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Phreedom.org: Creating a rogue CA certificate

Dark Reading: CastleCops Shuts Down

Wired.com: Hacked Phone System Leaves Company with $50,000 Bill

Digital Bond: Top Ten SCADA Security Stories of 2008

HiR: Open Letter from Geeks to IT Recruiters and Hiring Managers

Wired.com has provided some great in-depth reporting over the years of the FBI’s efforts to infiltrate cybercrime organizations and apprehend the ringleaders responsible for the theft of millions of credit card numbers. Check out their latest — a detailed look at the rise and subsequent fall of Max Butler, founder of “one of the largest criminal marketplaces the Internet had ever seen.”

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Washington Post: Hundreds of Stolen Data Dumps Found

Rational Security: Virtual Routing – The Anti-Matter of Network SECURITY…

Sans: The twelve (or so) hints of Christmas

EFF.com: Yahoo To Anonymize Logs After 90 Days, Compared to Google’s 9 Months

Jeremiah Grossman Blog: History Repeating Itself

Engadget: Used BlackBerrys sold for $20 at McCain-Palin blowout, contacts and emails included

SC Magazine: Forecast: Security threats for 2009

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Dark Reading: Commision: White House Should Take Lead In Cybersecurity

Popular Mechanics: When Hackers Attack: Practicing Cybersecurity at Home

Yahoo Tech:Study: PC infections plague wire-transfer shops

Bank Info Security: 10 Faces of Fraud: The Greatest Risks to Banks in 2009

Tech Buddha:Amazon AWS Security…What a Cloudy Web We Weave

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Blog Info Security: New Massachusetts Regulation Has Significant Implications for Information Security Professionals

Public Radio: Israelis, Palestinians join in start-up

CNET: Whither Cisco MARS?

Risk Management Insight: What is a Wise Risk Decision Worth?

BankInfoSecurity.com: The Top 10 Regulatory Issues of ‘09

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Gartner: Insert Tab A into Slot B Security?

Digital Bond: Revised NERC CIP Standards out for 45 day comment period

Wired.com: Proof: Porn Pop-Up Teacher is Innocent, Despite Misdemeanor Plea

Washington Post: Pharmacy Extortionists Take on CIA, DoD, FBI, NSA

CSO Online: AUDIO: Despite Recession, Online Shoppers Threaten IT Security

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Securosis.com: Building a Web Application Security Program: Part 1, Introduction

Tao Security: Intellectual Property: Develop or Steal

SANS: SANS Reading Room: EVTX and Windows Event Logging

Wired.com: Kidnapped Hacker Found in Turkey, Arrested

PCI Security Standards: PCI Security Standards Council Introduces Quality Assurance Program for Assessment Community (PDF)

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The Washington Post: A Closer Look at McColo

Computer World: Laid-off sysadmin arrested for threatening company’s servers

SecurityFocus: Firm offers $1 million bounty for blackmailers

Dark Reading: Schools Suffer One-Third of Total U.S. Data Breaches

SC Magazine: Visa sets PCI compliance deadlines for rest of world

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CNN: Obama, McCain campaigns’ computers hacked for policy data

SC Magazine: Hackers begin malware barrage soon after Obama elected

CSO Online: PCI’s Post-Audit Pain Points

Credit Union Information Security: Vendor Management: 10 Tips for Hiring a Managed Security Services Provider (Free Registration Required)

Wired.com: Extortion Plot Threatens to Divulge Millions of Patients’ Prescriptions

Search Security: Security spending driven by mergers, Web 2.0 and compliance

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Search Security: Security survey finds increase in security standards adoption

SC Magazine: Malicious spam sees eight-fold jump in six months

SC Magazine: Cybercrooks use Google name to spread Facebook worm

eWeek: Stealthy Trojan Swipes Bank Log-ins, Financial Data From Thousands

Information Week: New Malware Technique Bypasses Traditional Defenses