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Category Archives: TechNews
DDoS without malware
The BBC’s article Net criminals shun virus attacks advises that creative criminals have found a way to launch a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) without directly infecting users’ machines with malware. One attack seen by Prolexic in May exploited … Continue reading
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FBI enjoys a bot roast
The FBI has gone public over Operation Bot Roast (press release | FBI news archive) an ongoing cyber crime initiative to disrupt and dismantle “botherders” and elevate the public’s cyber security awareness of botnets. The Feds also list the names … Continue reading
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BBC urged to include Macs
As with other media providers the BBC is looking to create an on demand service allowing you to view content online, when you want and not when the scheduling dictates. All serious media providers are looking at this method of … Continue reading
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Cisco iPhone?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere on Mars you’ll know that Steve Jobs launched the iPhone at Macworld. And it looks to be a great phone! But did you know that Cisco Systems is suing Apple for trademark … Continue reading
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Windows virus infects Apple iPods
Did you buy a Video iPod after September 12, 2006? If so, you may be one on the unlucky 1% who took delivery of their new prized possession complete with the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. Ooops! Apple is understandably miffed. I … Continue reading
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Serious JavaScript flaw
Regular listeners of Steve Gibson’s Security Now podcast will be fully aware of this, however, it’s worth sharing for those who aren’t. In episode 52 Steve and Leo discuss this new discovery made by SPI Labs. I really recommend you … Continue reading
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Symantec – no viruses for Mac OS X
Symantec have an article on their US site that advises, at the time of writing, there are no file-infecting viruses that can infect Mac OS X. They also link to Apple’s page on viruses. A Mac running with factory settings … Continue reading
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OS X remains the safe option – for now
An article at ZDNet Australia advises that Mac OS X continues to be the safest option compared to Windows XP or its successor Windows Vista. They refer to the Security Threat Management Report 2006 (pdf) by Sophos, which highlights the … Continue reading
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