[TechRepublic] The truth behind those Nigerian 419 scammers

IT Security TechRepublic Member | July 31, 2012

The truth behind those Nigerian 419 scammers Why would 419 scammers say they're Nigerian, even if they are as American as apple pie? Michael Kassner provides some insight as to why. Read more Resource of the day Amazon Web Services: A guide to Amazon's cloud Amazon launched its cloud in 2006 and since then it has come to dominate the industry. Amazon's APIs are a de facto standard, as almost any popular start-up you care to name has used its services. Enterprises are piling into its low-cost infrastructure-as... Bromium: Newcomer to the periodic table of security elements Dominic Vogel looks into a new security solution that relies on micro-virtualization to isolate untrustworthy desktop tasks from enterprise networks. Read more Microsoft to block keys less than 1024 bits in August software update This is your last chance to prepare for an August update from Microsoft that will reject cryptographic keys less than 1024 bits. Read more Posts from TechRepublic   IT security: How do you deal with the unknown-unknowns? Security firms have become accomplished at spotting the known threats over the years, but stopping zero-day attacks takes something more. Read more Five apps for your portable security kit Portable security apps can come in quite handy in the field. Here are five lesser-known apps worth checking out. Read more Posts from ZDNet   Twitter malware warning: It's you on photo? or It's about you? A new piece of malware is spreading on Twitter by getting users to click on a link that allegedly features a photo of them. There is no such photo on the other end. Read more SQL injection attacks up 69% The number of SQL injection attacks has jumped by more than two thirds: from 277,770 in Q1 2012 to 469,983 in Q2 2012. This may be what hackers are using to steal all those e-mail addresses and passwords as of late. Read more Research: 80% of Carberp infected computers had antivirus software installed Just how useful is antivirus software in general? According to a recently published study by security researcher Jim McKenney, based on his analysis 80% of Carberp infected computers had antivirus software installed. Read more Featured multimedia   Five portable security apps you should carry on your USB drive Building a toolkit of portable apps is one of the best ways to make your job easier. Here are five excellent security tools you may want to include in the mix. View on site Today's recommended downloads Top 10 reasons to automate your IT processes (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Get your applications in order for mobile and cloud business (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Wikibon ROI Study: Business Case for Unified Storage Consolidation (NetApp) Shorten release cycles (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Survival guide for testing modern applications (Hewlett-Packard (HP))   Message to subscribers The IT Security newsletter is now a co-branded TechRepublic and ZDNet offering. In addition to TechRepublic IT Security bloggers' tips on how to protect your network, you will get ZDNet Zero Day bloggers' posts about the latest in vulnerabilities, software/hardware security research, and more. We hope you enjoy this expanded security coverage. TechRepublic's IT Security blog ZDNet's Zero Day blog Connect with TechRepublic London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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