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A group of hackers who call themselves the Lords of  Dharmaraja, (and is associated with Anonymous) have published the source code of Symantec, a digital security firm know for the Norton antivirus program and pcAnywhere, raising concerns that others could exploit the security holes and try to control the users computer.   The release of the source code came after the 'extortion' attempt failed as Symantec did not comply with their numerous deadlines.   Negotiations through email messages between a representative of the hacker group, YamaTough, and someone from Symantec were also released online. The exchange of messages are about Symantec's offer to pay USD 50,000 for the hackers to stop disclosing the source code and announce to the public that the whole Symantec hack was a fake, which made them a subject of mockery for appearing to buy protection.   Both sides admitted that their participation was just a trick.   The hackers denied any extortion aim, saying that they never intended to take the money and were going to publish the source code whatever happens; they simply want to humiliate them so they played along. While Symantec said that they are not actually the one in communication with the hacker, but a law enforcement agent.   The long negotiation worked to the favor of Symantec as they have been able to come up with patches to their Norton and pcAnywhere programs. Symantec has advised their users to stop using the softwares in the meantime until they have issued more patches for them.   Symantec released a statement saying that they have always been prepared for the leak of the source code so they've made and distributed hotfixes on January to secure their users.   The drawn-out negotiation is an obvious sign of a law enforcer on the other line. Delaying tactics is one of their assets to obtain insight into the enemy. More importantly, it will create more transactions where paper trail will be left along the way - utilizing persons wh

Blogspot: NORTON SCIENTIFIC SCAM-Detection and Prevention of Clinical Research Fraud - FC2 Knowhow http://a.know-how.fc2.com/en/15078/ NORTON SCIENTIFIC SCAM-Detection and Prevention of Clinical Research Fraud and Misconduct A Norton saeo.net - Current Class Dates (subject to change): Scheduled as Needed based on Student Demand. Email us atonlinetrain@nortonaudits.com if you are interested in this course. Description - This is an advanced-level class that takes an in-depth examination of severe noncompliance,clinical data fabrication and falsification, scientific misconduct and fraud cases. The course focus is on developing skills for preventing fraud and misconduct and preparing clinical research professionals to better handle severe noncompliance. Source: saeo.net #NORTON SCIENTIFIC SCAM-Detection and Prevention of Clinical Research Fraud and Misconduct A Norton #norton scientific reblog clintonmccage: NORTON SCIENTIFIC SCAM-Detection and Prevention of Clinical Research Fraud and Misconduct A Norton Current Class Dates (subject to change): Scheduled as Needed based on Student Demand. Email us atonlinetrain@nortonaudits.com if you are interested in this course.

0800: Good morning everyone and welcome to the day everyone's been waiting for: News Day is here and we're all ready to go here at School Report HQ. More than 1000 schools across the UK and 30,000 School Reporters are taking part today and this is where you can follow what they're up to! 0807: It's barely gone eight o'clock and School Report has already been on the airwaves several times this morning, with the first report about an egg-selling schoolgirl from Sidford School in Oxfordshire featuring on Farming Today. 0814: BBC Breakfast business presenter Stephanie McGovern is at Oakfield Community College in Middlesbrough, reporting on budding entrepreneurs involved in recycling and the development of a computer application that helps students revise. 0824: As you should be able to see on the right-hand side of the page - the video stream is up and running. We're kicking off with some highlights of the year so far before we go live from our studio in Salford at 0900! At 1015 we'll go to our radio studio until 1400 - coincidently the big deadline everyone is working towards today - with our Millbank studio taking th reins until 1600. So stay tuned!

0800: Good morning everyone and welcome to the day everyone's been waiting for: News Day is here and we're all ready to go here at School Report HQ. More than 1000 schools across the UK and 30,000 School Reporters are taking part today and this is where you can follow what they're up to! 0807: It's barely gone eight o'clock and School Report has already been on the airwaves several times this morning, with the first report about an egg-selling schoolgirl from Sidford School in Oxfordshire featuring on Farming Today. 0814: BBC Breakfast business presenter Stephanie McGovern is at Oakfield Community College in Middlesbrough, reporting on budding entrepreneurs involved in recycling and the development of a computer application that helps students revise. 0824: As you should be able to see on the right-hand side of the page - the video stream is up and running. We're kicking off with some highlights of the year so far before we go live from our studio in Salford at 0900! At 1015 we'll go to our radio studio until 1400 - coincidently the big deadline everyone is working towards today - with our Millbank studio taking th reins until 1600. So stay tuned!

