RI Web site hacked; Web firm also in NH, Maine, Vt.

 

RI Web site hacked; Web firm also in NH, Maine, Vt.
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
... The hackers posted an account of the theft on a Russian Web site a couple weeks ago, claiming they stole as many as 53-thousand numbers from Rhode Island's site ... 

 

Google Cache Escapes Prosecution
Unofficial Google Weblog - Santa Monica,CA,USA
... I am not a lawyer, but many years of following new-era copyright struggles have ... indicated that he impliedly licensed search engines to archive his web page. ...

How To ... Hire an Intellectual Property Law Firm
Black Enterprise - New York,NY,USA
... also come to Rivkin Radler if they are being sued for patent, copyright or trademark ... be gleaned from the initial interview and from reading the firm's Web site ...

Senator Seeks Information on Subpoena Of Google
Media Channel - New York,NY,USA
... comply with the subpoena issued last year for 1 million random Web addresses from ... the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. ...

Confronting the great firewall of China
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... we ideally would like, that it will be better for Chinese web users, because ... in western democracies to comply with the criminal law and issues of copyright. ...

File-Sharing: Still Unstoppable
Lew Rockwell - Burlingame,CA,USA
... performing. The web gets them the exposure that leads to performances. ... victim. As I like to say, copyright has to do with atoms, not electrons. ...

GUBA Unveils Auto Conversion of Usenet Videos to PSP Format ...
TVs (press release) - Newport Beach,CA,USA
... special client software, but GUBA offers an easy-to-use Web interface combined ... As a copyright-friendly service, GUBA does not index feature-length films or ...

JAY AMBROSE: Google sells out
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
... In return for thus blocking entry to more Web sites than there probably are books ... and the US requires censorship based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. ...

PROFESSOR CREATES RELIGIOUS ART SANCTUARY ON THE INTERNET
Religion News Service - Washington,DC,USA
... My goal is to get my entire collection up on the Web before I die ... 1900s, they are royalty-free because they are classified as "public domain" under copyright law ...

Digital Content Protection Act would be consumer disaster
USA Today - USA
... a standard for the typical number of pictures you can ... but people in it know that the Web is the ... buy should come with more restrictions than one you can steal. ...  

Google Wins Copyright Case
Mediapost.com - Westport,CT,USA
... battle with publishers over a project to digitize library books, Google has won a copyright infringement lawsuit concerning its practice of caching Web pages. ...

New copyright info site to ease secondary use
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka,Japan
... music labels and organizations to protect copyright owners will be among those who will register basic information on the Web site on copyright owners, who ...

Why Google in China makes sense
BBC News - UK
... and search engines routinely take content from their indexes if it infringes copyright or is ... If you use BT's net service and type in the web address of a site ...

Professor Mazzone on Corporation "Copyright Cheats"
Brooklyn Law School - NY, United States
But teenagers who illegally download music or who cut and paste term-paper material from Web sites are not the worst copyright cheats. ...

Media impacts Jones' Web site
The UCLA Daily Bruin - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... Since the story broke last week, Jones said, the association's Web site has ... opinion, violate university policy" since the faculty owns the copyright to their ...

The Young and the Plagiaristic
GameDAILY BIZ - USA
... have to mail a copy of text to yourself or something to establish a copyright? ... A lot of cross-media web publishers seem still afraid to link readers outside ...

GUBA Announces Automatic Conversion of Usenet Videos to Sony ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... length films or MP3s and is fully DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) compliant. About GUBA GUBA provides access to one of the Web's fastest growing ...

USA For Innovation Supports Federal Court Ruling in Favor of ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... of the world wide web to facilitate searches and access to information. Finding the practice in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Judge ... 
 

It's A Mystery Why Pixel Ads Site Launches

 

Mystery Pixel Ads Site Launches

MysteryPrizes.Com launches the First Pixel Ads Site where Advertisers win a Mystery prize valued from $29.00 to over $2000.00.

