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Going undercover in the
slimy world of phishing
A security analyst learns the lingo and gains
cyber-crooks’ trust to penetrate the phishing underworld
By Lisa Vaas, From eWeek |
| Jason Harbert was a terrible spammer. The research scientist for Cloudmark recently spent weeks monitoring the phishing community’s chat rooms and forums, learned the lingo, earned some trust, and even received kits from the fraudsters who set up scam pages that steal victims’ personal data. Then he went and hurt the criminals’ feelings after not coming through on the spam delivery... (Full Article) |
News for Mac users
From SecureMac.com |
| Adobe Flash exploit could log keystrokes according to three critical security updates released. Adobe Flash Players 9.0.45.0, 8.0.34.0 and 7.0.69.9 as well as earlier version running on ALL platforms are vulnerable and can be exploited by loading a malicious SWF file under these players... (Full Article) |
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WSTPA annual tech summit set for Oct. 9 |
| The West Sound Technology Professionals Association (WSTPA) has set its 6th annual Western Washington Summit on Technology and Economic Development Entrepreneurship for Oct. 9. This year’s theme is New Frontiers: CleanTech and the Future of Business... (Full Article) |
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to partner
using WiMAX technology |
| Sprint Nextel and Clearwire plan to jointly construct the first nationwide mobile broadband network using WiMAX technology, and promote the global development of WiMAX-based services. The planned arrangement is expected to foster quicker, broader and more efficient deployment of a mobile WiMAX broadband network than either company could accomplish on its own.
Mobile WiMAX is a wireless broadband technology that operates more than five times faster than today’s third-generation wireless networks at lower cost. Mobile WiMAX technology is expected to allow users to wirelessly download full-length movies, conduct live video-conferences from remote locations, and perform other interactive multi-media applications anywhere in the coverage area, mobilizing the full power of the open Internet.
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AOL to refund Washington consumers
for billing disputes |
| Attorney General Rob McKenna announced that Washington consumers who continued to receive bills for America Online (AOL) services after canceling, are eligible for refunds as part of a $3 million nationwide settlement with the Internet service provider... (Full Article) |
Unlocked T-Mobile iPhone traded for car
From Mac Life |
| Leave it to the teenagers: A 17-year-old hacker has traded his T-Mobile iPhone for a car. Meanwhile, AT&T's lawyers have prevented the sale of unlocking software — for now... (Full Article) |
The Top 8 security concerns raised
at Black Hat Briefings |
| Symantec surveyed attendees at the recent Black Hat Briefings held in Las Vegas — 42 percent of whom were IT managers — on their top security concerns. The group’s consensus came down to these... (Full Article) |
Apple unveils new iMacs,
digital and productivity suites |
| Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently announced a total refresh for the iMac all-in-one desktop computer line, plus “completely new versions” of Apple’s iLife and iWork application suites, the latter gaining Numbers, a new spreadsheet application... (Full Article) |
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Is there a Gbrowser in the our future? |
| Rumors that Google is creating a Web browser are once again afoot. According to Netconcepts Search Strategist Chris Silver Smith, the search engine company may really be cooking up the Gbrowser after hiring browser security expert Michal Zalewski to help make its products more secure... (Full Article) |
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Storm Worm spreads via YouTube ruse |
| Security pros are warning that spammers are distributing the Storm Trojan virus via e-mails purporting to be from friends and containing a false link to a YouTube video... (Full Article) |
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WSTPA annual tech summit set for Oct. 9 |
| The West Sound Technology Professionals Association (WSTPA) has set its 6th annual Western Washington Summit on Technology and Economic Development Entrepreneurship for Oct. 9. This year’s theme is New Frontiers: CleanTech and the Future of Business.
The event will take place at the Silverdale beach Hotel, and begins at 4 p.m. with a CleanTech showcase and cocktail reception. Dinner and the keynote speakers, Bert Gregory, president and CEO of Mithun, and Tim Botkin executive director of the Kitsap SEED project, run from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
For more information, or to register, visit www.wstpa.org.
