Weekend Reads
Why Popular Anti-Virus Apps 'Don't Work'
Following an article detailing the sad state of anti-virus software currently on the market, ZDNet Australia has detailed why AV apps don't work.
One of reasons given is because the malware authors are writing code that will get around the signatures of the application by testing their code on the most popular anti-virus software before release.
Read the article HERE.
Virus busters clash over open source security
Meanwhile, a war of words has broken out between virus-busters over the security merits of open source software. While McAfee reckons open source's very openness makes it easy to fiddle with, rival Trend Micro reckons it's the openness that makes dodgy code easy to spot.
Read the article HERE.
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How to solve the problem of spam
About two weeks ago I started getting a lot of bounced e-mails. Most of them were notifications that my e-mail could not be delivered because the recipient didn't exist. Others were from spam filters to tell me I'd sent messages they were unwilling to accept.
It seems I've been pushing dodgy stocks, offering prescription drugs and even sending viruses to unwitting users. Except I haven't.
Read the full article HERE.
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Money Wired
What happens when a gambling town falls hard for the computer network? Hacker crooks. Megajackpot slots. Cutting-edge surveillance software. And that's just the start.
Kathleen Budz had been at the slots in the New York-New York casino for only a couple of hours when the big money came along. The gambling device in question is a fairly typical modern Vegas slot. Three spinning reels occupy the center of the machine. Players can wager as little as a quarter, and small jackpots -- a dollar or 10 -- come along frequently enough to keep the action going. But the huge bonus prize is the real draw -- announced by an electronic display that resembles the ticking wheel on the TV game show, placed just above eye level.
Then it happened: The symbols on the three reels matched, and the digital Wheel of Fortune began to spin, indicating a win. On the top of the machine, the jackpot was posted: $4 million
Read more HERE.
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The 10 Biggest Myths of IT Security
Like most wars, the war between attackers and IT security managers is full of misinformation. Attackers fill open message boards with boasts about their latest exploits, yet the smart ones keep the most effective hacks to themselves.
Read the full article HERE.
Following an article detailing the sad state of anti-virus software currently on the market, ZDNet Australia has detailed why AV apps don't work.
One of reasons given is because the malware authors are writing code that will get around the signatures of the application by testing their code on the most popular anti-virus software before release.
Read the article HERE.
Virus busters clash over open source security
Meanwhile, a war of words has broken out between virus-busters over the security merits of open source software. While McAfee reckons open source's very openness makes it easy to fiddle with, rival Trend Micro reckons it's the openness that makes dodgy code easy to spot.
Read the article HERE.
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How to solve the problem of spam
About two weeks ago I started getting a lot of bounced e-mails. Most of them were notifications that my e-mail could not be delivered because the recipient didn't exist. Others were from spam filters to tell me I'd sent messages they were unwilling to accept.
It seems I've been pushing dodgy stocks, offering prescription drugs and even sending viruses to unwitting users. Except I haven't.
Read the full article HERE.
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Money Wired
What happens when a gambling town falls hard for the computer network? Hacker crooks. Megajackpot slots. Cutting-edge surveillance software. And that's just the start.
Kathleen Budz had been at the slots in the New York-New York casino for only a couple of hours when the big money came along. The gambling device in question is a fairly typical modern Vegas slot. Three spinning reels occupy the center of the machine. Players can wager as little as a quarter, and small jackpots -- a dollar or 10 -- come along frequently enough to keep the action going. But the huge bonus prize is the real draw -- announced by an electronic display that resembles the ticking wheel on the TV game show, placed just above eye level.
Then it happened: The symbols on the three reels matched, and the digital Wheel of Fortune began to spin, indicating a win. On the top of the machine, the jackpot was posted: $4 million
Read more HERE.
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The 10 Biggest Myths of IT Security
Like most wars, the war between attackers and IT security managers is full of misinformation. Attackers fill open message boards with boasts about their latest exploits, yet the smart ones keep the most effective hacks to themselves.
Read the full article HERE.
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