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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Conficker Still At IT! - Penetrating Nearly 50,000 Computers Every Day

Originally Published by SPAMfighter.com

According to security researchers at Symantec, the computer worm, Conficker, is still infecting systems worldwide at fast rate and will continue to infect computers of Fortune 1000 companies (top global companies).

After thorough analysis of the worm, researchers have concluded that it infects nearly 50,000 new computers every day, with Brazil, the US and India are the hardest hit countries. Researchers also add that the hype created by media about Conficker/Downadup has almost vanished, but the worm is still propagating worldwide.

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http://www.spamfighter.com/News-12428-Conficker-Penetrating-Nearly-50000-Computers-Every-Day.htm

Saturday, May 30, 2009

President Obama stresses need for computer security

President Obama will choose a "cyber czar," someone to head the White House office of cyber security

Mark Fujii

As reported by Yahoo News, President Barack Obama announced that he will be naming a cyber czar to help bolster the security of America’s computer networks. “It’s now clear this cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation,” Obama said in his press conference. “We’re not as prepared as we should be, as a government or as a country.” Obama additionally added that “cyber czar” may not necessarily be the exact name of the position. Regardless, whoever is appointed by Obama to head the White House Office of Cyber Security will reportedly work directly under both the National Security Council and the National Economic Council....

How to read 300+ Articles a Day

A great new tool from Google is called, “Google alerts” and it is in beta form. To keep up to date with all new technological trends and new businesses requirements I read on average 300 articles per day. Now there would be no way I could imagine to read so much if I had to waste my time searching for the content so I have turned to Google alerts for the much needed help. Google alerts is like having a research team behind you looking for the data you require to read. I read to keep myself much further ahead of my competition. Reading allows me to keep my skills professionally generalist enough to work on any type of technology project but here is the important part…..Coupled my reading with my 15 years experience of business experience working on $$$$ Billion dollar networks managing $$$ multi-million dollar projects I enjoy the confidence that I know enough subject matter in all technology fields that I can maintain a sense of calm and clarity my customers require from their “Computer Guy”. Now my experiences have molded me to who I am…but who I will become is directly related to the knowledge I acquire moving forward and having a tool such as Google Alerts is just what the doctor ordered.

Here is what Google alerts do for you:
Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.Some handy uses of Google Alerts include:

Monitoring a developing news story
Keeping current on a competitor or industry
Getting the latest on a celebrity or event
Keeping tabs on your favorite sports teams

To create your own Google alert go to:
http://www.google.com/alerts

Monday, May 18, 2009

To find a reputable website dedicated to computer security for the non technical person is hard to find. Enter http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/ which was created just for the purpose of educating the non technology professionals by using authors to interview the expert within the industry and then writing their findings in non layman’s terms. The site is heavily sponsored and promoted by Symantec the makers of Norton Antivirus so you know that the information contained within is trusted otherwise Symantec would have never put their name behind it. HeroTechs Inc. was fortunate enough to be used as an expert security source for Internet Threats within the following article:

NEW TARGETS: New Source of Internet Threat: Banner AdsBy Kim BoatmanLocated at: http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/articles/banner/index.html. We were fortunate enough to have Kim quote us 3 times within the article and the quotes are listed below for your convenience.

Quote 1:
The problem is particularly alarming because hackers often target high-volume websites with ads that don’t look suspicious, says Thomas K. McCabe, president of HeroTechs Inc., a Long Island, N.Y.-based computer service company. “There is plenty of advertising out there, but you can’t tell which ones are good versus which ones are not,’’ he warns.

Quote 2:
A popular ploy directs you to an infected site where a screen pops up showing that an antivirus scan has found viruses on your computer, says McCabe. You are directed to “click here” to remove the virus. Instead, clicking loads the malware onto your computer.“I witnessed this thing hitting my wife when she visited a legitimate cooking web site,’’ McCabe says. “She was about to hit the click here button, and I had to swing the mouse away.”

Quote 3:
Be smart when you click. The value of a banner ad is measured in its ability to get users to click on it. So a lot of banner ads pull out all the stops, and some go a little too far. “Ads that say ‘Click here to win a free whatever’ are preying on people’s vulnerability,” says Colburn. If you’re interested in an advertiser, type their web address into your browser or go to Google and find their website. “If you want to take an IQ test, go to Google and type in ‘IQ test’ and take a legitimate test rather than clicking on the ad,’’ says McCabe.

Please check out the entire article located on Your Security Resource:
http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/articles/banner/index.html

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