Plantation, FL (PRWEB) January 27, 2006 -- MysteryPrizes.Com is offering a new twist to Pixel advertising by giving its advertisers a free mystery prize when they place an ad with them. Not only are people getting an ad for only $.10 per pixel but they will also win a prize. Ads will be listed on MysteryPrizes.Com for 5 years. Each 10 x 10 Block of Pixels which contains 100 Pixels at a cost of $.10 per pixel and is available for immediate purchase. For $10.00 advertisers can purchase a portion of MysteryPrizes.Com Choice Internet Real Estate and a Mystery prize. Advertisers can buy as many Pixel Boxes as they wish.

What sets MysteryPrizes.Com apart from the other pixel sites is that your ad will win you a prize valued at $29 or more. How would you like to get a watch valued at over $2000? At MysteryPrizes.Com you can do just that. Prizes are randomly picked based on the ad cost. Thats the Mystery Element.

New prizes will be added to list. So the more you spend the bigger your prize. MysteryPrizes.Com is also offerring sponsor banners on its gift page in exchange for donating a prize.

Advertisers who purchase a MysteryPrizes.Com Pixel Ad will have the option to change the image/banner and/or link once they have submitted them, for a small fee.

Visit http://www.MysteryPrizes.Com to get a piece of the Internet today. If you missed your chance at getting on The MillionDollarHomePage for whatever reason, now is the time to get a MysteryPrizes.Com Prime Pixel Ad for only $10.00 per Pixel Block, that's just 10 cents per pixel.

Advertisers can have their spot on the internet for 5 years. NOTE: MysteryPrizes.Com Ads are reviewed before being added. Sites containing or linking to illegal, adult, hate or unsuitable content will not be permitted and refunded. We want to keep our site clean for all who visit.

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Press Contact: John Cabral
Company Name:
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 754-581-2246
Website: http://mysteryprizes.com

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[Editor's comments: I'm starting to see how pixel ads can be of real value to advertisers and have decided that we should also sign up. But I'm going to wait for the next wave of sites to launch, and this is where they pay US to advertise on their sites...! It will be hard to find any fault with an advertising business model like THAT! I can hardly wait...!

By the way, can we please stop calling them "pixel ads"? They are small graphic ads. "Pixel ads" makes them sound cute and inexpensive, but when you consider the value they provide, they are only cute. If you can find them on a crowded page. Most are not big enough to be cute, since there is only so much you can do with a 10 by 10 block of pixels.

Note to pixel ad site owners: The novelty only lasted with the first site. It's over now and you should try to find something else to market. I'm going to go walk my pet rock now...

Pixel ad sites are just a different kind of Link Farm.

(hris ]

 

Micro-Payment and Advertising System For Blogs and Digital Content

 

Binserver Introduces 'TipIt'(beta) Voluntary Micro-Payment and Advertising System that Creates One-Click RSS Delivered Functionality for blogs and Other Digital Content

Binserver [www.binserver.com] is in the business of mining unbundled media - a trend toward the elimination of middlemen - such as websites, networks, publishers or record labels. The company believes voluntary micro-payments are an incremental step in the creation of sustainable systems for free and unbundled content on the web and elsewhere.

(PRWEB) January 25, 2006 -- Binserver [www.binserver.com is in the business of mining unbundled media - a trend toward the elimination of middlemen - such as but not limited to websites, networks, publishers and record labels. The company believes voluntary micro-payments are an incremental step in the creation of sustainable systems for free and unbundled content on the web and elsewhere.

While the web is leading a charge toward unbundled media it’s catching on in other mediums such as TV where content has been inextricably shackled to networks. According to the CEO, John Bransford, the future is in distribution that unties digital content while still retaining all the allowable rights of ownership including compensation. They believe all forms of digital content will be unbundled - including video.

"I sat on a blue ribbon committee at HBO that was charged with predicting when video on demand would be reality and how to capitalize rather than impeding adoption. HBO has largely implemented our recommendations and, to me, a perfect example of how these companies should prepare for an unbundled media world."

