Google Goes into VOIP

Google just acquired Gismo5 to start competing with Skype. mmmm what next.

Here is the article

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10397006-265.html?tag=mncol;txt

MAC Is No Longer Virus Immune

OK, I know it had to happen sometime. Apparently MAC is now getting it share of viruses, worms and other assorted maladies. Bah Humbug!!! I am bummed.

Here is the article:http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Safe-Mac-Computing-on-an-Unsafe-Web-68653.html

All in all, I will still take my MAC..... once you've had a MAC you never go back

Your IPhone May Be Wormy

Apparently the first worm to target IPhones has just wormed it way 'in' to Australia.

The worm, called 'ikee' replaces your wallpaper with a picture of Rick Astley ( I am too old to know these young stars). The phones must first be jailbroken... anyone care to explain that to me????... and looks for other jailbroken users using Unix SSH and haven't changed the default password yet. See, there is a positive to not owning the cool iPhone. I guess I'll stick with my cheap.. but worm free ... Cricket

Domains are Changing Forever

On Nov 16, ICANN will allow domain names with non-Latin characters. Nations will be allowed to apply for extensions that end in their native characters. For example, China would be allowed to use the Chinese alphabet, etc. What is amazing, and then not really, is that 42% of the world's internet users are located in Asia. So why shouldn't they have a say in how it's done. ICANN is doing it to avoid fragmentation, but it seems to me this could pose some big problems. For instance, how will I be able to type in an URL without chinese characters on my keyboard. I guess they have that all figured out.

Here's the article:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/ICANNs-Tower-of-Babel-Decision-May-Prevent-Net-Schism-68522.html

Phishing Prevention

Interesting article on preventing phishing with social engineering tests. Here it says that new phishing attacks are geared directly toward employees. Voice phishing is also on the rise, with a man in the middle attack. According to this article, setting up regular tests and awareness training for employees is a key element to curbing such attacks.

Does it sound 'phishy' to you? Or not?

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid14_gci1371307,00.html?track=NL-105&ad=732419&asrc=EM_USC_9666669&uid=9209486#

66% websites infected with cross site scripting/SQL injection attacks

Kinda bogles the mind, doesn't it? 66% of websites are infected. Most of the time, it is done for information.... a kind of ID theft. And is apparently easy to do. However, this would drop dramatically if coders would code with security in mind. Using open source apps that are more 'open' are really beginning to scare me. Guess I will have to learn to be a better coder !!!!

Here is the article:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Ridding-the-Web-of-the-XSS-Scourge-68410.html

Almost 100 Arrested Worldwide in Phishing Scheme

Today the FBI arrested about 33 people in California, North Carolina and Nevada for a

phishing sheme which cost victims about 1 million dollars. Egypt also arrested individuals involved in this "con". What I find interesting is that it just reinforcing the need for international laws regarding the web. Security is global, not just national.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68324.html?wlc=1255137673