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Microsoft takes down Kelihos botnet: DHS Open Source Report Sept. 29th

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

After having disrupted the operation of the Waledac and Rustock botnets, Microsoft set its sights on a smaller one that is thought to be an attempt to rebuild the Waledac botnet, Help Net Security reported September 28. Microsoft used the same tactics it employed in the previous cases — it asked a U.S. court for [...]

Some top apps put data at risk: Cyber Highlights June 13th

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Computer security firm viaForensics found the applications for top Internet companies LinkedIn Corp., Netflix, Inc., Foursquare, and Square, Inc. stored various forms of users’ personal data in plain text on a mobile device, putting sensitive information at risk to computer criminals. The Android applications of LinkedIn, Netflix, and Foursquare stored user names and passwords in [...]

8 Fears prevent IT from moving to the Cloud that Hollywood wants you to believe: Cyber Highlights April 19th

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Hi Folks, Today we are experimenting with new more exciting headlines! I hope you enjoy. Security fears still an obstacle to cloud adoption Sixty-two percent of IT managers state concerns about security as an obstacle to cloud adoption, according to Kaspersky Lab. The research found that among the IT managers and directors surveyed, 41 percent [...]

Anonymous hacks Sony PS3 sites: Cyber Highlights April 6th

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Several Sony PlayStation sites were unavailable April 5 due to what was probably a distributed denial of service attack launched by Anonymous. The hacktivists decided to attack Sony because the company took legal action against two hackers for jailbreaking PS3s. The U.K. PlayStation 3 site is currently down, and so is the European PlayStation store, [...]