"Grasping the details of unbundled content is important to fully understanding our plans," says Bransford. Terry Heaton, a respected media analyst, as a body of research and work in the area. His is to date the best analysis of unbundled media some of which can be found here http://donatacom.com/papers/pomo48.htm.

They started with www.Nashvilesnews.net intending to offer citizen’s generated content. Bransford says, "we worked for nearly a year trying to create an RSS based CMS for automatically formatting and publishing user generated material. That project had some success however things did not gel until we found Marcin Konicki a crack RSS developer who had been working on a similar system."

"Marcin is the best hands on RSS guy going" says Bransford. "One time I was having a devil of a time trying to subscribe to the CNN headline news podcast. Marcin diagnosed the problem and CNN made the changes. Now it works."

The second part of our approach to unbundled media is manifest in TipIt. We think content has to be compensated and it’s in everyone’s interest to create multiple pathways to that end. Tipit is a simple concept that’s yet to be properly engaged. To get a fast idea go to a demo here http://TipIt.ws or here http://nashvillesnews.net/node/54594 then mouse over the TipIt icon.

It’s different from the standard Pay Pal tip jar. TipIt is not bound to a website and allows an unlimited number of content owners to be aggregated on a site but paid directly. The usual tip jar forces all payment to the website which is not feasible in a world where the publisher doesn’t know and doesn’t want to deal with tracking every site that might subscribe to his feed. The TipIt, when enabled by the content producers, can stay with the content wherever it is fed using RSS 2.0. Content publishers can find more information on the company’s information site www.TipIt.ws and blog tipit.wordpress.com .

The next iteration will be what they call the ‘Info TipIt’. An appreciative reader can pay the writer without spending money by using the TipIt to view an ad. Again they mouse over to read an ad and the action is recorded - i.e. that they did it — and the content is reimbursed. "From an advertisers perspective it promotes a ‘cost per desired action achieved’ for which they are willing to pay a premium. The content gets compensated and the website receives promotion from our main site if they want."

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Press Contact: John Bransford
Company Name: NASHVILLES NEWS
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 888-891-3105
Website: http://nashvillesnews.net

Infoworld and Dell Small Business Magazine Free Offer

 

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New Service to Combat Cyber-Warfare Applications

Clarity Digital Investigations Inc. Introduces New Service to Combat Cyber-Warfare Applications

Press Release by: Clarity Digital Investigations Inc.

Published on openPR 01-23-2006 03:00 pm - CET

(openPR) - Toronto, Canada - ClarityDI's Hostile Application Analysis is a new service that utilizes tools originally designed for the United States military to defend against cyber-warfare and other hostile applications. This service searches and analyzes hard drives and removable media for more than 10,000 malicious programs that represent potential mission-critical vulnerabilities to network infrastructure and security. This is an essential service for corporations seeking to improve and validate their corporate governance policies and larger security posture, and limiting exposure to corporate liability.

The Hostile Application Analysis is different from standard “malware” scans as it has a dramatically broader breadth and depth in identifying and analyzing malicious software. For example, the Hostile Application Analysis' aggressive posture will identify Steganography applications, which have been used in known cases of corporate espionage to hide encrypted messages within otherwise innocuous digital files such as jpegs or MP3s. There is no business case that can be made for an employee to have such a tool installed on corporate asset, and the discovery of a “stego” tool's existence should raise serious suspicion.

Today's enterprises have to protect themselves against employees, who, along with outside attackers, have access to the same tools to hide information, covertly collect data, or wreak havoc as terrorists. ClarityDI's Hostile Application Analysis is a must-have service for corporations that can not risk having the integrity of their companies compromised.

The following is a list of the categories of hostile applications that are analyzed:
· Encryption · Denial of Service · Binary Editors · History Erasers · Password Crackers
· Evidence Altering · Rootkits · Steganography · Key Loggers · Trojans · Credit Card Fraud
· Packet Sniffers · Driver Erasers · File Splitters · BotNets
· Instant Messengers · P2P Tools · Wireless · Remote Access · Tool kits· Spyware

To find out more about ClarityDI's Hostile Application Analysis, please visit
:
http://claritydi.com/index.htm

About Clarity Digital Investigations Inc.

