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4:38 AM (34 minutes ago)
Obama e-health plan: Health IT leaders weigh in
from Network World on Security by Lucas Mearian
President Obama, in his joint speech to Congress this week, emphasized that he wants electronic health records to be established for all Americans over the next five years. His recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act earmarked US$19 billion for health information technology spending, $17 billion of which is designated for incentive payments for Electronic Health Record use beginning in 2011. To date, only about 25% of the nation's 5,000 hospitals have rolled out electronic health records systems, and only a small fraction of physician practices have done the same.
Security News
3:36 PM (4 hours ago)
Seven Must-Have Firefox Security Add-Ons
from CGISecurity - Website and Application Security News by Robert A.
"Ensuring that the browser is up to date can help minimize security risks, but perhaps the most interesting feature of Firefox from a security perspective is the possibility of enhancing the browser's security with the addition of browser extensions or add-ons. Of course any add-ons risks adding new vulnerabilities, but if...
3:36 PM (4 hours ago)
Google Blackhat SEO Hack
from CGISecurity - Website and Application Security News by Robert A.
"Today’s aggressive and spooky abuse of trusted giants reveals just how sophisticated and manipulative these guys have become. By following Google Trends, and with some sharp SEO skills to take advantage of Google’s famed real-time indexing, Scammers are directly targeting Google’s search results, trusted by as many as 70 percent of...
5:36 PM (2 hours ago)
Tweet hackers reopen Twitter vuln
Clickjack tit-tat
Twitter's tit-for-tat struggle against clickjackers continues.…
11:34 AM (8 hours ago)
Cambridge security boffins slam banking card readers
'Optimised to fail'
Card readers for online banking are inherently insecure, according to a new study by Cambridge security researchers.…
7:34 AM (12 hours ago)
Miley Cyrus hacker in MySpace spam ringtone scam
TrainReq invites surfers to vote on own punishment
A teenager already suspected of breaking into the Gmail account of actress Miley Cyrus and swiping candid pictures also hacked into MySpace profiles of other celebrities.…
8:04 AM (11 hours ago)
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner - Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Award Winner - Web Application Security
from WindowSecurity.com by info@WindowSecurity.com (The Editor)
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner was selected the winner in the Web Application Security category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards. Defiance Threat Management System and SecureIIS Web Server Protection were first runner-up and second runner-up.
12:54 PM (6 hours ago)
Study: Hackers still enjoy vandalizing Web sites
from Network World on Security by Jeremy Kirk
A study of 57 Web site hacks from last year showed that 24% were aimed at defacing a site rather than financial gain.
12:54 PM (6 hours ago)
UK declines to prosecute hacker wanted in US
from Network World on Security by Jeremy Kirk
British authorities said Thursday they won't prosecute a hacker who would prefer to face trial in his own country rather than face extradition to the U.S.
12:54 PM (6 hours ago)
1Password updated for Safari 4 beta
from Network World on Security by Peter Cohen
Apple's release of a public beta version of Safari 4, a new version of their Web browser, has spurred Agile Web Solutions to offer 1Password 2.9.9, an update to their password management software. A free upgrade for all paid 1Password customers, 1Password 2.9.9 costs $40.
12:54 PM (6 hours ago)
MessageLabs: Spammers pull at the heart in February
from Network World on Security by Subatra Suppiah
The start of February saw Internet spam levels rise to as high as 79.5 per cent of all e-mails due to a spike in botnet activity and spammers leveraging the financial crisis and Valentine's Day, according to MessageLabs.
5:03 PM (2 hours ago)
Brief: Adobe updates Flash, advises on Acrobat
from SecurityFocus News
Adobe updates Flash, advises on Acrobat
6:46 PM (1 hour ago)
Stop Worms From Automatically Spreading, Easily
from PC World Latest Technology News
Security experts recommend turning off Autorun to guard against worms and other malware. Here's an easy way to do it.
2:06 PM (6 hours ago)
How to Defend Against Drive-By Downloads
from PC World Latest Technology News
Here's the lowdown on a product that can keep your PC safe.
12:06 PM (8 hours ago)
Hackers Use Gmail IM Service to Steal Login Details
from PC World Latest Technology News
Hackers are sending phishing emails to Gmail users via the Google Talk instant messaging system, Sophos has revealed.
4:38 AM (34 minutes ago)
Scammers abuse Google Trends to poison search results
from Network World on Security by Gregg Keizer
Cyber crooks are using one of Google's own tools to poison search results with links that spread fake security software, a researcher said Thursday.
4:38 AM (34 minutes ago)
Getting network baselining right
from Network World on Security by Tim McCreery
Baselining involves recording network traffic and performance, saving it for future reference and/or reviewing it to see traffic patterns. Once baselines are saved, they can be used as a benchmark with which to compare other traffic patterns.
4:38 AM (34 minutes ago)
New software to check virtual security policy
from Network World on Security by Maxwell Cooter
A British company has developed software to help customers check that their security policies have been followed accurately within VMware environments.
11:02 PM (6 hours ago)
Deja Vu - Web Apps , (Fri, Feb 27th)
from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
From FTC File No. 082 3113, the highlight is the Deja Vu, ymmv ...(more)...
11:19 PM (5 hours ago)
Considering ITIL? , (Fri, Feb 27th)
from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
...(more)...
9:03 PM (8 hours ago)
Cisco Security Advisory, (Fri, Feb 27th)
from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
Yesterday Cisco released a Security Advisory forMultiple Vulnerabilities in the Cisco ACE Appl ...(more)...
9:07 PM (8 hours ago)
It's not always about money; sometimes hackers just hate you
from Ars Technica - Front page content by jhruska@arstechnica.com (Joel Hruska)
The commercialization of the malware industry is a major trend we at Ars have followed, but the Web Hacking Incident Database (WHID)'s 2008 annual report indicates that economics remains but one factor among many. Unlike most security reports, WHID samples a very small group of real-world, nonrandom attacks. There were 57 such incidents in 2008, 49 in 2007, and a total of 294 from 1999-2008. The organization changed its inclusion criteria in 2006; the current report only includes data from 2007 as reference material.
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