[TechRepublic] Demonoid owners under criminal investigation

IT Security TechRepublic Member | August 09, 2012

Demonoid owners under criminal investigation Demonoid, one of the biggest torrent sites, was taken down on July 25 by a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Ukrainian officials then made sure the servers remained inaccessible, and now the owners are reportedly under criminal investigation in Mexico. Read more Resource of the day Citrix Xenclient local virtual desktop technology for laptops Citrix Xenclient provides local virtual desktop technology that protects sensitive data on laptops, even for disconnected users. Client virtualization solutions based on local virtual desktop technology, such as Citrix XenClient, enable organizations... Posts from TechRepublic   Lock down your tablet with SureLock Kiosk Lockdown Find out why Jack Wallen thinks SureLock Kiosk Lockdown is one of the easiest and most reliable apps for locking down a tablet. Read more Posts from ZDNet   Anonymous attacks Ukrainian government after Demonoid bust In retaliation to Demonoid's demise, Anonymous has begun its own denial of service attacks against the Ukrainian government. Read more TSA petition circulates to require security compliance The TSA is called out online to comply with its requirement to publish its screening policy justifications based on public input - including its security weaknesses. Read more 80% of Olympic sites are scams The 2012 Olympics is a perfect sporting event for everyone, including scammers. In your search to get the latest news about the Games, beware of fake domains set up just for pushing scams and spam. 4 in 5 of the sites out there are fake. Read more How Apple let a hacker remotely wipe an iPhone, iPad, MacBook Gizmodo's Twitter account was recently hacked, after a former employee's iCloud account was breached, and all his Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air) were remotely wiped. It turns out the hacker didn't even have to get the password: he just tricked Apple's tech support. Read more Wikileaks has been under DDoS attack for the last five days Wikileaks has been fighting a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack since last week. The organization saw a similar attack in May 2012. That one lasted four days. This one has been going on for five days, and counting. Read more Featured multimedia   Five apps you won't have to give up if you switch to Windows 8 Concerned about Windows 8 support for your existing apps? Here are five you'll still be able to use. View on site Today's recommended downloads The Smarter Railroad: An Opportunity for the Railroad Industry (IBM) Engines of a Smarter Planet Experience (IBM) Solutions for Today's Smart Business (IBM) Guide to Improving First-Time IT Certification Pass Rates (SkillSoft) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) 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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