshop submissions for ToorCon 11 once again being held at the San Diego Convention Center and Hotel Solamar. No sales …
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According to the August edition of the MessageLabs Intelligence monthly report, Real Host (an ISP based in Riga, Latvia) was alleged to be linked to command-and-control …
RSA online fraud report highlights phishing and brand attacks
Online crime is constantly evolving, and fraudsters do not discriminate against any organization or person. Online attacks involving phishing, pharming and Trojans represent …
WPA TKIP encryption cracked in a minute
Robert McMillan from IDG News Service reports that two Japanese scientist from the Hiroshima and Kobe Universities found a way to crack the WPA encryption system in wireless …
Apache.org compromised (updated)
The Infrastructure Team of The Apache Software Foundation is currently investigating a potential compromise of one of their servers. For security reasons most apache.org …
Video: Social Zombies presentation from DEFCON
In “Social Zombies: Your Friends want to eat Your Brains”, Tom Eston and Kevin Johnson explore the various concerns related to malware delivery through social …
Changes to search policy of laptops entering US borders
According to the Wall Street Journal, searches of laptops and other electronic devices belonging to travelers that are entering the United States will continue with just a few …
Slackware 13.0 released
After many months of development and careful testing, Slackware 13.0 has been released. Probably the biggest change is the addition of an official 64-bit port. While the …
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In the last few days there has been much speculation about Apple’s latest version of the Mac OS X operating system, Snow Leopard, containing anti-virus functionality, …
A new, secure operating system?
Newmium is currently developing a 32/64/128-bit scalable operating system for high-end servers and workstations. The iXRIOS is a high-speed, multi-processor, multi-operative, …
Protect sensitive information on your Mac with Identity Finder
Unsecured personal and family information leaves users vulnerable to identity theft. Identity Finder Mac Edition automatically discovers social security numbers, credit and …
New book: “Beautiful Data”
How do the experts solve difficult problems when working with data? Beautiful Data explains this and more as it gives you an opportunity to look over the shoulders of …
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