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There’s an interesting dynamic I’ve been noticing and discussing a lot recently - people and companies are grappling with how to project some facets of their lives and information online while keeping other areas secret. As i suggested in my previous post, it…
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One of our readers, William, wrote in this morning to let us know he has been seeing a lot of REJECTED email traffic. It appears to be the result of the reactivation of a defunct RBL that is denying all email traffic.
His suggestion for a quick [...]

As we all have been observing the last few days, there was an terrorist attack on Mumbai, India. As many other major events, this one caught a lot of media coverage, which opens a door for people who likes to make money on tragedies like this.
Over the last day we saw a spike on domains [...]

Earlier this month we saw the military ban the use of USB drives and other removable media. Apparently the virus outbreak that lead to this measure affected 75\% of all systems at the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
Details are still sparse, but both the LA Times and the U.S. News and World Report [...]

Earlier this month we saw the military ban the use of USB drives and other removable media. Apparently the virus outbreak that lead to this measure affected 75\% of all systems at the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. Details are still sparse, but both the…
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Hidden process developer linked to Sony USB fiasco
Researchers have unearthed rootkit-like functionality in an enterprise security product.…
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of November 17, 2008
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There is a huge difference between verified information, speculation, incorrect information and disinformation. The net is buzzing about the communication enabled by Twitter, Flickr, youtube, wikipedia and bloggers from Mumbai, with CNN stating “It was the day social media appeared to come of…
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Once again, this opinionated jackass dives in head first, looking at the next generation of networking and whether wireless technology will ever overtake Ethernet. by Zack Whittaker
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I was pondering SQL Server Central’s growth in membership over the last year. The silent majority seem to be interested in the posting of a small minority. Steve reckons 20,000 posters out of 925,559 members. Until recently, I was a long-standing silent member. That didn’t mean I didn’t get value from the community: quite [...]