Spammer Jeffrey Brett Goodin has been convicted under the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act, the first person in the U.S. prosecuted successfully under the law. He is facing a sentence of up to 101 years in a federal prison after being found guilty of numerous illegal acts. According to prosecutors, Goodin was convicted on multiple counts in addition to the CAN-SPAM conviction, including wire fraud, unauthorized use of credit cards, misuse of the AOL trademark and attempted witness harassment.
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First Person in US Convicted for Spam E-mailing
Published by 1 year, 5 months ago in Internet. 1 CommentLargest Ever Online Robbery Hits Swedish Bank
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A Swedish bank has fallen victim to what experts believe is the biggest online robbery ever. A Russian gang apparently used keylogging software to steal around one million dollars. It appears that most of the victims weren’t running security protection. The bank is refunding everyone who lost money (even if they hadn’t taken precautions) - good news for the victims, but not really an incentive to take more care in future.
From the article:’Nordea believes that 250 customers have been affected by the fraud, after falling victim to phishing emails containing the Trojan. According to McAfee, Swedish police believe Russian organised criminals are behind the attacks. Currently, 121 people are suspected of being involved. The attack started by a tailormade Trojan sent in the name of the bank to some of its clients, according to McAfee. The sender encouraged clients to download a “spam fighting” application.
Internet Explorer 7 Hits 100 Million Installs
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Microsoft recently announced that, as of January 8, 100 million users have installed Internet Explorer 7.0.The company released IE7 on October 18, roughly three months ago. With 100 million copies installed, IE7 is only second to IE6 in terms of overall numbers. After no major updates to IE6 since it first shipped in 2001, IE7 features tabbed browsing, a built-in RSS reader, a phishing filter, and an integrated search window as well as improved security.According to WebSideStory (the company we use to measure browser usage), as of this week, over 25 percent of all visitors to Web sites in the U.S. were using IE7, making IE7 the second most used browser after IE6,? said a posting on Microsoft?s IEblog. Soon after it was released, Microsoft made IE7 available as a priority update, which likely helped drive the rapid uptake of the upgraded browser.
IE7 is available for download here.
Netflix Now Offers Instant Online Movie Streaming
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If you’re the owner of a video rental store, it may be time to start thinking about getting into a different business, according to ZDNet. Netflix, the online movie rental service, is offering a new feature that allows its subscribers to instantly view movies and TV shows on their PC. From the article: ‘Following a one-time, under-60-second installation of a simple browser applet, most subscribers’ movie selections will begin playing in their Web browser in as little as 10 to 15 seconds. Movies can be paused and a position bar gives viewers the ability to immediately jump to any point in the movie. In all, the instant watching feature requires only Internet connectivity with a minimum of one megabit per second of bandwidth.’ These movies are in addition to the standard DVDs you can have at home, it should be pointed out. You can see
a demonstration of the service at the Hacking Netflix blog.
Only a small percentage of customers have it available at the moment, but they hope to roll it out to everyone within six months.
The titles says it all. These are the least thought out, dumbest, just plain old rediculous domain names registered to very serious websites and businesses…enjoy!
1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net
4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com
5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company… www.powergenitalia.com
Sling Media announced Clip and Sling on Tuesday, a feature that will let Slingbox users quickly and easily share content, and lets content owners monetize shared content.
It will work like this: When you see something funny or worth sharing on TV, whether your own TV or via Slingbox on your phone, PC, or another TV set, with the push of a button you can save that snippet of video to share with your friends. Enter their e-mail address, and they’ll be sent a link to the video clip on a branded page. So, for instance, if you share a CSI: Miami clip, CBS will own the page your friends are sent to, and can sell ad space and so
on.
Internet Explorer Unsafe for 284 Days in 2006
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For a total 284 days in 2006 (or more than nine months out of the year), exploit code for known, unpatched critical flaws in pre-IE7 versions of the browser was publicly available on the Internet. Likewise, there were at least 98 days last year in which no software fixes from Microsoft were available to fix IE flaws that criminals were actively using to steal personal and financial data from users… In contrast, Internet Explorer’s closest competitor in terms of market share -Mozilla’s Firefox browser experienced a single period lasting just nine days last year in which exploit code for a serious security hole was posted online before Mozilla shipped a patch to remedy the problem. (Source)
The IT Observer is discussing the possible scary future of Voice over IP targeted viruses, and what that could mean for the consumer. The article discusses the likelihood that VoIP is going to become even more popular, and the damage that a targeted ‘flash virus’ could perpetrate in a very short amount of time. From the article: ‘Let’s imagine a scenario that could become commonplace in the near future: A user has an IP telephony system on his computer (both at home and at work). In his address book on the computer there is an entry, under the name Bank, with the number 123-45-67. Now, a hacker launches a mass-mailing attack on thousands or millions of email addresses using code that simply enters users’ address books and modifies any entry under the name Bank to 987-65-43. … If any of these users receives a message saying that there is a problem in their account, and asking them to call their bank (a typical phishing strategy), they may not be suspicious, as they are not clicking on a link in an email … If they use their VoIP system to call the bank, they will be calling the modified number, where a friendly automated system will record all their details.
Using highly scientific methodology as well as algorithms snuck out of NASA and Google, wired.com analyzed cities across the US to find the top 10 places to get your geek on.
SEATTLE
The charms of the Emerald City go way beyond late-night cafés, plentiful microbreweries, and the world’s premier science fiction museum. Catch the local Weird Science Salon, where monthly meetings promise “cryogenic marshmallow liquid nitrogen shenanigans” and “blowing stuff up.”
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Attend a dinner party in the Bay Area and be prepared to discuss Verizon’s Bluetooth support, the inner workings of Ajax, or network neutrality. Nerds are in their element here, and the tech-celebrity sightings are legendary.
LOS ANGELES
Southern California is home to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and Caltech. Plus, MySpace was born here, and Electronic Arts and Yahoo have offices. Then there’s the porn industry, which can turn you into Scorsese for the cost of a camera, two girls, and a broadband link. Take that, Hollywood.
10 Steps to Creating Your Own IT Security Audit
Published by 1 year, 6 months ago in Internet. 0 Comments
The explosion in internet usage over the last 10 years has ensured that from the biggest Fortune 500 companies to small one-man startups, almost every company now has a vital IT component (whether they know it or not).
Every business, including yours, has valuable IT assets such as computers, networks, and data. And protecting those assets, requires that companies big and small conduct their own IT security audits in order to get a clear picture of the security risks they face and how to best deal with those threats.
The following are 10 steps to conducting your own basic IT security audit. While these steps won’t be as extensive as audits provided by professional consultants, this DIY version will get you started on the road to protecting your own company.
1. Defining the Scope of Your Audit: Creating Asset Lists and a Security Perimeter
The first step in conducting an audit is to create a master list of the assets your company has, in order to later decide upon what needs to be protected through the audit. While it is easy to list your tangible assets, things like computers, servers, and files, it becomes more difficult to list intangible assets. To ensure consistency in deciding which intangible company assets are included, it is helpful to draw a “security perimeter” for your audit. Continue reading ‘10 Steps to Creating Your Own IT Security Audit’
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