Sophos: Social networking sites must improve security

Security firm Sophos, in their latest Security Threat Report, says that recent trends all point to the same thing; criminals are targeting social networking sites. As social portals like Twitter, Facebook , MySpace, and LinkedIn have grown in popularity, so have the attacks on their users. In response to this, Sophos says these sites need to step-up security measures. They propose that there needs to be strong awareness training for users on these sites, so that personal and business information can remain protected. Full Story : Techherald.com…..

Phishers Target Facebook Again

Phishing attacks that try to get Facebook users to enter their log-in credentials at a fraudulent site in order to steal them have plagued users for the past two days, with phishing traced back to FBstarter.com, BAction.net and possibly others. The viral phishing infection spreads via Facebook contact lists of victims. Full Story : PCWorld.com……

Security Flaw in Internet Explorer

Security experts warned computer users not to use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer until a security flaw in the browser is fixed. The security flow in the browser could be exploited by criminals to take control of computers and steal passwords. Microsoft says it has detected attacks against IE 7.0 but said the “vulnerability” was present in all versions of the browser. Internet Explorer is used by around 70% of the internet users. Even though there are many browsers in the market, only Firefox managed to gain a sizable amount users next to Internet Explorer. Its time for the rest of the population to switch to the best. Get Firefox for Free.

Strip Search Scanner.

A new body scanner being tested in Australian airports, is reported to be a virtual strip search. It is possible to see private parts while people are going through the machine. However to protect the privacy of the passengers,official promised that faces will be blurred in the image.

Facebook,National Security Threat:Israel

Israeli security officials are not allowed anymore to publish confidential information on Facebook because it may become available to all the people who surf the Internet. A new list of rules announced by Defense Ministry on Israel aims to prevent soldiers and employees from revealing classified information on social networking sites. The officials say some soldiers have uploaded pictures of themselves with classified equipment, inadvertently revealing sensitive information.

Camera that sees through clothes

The new technology, known as the T5000 system developed by ThruVision can see through people’s clothing at distances of up to 80ft. The new system has attracted interest from law enforcement agencies in the hope of detecting weapons, drugs and explosives. The system works by detecting and measuring terahertz waves, or T-waves- an electromagnetic radiation, emitted by all people and objects that lie between the infrared and microwave parts of the spectrum.

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Google for password hunt

A new tool has been released by the hacking group Cult of the Dead that turns Google into a vulnerability exposer. The tool is called Goolag and is available as an open source software. The tool is a stand-alone Windows .Net application with an easy-to-use graphical interface. The Cult of the Dead Cow is best known for its Back Orifice software, which could be used to remotely control a Windows machine.