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  1. Largest security conference and hands-on training in India
  2. Malware writers target online gamers
  3. DDoS on www.fra.se
  4. Windows 7 vulnerable to most viruses
  5. Phishers set their sights on corporate accounts
  6. MS Post-Patch Update
  7. Put cybersecurity chief in DHS not the White House, Senator says
  8. Java, BlackBerry desktop get security bug fixes
  9. Microsoft re-patches last month's critical IE update
  10. HITB CTF Weapons of Mass Destruction challenge binaries released
  11. HITB CTF Weapons of Mass Destruction binaries released
  12. MS Post-patch Update
  13. Hacked iPhones held hostage
  14. A Single Sign-In for All Your Websites? Google Hopes So
  15. Swedish government promises superfast 100Mbps broadband to all
  16. Nokia Siemens to Layoff 7% to 9% of Employees
  17. Skype open source? Ain't gonna happen
  18. Microsoft Cuts Prices for Cloud-Based Productivity
  19. Companies race to offer instant Web search, including Twitter
  20. Don't Fear the GPS Revolution
  21. Mossad Hacked Syrian Official’s Computer Before Bombing Mysterious Facility
  22. First Look: Redfly Dumb Terminal for BlackBerry
  23. BlackRa1n iPhone 3GS unlocks iPhone in under 20 seconds
  24. Steve Wozniak's watch makes air travelers nervous
  25. Hacking Is A Way Of Life
  26. Interview: The Space Station's IT guys
  27. Is overclocking dead?
  28. Microsoft reports scareware decline, praise from hackers
  29. ISF Panelists Spar Over Security vs. Anonymity
  30. FBI Says ‘Money Mule’ Scams Now Top $100 Million
  31. Amazon EC2 changes the rules of password cracking
  32. Sun Java 6 Update 17 out, fixes lots of security vulnerabilities (thanks Toby&Roseman), (Tue, Nov 3rd)
  33. Malwarebytes accuses rival of software theft
  34. Man Indicted in Cable Modem Hacking Scheme
  35. Adobe released Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602 which fixes several critical security vulnerabilities, (Tue, Nov 3rd)
