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Botnet mastermind sentenced to four years
The mastermind of a botnet scheme has become the first person to be sentenced to four years in prison, for a crime involving stealing data under federal wiretap statutes. John Schiefer, a 27-year-old
Interview with an adware author
I came across this interview with Matt Knox, a Ruby instructor and coder. In the interview, he talks about his early days where he designed and wrote adware for an organization called Direct Revenue,
Enterprises not running from spyware battle
The recent State of Spyware report from security vendor Webroot, an anti-spyware software company, isn't very pretty. Spyware creators are only getting nastier and smarter and the infection rate
Banner ad delivers malware to desktops
While you may think a security issue with MySpace.com doesn't factor in with today's enterprise concerns, think again, as the social networking site is hugely popular with everyone, not just kids.
ALSO NOTED: Most corporate PCs can't handle Vista; Vendor portal focuses on IT security threats; and much more...
> Most corporate PCs don't have the power to handle Vista. Article > New vendor
ALSO NOTED: Oracle's acquisition strategy not currying favor with Wall Street; Terrorists using fake Web sites as communication
> Oracle's acquisition strategy not currying favor with Wall Street. Article > Terrorists using fake Web sites for
Stopping spyware not as easy as most believe
The fight against adware and spyware is moving attention to the online advertising realm as experts debate potential solutions to stemming the growing use of software aimed at tracking user
ALSO NOTED: New IE6 bug not viewed as 'critical'; Phishers start focusing on tax scam strategies; and much more...
> New bug crashes IE6, not viewed as 'critical.' Article > Phishers start focusing on tax scam strategies.
ALSO NOTED: New alliance to support OpenDocument Format; RFID badges helping law enforcement; and much more...
> New alliance forms to support OpenDocument Format. Article > How RFID badges are now helping law enforcement do their job.
