Security Briefing – November 4th

Morning all! Sorry I’m running a bit late this morning, been one helluva week. I hope you all are enjoying amazing weather as I am in New York. Time to go outside and drink my coffee.

Signed,

Matt

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And now, the news…

1. Microsoft: Vista Infected 62% Less Often Than XP – Network World
2. Symantec Uncovers Scheme to Use Facebook to Relay Commands to Trojan – EWeek
3. New Ransomware Variant Features Novel Payment SC Magazine
4. Microsoft Report: Worms Rise, New Vulnerabilities Decline – Dark Reading
5. Dutch hacker holds jailbroken iPhones “hostage” for €5 – Ars
6. The Reality Behind Facebook Ads – Mckeay
7. Cracking Passwords in the Cloud – Electric Alchemy
8. We need to do more than raise the bar – Developing Security
9. FBI Says ‘Money Mule’ Scams Now Top $100 Million – Threat Level

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