Computer researchers University of Cambridge in the UK have developed a new defense tactic against hacking attacks by implementing suicide instructions in computer networks under attack.

The approach works by giving all the devices on a network or "nodes" - the ability to destroy themselves, taking any nearby malevolent device with them. Self-sacrifice provides a check against malicious nodes attacking legitimate ones.

Recent survey has shown rather a poor popularity of Ron Paul within the print media in high contrast with his seemingly increase of online acceptance and succes. This contrast led to a rise of the question whether or not the online support is real and not spammer based.

All of the sudden, a beautiful blonde pops up and she promises to remove her lingerie if you help her. Of course you will. It’s human nature to enjoy a strip show. Especially when it’s free. Unfortunately, there is no free beer and the blonde is interested in your brain. The one on your shoulders.

There is a cyber war developing between Turkish and Swedish hackers and there is a lot to be learned, says Tier-3, the behavioural analysis IT security software specialist.

Geoff Sweeney, CTO of Tier-3, said:
"Reportedly this war kicked off when several Swedish newspapers published a caricature of the Muslim prophet Muhammad earlier this month.

USAToday has a story about the ever increasing problem of breaking the company's AUP (acceptable usage policy) by accesing adult websites on company time. The wide spread of mobile devices such as BlackBerry or laptops made it very hard for security managers to restrict access to porn sites; The recent litigation surrounding porn-at-work complaints has many employers scrambling to come up with better strategies for discouraging workers from viewing such material.

Swatting is the act of malicious manipulation of 911 emergency system in order to send a SWAT team to an innocent victim's house.The newly found fun of teenager hackers doesn't come cheap! If caught, the hackers face up to 18 years in prison an fines up to $18,000.

Investigators led by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have arrested 77 people as part of a global fraud crackdown which has since January intercepted more than $2.1 billion in counterfeit checks bound for the United States.

The eight-month investigation involved schemes in Nigeria, the Netherlands, England and Canada, and has stopped more than half a million fake checks from being mailed to American victims.

The National Cyber Security Alliance and McAfee have chosen to start the National Cyber Security Awareness Month by releasing a comprehensive consumer online security research study.

The results reveal a false sense of online security among the US repondents due to the lack of consumer security education. A firewall won't protect you unless it's turned ON, same for anti-virus and other anti-malware tools.

Commerce Bank, which is a regional bank in US, said that it was the victim of a security breach but the attack was quickly stopped and the law enforcement was notified.

Commerce Bank, which operates banks in five U.S. states, said Tuesday that a hacker gained access to a database with about 3,000 customer records and accessed data belonging to 20 of them. The bank is contacting those who may have been affected.

Hackers have turned YouTube into a spam channel by exploiting legitimate users invite feature. YouTube users have the facility to “Invite Your Friends”, which in effect allows them to send email to any address from their YouTube accounts.

This functionality is what the spammers are exploiting. The spam message is just like any “Invite Your Friends” message, except that it includes the typical spam content and links to spam Web sites. The messages all come from service@youtube.com.