Security
TechCrunch Europe hacked to spread malware like a poison ivy infection
Warning! TechCrunch Europe was hacked. The Zeus malware was designed to infect and spread like poison ivy caught from cyber-criminals.
Proactive security: The only responsible way to go
Last month, Google’s security team sent a message to the Internet security community: we need to redefine responsible disclosure. The current method of reporting security vulnerabilities is outdated and too slow.
Mobile phones, mobile dangers: Protecting children with cell phones
The cell phone in all its iterations - from pre-paid to smartphones — has become common throughout the world. According to the United Nations’ telecommunications agency, the ITU, there will be over 5 billion mobile phone subscriptions by the end of this year.
Murder by malware: Can computer viruses kill?
Can malware kill? A computer virus may have contributed to the Spanair plane crash which killed 154 people. A worm has infected life support machines. Can a trojan or malware be a murder weapon?
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange “not a rapist” — CIA smears?
Julian Assange, figurehead of the shadowy Wikileaks organization, was last week accused of being a rapist in Sweden. Oddly, the leaked charges were confirmed by the Swedish prosecutor, but then quickly dropped. Assange denies rape, accusing the CIA of smearing him; others point the finger at “jilted lover” Anna Ardin. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers try to work out what’s going on. Not to mention see and hear sorting algorithms…
Cameron Diaz might infect you
Cameron Diaz is one dirty, dirty girl.
Hang on — let me rephrase that: The dazzling Ms. D is actually quite lovely in person (in my daydreams, anyway; we’ve yet to meet face-to-face). But on the Internet, there’s something about Cameron that might infect you with a virus.
How does Intel/McAfee make sense? I think I know…
What on Earth is Intel up to? Why would a chipmaker buy a huge security company? Don’t expect anyone from either firm to tell us the real reason Intel bought McAfee. $7.68 billion is a lot of cash. For what? So it can give the industry "a paradigm shift" and "a fundamentally new approach" for "an increasingly … connected world"? Blah blah blah. Snore. I’ve added 2+2, so read on and I’ll tell you what I think its plans are, in The Long View…
