A well coordinated attack against multiple critical infrastructure points launched via the Internet could overwhelm the federal government’s ability to respond, according to a report released by the Department of Homeland Security last week on the Cyber Storm exercise conducted in February.
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Is Antivirus Ready for Open Source?
ClamAV claims that the open source process enables it to respond to new malware threats quicker than the commercial antivirus vendors. In fact, on any given day, the group will publish a dozen or so new definitions protecting its users against the latest viruses, worms, and Trojans.
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Google plugs phishing hole
Google has acknowledged the presence of a phishing hole on its Public Service Search application and has blocked access to the service until the problem is fixed.
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Watching a phishing attack live
Yesterday, I watched a phishing attack unfold live. After informing the phished bank and US CERT I was able to see in real time the details people entered on the phishers site. Here’s what I saw.
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How to install Gameboy emulator on the Treo 600
Play gameboy on your Treo 600. This Gameboy color using LJP. In four easy steps.
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Code cracking is the new pot of gold
If you think the password protection on your MS Word file is keeping it safe from prying eyes, you’re wrong. The time it takes to crack password-protected Microsoft Office files has tumbled from a 25-day average to a matter of seconds, thanks to a decades-old code-cracking technique that until recently was not viable.
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#1 Secutiry Threat: Cross-site scripting
Web administrators beware: cross-site scripting vulnerabilities are now far more attractive targets than more notorious bugs such as buffer overflows. Buffer overflows have long been one of the most common types of bugs attacked by malware, with Intel and AMD even building in hardware support for an anti-buffer overflow technology.
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Diebold Vote Hack – CNN Video
CNN explores the possibility of midterm e-vote hacks. You should wonder why elections boards across the US aren’t doing anything to address the numerous problems with paperless electronic voting machines. These machines, primarily made by Diebold, leave no paper trail, there is no way to verify votes!
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Global Firepower: Military Strength Rankings
If history has shown the observer one thing, it is that war is a part of life. Strange as that may sound, documented records report only 300 years of known peace on our planet, leaving the rest to wallow in the path of war. What that statistic tells us is that there has been some source of conflict – be it religious, territorial or otherwise – between two or more parties on our planet for thousands of years. GlobalFirepower (GFP) provides a unique analytical display of information based on sources from all over the globe. Our information is broken down into five major categories shown below. More countries will be added to the site as information becomes available.
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The ID Chip You Don’t Want in Your Passport
“If you have a passport, now is the time to renew it — even if it’s not set to expire anytime soon. If you don’t have a passport and think you might need one, now is the time to get it. In many countries, including the United States, passports will soon be equipped with RFID chips. And you don’t want one of these chips in your passport.”
Governments REALLY want to track outsiders. Where is the love.
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