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- Vigilantes mutilate phishing sites
- I got a kick out of this article.http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163105783vigilantes put 'WARNING -- THIS WAS A SCAM SITE' over phishing sites. They even have a website with several suggestions to put on phisher sites, lwc.net.ms according to the article.I've seen people put a sticker with word 'scam' big enuf to cover...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, phishing, vigilante
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
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- Righteous Kill (exe)
- Inspired by the film, Righteous Kill follows the events surrounding a series of murders in New York City. Step into the shoes of Officer Erica Dean as she investigates crime scenes in the hunt for a vigilante who has taken to killing criminals known for perpetrating crimes against women. With...
- Tags: Hunt, Merscom, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources
- Software downloads 2008-09-05
- Why we all need to kick a spammer in the nuts
- From Techdirt: "Kicking A Spammer In The Nuts Daily Turns Out To Be Effective"While some people are big fans of the idea of vigilante justice against spammers, it seems only likely to lead to problems eventually. However, with companies such as IBM buying into the...
- Tags: Spammer, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-01-18
- What price (vigilante) justice?
- Now, I'm not one to criticize a serious, well-respected publication for dabbling in pop-culture zeitgeist to get a few non-regular readers in the door. First, because I serve the same function for TechRepublic. Second, because it works. Case in point, a recent edition of...
- Tags: JavaScript, Forbes, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2005-06-27
- Resources for better e-mail archiving
- E-mail: The communication medium that drives most of whatgets done in business today now has to live an extended life due to archivingregulations, especially in the financial and healthcare sectors. IT pros havebeen forced to become familiar with what needs to be saved, for how long, andfor what reasons. Further,...
- Tags: Connected Corp., e-mail, E-mail Archiving, regulation, Sonja Thompson
- Technical articles 2004-10-25
- When does a "commercial" blog cross the line?
- As this very post stands as evidence, TechRepublic has rushed headlong into blogging--with surprising success. In less than a week, more than 150 blogs have been started by TR members, many of whom have never posted to a Discussion or Technical Q&A before. We're already working on ways to improve...
- Tags: Blog, Blogging, Internet, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2005-05-20
- Fighting fire with fire
- Wired reported that on Friday, April 11, two weeks ago, security expert Joel Eriksson discussed the tools and techniques he uses to crack security on common security cracking software at the RSA Security Conference -- fighting fire with fire, you might say. This was Bitsec AB, CTO...
- Tags: Technique, Security Cracker, Productivity, Security, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- DoS against spammers
- Is it ethical to launch a DoS against a spamming website such as those claimin to sell viagra and other drugs?I keep getting endless amounts of email every other minute and I don't think it is fair.DependsIts still considered fairly unethical to launch a DoS attack and probably wouldn't be...
- Tags: domain, dos, e-mail, ethics, just_chilin, off-topic, return address, spam, spammer, spammers
- Discussion threads 2005-11-08
- Get IT Done: Mail Abuse Prevention System's (MAPS) Realtime Blackhole List uses draconian methods to control spam
- The pros and cons of using all or nothing spam filters such as Realtime Blackhole are debatedThe question of what to do about unsolicited commercial e-mail spam has been an ongoing concern for anyone using the Internet. Mail Abuse Prevention System's MAPS Realtime Blackhole List RBL is one solution offered...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Business services, Spam, Get IT Done, Irene Kraus, Sunbelt Software, e-mail, Internet
- Technical articles 2001-01-15
- The war on spam: Can we win it with DDoS attacks?
- How far do we go in the fight against spam? Jonathan Yarden examines the controversy of launching DDoS attacks against spammers. Want more advice for locking down your network? Stay on top of the latest security issues and industry trends by automatically signing up for our free Internet Security...
- Tags: Lycos Inc., Cyberthreats, Jonathan Yarden, Web site development, Web technology, Advertising & Promotion, Web portal, screensaver, spam, distributed denial of service, junk e-mail, Web, Web site, Internet Security Focus Newsletter, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications
- Technical articles 2005-03-03
- Your 'Spider-Man 3' survival guide, with video
- Not BadThe origin of the black costume came from Secret Wars comic limited series. Basically put a God called the Beyonder wanted to know which was stronger or better, evil or good. After watching the Earth play out this struggle he decided to kidnap equal amount of villians and super...
- Tags: video, jkaras, Spidey, Venom, Spiderman, costume, Beyonder, Eddie Brock, symbiote
- Discussion threads 2007-05-04
- Snakes on a Plane
- Okay, so I'm in my office talking to two of my employees and one of them hadn't heard anything about the Snakes on a Plane movie, so we're telling him about it. blah blah blah..Samuel L Jackson..blah blah blah..stupid name..etc. In the MIDDLE of this conversation, my phone...
- Tags: movie, Plane, Snake, planes, jules winfield, snakes, Snakes on a Plane, maecuff, off-topic, sub, Samuel L Jackson
- Discussion threads 2006-08-10
- Does your company dictate the browser you use at work
- Does your company dictate the browser you use at workThe Firefox browser has been touted as a more security alternative to Internet Explorer and some companies have made the switch to Firefox mandatory. Does your company restrict or dictate the browser you can use while at work?IRRC FF doesn't need...
- Tags: desktops, Editdesk, hardware, IRRC FF, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, security, Web browser, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- No mutiny from Microsoft's bounty
- No mutiny from Microsoft's bountyarticle rootHackers abound despite Microsoft $1 million bountyIn the year since Microsoft placed $1 million in bounties on the heads of high profile virus writers, malicious code attacks have swelled to record levels, leading many industry experts to declare that the software giant's Anti-Virus Reward Program...
- Tags: bounty, hacker, Microsoft Corp., The Trivia Geek, virus
- Discussion threads 2004-11-05
- FTC launches war on zombie nets
- FTC launches war on zombie netsThursday, June 9, 2005ZOMBIE WAR GOES WORLDWIDEBy Bob FrancisPosted June 03, 2005 5:00 AM Pacific TimeGive the Federal Trade Commission some credit: It has some marketing skills. "Operation Spam Zombies" got plenty of play recently both because it is a good idea and because the...
- Tags: botnet, botnets, CipherTrust Inc., computer, deepsand, FTC, Internet Service Provider, security, spam, zombie, zombies
- Discussion threads 2005-06-14
- What DVD/scene to use when shopping for speakers?
- What DVD/scene to use when shopping for speakers?Back in the day (i.e., pre-Internet Bubble) I was told to bring a copy of "Star Trek: Generations" when I went shopping for new speakers. The scene where the Enterprise crashes onto the planet has everything–dialogue and music playing above the gigantic booming...
- Tags: speaker, speakers, dvd, RexWorld, off-topic, DTS, movie
- Discussion threads 2006-03-06
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