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MySpace, Facebook show off tools that can ward off child predators

2008-09-24 04:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Top social networks MySpace and Facebook outlined their measures for keeping child predators off their sites at a task force meeting in Cambridge, Mass
 
Tags: child predators, task force, facebook, sites, mass, measures, cambridge
 
 
 
 
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Laid off sysadmin arrested for threatening company's servers

2008-11-11 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473abc in Network World on Security
 
A systems administrator was arrested in New Jersey Monday for allegedly trying to extort money and even good job references out of a New York-based mutual fund company that had just laid him off
 
Tags: mutual fund company, job references, systems administrator, laid, jersey monday, extort money, allegedly
 
 
 
 
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Laid-off sysadmin arrested for threats to harm servers

2008-11-17 05:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A systems administrator who was laid off by a financial services firm in New York was arrested for allegedly threatening to damage its servers if his severance pay wasn't increased
 
Tags: financial services firm, laid, systems administrator, servers, severance, damage, york, allegedly
 
 
 
 
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Worm fears shut down Skype video feature

2008-01-22 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Skype has been forced to turn off a video-sharing feature in its software because it could be misused to launch a self-copying worm attack against Skype users, security researchers said Tuesday
 
Tags: skype, skype users, feature, worm attack, security researchers, launch, tuesday, software
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft readying slew of critical updates for next week

2008-02-07 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
After kicking off 2008 with just two security updates in January, Microsoft plans to release one of its largest bundles of patches ever next Tuesday
 
Tags: microsoft plans, bundles, january, security, release, tuesday, patches
 
 
 
 
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PayPal: Steer clear of Apple's Safari

2008-02-27 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Safari users are deploying a browser that's critically underpowered when it comes to anti-phishing security features, a PayPal company rep has announced, and they'd be better off with newer versions of... well, almost any other major browser
 
Tags: browser, major browser, paypal company rep, security features, safari users, versions
 
 
 
 
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Spam King trial set to start next month

2008-02-29 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Notorious spammer Robert Soloway will get his day in court next month when his criminal trial kicks off in Seattle
 
Tags: criminal trial kicks, month, court, seattle, day
 
 
 
 
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Laptop with 200 children's health records stolen

2008-03-06 13:27:04 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Officials at Britain's National Health Service have cut off network access for a laptop stolen from a medical center, but concerns remain for over 200 children whose personal information was stored on a memory stick attached to that machine
 
Tags: national health service, laptop, medical center, concerns remain, network access, personal information, memory stick, officials, britain
 
 
 
 
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More on PCI

2008-03-06 11:25:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
Now, you guys will hate for another slightly "fluffy" piece, but here it is: " PCI Compliance is not just a one off quick fix About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: pci compliance, quick fix, piece, org, slightly, fluffy, guys, chuvakin
 
 
 
 
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2008-03-07 00:00:00 by Editor in Anton Chuvakin Blog -