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10 claims that scare security pros, 08/13/07: A child with a chocolate-smeared shirt says, “I didn’t do it.” The phone rings, and Mom assures you, “There’s nothing to worry about.” A systems administrator carrying a box of tapes says, “We’ll have everything back up in a few minutes.” Sometimes the first words you hear — despite their distance from the truth — tell you everything you need to know.
Study: Facebook users are easy targets for identity theft, 08/14/07: Users of the Facebook social-networking site are too gullible in giving up personal information, which could make them the targets of identity theft, according to Sophos research.
Unusual pump-and-dump spam run continues, 08/13/07: More spam made its way to inboxes Monday touting a small Florida company first hit by a massive pump-and-dump spam scam last week. The company has denied any responsibility for the junk mail that drove up its stock price, and said it will look at stockholder data in the hope that it can uncover who was behind the scheme.
Data-leak prevention agent upgrades from Provilla on tap, 08/14/07: Provilla adds support for Windows Vista to its endpoint data-leak prevention agent.
‘Hackers’ deface U.N. site, 08/13/07: “Hackers” defaced the United Nations Web site early Sunday with messages accusing the U.S. and Israel of killing children. As of late afternoon, some sections, including the area devoted to Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, remained offline.
Security vendors shun idea of liability, 08/14/07: Software companies have reacted with predictable caginess to the Lords Science and Technology Committee recommendations that vendors be held accountable for flaws in their products.
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