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What a Web: OHS to host talk on Internet dangers 
Seven years ago when Eric Szatkowski began his Internet-related work for the state Department of Justice, he never imagined there would be such an explosion in youth-oriented features on the Web, like instant messaging and social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Theres another thing Szatkowski wouldnt have predicted: the explosion of sexual predators on the Internet.

Yahoo Says You Want A New Job 
See the woman in the next cubicle, crunching hard on a spreadsheet? Don’t be fooled. She’s working the job search sites like a machine. Yahoo’s HotJobs site said she isn’t alone in her quest, not this year. Out of over 5,000 people the job board surveyed in October 2006, nearly half intended to peruse the field for better opportunities. That’s right. If you are a valuable or …

Telrex Announces Expansion of Management Team with Addition of Telecom and Networking Industry Veterans 
KIRKLAND, Wash.—-Telrex, developer of VoIP call recording and monitoring software for businesses using IP PBXs or hosted PBX services, today announced the expansion of its management team with the addition of two telecommunications and networking industry veterans.

MicroStrategy to Host Tenth Annual User Conference, January 22-25, 2007 in Las Vegas 
MicroStrategy Incorporated , a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that it will host its tenth annual user conference, MicroStrategy World 2007, January 22-25 at the Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Happy New Year worm unmasked as stock scam
Australian PC World - Anyone running the attached executable would find themselves infected with the Spammer.EN Trojan. The malware then sets out to harvest any email addresses it finds on the system to send out stock manipulation emails via specific servers the software

Trojans 71, DHS 54
Hi-Desert Star - The end result was a 71-54 Trojan victory. Now 6-7 overall and 2-2 in the De Anza League, Yucca Valley travels to Twentynine Palms for a 6:30 p.m. Wednesday game. While a lack of time on deadline Friday night prevented us from getting the stats for the

It’s Bowl Game Madness!
The Washington Times - After all, not just any old Trojan can be Wayne Chrebet’s valet. Russell, LSU’s Brobdingnagian quarterback, should also be headed to Sunday play after leading the Tigers’ 41-14 Sugar Bowl emasculation of Notre Dame. The 6-foot-6, 257-pound

FAQ: Identity fraud uncovered
CNET News - What should I do to protect my computer from Trojan horses, viruses and worms that could be used to get into my personal files? If your computer is running on Windows software, you’ve got some work to do. The latest version of Windows, Windows XP

Security 2007: Data theft still the one to watch
Silicon.com - The growth of ‘Trojan supermarkets’ is also predicted by MessageLabs - in the form of online stores offering everything the modern cyber criminal should ever require at just a few hundred dollars. F-Secure is also predicting that 2007 will finally

New Year Worm Makes the Rounds
Top Tech News - The Luder worm, also called Trojan downloader Tibs-jy or simply the Happy New Year worm, arrives with “Happy 2007″ or “Fun Filled New Year” or any one of a dozen similar greetings in the subject line. It also arrives with a dangerous payload, an

InformationWeek’s Management/Careers Weblog
Information Week - At a recent summit on “data leakage ,” which sounds like an unfortunate side effect to a prescription medication, Experian Corp. chief information security officer James Christiansen provided a very useful rundown of what to do before, during, and

March 2004
Out-Law - fines Microsoft 497.2 million and sets remedies Contact lens seller sues over pop-up ads Any new web laws will be notified worldwide Screenshot defamation win but zero damages RIAA targets students in new batch of lawsuits Keystroke logger hit with

Eric Kinney, President
PRWeb - Paq Keylogger (family key logger) Paq keyloggers, family key logger keystroke logger is a keylogger spy program newly produced in 2003. It can log and spy all keyboard events and view it conveniently. It also has ability of invisibly monitor, password

Cyber hijackers hit free accounts
The Inquirer - According to security outfit Websense, the hackers gained access to the email accounts by infecting internet cafe computers with a keystroke logger, allowing them to obtain the username and password of each person that logs in. It is not clear if

Infocus: Vulnerability Scanning Web 2.0 Client-Side Components
Vulnerability Scanning Web 2.0 Client-Side Components

News: Cross-Site Scripting Worm Hits MySpace
Cross-Site Scripting Worm Hits MySpace

IDefense and Tipping Point vulnerabilities now fixed
The vulnerabilities reported in the following knowledgebase articles have now been fixed. These vulnerabilities represented theoretical risks, and no known exploits used them.

Vodafone fined 53m over Greek phone tapping affair 
Company ordered to pay an unprecedented 76m ( 53m) in fines for its role in an espionage scandal that saw the mobile phones of Greece’s political, business and military elite tapped.

DANIEL SHIRLEY COLUMN: Warriors put on quite a holiday show 
Having a late December birthday can be tough. Most everyone else who celebrates Christmas gets nice Christmas presents and then waits for their birthday to come along at another time of the year for another set of gifts. But if you’re lucky enough to be born close to Christmas like one of my sisters (Sharon, Dec. 24) or me (Dec. 23), you’re, well, out of luck.

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IDefense and Tipping Point vulnerabilities now fixed
The vulnerabilities reported in the following knowledgebase articles have now been fixed. These vulnerabilities represented theoretical risks, and no known exploits used them.

New Leaders, Old Issues
What’s Next in Tech: Democratic lawmakers may put a new emphasis on network neutrality and data-privacy issues in 2007.

Vuln: Mono System.CodeDom.Compiler Class Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Mono System.CodeDom.Compiler Class Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Spyware Phishing Now a World-Wide Epidemic SpyCop today announced that the use of commercial monitoring spy software is on the rise in Internet phishing schemes, the latest scam used to steal personal information and even entire identities. - 2005-07

Cyberstalking: Online Chat with Det. Widner
WISH-TV - Spy software is something that you install on your computer. You program it to what you want it to do as far as chat rooms, email, instant messaging and websites they go to. nightwolf: I use Spectra on mine and its a great program to use. MW: It is

Thank you, Thank you, Thank You
PRWeb - SpyBuddy, SpyBuddy Download SpyBuddy is the award-winning, powerful spy software and computer monitoring product for monitoring spouses, children, co-workers, or just about anyone else! - 2004-04-27 HAWAII MARTIAL ARTS INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OHANA

ESET NOD32 Antivirus One of Four to Receive AV-comparatives Advanced+ Rating 
SAN DIEGO—-In a recent report released from AV-comparatives.org, ESET NOD32 is one out of only four antivirus solutions to receive an Advanced+ rating based on results of tests evaluating proactive, on-demand detection of virus/malware, false positive and scanning speed.

Infocus: Password Management Concerns with IE and Firefox, part two 
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Dormant cell phones can be turned into live bugs 
BY KEVIN COUGHLIN c. 2006 Newhouse News S ervice It should come as no surprise that cell phone calls may be tapped by law enforcement. But authorities also can eavesdrop on mobile phones, even when the devices are not making calls.

Internet workshop stresses safety 
Chrissy was not at the Internet Safety and Awareness Workshop at South Fort Myers High School on Monday night.