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- Dark Internet Fundamentals
- We all think we know the internet - the service that has magically transmitted these words from my keyboard to your eyeballs - but how much do you know of the fundamentals? As I wrote about last year, the plumbing of the internet...
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- Cloud platform player Voxel pledges unparalled transparency about power consumption
- Linux driven appliances are going to SHINE!Linux driven appliances just like Android that is burying the Windows Mobile that is now pretty much DOA.Microsoft is going to have fits trying to compete with a Open_Source Google and other vendors who innovate and deliver what customers want then MS Wind-ows that...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Windows 7 puts Vista into perspective: Only a 'failure' in retrospect
- The fault lies with MS and Driver manufacturersWe don't criticize macs because they are a package deal, with a price premium to match so they generally work just fine. We don't call for witch hunts of Linux distro's because we expect to have problems and tweaks with Linux, plus it's...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter
- So any bets on how long before the U of M's IT system is attacked... ...from China?Was thinking the exact same thing.I applaud their effort especially after China pirated US software to create the Green Dam product.It won't be long before the retaliations begin.nobody saw that coming, did they?If hackers...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- News to know: Skype; reCAPTCHA; Oracle Q1; Zune HD; Bing
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Report: Skype founders sue eBay; could complicate Skype sale Dave Greenfield: Skype Founders Sue eBay and...
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- Google reCAPTCHA could raise bar in anti-bot, anti-spam battle
- Well what are other options?I'm not knocking your concern because it is a valid point. But does that mean we just leave everything open to bots and spammers? What could be done for the disabled? I thought reCAPTCHA had some ways of handling this.What about for the deaf-blind?Implement CAPTCHA or...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- Google + reCAPTCHA could raise bar in anti-bot, anti-spam battle
- Google buys an excellent crowd-sourcing tool and, by default, gets to raise the bar significantly in the fight against bots and spam. by Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Google scores a 2-for-1 with reCAPTCHA acquisition
- Google said today that it has acquired reCAPTCHA, a company that provides CAPTCHAs, those squiggly words in a box that you have to type to verify that you are a real person and not a computer bot. The technology is widely used - more than 100,000 Web...
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Reseachers run one million virtual machines to help flight botnet problem
- LateYou are like 2 weeks late to the story.http://www.hpcwire.com/offthewire/Sandia-Computer-Scientists-Boot-One-Million-Linux-Kernels-as-Virtual-Machines-51891292.htmlAt the risk of starting a flame...war, shouldn't they be running Windows kernels? If they are wanting to mimic a real world botnet scenario then they would need to run Windows. Since 90% or so PC's run Windows and Windows is definitely...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-09
- Botnet awakes in further South Korean attack
- Botnet awakes in further South Korean attackLets ban Windows and go hard core Linux.Because we know that the hackers will give up instantly if everything was Linux. They would simply give in and go out and get real jobs.NOT.Whats the difference, Windows today, Linux tomorrow, in the long run...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-10
- Measurement and Classification of Humans and Bots in Internet Chat
- The abuse of chat services by automated programs, known as chat bots, poses a serious threat to Internet users. Chat bots target popular chat networks to distribute spam and malware. This paper, first conducts a series of measurements on a large commercial chat network. It measurements capture a total of...
- White papers 2009-06-27
- FTC shuts down notorious botnet ISP
- The Federal Trade Commission FTC has shut down a U.S.-based Internet Service Provider for recruiting, hosting and actively participating in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content. Pricewert LLC (also known as 3FN and APS Telecom) was shut down by a district court...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- New Mac OS X email worm discovered
- A newly discovered email worm dubbed OSX/Tored-A once again puts the spotlight on the potential worm-ability, and malware spreading tactics targeting Apple's OS X. The worm propagates through emails harvested from infected hosts, and has a backdoor functionality allowing its author to perform the following actions if...
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCs
- McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCsWouldn't it be best to inform peopleIf they have zombie PC's in their homes? I mean, it isn't like the ISP's couldn't see that "Hey, this data is shooting to a known zombie PC site.... let's inform the person who uses this...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- BBC botnet buy: What were they thinking?
- Guest editorial by Roel Schouwenberg As Dancho Danchev pointed out, the BBC leased itself a botnet. I couldn't quite believe it when I read it. The BBC, arguably one of the very best TV producers in the world, surely should have known better? There are so many...
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- BBC team buys a botnet, DDoSes security company Prevx
- BBC team buys a botnet, DDoSes security company PrevxDid the BBC break the law?Surely what the BBC did was in contravention of the UK Computer Misuse Act?They made unauthorised changes to people's computers without their permission. Sophos has been asked many times by the media to take part in...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
- Towards Complete Node Enumeration in a Peer-to-Peer Botnet
- Modern advanced botnets may employ a decentralized peer-to-peer overlay network to bootstrap and maintain their command and control channels, making them more resilient to traditional mitigation efforts such as server incapacitation. As an alternative strategy, the malware defense community has been trying to identify the bot-infected hosts and enumerate the...
- White papers 2009-03-12
- Hardware fault tolerance in a virtual environment
- Hardware fault tolerance in a virtual environmentApplies to other areas as well spam filteringApplies to other areas as well - I am reminded of spam filtering. Many systems may boast "90%" or "99%" accuracy, but when you factor in the deluge of spam being sent, that may still mean several...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-10
- Spammers break Microsoft Live Hotmail CAPTCHA...again
- The latest version of Microsoft Live Hotmail's CAPTCHA authentication system has been broken, reports InfoWorld via security company Websense. According to a detailed analysis of the latest hack by Websense, spammers have come up with a new scheme to fool the...
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Massive comment spam attack on Digg.com leads to malware
- According to PandaSecurity, the social news site Digg.com is among the very latest Web 2.0 services to be targeted by cybecriminals on their way to acquire legitimate traffic to their malware serving domains. The ongoing attack is far more widespread the originally stated, with +500,000 bogus comments leading to...
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
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