Security Briefing – May 6th

Cinco de Drinko is over and I’m sure a lot of people are bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning!

Grab your coffee and whatever other anti-hangover materials you require and get back on the wagon.

For those of you (like me) who didn’t celebrate the prestigious Mexican holiday enjoy hump day as normal and thanks for reading!

Signed,

The Intern

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And now, the news…

1. Most PCI Companies are insecure – skeptikal
2. Potential dangers of BlackBerry Syncing Applications – spylogic agent0x0
4. Researchers Hijack Botnet and Score 56000 Passwords in an Hour – ars technica
5. Hackers demand $10m ransom for Virginia medical data – The Register
6. Botnets Took Control of 12 Million new IPs This Year – Wired
7. Leaked Copies of Windows RC Contain Trojan – CSO
8. Secureaid – EC-Council A scholarship for anybody interested in C|EH or any other EC-Council course/certification
9. McAfee Secure Double Standard – Holistic Infosec
10. Calgary Tenenbaum Analyzer Hacker Extradition – CBC
11. Atlanta Private Detective Exposes Tool That Hacks Into Gmail Accounts – prMac

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