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Kitsap firm wins major Keyport
NUWC Navy contract |
| ATS Intelligent Discovery announced it has received a three-year $6.5 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide Keyport NUWC information technology support services... (Full Article) |
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Reinke promoted to IT department supervisor |
| First Federal Savings & Loan Association recently announced the promotion of Suzette Reinke to the position of IT department supervisor. She will oversee daily IT department operations and telecommunication systems, working from First Federal’s Administrative Center in Port Angeles... (Full Article) |
Hackers close to cracking iPhone
By Lisa Vaas, eWeek.com |
| iPhone hackers are on the cusp of not only being able to write programs for the phone but also finding a way to cut the device's tether to Cingular's service plans... (Full Article) |
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Kitsap’s “2Good2Toss” better than Craig’s list |
| From cribs to couches and violins to vintage gear, check out Kitsap County’s on-line rummage and recycling website — 2Good2Toss — featuring many items for free and where nothing is over $99... (Full Article) |
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Interactive radio blog new at Megatalk 1400 |
| Issues, politics and technology meet head on as attorney and blogger Sonya Jones joins the Megatalk lineup on KITZ radio, AM 1400, Saturday mornings from 9–11 a.m... (Full Article) |
Broadband now available
in Port Orchard via satellite |
| WildBlue announced that it has begun offering high-speed Internet via satellite service in Port Orchard. The firm serves homes and small businesses not currently served, or underserved, by other high speed providers... (Full Article) |
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Malware Market shopping list |
The surge in malware activity has created a healthy black market for crimeware. According to a new report from PandaLabs, prices in the malware market start at $10 for an hour-long distributed denial of service attack and head up to $1,500 for a mailing list, with prices dependent on quality and quantity. If you know where to look, you'll find the special deals bartered in this murky underground malware market.
Visit www.eweek.com for more information. |
FCC gets set to wrestle over Net Neutrality
A choice between neutrality and “Bandwealth” |
| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently accepting public comments on its proposal to regulate pricing on broadband networks, commonly referred to as “net neutrality.” Meanwhile, the Competitive Enterprise Institute is advising the FCC to just drop its foray into broadband regulation entirely, emphasizing the predictable outcome of slower networks and fewer new innovations... (Full Article) |
Court ruling forces search engine to log users
Public interest groups urge court to block
radical expansion of discovery rules |
| The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) have urged a California court to overturn a dangerous ruling that would require an Internet search engine to create and store logs of its users' activities as part of electronic discovery obligations in a civil lawsuit... (Full Article) |
Why is the Mac OS more secure than Windows?
Opinion: PC users should forget their outrage and come to understand that life isn't fair. The Mac platform is more secure
than Windows and will continue to be so.
By David Morgenstern
From e-Week.com |
| Certainly, we can all agree that Mac users hate Windows. On the other hand, most Windows users hate the Macintosh and, moreover, Mac users. And those Mac ads... (Full Article) |
Secret surveillance evidence unsealed
in AT&T spy case
Whistleblower declaration and other key documents released to the public |
| More documents detailing secret government surveillance of AT&T's Internet traffic have been released to the public as part of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) class-action lawsuit against the telecom giant... (Full Article) |
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Accessing your PC from anywhere |
| Ever wish that you could put in a day's work without going to the office? These days, it's easy for just about anyone to work remotely or telework —either from home or while traveling. You now have the ability to safely access your computer files, programs, e-mail and even your corporate network just as if you were at your office PC... (Full Article) |
WSTPA kicks off 6th annual summit
with Clean Tech theme |
| Clean Technology is fast becoming one of the hottest areas of investment and technology development. The West Sound Technology Professionals Association’s (WSTPA) summit was developed to support Clean Tech as an industry where attendees can collectively respond to some of the world’s biggest problems with financially driven solutions. The demand for cleaner technologies is on the rise. Attending this summit will highlight which areas pose the greatest risk and reward... (Full Article) |
31 days of productivity lost every year
putting out IT fires
Is IT functioning efficiently enough to be considered a business asset? |
| While no figures are available for the U.S., business managers in the United Kingdom report that they lose 31 working days — more than 10 percent of the year — putting out fires that result from bad management of IT systems. Those were the results of a study released in early June by Partners in IT, a U.K.-based service management company... (Full Article) |
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Black Hat Briefings set for July 28-Aug. 2 |
| The largest computer security event in the world, the Black Hat Briefings will take place July 28-Aug. 2, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
On-line Registration is now open, Visit this link for more information or to register.
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SEC filing reveals Google
subject to "Second Request" challenge
Order or modification to acquistion of Doubleclick under consideration |
| A recent Security and Exchange Commission filing indicates the FTC has "issued a request for additional information and documentary materials regarding Google’s proposed acquisition" of Doubleclick.
According to FTC Chair Majoras's statement on the merger review process, "the majority of investigations in which the FTC issued a second request resulted in a merger challenge, consent order, or modification to the transaction, suggesting that the FTC generally issues second requests only when there is a strong possibility that some aspect of the investigation would violate the antitrust laws."
For more information, visit THIS LINK.
