Global Security Watch: January 2010 Archives

Global Security Watch > January 30, 2010

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Homeland Security chief skipped ...

[Hot Air » Top Picks] Her high-profile catnap during the SOTU speech shows pretty clearly that she didn’t use the time to get some rest. So what pressing business took priority over fixing the problems that almost led to 300 deaths and the first foreign terrorist attack in years? Because if something else takes priority over counterterrorism for the Homeland Security Secretary, then that’s just another reason why we need a replacement — now.

Chromium Blog: Encouraging More Chromium Security Research

[Chromium Blog] Bugs will be ineligible if they are part of the base operating system as opposed to part of the Chromium source tree. In the event of bugs in a component shared with other software, we are happy to take care of responsibly notifying other affected parties.

Posted at 02:33 PM

January 30, 2010

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Homeland Security chief skipped ...

Posted at 02:34 PM

Chromium Blog: Encouraging More Chromium Security Research

Posted at 02:33 PM

January 28, 2010

What day is it? It's Data Privacy Day! | FlowingData

[FlowingData] And so let us raise a glass in celebration of Data Privacy Day. Maybe not much of a concern for most of us, but you should at the least have it on your radar and be thankful that there are those working on keeping your digital self secure.

Posted at 02:33 PM

Mozilla Labs » Blog Archive » Mozilla Privacy Forum

[Mozilla Labs] Mozilla is situated at an increasingly relevant space to facilitate the interaction between users and entities on the web. Firefox has 360 million users worldwide, and aside from the obvious use case of serving users the websites they desire, Mozilla is also positioned to become a revolutionary intermediary between the privacy policies of websites and the users themselves.

Posted at 02:32 PM

January 26, 2010

EFF Experts to Speak at FTC Privacy Roundtable | Privacy Digest

[Privacy Digest] Panels at Thursday's roundtable include "Technology and Privacy," where EFF Staff Technologist Peter Eckersley will discuss the arms race between tracking technologies and privacy-enhancing technologies. Also on the agenda is "Privacy Implications of Mobile Computing" with EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston addressing privacy issues of location-based services and "Technology and Policy" with EFF Senior Staff Attorney Lee Tien discussing how privacy can be designed into new products.

Posted at 02:04 PM

Warren Ellis » Invade My Privacy

[Warren Ellis] Avengelist- January 25th, 2010 at 5:31 am. A friend had mentioned this on a recent drunken night out, and I couldn't remember anything about it, until right now.

Posted at 02:02 PM

January 23, 2010

Internal Revenue Forms Used for Phishing Trips | Hacking.co.in

[Hacking.co.in] If there’s one letter or e-mail I routinely open and read, it’s any communication from the IRS. How refreshing to scan one such note - per e-mail, no less - on Internal Revenue Service, United States Department of the Treasury letterhead, that announced “After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $109.

Posted at 02:34 PM

Spam, phishing, and other annoyances - Inside Windows Live - The ...

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Posted at 02:32 PM

January 21, 2010

Identity Theft Protection ”” Compulsive Password Hiding : Fight ...

[Fight Identity Theft] Ah, the compulsive password hider.If you are like allot of people, you have so many passwords, you can’t keep up with them. Passwords are good, but not good enough.IDFreeze from TrustedID provides you the most comprehensive and proactive solution to protect your identity.

Posted at 02:34 PM

How an Identity Theft Protection Business Turned Into a Passion ...

[Fight Identity Theft] Few people heed the wisdom that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” There are people out there who have read my articles and not taken simple measures to protect themselves. Many of those people will find out the hard way about the reality of identity theft. Not my fault that they were complacent about it. They had the information. I did my little part to help them protect themselves.

Posted at 02:33 PM

January 19, 2010

Theft of Goodwill safe raises identity theft concerns | Identity ...

[Identity Theft Protection Tips] Elden Shellenbarger first thought the letter from Goodwill was a request for … See all stories on this topic

Posted at 02:07 PM

Identity theft strikes small businesses | Identity Theft ...

[Identity Theft Protection Tips] Globe and Mail Identity theft among small and medium-sized businesses is increasing across Canada and it has been dubbed the crime of the 21st century in government … See all stories on this topic

Posted at 02:03 PM

January 16, 2010

Know The Legal Operations of Scammers to Prevent Identity Theft

[Legal Help for Me] Most often, it is your willingness to respond and give away personal information to unverified sources coming from unsolicited mails. This is unfortunately the most common mistake committed by internet users and social networkers who have been victimized with identity theft.

Posted at 02:37 PM

Identity Theft Protection: What to Do Now - CBS MoneyWatch.com

[CBS MoneyWatch.com RSS] (You may be told to also contact law enforcement in the city where the fraud occurred.) Be persistent if you encounter resistance: Overburdened police departments may not want to take a crime report, because it requires an investigation. But “your local law officials have a duty to provide you with at least an informational report under most state laws,”

Posted at 02:36 PM

January 14, 2010

Phishing Application Invades Android Market

[OSNews] Icon Ah, and there we have it: another chapter in the discussion between open and closed when it comes to application stores. A phishing application, masquerading as a banking application from First Tech Credit Union, made its way onto .

