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Karsten Nohl, a German security expert, has posted the way to crack GSM encryption. The encryption method is used to protect most of the world’s mobile phones. Karsten said he posted the information to force companies to improve their security. “The goal is better security.” Are your calls secure?

Fraudulent emails referencing Centers For Disease Control (CDC) sponsored State Vaccination Program CDC has received reports of fraudulent emails (phishing) referencing a CDC sponsored State Vaccination Program. The messages request that users must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website. The message then states that anyone that has reached the [...]

The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI is investigating the computer hacker attack that resulted in the theft of tens of millions of dollars. CitiBank is strongly denying the allegations. CitiBank said, “any allegation that the FBI is working on a case at Citigroup involving a breach of Citi systems resulting in tens of [...]

Tthe White House announced the President’s new White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, Howard Schmidt. With some forty years of experience in government, business and law enforcement, Howard brings a unique and deep experience to this important issue. Cybersecurity matters to all of us – and it’s our shared responsibility to mitigate the threats in this space. [...]

FaceBook.com says, “Facebook is about sharing information with others.” Over the past several weeks, Facebook has forced users to upgrade their privacy settings. Make sure you know how much information you are making public. How We Share Information Facebook is about sharing information with others — friends and people in your networks — while providing [...]

Be aware of an email phishing scam that appears like this: Subject: Re: your photo HEY, Is it really your photo? link The link contains the recipients email address in the URL. By clicking on the link, the fraudsters validate your email address and start gathering other personal information.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a warning to alert users about an ongoing threat involving pop-up security messages that appear on the Internet. These pop-up messages may contain seemingly legitimate antivirus software. Users who click on these pop-up messages to purchase and install the bogus software may become infected with malicious code [...]

Florida state’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee has ruled that judges and lawyers should unfriend. “Although Facebook has been used as an example in this opinion, the holding of the opinion would apply to any social networking site which requires the member of the site to approve the listing of a ‘friend’ or contact on the [...]

John from Atkinson, NH asks: With Comcast internet service and IE Explorer I have the same E-mails in Outlook. There is a Task/Error log of bad E-mail addresses that you can’t delete even from the Options/Maintenance. I read your recommendation to delete Outlook Express because of history and virus issues. Do I need to load [...]

There is a phishing scam that claims to be from the Center For Disease Control. If you receive an email like the following, DO NOT click on the link: You have received this e-mail because of the launching of State Vaccination H1N1 Program. You need to create your personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on [...]