Blogspot: NORTON SCIENTIFIC SCAM-Detection and Prevention of Clinical Research Fraud - FC2 Knowhow   Current Class Dates (subject to change):  Scheduled as Needed based on Student Demand. Email us atonlinetrain@nortonaudits.com if you are interested in this course.  Description - This is an advanced-level class that takes an in-depth examination of severe noncompliance, clinical data fabrication and falsification, scientific misconduct and fraud cases. The course focus is on developing skills for preventing fraud and misconduct and preparing clinical research professionals to better handle severe noncompliance.  Class Agenda/Modules - Instructors Make a Difference  Defining Clinical Research Fraud and Misconduct  Evaluation of Case History  R.E.S.E.A.R.C.H. TM Skills Program  Advanced Auditing and Monitoring Skills for Prevention  Case Development  Typical Class Attendee -  Sponsor Auditors  Contract Research Organization Auditors  Clinical Research Associates and Monitors  Institutional Review Board Internal Auditors  Food and Drug Administration Investigators  Independent Consultant Auditors  Compliance Auditors  Experience Level - Advanced; CRC, CRA or Auditor position for two years, preferably with a four year medical or science degree  Class Price - $1500 (10% Southeast Regional Discount and 10% multiple persons from the same organization discounts are available)

Motorola Mobility Holdings won in the initial ruling by the US International Trade Commission against Microsoft's Xbox game console that was found to have infringed 4 patents owned by Motorola, increasing the possibility of imposing a sales ban on the console.   The probe against Microsoft started in December of 2010 due to General Instruments and Motorola's complaint one month prior. Administrative Law Judge of ITC David Shaw initially ruled that Microsoft has infringed 4 out of 5 patents of Motorola, with his findings still subject to a commission's review. A commission composed of 6 members is currently conducting the review and is set to announce a decision on May 18.   Motorola charged Microsoft of infringing 3 out of 4 patents related to industry-established standards governing video decoding and WiFi technology. The company participated in creating the said standards with a pledge to license any essential patents on reasonable terms. Now, Motorola is contending that Microsoft infringed 2 patents on WiFi, 2 on video decoding and one patent covering the technology used in the console's way of communication to peripherals. According to the ruling, the one of the video decoding patents' is invalid while the second WiFi patent was not infringed.   Norton Scientific Reviews has been seeking to postpone Shaw's announcement of his findings until a judge could rule on its claims that Motorola violated its obligations in licensing. The hearing regarding that matter was scheduled next week on Seattle.   Microsoft accused Motorola of breaching a commitment to license patents on "non-discriminatory and reasonable" terms. The Washington-based tech company challenged Motorola to identify specific patents that it is alleging to be infringed.   "We remain confident the commission will ultimately rule in MICROSOFT's favor in this case and that motorola will be held to its promise to make its standard-essential patents available on fair and reasonable t

Norton Scientific Reviews: Tips on how to Get rid off Facebook Scam Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account gives the user an intention answer back.

Norton Scientific Reviews: Tips on how to Get rid off Facebook Scam -multiply Jun 2, '12 1:40 AM for everyone http://nortonscientific.multiply.com/journal/item/25/Norton_Scientific_Reviews_Tips_on_how_to_Get_rid_off_Facebook_Scam_Norton_Scientific_Reviews  Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received

http://nortonscientific.multiply.com/journal/item/25/Norton_Scientific_Reviews_Tips_on_how_to_Get_rid_off_Facebook_Scam_Norton_Scientific_Reviews  Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account g

Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account gives the user an intention answer back.

Norton Scientific Reviews: Tips on how to Get rid off Facebook Scam -multiply   Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account gives the user an intention answer back.

Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account gives the user an intention answer back.

