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[News] Over 12 Million Windows Boxes are probably Pwned

McAfee Reports on New Generation of Cybercriminals

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| Botnets: As predicted in last years report, botnets -- robot
| networks of illegally linked computers that can be controlled
| remotely -- are now the preferred method for Internet thieves to
| effectively execute attacks. At least 12 million computers around the
| world are now compromised and are used for phishing schemes, illegal
| spamming, spreading pornography and stealing passwords and
| identities. Open-source criminal collaboration is also generating
| more robust and reliable botnets with guaranteed ROI.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/General/McAfee_Reports_on_New_Generation_of_Cybercriminals


Earlier today...

UCLA Probes Computer Security Breach

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| The University of California, Los Angeles alerted about 800,000
| current and former students, faculty and staff on Tuesday that
| their names and certain personal information were exposed after
| a hacker broke into a campus computer system.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR2006121200173.html

This is costing a lot of money, too.

Malware wars: Are hackers on top?

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| The money made from malware is eclipsing the revenue of anti-virus
| vendors, a leading net security vendor claims. Raimund Genes, CTO of
| anti-malware at Trend Micro, cites FBI figures that IT security
| problems cost the economy $62bn last year against IDC estimates
| that the anti-malware market was worth $26bn in 2005.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/05/malware_trends/


Study: Billions of dollars spent on security

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| Large U.S. businesses will spend $61 billion on security by the end
| of this year, representing 7.3 percent of total IT budgets in the
| country, according to a new report from Info-Tech Research Group.
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http://news.com.com/2110-7350_3-6135989.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news


US lost $8 billion to computer crime

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| Consumer reports' latest "State of the Net" survey has revealed that
| US punters lost more than $8 billion over the last two years to
| viruses, spyware and con tricks.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33554


If Only We Knew Then What We Know Now About Windows XP

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| You can think of Windows XP as a house with a second floor built of
| spackle, wood filler and duct tape.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300510.html?nav=rss_technology


Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34978-2003Aug23?language=printer


Why Windows is a security nightmare.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/21/1085120110704.html


The Structural Failures of Windows

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=15305


Security Report: Windows vs Linux

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| Finally, we also include a brief overview of relevant conceptual
| differences between Windows and Linux, to offer an insight into why
| Windows tends to be more vulnerable to attacks at both server and desktop,
| and why Linux is inherently more secure
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_linux/

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