This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details recent cyber crime trends, new twists to previously-existing cyber scams, and announcements. Investment Scam The IC3 continues to receive complaints involving subjects who have obtained the names and social security numbers of individuals for illegal purposes. Subjects use [...]
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Microsoft TechEd North America 2012
Celebrate 20 years of Microsoft TechEd North America! TechEd is Microsoft’s premier technology conference for IT professionals and developers, offering the most comprehensive technical education across Microsoft’s current and soon-to-be-released suite of products, solutions, tools, and services. Our four day event in Orlando, Florida offers hands-on learning, deep product exploration and countless opportunities to connect [...]
February 2012 Patch Tuesday Overview
Microsoft has released nine new security bulletins for the February 2012 edition of Patch Tuesday. This Patch Tuesday is typically marked as a ‘heavy’ release month and includes nine new security bulletins addressing 21 vulnerabilities. There are two bulletins that administrators should look to patch immediately. Both of these bulletins address vulnerabilties that have the [...]
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012 Published: Thursday, February 09, 2012 Version: 1.0 This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on February 14, 2012. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the February bulletin summary on February 14, 2012. For more information about the bulletin [...]
February 2012 Patch Tuesday Advanced Notification
Microsoft has announced their February 2012 Advanced Notification for the upcoming Patch Tuesday. Microsoft is planning to release nine security bulletins fixing 21 vulnerabilities. Security Bulletin Breakdown: 4 bulletins are rated as Critical 5 bulletins are rated as Important 7 vulnerabilities could lead to Remote Code Execution 2 vulnerabilities could lead to Elevation of Privilege [...]
New lightning-fast, efficient nanoscale data transmission developed at Stanford
By Andrew Myers@STANFORD ENGINEERING A team at Stanford’s School of Engineering has demonstrated an ultrafast nanoscale light-emitting diode (LED) that is orders of magnitude lower in power consumption than today’s laser-based systems and is able to transmit data at the very rapid rate of 10 billion bits per second. The researchers say it is a [...]
August 2011 Patch Tuesday Overview
With the August 2011 edition of Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has just released 13 bulletins addressing 22 vulnerabilities. This month marks a “heavy” month for Microsoft for Patch Tuesday. The first bulletin administrators should look at patching first is the bi-monthly cumulative update for Microsoft Internet Explorer (MS11-057). This bulletin addresses typical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer [...]
August 2011 Patch Tuesday Advanced Notification
Microsoft has just released their advanced notification for the August 2011 edition of Patch Tuesday. Microsoft is planning to release 13 security bulletins addressing 22 vulnerabilities. Security Bulletin Breakdown: 2 bulletins are rated Critical 9 bulletins are rated Important 2 bulletins are rated Moderate 4 vulnerabilities can lead to Remote Code Execution 3 vulnerabilities can [...]
Spring Has Sprung, and so has the Microsoft Security Bulletin Count
Microsoft just released their Patch Tuesday Advanced Notification for April 2011. Microsoft plans to release 17 new security bulletins addressing 64 vulnerabilities. So far this year we have gotten off pretty easy from Microsoft Patch Tuesdays. However, the upcoming Patch Tuesday will be another day to remember. This month will tie the record for the [...]
Breaking News For March 30, 2011
AT&T and T-Mobile proposed merger In a follow up to our recent post on the AT&T duopoly, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, noted that cell phones are no longer a luxury but a necessity as more and more subscribers opt to forsake a land line in favor of only a mobil phone. This [...]
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