  36. Adobe Shockwave haunted by critical security holes
  37. Ask the social engineer: Practice
  38. Hardware hacker charged with aiding computer intrusion and wire fraud
  39. Embracing tokenization: Payment without pain
  40. Hackers exploit Google Wave's popularity
  41. Catbird tunes security software for public clouds
  42. McAfee: P2P sites on the rise
  43. Firewall upgrade tames nasty Flash games
  44. Worms back at top of Microsoft threat list
  45. Software shields online banking on infected PCs
  46. How to Protect Against Web 2.0 Crime and Data Breaches
  47. M86 Buys Finjan in Web Security Play
  48. What information security might look like in a decade
  49. Discover security flaws in source code with Graudit
  50. Opachki, from (and to) Russia with love, (Tue, Nov 3rd)
  51. Finnish Internet is "Mostly Harmless"
  52. 'You're responsible for your own wi-fi security' say ISPs
  53. ArcSight adds unstructured log analysis with Logger 4
  54. The core of risk management: It's the data!
  55. MS Security Intelligence Report Has Valuable Insight
  56. MS Security Architect: Windows 7 Will Slash Malware
  57. Christmas spam starts early this year
  58. WTF is britisharmy.co.uk?
  59. Security Vendors Take Hybrid Approach to Web Filtering
  60. US opens cyber security command centre
  61. Intel Chipset Causing IPhone Sync Problem
  62. Security industry 'not making much difference'
  63. Bank IT Worker Charged In $1.1 Million Fraud
  64. C++ Smackdown: Competitive Coding Champ Emerges
  65. Yahoo Open Sources Traffic Server, Updates Hadoop
  66. Windows 7's share jumps 40% in first week of release
  67. Unisys says cloud computing can save money by eliminating U.S. jobs
  68. Ballmer: Spending on IT to suffer
  69. Google Wave: Changes coming
  70. Google: You too could win millions in stock
  71. Firefox gains Windows 7 features
  72. Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart
  73. Hacker charged in $1m cable ISP customer cloning scheme
  74. Adrian Lamo knows your number
  75. Dutch hacker holds jailbroken iPhones "hostage" for €5
  76. Snow Leopard Update Disables Atom Processor Support
  77. Lifestyle Hackers
  78. Worms infesting computers worldwide: Microsoft
  79. Thwarting SQL Injection Threats
  80. IT security always comes first
  81. Conficker worm could be 'weaponized'
  82. Hackers force NZ web poll to close after skewing results
  83. SURBL now posting abuse statistics for TLD's, (Tue, Nov 3rd)
  84. Symantec Uncovers Scheme to Use Facebook to Relay Commands to Trojan
  85. Scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
  86. Find potential exploit conditions in Microsoft Office documents
  87. Trojans dominate BitDefender’s top 10 e-threats list
  88. New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note
  89. 10 Reasons Why Google Android Is Secure
  90. Top causes of identity fraud
  91. Tech Prods Obama over Cyber Czar
  92. Microsft releases v1.02 of Enhanced Mitigation Evaluation Toolkit (EMET), (Mon, Nov 2nd)
  93. Microsoft Patch Tally: 6 Years, 745 Vulnerabilities
  94. Microsoft: Worms are most prevalent security problem
  95. eBay phishing scam scariest email blunder of 2009
  96. Delayed Again: Red Flags Rule Deadline Now June 1, 2010
  97. Which? responds to Mandelson Internet plan
  98. Microsoft: Vista Infected 62% Less Often Than XP
  99. Facebook spamming practices revealed
  100. Microsoft Security Report Underscores Weak Enterprise Security Policies
  101. WTF is britisharmy.co.uk?
  102. Global security best practices
  103. Worm infections in the enterprise rose by nearly 100%
  104. WTF is britisharmy.co.uk?
  105. Case m00p
  106. Convicted social networks "hacker" commits suicide
  107. Convicted German social networks "hacker" commits suicide
  108. Password rules: Change them every 25 years, (Mon, Nov 2nd)
  109. Gumblar update
  110. Event: DeepSec IDSC 2009 Europe
  111. Woman fired as a result of error in FBI criminal database
  112. Q&A: Hard drive encryption
  113. Record levels of spam, malware and Web-based threats
  114. Week in review: Malicious email attachments, phishing trends, China's cyber army and Halloween attacks
  115. IDN ccTLDs, (Mon, Nov 2nd)
  116. 10 Essential Windows 7 Downloads
  117. Leaked Photos of the Radeon HD 5970 Dual-GPU Card Emerge
  118. Conficker, Still Infecting Windows Machines a Year Later, Remains an Enigma
  119. Three Minutes with Microsoft's Security Guru - Steve Lipner
  120. Is cloud security really different than data center security?
  121. Psychic 'mind-reading' computer will show your thoughts on screen
  122. Amplifying 'weak signals' for IT success
  123. German social networks hacker commits suicide while in jail
  124. CVs for the internet age
  125. Firefox 3.6 beta released, but doesn't work with most add-ons
  126. Nokia to close gaming service N-Gage
  127. Facebook wins US$711 million in damages against spam king
  128. uTorrent 2.0 To Elimininate The Need For ISP Throttling
  129. Does cloud computing need malpractice safeguards?
  130. Woman Loses Job Due to Error in FBI Criminal Database
  131. Leaked docs confirm Droid Eris details: November 6
  132. How to traverse corporate firewalls
  133. Hacked Facebook Applications Install Fake Antivirus Software
  134. iPhone 3GS 05.11.07 baseband unlocked - to be released Nov 4th
  135. How not to handle cyber suspects
  136. USB stick security flaw puts data at risk
  137. Build a breach prevention toolkit
  138. Cyber Security Awareness Month 2009 - Summary and Links, (Sun, Nov 1st)
  139. Conficker, Still Infecting Windows Machines A Year Later, Remains an Enigma
  140. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 31, ident, (Sat, Oct 31st)
