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Bugged Phone Tripped Up Apple Leaker
An employee at an Apple parts supplier has been caught on tape selling inside information about Apple to a hedge fund broker. The information, potentially worth millions to the broker, was sold by Walter Shimoon for a mere $22,000. Shimoon has since been...
Smishing and Vishing: Scammers are targeting your cell phone
Are you familiar with the terms smishing and vishing? They’ve been around for a few years now, but they’re not as common as email phishing and haven’t been given as much attention. Both smishing and vishing are variations on the phish theme: smishing...
Poo-Poo on Poo – Cyberattack arrest highlights risk
WASHINGTON — How did a hacker in Malaysia manage to penetrate a computer network operated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland? And what was the same accused cybercriminal doing this summer when he allegedly tapped into the secure computers of a large...
Obama Wants Internet Security Czar
President Barack Obama wants to ramp-up Internet security with the establishment of a czar to oversee privacy. The administration plans a stronger legal effort to protect Internet privacy -- including new laws and creation of a new position to oversee...
Copier Machine Security
Received this from a friend of mine this morning… I and my colleagues have been well aware of these security risks for quite some time; however, as one technician friend of mine said, most companies do not want to pay to have a licensed technician remove...
Posted: 05-27-2010 9:10 by jim® | with 3 comment(s)
CAPTCHA Implemented
Just a quick note to let you know that I have finally been able to implement a CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart) solution for our blogs. This should effectively stop all the spam comments.  If the...
Office of the DNI responds to Politico.com
February 3, 2010 Statement by the Director of Communications Arthur House The article published by Politico today regarding testimony of the Director of National Intelligence before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is inaccurate and...
Treating Terrorism as a Crime…Nine years later!
The FBI said today that they are announcing the addition of two individuals to our Most Wanted Terrorists list, along with substantial rewards for information leading to their capture. Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso is sought for his role in the October...
Happy SysAdmin’s Day!
Since Ted Kekatos, a SysAdmin in the Chicago area suggested the day, to the first celebration on July 28, 2000. System Administrator Appreciation Day has become the one day a year set aside to show your appreciation for those people who keep all your...
Kudos to Obama for Appointing a Cybersecurity Czar
Those who know me, know that I don’t approve of much of what the Obama Administration has done so far; however I have to give the new POTUS kudos on a job well done, by creating the position of a “Cybersecurity Czar” President Obama spoke today about...
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