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		Computer Security: All e-voting machines vulnerable to software attacks Posted by : bob on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 10:12 AM
		631 Reads NetworkWorld.com reports that all three of the nation's most commonly used electronic voting systems are vulnerable to software attacks - attacks that could affect the outcome of local or national elections. 32 More Words


		Computer Security: SANS warns of zero day attacks Posted by : bob on Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 02:24 AM
		650 Reads The SANS Institute conducted a security briefing today in a teleconference hosted by Alan Paller, director of research at SANS, with a guest panel of Internet security experts on hand to elaborate. They warned of a surge in zero day attacks -- those which have been identified in the wild but have not yet patched by the vendors or projects involved -- and in attacks on the Apple OS X platform. 71 More Words


		Computer Security: Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming Impossible Posted by : bob on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 10:55 PM
		493 Reads eweek.com reports that in a *rare discussion on the severity of the Windows malware scourge*, a Microsoft security official said businesses should consider investing in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall operating systems as a practical way to recover from malware infestation. 46 More Words


		Computer Security: Neighborhood watch for phishing launches Posted by : bob on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 10:26 AM
		489 Reads Sunbelt and CastleCops are officially launching a volunteer group, dubbed the Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination squad, or *PIRT. The Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination (PIRT) Squad*. This will be a community at solely dedicated to taking down phishing sites. It’s the first public takedown community known of, and they hope to start nailing these sites as quickly as possible. 61 More Words


		Computer Security: DHS fails computer security audit Posted by : bob on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 01:29 AM
		480 Reads The U.S. government will get low marks for computer security in a congressional report scheduled to be released Thursday. According to documents obtained by the IDG News Service, the federal government will get a D+ overall rating in the 2005 federal computer security scorecards, the same score it received last year. Including the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), both of which received Fs. See: DHS gets failing grade in computer security report By Robert McMillan 85 More Words



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