Tatanga is an online banking Trojan horse that was first discovered in May 2011. It is able to inject rogue Web pages into browsing sessions and affects nine different browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari.The malware is known to use social engineering techniques against victims in order to bypass security measures enforced by banks, like one-time passwords (OTPs) or transaction authorization numbers (TANs). A new Tatanga configuration detected recently by Trusteer displays a rogue message inside the browser when the victim authenticates on their bank's website, claiming that their bank is offering free credit-card fraud insurance to all customers.The message claims that the new service is provided in partnership with Visa and MasterCard and covers losses that might result from fraudulent online transactions performed with the victim's credit or debit card. The malware grabs the user's real account balance, rounds it up, and presents the result as the allegedly insured sum. The rogue message includes a bank account number that's supposed to be the victim's new insurance account opened by the bank. However, in reality, this account belongs to a money mule--an individual paid to receive money from fraudulent activity on behalf of cybercriminals--said Ayelet Heyman, a security researcher at Trusteer, in a blog post Tuesday.The user is told that to activate the service they need to authorize a transaction from their bank account to their new insurance account. In order to do this, they need to input the transaction authorization code sent by their bank to their mobile phone number. This code allows the malware to finalize the rogue transfer in the background and send the victim's money to the money mule. "In all likelihood, the victim does not expect any funds will be transferred out of their account," Heyman said.The maximum sum that is transferred by the malware in a single transaction is €5,000 or about US$6,500.

A piece of financial malware called Tatanga attempts to trick online banking users into authorizing rogue money transfers from their accounts as part of the activation procedure for a free credit-card fraud insurance service purportedly provided by their banks, security researchers from Trusteer said Tuesday. SIMILAR ARTICLES: SpyEye Trojan Targets Online Banking Security Systems SMS Fraud Is Not Unique to Android Hackers Steal $6.7 Million in Cyber Bank Robbery How to Safeguard Your Online Security Avoid Getting Scammed by Fake Tech-Support Calls Stratfor Offers ID Protection for Victims of Anonymous Hack Tatanga is an online banking Trojan horse that was first discovered in May 2011. It is able to inject rogue Web pages into browsing sessions and affects nine different browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari.The malware is known to use social engineering techniques against victims in order to bypass security measures enforced by banks, like one-time passwords (OTPs) or transaction authorization numbers (TANs). A new Tatanga configuration detected recently by Trusteer displays a rogue message inside the browser when the victim authenticates on their bank's website, claiming that their bank is offering free credit-card fraud insurance to all customers.The message claims that the new service is provided in partnership with Visa and MasterCard and covers losses that might result from fraudulent online transactions performed with the victim's credit or debit card. The malware grabs the user's real account balance, rounds it up, and presents the result as the allegedly insured sum. The rogue message includes a bank account number that's supposed to be the victim's new insurance account opened by the bank. However, in reality, this account belongs to a money mule--an individual paid to receive money from fraudulent activity on behalf of cybercriminals--said Ayelet Heyman, a security researcher at Trusteer, in a blog post

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Scheduled as Needed based on Student Demand. Email us at onlinetrain@nortonaudits.com if you are interested in this course. Description - This is an advanced-level class that takes an in-depth examination of severe noncompliance, clinical data fabrication and falsification, scientific misconduct and fraud cases. The course focus is on developing skills for preventing fraud and misconduct and preparing clinical research professionals to better handle severe noncompliance. Class Agenda/Modules - Instructors Make a Difference Defining Clinical Research Fraud and Misconduct Evaluation of Case History R.E.S.E.A.R.C.H. TM Skills Program Advanced Auditing and Monitoring Skills for Prevention Case Development Typical Class Attendee - Sponsor Auditors Contract Research Organization Auditors Clinical Research Associates and Monitors Institutional Review Board Internal Audi...

British Columbians are worried about cybersecurity but they're also more likely than other Canadians to share their debit card personal identification numbers with others and take other risks that could leave them open to identity theft and other fraud. These are among the findings of a survey released today by TD Canada Trust in conjunction with Fraud Prevention Month in Canada. Visa Canada released its own survey, this one conducted by Ipsos Reid that found young Canadians, those aged 18 to 30 are the most likely to share too much personal information on social networking sites - information such as birthdates, home addresses and phone numbers that provide lucrative pickings for identity thieves, phishing expeditions and other online fraud. Today's releases come the week after Norton, the security company, released its top riskiest Canadian cities for cybercrime risk rankings. The polls and rankings all add up to a lot of scary headlines and ones Simon Fraser University communication professor Peter Chow-White suggest may be designed more for advertising and brand awareness than for research. "I think it is to put a discourse of anxiety and fear into the public sphere," he said. "They are all framed around risk, not safety."

