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Botnet operator used to work for anti-virus company  24 January 2012 
Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski   
After continued investigation into the alleged operators of the Kelihos botnets, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit has named a new defendant who it alleges used to work as a "software engineer and project manager at a company that provided firewall, antivirus and security software".
 
OpenSSL fixes DoS flaw introduced by critical DTLS patch  23 January 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
The OpenSSL Project has released new versions of the popular OpenSSL library in order to address a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability that was introduced by a critical patch issued on Jan. 6.
 
What I Wish Wikipedia and Others Were Saying About SOPA/PIPA  18 January 2012 
Source: ReadWriteWeb - Posted by Dave Wreski   
The SOPA/PIPA blackout today by Wikipedia, Mozilla, WordPress.com and many other sites is (I hope) drawing attention to proposed legislation that is considered a threat to "Internet freedom." That's fine, admirable, and (with any luck) will be effective at curbing SOPA/PIPA for at least another legislative season.
 
Fundamental Oracle flaw revealed  18 January 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Over the past two months, InfoWorld has been researching a flaw in Oracle's flagship database software that could have serious repercussions for Oracle database customers, potentially compromising the security and stability of Oracle database systems.
 
Who, besides Wikipedia, is going dark and why  17 January 2012 
Source: ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Anthony Pell   
On January 18th, Wikipedia, Reddit, Imgur and numerous other Web sites will be going dark in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). Others, like Google, will be protesting in other ways. Here’s who’s shutting down and why.
 
Windows 8 Doesn’t Play Nicely With Others  17 January 2012 
Source: Wall Street Journal Blogs - Posted by Dave Wreski   
All the tech world loves a conspiracy, especially when it involves Microsoft, and a suggestion has been circulating that it was using its muscle to block its open-source competitor Linux with the launch of Windows 8.
 
SOPA Derailed  16 January 2012 
Source: ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Dave Wreski   
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Member Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) opponent has announced that he has been assured by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has promised him that he will not bring the bill to the floor. That mean, for all practical intents and purposes, that SOPA is dead.
 
Top SMB Security Worries: Intellectual Property, Mobile  12 January 2012 
Source: Information Week - Posted by Alex   
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That pretty much sums up the information security landscape for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in the year ahead, according to the head of Blue Coat Security's research lab.
 
Linux Takes on a Bigger Role at This Year's CES  11 January 2012 
Source: PC World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event is always a fun place to learn about the latest new gadgets coming down the pike, but--aside from Google's ubiquitous Android platform--Linux has not typically played a starring role.
 
Hackers hit Stratfor again, but this time just for laughs  09 January 2012 
Source: MSNBC - Posted by Anthony Pell   
The hackers behind the year-end attack on the security consulting firm Stratfor have struck again, although this time it appears they are just out for a few laughs.
 
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