Clarity Digital Investigations is a Toronto-based boutique IT firm providing the highest level of expertise and specialization. Our mission is to protect your corporate integrity through computer forensics, advanced network security services, and specially developed corporate service solutions, Our staff is trained and certified in all tools, software and equipment used in our highly specialized suite of services. Along with our technical expertise, clients look to us to explain and implement how to best integrate our services into their operations and, especially, their corporate governance policies. From our advanced “smart reports” to our highly flexible working hours, we strive to ensure we are seen as an integral partner, and not just another vendor.

Computer Attacks Made Alarming Rise 2005

Alarming Rise In Computer Attacks In 2005

23rd January 2006 - Eventful and Ominous. That’s what the year 2005 was for the enterprise security observer. MicroWorld has been keeping a keen global watch on the alarming rise of Information Security attacks on enterprises around the globe last year, while informing the world about the same. Increased onslaughts in 2005, attain greater significance as the year saw the metamorphosis of cyber malice into a highly organized and sophisticated international crime syndicate, where the likes of ‘phishing’ and ‘spamming’ have gone through drastic evolution. The recent FBI study released on Jan 18, 2006, which says that almost 90% of US firms experienced computer attacks last year, endorses our view and warns about what the future holds.

87% of the enterprises who took part in the survey, admitted that they had undergone one or the other kind of security attack during the year gone by. Virus, spyware and adware top the list where a significant amount of businesses have also faced systems and data sabotage. The study comprised of a cross-section of more than 2,000 public and private organizations.The FBI report revealed that one third of companies detected port scans of their systems, a method used by attackers to identify vulnerable PCs to sneak in.

A staggering 98% of respondents said they used antivirus software of which nearly 84% still suffered a virus attack in the last 12-months period. This calls for a complete re-evaluation and reflection on the part of enterprises, about the kind of technology and effectiveness of many leading antivirus and security software they use. Most antivirus software work in a reactive way with known virus signatures and hence they fail miserably when it comes to facing newer threats. This is the prime reason behind the breach of information security, despite the steady presence of antivirus software.

Solutions from MicroWorld are different. It’s software eScan and MailScan work on MicroWorld Winsock Layer (MWL), the groundbreaking technology that MicroWorld has developed. Strategically placed at the Winsock layer, it ensures that threats are defeated at the gateway itself, so that they won’t reach the application level. This way, MicroWorld security is a Real-Time Proactive Defense, placed outside the internal components of the system. Apart from getting updated every hour, MicroWorld Solutions block all programs that looks suspicious in its purpose. With an intelligent and evolved combination of signature and heuristic scanning it defeats threats of the past, present and future.

“Prevention is the name of the game. If you can seal your borders and never let the enemy in, you save the time and resources spent in cure. With MWL, we exhaustively pre-empt the threat in Real-Time even before it takes shape. In other words, it’s just about thinking out of the box, literally and figuratively.” says Govind Rammurthy, CEO, MicroWorld Technologies.

Concerted efforts are required from Security Solution Providers, ISPs and governmental agencies to contain these surging hazards. However the frontal warriors of this war will be Antivirus and Content Security Software as majority of attackers sneak in through viruses and other malware. Ultimately, it boils down to choosing the best information security software that can proactively and consistently defend your enterprise, while you move on with your business.

MicroWorld Technologies Inc

DRM is a Complete Lie

 

DRM is a complete lie
Inquirer - Harrow,Middlesex,UK
... release, usually long before release. There are none. To protect content, DRM is an abject and total failure, and will continue to be. ... 

 

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Reports Record Revenue and Net Income ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... eSafe (R) Integrated Proactive Content Security System - Aladdin announced the launch of eSafe SecureSurfing(TM) a tiered solution that provides ISPs with ...

Widevine(R) Technologies, Sigma Designs(R) Enter Partnership ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... sigmadesigns.com. Widevine is the most widely deployed provider of content security solutions for IP video operators worldwide. Widevine ...

