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FTC issues rebates to victims of fake anti-virus scam

13

Dec

2011

The US Federal Trade Commission announced some good news for victims of fake anti-virus purveyor Innovative Marketing. Initial legal actions against Innovative Marketing began approximately three years ago when the FTC ordered them to halt operations related to their activity selling fake security products. The FTC reached a settlement with two of the defendants, Mark […]

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The Effectiveness of DNSBLs in an IPv6 world

23

Nov

2011

It is certain that the future of the Internet communication belongs to the Internet Protocol version 6, or IPv6. Even though some people might think it is new, it’s been around for quite a while; the first document describing basics of IPv6 (RFC 2460) was published in 1998. The protocol has evolved since, and it […]

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Hackers would never be hired by security vendors….right?

04

Nov

2011

In a recent BBC article, reputable security firm McAfee is quoted saying, “I’ve never hired computer hackers but that’s not to say I would never do that,” says Raj Samani, chief technical officer of McAfee Europe. Wow, I thought. Really? OK, I admit, hacker is one those terms whose definitions has blurred in the last […]

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