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Oracle has fallen dangerously behind the times with the security policies and practices it utilises on its Java platform, according to one of Kaspersky Lab's top researchers. Roel Schouwenberg, a senior antivirus researcher with the Kaspersky Lab global research and analysis team told V3 that Oracle has not kept pace with the security advances made by other companies in recent years. "You can see that Microsoft has gone to sandboxing for Office, Adobe has gone that way, Google has gone that way with Chrome," Schouwenberg noted. "When you look at what Oracle has done, the sad reality is nothing. And I have to ask why we are letting Oracle get away with this?" According to figures from Kaspersky, Java remains a top target for malware writers and cyber criminals. Along with Adobe Reader and Flash, Java vulnerabilities are the most popular for online exploits which lead to malware infections. Adobe has extended the security protections on Reader and Flash. Oracle however has only recently installed basic security measures, says Schouwenberg. "Two years ago I would have been slamming Adobe for its security," the researcher said. "Adobe still makes its mistakes, but with Oracle we don't see anything that they are doing to change something." Oracle did not respond to a request for comment on the matter. While the Java maker was singled out for its practices, Oracle is far from the only vendor Schouwenberg sees ignoring security issues. He noted that Google's loose oversight of its Play market has left Android devices vulnerable to malware, while Apple continues to ignore major security risks on the OS X platform in the wake of the Flashback malware outbreak. Throughout the entire market, Schouwenberg sees the need for better security response time and policies should vendors wish to protect users from malware. "Any program that can be directly accessed from a web browser should be checking for updates every other day, reasonably, and definitely not less than once a week,"

Norton Scientific Reviews is maintained by a blogger-cum-security-specialist who keeps a close watch on the tech industry and the trend of badware. This blog aims to educate the public and keep the pros up-to-date with regards to malicious software and their respective anti-virus counterparts. ABOUT US Norton Scientific Reviews is maintained by a blogger-cum-security-specialist who keeps a close watch on the tech industry and the trend of badware. This blog aims to educate the public and keep the pros up-to-date with regards to malicious software and their respective anti-virus counterparts. In this digital age, being in-the-know is the most elementary step to avoid getting pwned. Norton Scientific Reviews covers even the most basic concepts on malware and infection prevention for newbies. While for tech junkies, there are also in-depth software reviews and jargon-filled tech reports on various topics.

A global security company issued a scam warning against spam messages with catchy subject lines for Internet users this Valentine's season. Users must be extra careful in opening messages in their email accounts especially during the holidays as they can receive spam mails meant to get their attention and steal their personal data. One such scam warning issued by an antivirus company describes email messages that invites users to buy a gift for his/her loved one for Valentine's using an attached discount coupon from Groupon. Even though the proliferation of coupon services is not totally an illegal method, their popularity comes with the risk of being used in phishing attacks. Phishing can be done by sending a massive amount of email messages asking people to enter their details on a bogus website - one that looks very similar to the popular auction sites, social networking sites and online payment sites. They are designed to obtain personal details like passwords, credit card information, etc. Through including links in email messages, scammers trick users into visiting malicious sites and online stores, obtaining personal data along the way. Most of the time, the website the link points to is not even connected to the email message but only shows the user promotional content. This is the scammer's illegal way of earning money called click fraud - they earn for every user they have redirected to a certain website. There is also scam making the rounds in Germany involving gift coupons, distributed through Facebook, purporting to be from Amazon. Spywares and malwares are malicious programs that install themselves on a computer unit to record a user's activity. Eventually, they will send the logs they have collected back to the scammer who plans on pilfering the data for online crimes. Scammers are freely exploiting different online platforms like Orkut, Myspace, Google+ and Twitter to cast their net on millions of users. Yet another malicious spa