Crossbeam Systems Receives 2006 Network Security Infrastructure ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... that enable customers to run multiple best of breed security applications -- firewall/VPN, intrusion prevention and protection, content security and Web ...

ICSA Labs Expands Industry Leadership Through IPsec IKEv2 Product ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... in key technology categories such as anti-virus, firewall, IPsec VPN, cryptography, intrusion detection and prevention, PC firewall, content security, SSL-VPN ...

Alarming Rise In Computer Attacks In 2005
The IT Shield (press release) - Emborough,Somerset,UK
... However the frontal warriors of this war will be Antivirus and Content Security Software as majority of attackers sneak in through viruses and other malware. ...

DataPlay(TM) Innovation Gathers Momentum in 2005
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... system electronics, error detection and correction capabilities and applications for enabling electronic commerce, e-books, and content security for removable ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers Recommends 'Lifestyle Media' as a Key ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... As video consumption expands to many devices, understand the impact of one outlet on another and know the complexities of content security controls, and ...

SDC'S DRM Enables SFR to Offer the First Subscription-Based Mobile ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... systems to identify the customer (multi-authentication DRM). SDC Java DRM can protect content stored in all major media formats. ...

Vatican says it will protect pope's writings, enforce copyright
Catholic News Service - USA
... CNS) -- The Vatican publishing house has made it clear it will protect the writings ... under the pope's name but with no Vatican control over the content and no ...

Counterpoint: Wiretaps
Docket - Arlington,VA,USA
The 4th Amendment was designed to protect Americans from abusive government power. ... The recipient of a phone call has an expectation that the content of his ...

Convergence Calls for Better Tracking, Reporting
ClickZ News - New York,NY,USA
... in the next year or two will have a larger piece of the content revenue pie ... Actions to protect privacy on other channels can lay groundwork for converging and ...

RIAA and MPAA strike back - no new digital technologies!
Portal IT - Bucharest,Romania
... prevents redistribution of copyrighted content over digital networks.". This is a step forward that the two associations make in order to protect their interests ...

Lionbridge's Logoport(TM) Web-Based Translation Memory Technology ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... Logoport's advanced security features ensure confidentiality and protect each client's proprietary content while offering full back up and recovery with full ...

Nomura Research Institute to Distribute Proofpoint Messaging ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... software, Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway(TM) appliance and Proofpoint Network Content Sentry(TM) -- help organizations stop spam, protect against email ...

Search Anyone's Phone Records, License Plates, and Dresser Drawers Online

Legally Search Anyone's Phone Records, License Plates, and More

Press Release by: Arthur Publishing

Published on openPR 01-20-2006 09:04 am - CET

(openPR) - Bloomington, IN - January 20, 2005 -- Legally search anyone's phone records, including your own. Your personal information has never been more accessible, quicker or cheaper to obtain than it is today. At People-Search.com anyone can obtain personal records by searching dozens of databases and billions of records in a single search.

"Your phone records are for sale" screamed a Chicago Sun-Times headline recently. Security and privacy concerns aside, if you want to check on a cheating husband, wife, girlfriend or boyfriend, doing so is as easy as going to www.clickriver.net/peoplesearch. You can do a background check on a potential employee or check the location of a dead beat dad or mom.

The number one use of personal information search services is locating or identifying a missing person or discovering more information about someone for personal and/or business purposes. In a matter of seconds anyone can find information about you that you never knew was available on the internet. Using the fastest record search on the internet today, www.clickriver.com/peoplesearch takes advantage of technology and searches for information about you and/or others.

For less than the price of dinner and a movie you can search the same databases used by the government and law enforcement. You can have instant access to locate practically anyone including lost family, lost friends, old classmates, potential dates, neighbors and people who are missing. Find personal information from the comfort of your own home, and at a fraction of the cost of hiring a private investigator.

Searches are completely discreet and leave no record behind. The information is securely transferred from various multiple private, public and government databases and data centers to a secure page for the user's eyes only. Privacy is People-Search.com's number one concern and they deliver it 100% of the time.

