Monthly Archives: April 2009

Conficker virus starts to attack computers

Posted on April 27, 2009 by James

A malicious software program known as Conficker is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, according to computer security experts. Source: Telegraph (UK) Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, was expected to wreak havoc on … Continue reading →

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Conficker’s $9.1 billion estimated economic cost

Posted on April 26, 2009 by James

Source: Dancho Danchev @ ZDNet In a recent blog post, the Cyber Secure Institute claims that based on their previous studies into the average cost of such malware attacks, the economic loss due to the Conficker worm could be as … Continue reading →

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Yahoo Closes the Doors to GeoCities (Free Webhosting)

Posted on April 24, 2009 by James

Source: James (Poc Network) It looks like the days of “free webhosting” is coming to an end. In the early to mid 90′s, free web hosts such as GeoCities experienced a popular boom as millions of users took advantage of … Continue reading →

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Multi-Browser Support (Cross Compatibility) – Does your site have it?

Posted on April 24, 2009 by James

Source: James  (Poc Network) It is very important to keep in mind that the browser you use to access the web is not the same for everyone. There are many brands of browsers available on the web, some of which … Continue reading →

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MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe is Stepping Down

Posted on April 23, 2009 by James

Source: Christopher Saunders @ Internet Security MySpace’s chief executive and co-founder, Chris DeWolfe, will be stepping down from the popular social networking site. The news comes as MySpace, which is owned by News Corp. continues to vie for the top … Continue reading →

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House Panel Starts Work on Online Privacy Law

Posted on April 23, 2009 by James

In NebuAd’s shadow, lawmakers probe data-collection practices of ISPs as they debate just how far online privacy legislation should reach. Source: Kenneth Corbin @ InternetNews WASHINGTON — Members of a House panel today held the first in a series of … Continue reading →

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Google updates Chrome due to issue in IE tab security

Posted on April 23, 2009 by James

Source: Sean Michael Kerner @ InternetNews Google today updated its stable version of the Chrome browser to version 1.0.154.58 to fix a serious security issue. The ‘funny’ thing is the issue is triggered by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) browser. The … Continue reading →

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Google’s CAPTCHA experiment and the human factor

Posted on April 22, 2009 by James

Source: Dancho Danchev @ ZDNet Any research is prone to irrelevance if it starts with the wrong research questions, takes the wrong perspective, or in this case, attempts to fight the wrong enemy – automated bots attempting to recognize CAPTCHAs. … Continue reading →

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German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough

Posted on April 22, 2009 by James

Source: Ryan Naraine @ ZDNet Conficker worm squirming through the Windows operating system, security researchers at the Honeynet Project have scored a major breakthrough, finding a way to fingerprint the malware on infected networks. Now, with the help of Dan … Continue reading →

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Poc Network Supported EarthFair 2009 in San Diego this Sunday

Posted on April 20, 2009 by James

Source: James (Poc Network) Poc Network representatives were on-scene this Sunday at EarthFair 2009 in San Diego (Balboa Park), showing support for a greener tomorrow. Poc representatives shared tricks and concepts to better improve the energy usage of computers (and … Continue reading →

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