Posted at 02:34 PM

Phishing schemes targeting MobileMe users again

[The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] And those who believe they're actually immune because Macs are "virus-free" and can't differentiate that and phishing are the likely ones to go first.

Posted at 02:32 PM

January 12, 2010

Rogue Phishing App Found in Android Marketplace | AndroidGuys

[AndroidGuys] Perhaps this is another reason for having an optional application certification process: if I want to release an application for testing by a larger group of users (perhaps I'm writing a massively parallel role-playing game), I would like to be able to release to people who are interested in it and willing to help test the network, despite the fact that it wouldn't pass muster in the review process. In fact, this kind of large scale pre-release has often been used by cellular / mobile carriers so that they can broaden their network testing without alienating the "it should just work"

Posted at 02:06 PM

Phishing Application Appears On Google Android Market | Geeky Gadgets

[Geeky-Gadgets] Droid09 launched this phishing attack from the Android Marketplace and it’s since been removed. It’s called phishing because scammers go fishing for information about you or your financial account that may be used for identity theft.

Posted at 02:02 PM

January 09, 2010

Alert- Phishing Attack « Hover Help

[Hover Help] We are seeing reports that a new phishing attack is affecting our Subscriber’s Inboxes and will compromise your security if responded to.

Posted at 02:36 PM

Fish phishing attack explained! | The Why Files

[The Why Files] To test the situation in the lab, first author Nichola Raihani, a post-doctoral fellow at the London Zoological Society, smeared a Plexiglas plate with prawn meal or the less palatable fish flakes. When the females ate the prawn goop, the lab-keepers removed the plate and both fish confronted the sad sight of an empty menu.

Posted at 02:35 PM

January 07, 2010

Tenable Network Security: Airport Security: Don't Make The Same ...

[Tenable Network Security] Those of us who travel through any U.S. airport are used to the inconvenience of airport security - the long lines, metal detectors, having to take off your shoes, belts, earrings, and of course the ominous "liquids and gels" inspection. While most people accept these inconveniences as an unfortunate necessity, much of what has been implemented shares some of the common pitfalls found in many computer and network security programs.

Posted at 02:35 PM

Shield Security: Jobcases | Ads of the World

[Ads of the World] That’s why special Jobcases were created: briefcases containing a recruitment message written in steel letters. When scanned at airports and other public locations, working security officers can read Shield Security’s surprise job advert clearly.

Posted at 02:34 PM

January 05, 2010

Security Camera Systems for Home ~ Chris Pirillo

[Chris Pirillo] Essentially what I have is a personal video security network. Set up the base station, press a button on the cameras, and you’ve got the ability to see what’s going on inside your home.

Posted at 02:09 PM

Fix Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Not Auto Update Virus and ...

[My Digital Life] To make matter worse, the status of the virus and spyware definitions is always up to date despite no update been done until after 7 days, where MSE will only consider the computer with seven-day-old signatures to be at risk. As signature update and client updates are handled in MSE client (MSE pipes the update process through Automatic Updates), so no signature update will be offered via Windows Update.

Posted at 02:03 PM

Global Security Watch > January 30, 2010

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Homeland Security chief skipped ...

Chromium Blog: Encouraging More Chromium Security Research

January 30, 2010

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Homeland Security chief skipped ...

Chromium Blog: Encouraging More Chromium Security Research

January 28, 2010

What day is it? It's Data Privacy Day! | FlowingData

Mozilla Labs » Blog Archive » Mozilla Privacy Forum

January 26, 2010

EFF Experts to Speak at FTC Privacy Roundtable | Privacy Digest

Warren Ellis » Invade My Privacy

January 23, 2010

Internal Revenue Forms Used for Phishing Trips | Hacking.co.in

Spam, phishing, and other annoyances - Inside Windows Live - The ...

January 21, 2010

Identity Theft Protection ”” Compulsive Password Hiding : Fight ...

How an Identity Theft Protection Business Turned Into a Passion ...

January 19, 2010

Theft of Goodwill safe raises identity theft concerns | Identity ...

Identity theft strikes small businesses | Identity Theft ...

January 16, 2010

Know The Legal Operations of Scammers to Prevent Identity Theft

Identity Theft Protection: What to Do Now - CBS MoneyWatch.com

January 14, 2010

Phishing Application Invades Android Market

Phishing schemes targeting MobileMe users again

January 12, 2010

Rogue Phishing App Found in Android Marketplace | AndroidGuys

Phishing Application Appears On Google Android Market | Geeky Gadgets

January 09, 2010

Alert- Phishing Attack « Hover Help

Fish phishing attack explained! | The Why Files

January 07, 2010

Tenable Network Security: Airport Security: Don't Make The Same ...

Shield Security: Jobcases | Ads of the World

January 05, 2010

Security Camera Systems for Home ~ Chris Pirillo

Fix Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Not Auto Update Virus and ...

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