Archive for the 'Security' Category

ICT Minister to sue YouTube in Thailand

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Information and Communications Technology Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said he will press a criminal lawsuit against Google Inc at the Bangkok criminal court on Friday.

The suit will charge that YouTube.com, owned by Google, hosted video clips offensive to the monarchy. It was not clear where Mr Sitthichai will charge the American company with lese majeste, defamation or a cyberlaw violation.
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Popular sites highly vulnerable to attack

Friday, April 20th, 2007

Eight out of ten websites contain flaws that can allow attackers to steal customer data, create phishing exploits, or craft a variety of other attacks. Two out of three scanned sites have one or more cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws, which take advantage of problems with sites’ programming and are increasingly used in phishing attacks.

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Be safe with free security software

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

The bad guys are out to get you. They want to gain access to your computer and steal your information. Or they want to add your computer to their networks. But there is software that will help protect your machine. And it won’t cost you a dime.

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CAT Telecom teams with Symantec

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

CAT Telecom has set up a new independent business unit, IT Security Business Development, that will provide managed security services to organisations.

CAT is making an initial investment of 200 million baht in the control room and application centre, and will also team up with Symantec for Security Information Management (SIM).
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Phishing attacks dropped slightly target more institutions

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

The percentage of US-hosted phishing attacks dropped from 74 per cent in February to 55 per cent in March, according to the latest online fraud report of security firm RSA.

Last month also witnessed a “dramatic increase” in the number of brands targeted by email scams, from 153 in February to 202 in March, even as the number of phishing attacks dropped slightly.

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