According to reports, North Korean hackers are believed to have launched cyber attacks on government offices in the US and South Korea. Some South Korean and US websites were momentarily taken down. Among the South Korean sites with service disruption were the Blue House, defense ministry, national assembly, Shinhan bank, …
Read More »Virus protection on a Linux server
Whether you are running a virtual private server (VPS) or a full dedicated box, you have undoubtedly considered the security precautions it will entail. If you have not, now might be a good time to start. Most Linux server security involves patching the kernel, preventing rootkits, and hardening the firewall. …
Read More »Cybersquatters grow while trademark owners prepare for battle
At one time the cybersquatting perpetrators were fringe geeky hackers locked in their mothers’ basements Now, entire organizations are forming with the sole goal of sitting on expensive domains and hoping to cash out on them. But like the spammers who have been reduced to sending nonsensical series of letters …
Read More »ICANN can now go after domain villains
As the list of virtual bad guys grows and the front has extended to a global scale, ICANN has been granted new powers that will allow it to track down and neutralize nefarious domain registrars. From cybersquatting to providing spammers with safe havens, they might sound like a band of …
Read More »What is on your web host's servers?
Your web host might have the right features for the right price, but before putting your bart in the door at any provider, make sure you know what sort of sites it allows and disallows. Many hosts, for instance, ban proxies. These sites take up a large amount of resources …
Read More »NSA to build £978 million data center
The National Security Administration has announced plans to build a new data center up to 1-million square feet in size in Fort Williams, Utah. The total cost of the project will be £978 million ($1.6 billion USD). The megalopolis will be built in two phases. The first, which is set …
Read More »U.S. to team with Italy in fight against cyber crime
The U.S. Secret Service has signed an agreement to join forces with the Italian Police and Postal Service to fight cyber crime. The new team will be called The European Electronic Cime Task Force and will specialize in fighting identity theft, malicious hacking and other forms of cyber crime. The …
Read More »The Pirate Bay introduces video sharing site
Not to be deterred by a little litigation and jail time, the founders of The Pirate Bay plan to launch a new video sharing site. The new potential YouTube competitor will feature videos without copyright restrictions, the company claims. YouTube has long been the subject of copyright disputes with numerous …
Read More »Two Chinese domain registrars to blame
The names of the two Chinese domain registrars allegedly responsible for a large chunk of the world’s spam, have come under fire from University of Alabama’s director of research, Gary Warner. Last week I posted a short entry about Warner’s research, concluding that 70 percent of spam originated in China. …
Read More »UK to get its own "Cyber Czar"
Following suit with the American announcement of a new cyber security advisor position, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to announce the creation of Britain’s own cyber security chief. The new chief will be responsible for protecting the country from hackers, cyber spies and every other sort of tech …
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