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[News] [Rival] UAC in Vista 7 Still Broken, Warns Company

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BeyondTrust Warns That Microsoft Offers Little Relief to Enterprises Seeking to
Lock Down Windows 7 Deployments

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| While changes to Windows 7âs UAC benefit the home user market, enterprises 
| must be aware that the new âsliderâ feature is only for administrators and 
| may increase security risks.  
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090903006082&newsLang=en

Court Allows Woman to Sue Bank for Lax Security After $26,000 Stolen by Hacker

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| An Illinois district court has allowed a couple to sue their bank on the 
| novel grounds that it may have failed to sufficiently secure their account, 
| after an unidentified hacker obtained a $26,500 loan on the account using the 
| customersâ user name and password.   
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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/09/citizens-financial-sued/

Vista + marketing = Vista 7 (or "Mojave"). Same problem, different number.


Recent:

Botnets to go

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| Security services provider Finjan has released a report from its Malicious
| Code Research Center analysing a trading platform for botnets. According to
| the report, the underground trade in infected computers offers a
| comprehensive menu of botnets at locations all around the world. Some Far
| Eastern networks can be had for a mere $5 a thousand PCs.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/140687/from/rss09
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