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NASA Admits To Malware Intrustion On Space Station Network

Not even NASA is immune to malware. A worm that steals gaming passwords was found on computers aboard the International Space Station, NASA confirmed. Security experts say it’s a wake-up call for the space agency and a reminder to employ preventive measures.
Call it proof that no one’s above the common malware attack: NASA’s Latest News […]

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Microsoft Adds Privacy Features to Internet Explorer 8

 
 
 
 
 
 
Microsoft on Monday described some new privacy features that will come with IE8, the next release of its browser. The features are designed to make it easier for people to delete and control information about their Web browsing history.
With InPrivate Browsing, one of the new features, a user launches a new InPrivate Browsing window to […]

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SSDs Are Hot, But Not Without Security Risks

Solid-state drives are fast becoming popular replacements for hard drives, especially in laptops, but experts caution that SSDs aren’t as secure as commonly thought.
SSDs may offer better data security than traditional hard drives, but they do not completely erase data and are vulnerable to physical hacks from light sources like an ultraviolet laser, experts say.
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22Aug2008 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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China Netcom Falls Prey To DNS cache Poisoning

One of China’s largest ISPs (Internet service providers) has fallen victim to a dangerous vulnerability in the Internet’s addressing system, according to security vendor Websense.
The flaw, which has been described as one of the most serious ones to ever affect the Internet, can cause Web surfers to be redirected to fraudulent Web sites even if […]

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Russian Hacker ‘Militia’ Mobilizes to Attack Georgia

Russian hacker ‘militia’ mobilizes to attack Georgia
By Gregg Keizer , Computerworld , 08/12/2008
“Security researchers Tuesday disputed claims that a well-known Russian hacker hosting network is responsible for cyberattacks against sites belonging to Georgia, the former Soviet republic that has been battling Russian military forces since Friday.
Rather than blame the notorious Russian Business Network (RBN) — […]

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SSL VPNs Not Secure After All; Report Presented at Black Hat Conference

LAS VEGAS — SSL VPNs can be compromised in a way that enables them to take over remote users’ machines and potentially cause mischief inside the networks they attach to, according to research presented at the Black Hat conference.
 
The problem can exist with Web clients that install themselves on remote machines at […]

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Web development with Wicket, Part 2: Reducing and Re-Using Code

When you’re building any kind of complex application, you want to re-use as much code as possible. The problem is, you may find yourself stymied by components that are just different enough that you have to build them from scratch. In this second installment in Nathan Hamblen’s introduction to Web development with Wicket, you’ll see […]

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