IE ripe for attack, despite Microsoft claims
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| A new security report from IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS)
| blames the increase on the "exploit as a service industry" wherem
| aterial is being increasingly sold using a traditional channel
| model. Also, half of websites that carry material designed toi
| nfect browsers are capable of camouflaging their attack.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/01/windows_vista_security/
I mentioned the study before. It is estimated that 100-150 million Windows
zombies exist (yes, under the full conrol of criminals). This has recently
taken our network down to its knees (10Mbit/sec turning to dial-up speeds),
unless the culprit is P2P.
Dutch botnet duo sentenced
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| The prime suspect created the Toxbot Trojan and another Trojan
| called Wayphisher to infect 2.5 million computers.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/01/dutch_botnet_gang_sentenced/
London police can't cope with cybercrime
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| Now the country's biggest police force says local forces' e-crime units
| cannot cope with the ever increasing amount of cybercrime.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/01/london_police_cybercrime/
Why Vista will take a back seat for a few years
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| Business goals always trump technology. That's the main reason
| Vista security will take the back seat for a few years, despite
| the step forward in technology.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/01/vista_waiting_game/
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