  141. Q&A: Don't judge Microsoft security by the number of Patch Tuesday bulletins
  142. Will Facebook's $711 Million Antispam Win Matter?
  143. Former CEO charged with cyber attack on firm
  144. Leaked House Ethics document spreads on the Net via P2P
  145. Facebook spammer's $711M fine won't stop problem, analysts say
  146. After one year, Conficker infects 7 million computers
  147. Scary new tech fears to haunt your Halloween
  148. Why can't we do anything about spam?
  149. 50 Cent Album Leaked Online
  150. When hackers get the blues
  151. Tech Support Firm Recommends to Wait with Windows 7 Upgrade.
  152. ARM Expects Mobile Phones with Dual-Core Processors Next Year.
  153. Finjan says controlled access Web portals now prime target of cybercriminals
  154. Sensitive gov't docs leaked over peer-to-peer
  155. USB stick security flaw puts data at risk
  156. EFF Launches 'Takedown Hall of Shame'
  157. Brief: Vulnerability sales help secure Microsoft
  158. Brief: Sensitive gov't docs leaked over peer-to-peer
  159. Facebook spammer has to pay big money
  160. New version of NIST 800-41, Firewalls and Firewall Policy Guidelines, (Fri, Oct 30th)
  161. 10 Windows 7 Security Features You Should Know About
  162. Brief: Sensitive gov't docs leaked over peer-to-peer
  163. Brief: Small, medium firms cut security budgets
  164. Facebook awarded $711 million in spammer case
  165. HSBC to deploy one-time tokens globally
  166. TalkTalk will resist net piracy plans
  167. Surge in Halloween-related fake antivirus websites
  168. 5 handy WordPress security plug-ins
  169. Facebook Awarded $711 Million in Spam Case
  170. Trick or treat?
  171. 'UK must up privacy safeguards following Phorm'
  172. Malware taxes users
  173. DHS to open new cyber operations center
  174. The new gumblar
  175. Swedish Police Experience DDoS Attacks
  176. Facebook beats the 'spam king'
  177. US-CERT moves in with NCC, NCSC
  178. Open source algorithms a regulatory risk
  179. Five Things You Should Know About Windows 7 Security
  180. CalOptima recovers discs with personal data on 68,000 members
  181. US cyber war policy needs new focus, experts say
  182. Chapter 1: What Is a Security Threat?
  183. NCC: Cost cutting outweighs security fears in outsourcing
  184. Microsoft cleans up bugs after biggest patch release
  185. ICANN Strategic Planning (2010-2013) Consultation, (Fri, Oct 30th)
  186. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 30 - The "Common" IPSEC VPN Protocols - IKE / ISAKMP (500/udp), ESP (IP Protocol 50), NAT-T-IKE (500/udp, 4500/udp), PPTP (tcp/1723), GRE (IP Protocol 47), (Fri, Oct 30th)
  187. Careless spammer reveals tricks of the trade
  188. Palm Pre evicted from iTunes (yet again)
  189. Directx 11 Now Available for Vista Through Platform Update
  190. 500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives
  191. Hands On with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
  192. Chip and PIN adoption serves lesson for U.S. payment industry
  193. Twitter Warns of New Phishing Scam
  194. Trend Micro Announces Deep Security 7 Server Solution
  195. BBC Watchdog finds public Wi-Fi hotspots open to hackers
  196. McAfee finds security paradox
  197. 10 Essential Things Companies Should Teach Employees About Security
  198. PhoneSnoop ‘tip of the iceberg’ for BlackBerry threats
  199. Recent scams highlight password vulnerability
  200. Hackers making government data useful
  201. Microsoft Offers Mitigation Security Tool for ISVs
  202. Facebook and Zappos’s Different Views on Worker Retention
  203. Careless spammer reveals tricks of the trade
  204. Phishing experiment sneaks through all anti-spam filters
  205. Kaspersky tool detects malware in Twitter links
  206. Brief: Small, medium firms cut security budgets
  207. Spooky Halloween - scareware or crimeware?
  208. The 10 Scariest Technology Ideas
  209. 10 Essential Things Companies Should Teach Employees About Security
  210. Needles and haystacks: Balancing precision and recall
  211. Help me assemble a list of "days of doom" as a followup to the ntp diary. http://jbu.me/25, (Thu, Oct 29th)
  212. A closer look at Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 6.5
  213. UK's own "three-strikes" anti-piracy law announced
  214. Opera browser 10.01 security bugfix released, (Thu, Oct 29th)
  215. UK police smooth over rift with Internet registry
  216. FreeFixer
  217. Illegal file-sharers to be cut off in 2011
  218. Symantec reveals lack of confidence in online retailers
  219. Stalqer iPhone App Redefines Creepy
  220. Facebook hit by phishing scam and banking Trojan combo
  221. Secunia CSI 3.0 - Final
  222. Cyber Security Awareness Month - Day 29 - dns port 53, (Thu, Oct 29th)
  223. Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
  224. Network access control system PacketFence 1.8.5 released
  225. Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala released
  226. Spear phishing scammers target Taiwan officials
  227. Trick or treat? Attackers exploit Halloween to infect users
  228. The evolution of rogue antivirus
  229. Amazon downplays report highlighting vulnerabilities in its cloud service
  230. FBI: National data-breach law would help fight cybercrime
  231. 4 Swine Flu Scams Making the Rounds
  232. Smackdown: Windows 7 takes on Apple's Snow Leopard
  233. Inside One Firm's Private Cloud Journey
  234. Specialists are back in demand
  235. Last.fm to launch Last.tv?
  236. Yahoo, Microsoft Need More Time to Close Search Deal
  237. Russia proposes nuclear spaceship
  238. Children stare at screen for longer
  239. Facebook Unveils Development Roadmap
  240. Windows 7 Computer Forensics
  241. Google Wave as a Tool for Hacking
  242. Mac OS X 10.6.2 to update nearly 150 Snow Leopard components
  243. 10 easy steps to secure your Linux machine
  244. Public has low confidence in UK data protection
  245. Bluetooth loophole still open to phone hackers
  246. Firms lower security despite cost of breaches
  247. Russia Online and On the Attack
  248. 10 Reasons Why Conficker Can Happen Again
  249. Massive bot attack spoofs Facebook password messages
  250. Feds Smart Grid Race Leaves Cybersecurity in the Dust