For additional information on how to find information that you need for your business or personal use please visit www.clickriver.net/peoplesearch.

About People-Search.com

People-Search.com is one of the first web sites that provides their members with the information that years ago was not accessible to them. The records and information that People-Search.com provides their members is information that can be found no where else. Giving individuals the ability to conduct their own investigations on others as well as themselves is fundamental to the company's mission.

Contact:

Dan Johnson
Arthur Publishing
http://www.clickriver.net/PeopleSearch

Security Risk Uncovered With Information Recycling

Recycling Poses Information Security Risk

Press Release by: dataXile Corporation

Published on openPR 01-19-2006 11:21 am - CET

(openPR) - In an ideal world, recycling IT assets or sensitive documents would not pose a security threat. Unfortunately, as a Toronto Health Clinic recently learned, the world is far from ideal. In a widely publicized incident, the clinic’s private health records were literally blowing in the wind on a downtown Toronto street being used for a movie set. The clinic’s paper-disposal provider, which offers both shredding and recycling services, mistakenly believed these documents were to be recycled. The company subcontracted the paper to another recycling company, which in turn sold it to the film production company.

“Recycling has merit – but it does not necessarily provide security,” says dataXile principal Joseph Bozic. Mr. Bozic, whose company provides secure data disposal for IT equipment, adds, “Similar breaches could occur with electronic data stored on IT assets. While there are numerous recyclers in the market interested in recovering value from discarded computer equipment, few of these companies are concerned with the secure destruction of the information stored on that equipment.”

As the Toronto health clinic and its paper disposal provider discovered, this is bad for business in more ways than one. Upon investigation, both organizations were deemed to have violated Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), prompting Ontario Privacy Commissioner Dr. Ann Cavoukian to issue the first order under the new law.

Mr. Bozic commented, “The incident is disappointing, but sadly it doesn’t really surprise me. It is becoming increasingly important for both firms and service providers to ensure they have done their due diligence. Whether service providers are destroying paper documents or electronic ones, questions need to be asked and answered. Issues like collection, process, and the use of any subcontractors and their practices must be addressed. If you do not feel comfortable with the answers, keep shopping until you feel confident in your provider.”

Despite being the first two companies to face an order under PHIPA, Mr. Bozic feels they were fortunate. “Neither the clinic nor the paper disposal company were publicly identified. Future violators may not be as fortunate and many organizations would find that kind of publicity especially devastating.”

About dataXile Corporation:

Toronto-based dataXile Corporation is an information security company specializing in secure electronic data disposal. The company understands the risks and challenges associated with secure electronic information destruction and is committed to eliminating them.

For more information contact:

Joseph Bozic, Principal
dataXile Corporation
416-657-8877
www.dataXile.com
information@dataXile.com

Blogger to Offer Free Advertising for Bloggers

Jumper Bailey's Bully Pulpit to Offer Free Advertising for Bloggers

Press Release by: Jumper Bailey's Bully Pulpit

Published on openPR 01-18-2006 09:00 am - CET

(openPR) - DALLAS, TX - Jumper Bailey's Bully Pulpit ("The Little Blog with a Great Big Heart") has announced that it is offering free advertising to bloggers for a limited time.

The advertising, which is available in 125 x 125, 120 x 90, 120 x 60, and 88 x 31 pixel sizes, is available for download free of charge from the Bully Pulpit website.

"Webmasters are welcome to download these buttons and place them on their servers, or they can simply copy the HTML code and insert the buttons into their pages if they prefer," said Bailey.

The buttons, each a variation on the theme "Jumper Bailey Is Not Right," sport black backgrounds with red, white, blue lettering. The smallest button is available in blue and white lettering only.

"I left out the red on the smallest button," Bailey said. "I thought doing so might serve as an incentive for them to use the bigger buttons."

Bailey emphasized the buttons' visual appeal.

"I gave serious thought to the creation of these buttons," Bailey explained. "I really wanted to create something that would stand out and have an impact."

