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Apache SpamAssassin 3.3.0 released

Apache SpamAssassin 3.3.0 is a mature, wide-spectrum, extensible email filtering package deployed by hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide. Apache SpamAssassin …

US oil industry targeted by cyber attacks

It seems that the high profile breaches of Google and Adobe have been just the latest target in the Chinese march through US networks. ExxonMobil, Marathon Oil and …

The dangers of selling online

Buying online can get you scammed, for sure – but what about selling? You may think that you wouldn’t give up the item without seeing hard cash in your hand or the …

Deep packet inspection – illegal or not?

Virgin Media’s plan to monitor traffic on its networks to assess the percentage and nature of illegal file-sharing may be soon hitting a roadblock, since Privacy …

Virus writers produce hardware damaging code?

BitDefender identified a new e-threat that combines the destructive behavior of a virus with the spreading mechanisms of a worm. There are two known variants of this virus, …

Devious ransom trojan takes data hostage

Taking data hostage is not a new invention in the world of cybercrime but a trojan currently infecting computers does it in a way that can leave the victim unaware that he has …

TechCrunch compromised by security exploit

Popular technology blog TechCrunch was compromised earlier today and their site was replaced by a message that links to a website offering assorted links to pirated material: …

Collection of penetration testing tools

Complemento is a collection of tools for penetration testing that has been included in BackTrack 4 Final LetDown is a TCP flooder that has an (experimental) userland TCP/IP …

Cybercrime increasing faster than company defenses

Cybercrime threats posed to targeted organizations are increasing faster than many organizations can combat them. Moreover, a new survey suggests the threat of cybercrime is …

Are online profiles a danger to privacy?

The rapid proliferation of the use of social networking sites among adults 45 and older increases the need for awareness and education surrounding identity theft stemming from …

New books: Beautiful Testing, Core Data, RESTful Java with JAX-RS

Beautiful Testing offers 23 essays from 27 leading testers and developers that illustrate the qualities and techniques that make testing an art. Through personal anecdotes, …

Data breach costs increase

The 2009 Ponemon Institute benchmark study examines the costs incurred by 45 organizations after experiencing a data breach. Results were not hypothetical responses; they …

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