Internet Security News for End Users

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July 1, 2009: Updates, Cyber War, How-To, Social Networks + More

Updates

• Firefox 3.5, Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, June 29, 2009
• Critical Security Fix for Adobe Shockwave Player, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post, June 25, 2009
• Chrome update plugs hush-hush browser hole, John Leyden, The Register UK, June 24, 2009

Cyber War

• UK.gov decides best form of cyber defense is attack, John Oates, The Register UK, June 25, 2009
• Defense secretary OKs cyber command creation, AP, MSNBC, June 23, 2009
• Cyberwar: Is Offense the New Defense? Robert Lemos, Csoononline, June 21, 2009

How-To

• How to: Surf Safely at Public Hotspots, Eric Geier, Wi-Fiplanet, June 17, 2009
• How to Tell If That Pop-up Window Is Offering You a Rogue Anti-Malware Product, Tom Kelchner, Sunbelt Software, June 2009.

Antivirus

• Microsoft's New Antivirus: Free, But Not Terrific, Larry Seltzer, PC Magazine, June 22, 2009
• Microsoft Security Essentials beta, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, June 18, 2009

International

• China [Green Dam] Software Filter Delay Is Boon to PC Makers, Ben Worthen, Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2009
• U.S. and Russia Differ on a Treaty for Cyberspace, John Markoff and Andrew Kramer, NY Times, June 27, 2009
• Looking back: GhostNet dismantled in a day, Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus, June 18, 2009

Social Networks

• Finjan offers free SecureTwitter browser plug-in, Elinor Mills, CNet, June 25, 2009
• Can Facebook Be Private? Erik Larkin, PC World, June 23, 2009
• Avoid Facebook Disasters, Christopher Null, PC World, June 23, 2009

More Articles

• Most Parents Ignore Parental Controls for Kids, Carrie-Ann Skinner, PC Advisor, PC World, June 27, 2009
• FTC OKs $1.9M Deal Over Deceptive 'Scareware' Ads, Chloe, PC Magazine, June 26, 2009
• Web Fraud 2.0 Franchising Cyber Crime, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post, June 19, 2009

Security Blogs & Newsletters That We Like

• Crypto-Gram Newsletter
• The Redtape Chronicles MSNBC
• Sans News Bites [technical] and Ouch! [end user]
• Security Fix, Washington Post
• The Last Watch Dog, USA Today

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