Internet Security News for End Users, Firewallguide.com, August 23, 2008

Reviews

• How to Clean Your Windows Registry and Speed Up Your PC, Steve Bass, PC World, August 19. 2008 -- Registry First Aid, RegSupreme, RegSeeker, Advanced WindowsCare Personal, and jv16 PowerTools
• Blackberry Spam Filtering, Matt Hartley, Lockergnome, August 19, 2008
• BitDefender Total Security 2009, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, August 18, 2008
• ContentBarrier X4, Roman Loyola, MacWorld, PC World, August 18, 2008
• Security Software Reviews Done Wrong [Consumer Reports], Larry Seltzer, eWeek, August 16, 2008

Patches, Updates

• Opera Update Plugs Multiple Security Holes, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post, August 21, 2008
• Microsoft's IE 8 puts giant web hole on notice, Dan Goodin, The Register UK, August 20, 2008
• Microsoft patches, updates Mac Office, Gregg Keizer, ComputerWorld, August 14, 2008
• uTorrent silently fixes long-standing zero-day vuln, John Leyden, The Register UK, August 14, 2008
• Redmond Releases Security Update for Windows, Office, Gregg Keizer, Computerworld, PC World, August 13, 2008
• PC Tools' Security Software Adds ThreatFire, Mark Hachman, PC Magazine, August 11, 2008

The Feds

• Q&A With FBI's Cyber Division Chief, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post, August 18, 2008
• Pentagon delays Air Force's cyber effort, Pamela Hess, MSNBC, August 13, 2008
• Report: Feds Do Little to Fight Spam, Spyware, Reuters, PC Magazine, August 13, 2008
• How the feds are locking down their networks, Carolyn Marsan, Network World, August 11, 2008

Web Fraud 2.0, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post:

• Cloaking Connections, August 19
• Validating Your Stolen Goods, August 20
• Digital Forgeries, August 21
• Distributing Your Malware, August 22

Cyber War

• U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say, Brandon Griggs, CNN, August 18, 2008
• Anti-Georgia spammers building new botnet, Robert McMillian, IDG News Service, Network World, August 15, 2008
• Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks, John Markoff, NY Times, August 12, 2008

More Articles

• Thwarting Identity Theft, Matthew Sarrel, PC Magazine, August 22, 2008
• Brazilian Man Charged in Botnet Conspiracy, Brian Prince, eWeek, August 22, 2008
• Make 'Dear John' data letters meaningful, Bob Sullivan, MSNBC, August 22, 2008
• Boston Court's Meddling With 'Full Disclosure' Is Unwelcome, Bruce Schneier, Wired, August 21, 2008
• On-device defenses for mobile malware, Lisa Phifer, TechTarget, August 21, 2008
• Why is Internet Safety Important? Mary Landesman, About.com, August 21, 2008
• Eight Crazy E-Mail Hoaxes Millions Have Fallen For, Nick Mediati & Anne McDonald, PC World, August 21, 2008
• Get Off My Cloud, Mark Rasch, SecurityFocus, August 19, 2008
• The new multiple faces of Internet threats, Darcy Keith, Canwest News Service, Edmonton Journal, August 18, 2008
• More security holes plague MySpace, possibly Facebook, Elinor Mills, CNet, August 18, 2008
• Some Web Firms Say They Track Behavior Without Explicit Consent, Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, August 12, 2008
• Did PIN thieves grab hacking's Holy Grail? Bob Sullivan, MSNBC, August 12, 2008
• The Rise of Blended Threats, Matthew Sarrel, PC Magazine, August 11, 2008