Bailey said that although he eventually planned to charge webmasters for the use of his buttons, he would not do so for those taking advantage of the limited-time offer.

"No," he said. "If they download and use the buttons now, I won't charge. Those buttons will be theirs to keep. No strings attached."

Bailey said that he felt the free-button offer would be attractive to webmasters.

"Prestige is very important on the Internet," he explained. "Having the right kind of advertising on your website sends a powerful message to visitors."

Bailey resisted the suggestion that he provide reciprocal advertising in exchange for the use of his buttons.

"Look," he said. "They're free. I don't know what more you want."

"Webmasters will either use them or they won't. If they don't know a good deal when they see one, that's really not my problem."

"These are nice buttons," he said, terminating the interview.

About the Bully Pulpit

Jumper Bailey's Bully Pulpit (http://jumperbailey.com) is a blog which explores the lighter side of life. It was officially launched on January 2, 2006.

The free buttons are located at http://jumperbailey.com/free_advertising.php and are available for a limited time.

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[Editor's comments: FINALLY! A really good press release and a great offer! This one brightened my day and I thought about accepting the offer... for about a second! :-) Nice work! (hris ]

Phishing, Spyware, and Trojans Put Online Banking at Risk

 

The Rise of Trojans Put Online Banking at Risk

"Security improvements including two factor authentication on the Webservice Provider End may not improve the security of online users from phishing attacks!"

Sydney, Australia, January 18, 2006 -- The number of Spyware/Trojans that attempt to steal user names and passwords from a compromised computer increased drastically in 2005 – with more and more focusing on online banking information. (See e.g. PWSteal.Bankash.G(1)) This is backed by findings of the various Anti Virus Vendors that the trend continues to target smaller but specific groups rather than performing large scale phishing attempts (2)(3).

This fact, together with the findings of the AOL/NCSA Online Safety Study in December 2005 (4), that a horrific 81% of the home computers are lacking core protection (like Antivirus or Spyware Protection),suggests that 2006 will be ill-fated.

“While the Security Improvements of the online banks are greatly appreciated e.g. the two factor authentication, it is becoming obvious that none of the deployed systems can be a general solution of the underlying problem. It just makes the task a bit harder for the bad guys. Bank of America’s new Sitekey Feature for example does a good job protecting against old-style Phishing Attempts, however sophisticated Trojans can easily circumvent this security measure by additionally stealing the information of the corresponding cookie – which is an easy task to do!” said Alex Horst, Chief Security Architect.

Horst proceeds: “This problem will only be solved by integrating the home user’s computer into the overall security chain to make sure that no malicious software is running during an online banking session. The recent Windows WMF vulnerability – the worst ever found on the Windows platform – proves that online banks and other online business providers can not assume that the home user’s computer is safe, in fact, they must assume the opposite”

Paul Pepper, Managing Director – Esendex Australia says that “The TrustDefender Solution confirms to the user that they are genuinely connected to our site and confirms to us that the user’s computer is safe and secure and conforms to our security policies”

TrustDefender will launch its Secure Policy Engine in the first quarter 2006 where Online Businesses can define and enforce Security Policies for the home user’s computer – including only allowing specific software groups. Everything else – including possible malicious programs will be denied by default! A live demonstration is available at http://www.trustdefender.com/movies/gap-securelockdown.htm

For a free evaluation version of TrustDefender or for more information on protecting yourself against the increasing number of internet threats, please visit http://www.trustdefender.com

(1) http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pwsteal.bankash.g.html
(2) http://www.websense.com/global/en/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressReleaseDetail/?Release=050613959
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Web Site Vulnerabilities Revealed in Recent News Reports

Federal Government Web Site Vulnerabilities Revealed in Recent News Reports Lay Bare the Sad State of Data Security

Press Release by: IDTheftSecurity.com

Published on openPR 01-17-2006 03:41 pm - CET PR Agency: STETrevisions

(openPR) - (BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 17, 2006 - IDTheftSecurity.com) According to Robert Siciliano, president of IDTheftSecurity.com, security vulnerabilities that recent reports have revealed about federal government Web sites are unacceptable. He says the news, combined with ongoing corporate greed and negligence, bodes ill for the state of data security in a computer environment teeming with identity thieves.

