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- Top ten e-threats for June 2009
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- New cryptanalytic attack on AES
- Ixquick - the search engine that protects your privacy
- Month of Twitter Bugs: bit.ly multple vulnerabilities
- Michael Jackson themed mass-mailing worm
- SecureAuth 5.0.6 strong authentication for Cisco VPN and cloud applications
- The state of today’s firewall management challenges
- Webroot upgrades its Web and Email Security SaaS solutions
- Kaspersky Lab vs Zango: Kaspersky wins
- A closer look at Little Snitch 2.1.4
  New cryptanalytic attack on AESMonth of Twitter Bugs: bit.ly multple vulnerabilitiesFindings of the latest annual IT Disaster Recovery surveyEncrypting Oracle data with Oracle Advanced SecurityIT security wrap-up for the second quarter of 2009
Survey: 40% expect IT budgets to stay the same in 2009Rise in cyber crime tied heavily to data-stealing malware  Latest Twitter hack highlights TwitPic weakness Spammers want to profit on the death of Michael Jackson Simple steps to keep your identity safe online Survey reveals risky behaviors of social networkers The Twitter account of Guy Kawasaki spreads malware |
While the term data-stealing malware is a relatively new one, its sole purpose for existence is a familiar story: To steal proprietary information such as online banking credentials, credit card numbers, social security numbers, passwords, and more from compromised networks and PCs in order to fuel an underground cyber crime economy driven by profit-seeking criminal networks that cross geopolitical boundaries.
The account of pop star Britney Spears was compromised by an attack via third party website, TwitPic. In a tasteless stunt that was seen by her two million followers, someone posted to her Twitter stream earlier today that the famed singer had died.
Users should be wary of spam messages using the untimely death of Michael Jackson to harvest email addresses for future spam campaigns. Approximately eight hours after the death announcement, SophosLabs witnessed the first wave of spam messages taking advantage of the breaking news in the subject line and body of the email.
A recent study by online security provider Tiversa found more than 13 million online files have been breached over the last year, and P2P sharing services seem to be a popular way for criminals to get in. There are steps consumers can take to reduce their risk for identity theft through the use of P2P file sharing services.
Members of online social networks may be more vulnerable to financial loss, identity theft and malware infection than they realize, according to a new survey from Webroot. Surveying over 1,100 members of Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter and other popular social networks, Webroot uncovered numerous behaviors that put identities and wallets at risk.