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Make it or break it: Burning Man hackers

November 9, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Metadata Masterdata

Make it or break it – The

Hackers — Hackers (Photo credit: José Goulão)

These folks create the burning man designs each year and are a group of physical hackers.

Credit Card Info Stolen From Barnes & Noble Keypads (newser.com)
Police arrest Anonymous hacker (news.techeye.net)
Hackers claim attacks against ImageShack, Symantec, PayPal, other websites (networkworld.com)
In the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Hackers Hope the Phishing is Good (prweb.com)
Use More Hacker-Proof Passwords (evansonmarketing.com)
Relive computing’s green-screen glory days in The Hacker for iOS (reviews.cnet.com)
INFORMATION WARFARE: The Russian Mob Shows Chinese Hackers How It’s Done (strategypage.com)
Silicon Alley Insider: How To Protect Your Facebook Account From Hackers (businessinsider.com)
For Hacker Intelligence, Visit Their Forums (news.dice.com)

SecurityFocus: vendor neutral info on the latest security risks

August 25, 2007 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Security & Privacy

Image via CrunchBase

Been wondering why you pay an annual fee to a company like Symantec for up-to-date security software? Take a look at the vendor-neutral information on SecurityFocus (click the Vulnerabilities tab to read about the latest exploits) or read the BugTraq mail

Computer Security Resources (neuralhub.wordpress.com)
Hackers increasingly attacking SMEs, says Symantec (xlntelecom.co.uk)
Why XSS is serious business (and why Tesco needs to pay attention) (troyhunt.com)
The Tech-pert: Get Norton Internet Security 2011 for Free! (savings.com)
France president pledges public security focus after riots (latimes.com)
DNC security, transportation focus of 10:30 a.m. chat (newsobserver.com)
Ball security a big focus for Westmoore in 2012 (koco.com)
Symantec Replaces CEO as Profit Falls 10 Percent (allthingsd.com)

isc Home | SANS Internet Storm Center; Cooperative Network Security Community – Internet Security

August 25, 2007 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata, Network Science, Regenerative Economy, Security & Privacy

Internet Storm Center — Internet Storm Center (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

isc Home | SANS Internet Storm Center; Cooperative Network Security Community – Internet Security.

A behind-the-scenes program that monitors the level of worms, bots, and other malicious activity on the Internet is the heart of the Internet Storm Center, but that’s not the reason to visit the site regularly.

Malware infection forces printers to print garbled data, researchers say (networkworld.com)
Criminals target companies with rogue emails from payroll services providers (networkworld.com)
New SANS DShield App..and other free data sources for security (blogs.splunk.com)
Criminals target companies with rogue emails from payroll services providers (computerworld.co.nz)
Malware Infection Forces Printers to Print Garbled Data, Researchers Say (pcworld.com)
McAfee Antivirus Update Causes Problems for Home and Enterprise Customers (pcworld.com)
Malware infection forces printers to print garbled data (infoworld.com)
Malware infection forces printers to print garbled data, researchers say (pcadvisor.co.uk)
Virus could black out nearly 250,000 PCs (news.yahoo.com)