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    Top 10 tech scares of the decade 11 January, 2011 13:12:00

    The dawn of the new millennium prompted fears about the future, but so far reality has not quite matched the predictions of catastrophe. The first ten years passed uneventfully--well, aside from Y2K and a bunch of intelligent computer viruses. Here's a look back at the past decade, and ten of the most terrifying tech scares.
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    Life after IBM is all green for ISS co-founder Tom Noonan 29 April, 2010 00:49:00

    It was 2006, and Tom Noonan had it all. Internet Security Systems (ISS), the company he co-founded and led as CEO, was pulling in $US400 million in annual revenue and on the verge of being acquired by IBM for a whopping $US1.3 billion.
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    Researchers see Gumblar attacks surge again 21 October, 2009 08:26:00

    Security researchers are seeing a resurgence of Gumblar, the name for a piece of malicious code that is spread by compromising legitimate but insecure Web sites.
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    Why Security Matters Now 16 October, 2009 05:06:00

    Social networking and cloud computing threats abound, our annual Global Information Security Survey finds, making information security important once again to business leaders.
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    CIO and CSO should take a follow the money approach to security: IBM X-Force 27 August, 2009 10:15:00

    CIOs and CSOs could do well to consider the monetisation cost and overall profitability of security risks when considering how to safe guard their organisations, according to the findings of a new report from IBM’s Internet Security Systems X-Force research and development team.
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    8 dirty secrets of the IT security industry 18 August, 2009 04:37:00

    Joshua Corman would seem an unlikely critic of IT security vendors. After all, he works for one. Yet Corman, principal security strategist for IBM's Internet Security Systems division, is speaking out about what he sees as eight trends undermining the ability of IT security practitioners to mount an effective defense against online outlaws.
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    Microsoft rushes patches to fix 'big deal' programming flaw 29 July, 2009 08:33:00

    As promised, Microsoft today patched six vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) and Visual Studio with the first "out-of-cycle" update since it plugged a hole last October that the Conficker worm later used to run rampant.
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    IBM executive targets online criminals 05 July, 2007 08:36:48

    At IBM Internet Security System's, the company's primary security research organization is called X-Force. Kris Lamb, director of X-Force, says his group is charged with knowing where potential threats will arise and deliver product, services and education to customers about how to stay ahead of the risk. Recently Lamb discussed with Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie what he sees as the most critical challenges and opportunities facing enterprise IT security managers today.
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    Dial VoIP for Vulnerability 03 February, 2006 11:31:41

    Voice over IP offers great savings in long-distance calls. But without extensive safeguards, VoIP can expose your phone system to the havoc affecting the rest of the Web.
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    Living in Wireless Denial 06 October, 2004 12:18:02

    CIOs must understand Wi-Fi's risks in order to mitigate them.
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    Thinking Inside the Box 10 March, 2004 12:02:38

    Buying one security product containing an arsenal of capabilities is convenient, cheap and potentially dangerous.
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    Google Chrome will no longer check for revoked SSL certificates online 09 February, 2012 04:55:04

    Google has decided to drop OCSP revocation checks from Chrome because they are inefficient and slow
    Google plans to remove online certificate revocation checks from future versions of Chrome, because it considers the process inefficient and slow.
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    DDoS attacks motivated by politics not criminality, Arbor Networks finds 09 February, 2012 01:47:00

    Large service providers fear the Anonymous
    Large Internet organisations believe ideological and political motivations have become the single commonest motivation behind the DDoS attacks hitting their networks, a survey of major Internet firms by has found.
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    Researchers crack satellite encryption 09 February, 2012 09:27:00

    Researchers at a university in Bochum, Germany claim to have cracked encryption algorithms of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) that are used to secure certain civilian satellite phone communications.
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    EU to stengthen its cybersecurity watchdog 09 February, 2012 03:22:46

    Cybercrime is worth more than the international drugs trade, says Commissioner Neelie Kroes
    A push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cybersecurity watchdog has been given a green light by parliamentarians.
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    Know Your Internet Bad Guys 09 February, 2012 09:46:00

    TrendMicro's handy infographic gives you the low-down on Web enemies.
    Anyone who makes a habit of wandering around in cyberspace should print this TrendLabs infographic, posted Wednesday, and keep it close at hand. This colorful web poster contains info on Internet bad guys, and helps people avoid getting scammed, hacked, or hurt by malware.
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