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Voice-over IP:Is it time for
your business to make the switch? |
| Voice over-Internet Protocol, or VoIP, has been largely embraced by the government sector, and is now becoming more and more popular in various private industries. Although it’s far from being mainstream, it is being used by health care companies, school districts and other large organizations, and technology experts say this is the way of the future — much like high-definition TV, VoIP will eventually become a standard... (Full Article) |
New York State agency endorses
EPIC’s Google/DoubleClick complaint |
| The New York State Consumer Protection Board has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) endorsing the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s (EPIC) recent complaint to the FTC regarding the privacy implications of the proposed Google/DoubleClick merger... (Full Article) |
What will happen to IT Cowboys
when business skills count? |
| Over the next five years, business will become so deeply embodied in technology that it will change the way IT is managed by organizations. This shift will have a profound effect on IT departments, one that will be felt from the chief technology officer level to the help desk specialist, and in the way that the CIO relates to the CEO... (Full Article) |
Perlego expands global reach
through partnership |
| Gig Harbor-based Perlego Systems Inc. has announced a partnership with @biz.mobi, a provider of mobile solutions in Stockholm, Sweden. This new relationship expands its support network throughout Europe, making it easier for businesses to quickly adopt the Perlego Horizons mobile device lifecycle management solution... (Full Article) |
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WSTPA Biotech SIG kickoff event set |
| West Sound Technology Professionals Association (WSTPA) announces the kick-off of its new Biotech Special Interest Group (SIG) with a presentation by Dr. Glen Gordon, MD of Em-Probe Technologies... (Full Article) |
Gig Harbor software company
hopes to ‘expand’ locally
By Rodika Tollefson |
| For the past 10 years, Gig Harbor has been home to a software development company that has carved a niche in the entertainment and retail industries. Splyce, located off State Route 16 and soon to move downtown, is known nationally and internationally for its family of programs that carries the same name... (Full Article) |
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State adds 4,500 new tech jobs |
| AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association) has released its 10th anniversary Cyberstates report which details national and state trends in high-tech employment, wages, and other key economic factors. Titled "Cyberstates 2007: A Complete State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry," the report covers all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico... (Full Article) |
Your personal blog and
your professional reputation
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| Not too long ago as I was looking for a source for a story I did a search in Google for a local business. I wanted to see if the business had a Web site or email address. My search on the business name turned up a single result: the public MySpace profile of the business owner. The profile was, shall we say, very personal. Not something that I would imagine this business owner wanted to serve as an online representative of her company... (Full Article) |
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Help for the “wireless wounded” |
| We used to push paper, now we push buttons — and the result is getting ever more painful. From BlackBerries and Treos to cell phones and iPods, our miniaturized, high-tech gizmos are leaving us with a whole new set of repetitive stress injuries that go beyond carpal tunnel syndrome... (Full Article) |
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Tips on managing privacy risk |
| Based on years of advising companies on privacy issues, Dr. Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute gives these managing privacy risk guidelines... (Full Article) |
Booking Buddy can find
the best travel deals for you |
| When self-booking travel Web sites were first launched, many business travelers balked at using them; it was much easier to have your travel agent make arrangements. But soon, every airline, hotel and car-rental company had created its own site and booking engine. With transparency came the opportunity to save money... (Full Article) |
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WSTPA to present USA Today tech reporter |
| The May 17 meeting of the West Sound Technnology Professionals Association will feature Byron Acohido, Technology Reporter for USA Today. His presentation is called, “Virtual Vortex: Why Security Risks Will Continue and What You Should be Doing About It.”
The event will take place take place from 5:30 p/m/ to 7:30 p.m. at the Poulsbo Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library, 700 NE Lincoln St.
Meetings are free to WSTPA members, and $5 for non-members. RSVP’s are highly encouraged. Repsond at www.wstpa.org.
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FCC takes another stab at Net Neutrality
By Wayne Rash
Reprinted from eWeek |
| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching an inquiry to determine how broadband providers are behaving in terms of providing access to the Internet to subscribers... (Full Article) |
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Pair promoted in Kitsap Bank’s IT Department |
| Kitsap Bank has announced two promotions in its Information Technology (IT) Department. Chad Gregg has been promoted to vice president/chief technology officer and Kevin Geister to assistant vice president/information technology officer... (Full Article) |
Child Online Protection Act anti-porn law
struck down |
| A federal court judge on March 22 struck down the Child Online Protection Act (PDF), saying it violates the First and Fifth Amendments and is "impermissibly broad and over-vague... (Full Article) |
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How to top a Google Search |
| Want your product to appear in the top ten results of a Google, Yahoo, or MSN search? Matt Kain of 24/7 Real Media, a digital marketing firm suggests these free ways to improve your odds... (Full Article) |
Five things you never knew
about your cell phone — but should |
| In times of emergencies your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it... (Full Article) |
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