“Negligence and ignorance, not to mention greed on the part of industry, are horrible excuses for identity theft,” said Siciliano, an expert who presents identity theft workshops to Fortune 500 companies nationwide. “We are seeing outrageous, unnecessary levels of incompetence and inattention.”

On Jan. 13, The New York Times reported a security hole discovered at the General Services Administration (GSA). Government contractors’ financial information was found to be viewable and modifiable at the GSA’s Web site. The story followed news last week in Wall Street & Technology reporting Social Security numbers had been displayed at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Web site.

“The rampant, out-of-control use of the Social Security number as a primary identifier and multipurpose account ID is unnecessary,” said Siciliano. “The situation these practices breed makes the identity thief’s job easy.”

Author of "The Safety Minute: 01" and an upcoming book, "Identity Theft Pandemic: Curing the Identity Theft Virus," Siciliano provides consumer education solutions to Fortune 500 companies and their clients. Siciliano has appeared on CNBC’s “On the Money” multiple times over the past two weeks to discuss identity theft.

A recent article in Bankrate.com titled “Hijacking your Social Security number” provides a history explaining how the Social Security number has evolved to become a universal, all-purpose identifier. According to the Wall Street & Technology report, the Privacy Act aims to block the kind of Social Security number breach seen at the DOJ’s site but “is frustratingly fuzzy and comes with a dozen exceptions.”

“Obviously,” Siciliano said, “the Privacy Act is often misinterpreted or not enforced. If we want to stop identity theft, we need to make sense and use common sense. We need to make our own rules and tactics clear-cut.”

“We have no choice but to give large organizations our personal identifying and financial information,” Siciliano concluded. “In return, the least that government and industry could do is to safeguard our information. And yet, despite all the high-profile breaches we’ve seen, we also see a continuing failure to implement simple measures that would curb the problem.”

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Identity theft affects us all, which is why Robert Siciliano, president of IDTheftSecurity.com, makes it his mission to provide consumer education solutions on identity theft to Fortune 500 companies and their clients. A leader of personal safety and security seminars nationwide, Siciliano has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, “The Suze Orman Show,” “ABC News with Sam Donaldson,” “The Montel Williams Show,” “Maury Povich,” “Sally Jesse Raphael,” and “The Howard Stern Show.”

The media may reach Siciliano at 1 (888) SICILIANO (742-4542). Visit his Web site, www.IDTheftSecurity.com, or his blog, www.IDTheftSecurity.blogspot.com. Siciliano’s full contact information follows:

Robert Siciliano
Personal Security Expert
PHONE: 888-SICILIANO (742-4542)
FAX: 877-2-FAX-NOW (232-9669)
E-MAIL: Robert@IDTheftSecurity.com
http://www.idtheftsecurity.com/

The media are encouraged to get in touch with Siciliano directly. They may also contact:

Brent W. Skinner, President
STETrevisions
PHONE: 617-875-4859
FAX: 866-663-6557
E-MAIL: BrentSkinner@STETrevisions.biz
http://www.STETrevisions.biz/stet.html

Business News Site Provides News, Business News, Industry News

 

ECNext Launches Webbolt’s Ad Supported Business News Site

Webbolt’s site provides high-value news and analysis, available exclusively on the Web.

Columbis, OH (PRWEB) January 17, 2006 -- Senior level executives, marketing professionals, and other business professionals looking for the most current and in-depth information can now find and access business news, research and analysis from Webbolt Limited (www.webbolt.com).

The site, built and marketed by ECNext (15,000 articles and reports on key industries, including manufacturing, security, petrochemicals, e-commerce and energy. Webbolt provides value to its users by offering totally Web-based information and analysis that is not available from other sources, neither on the web nor in print.

Webbolt sees providing the information in an ad-supported model as a means to help more people have immediate access to information that is critical to their business decisions. Webbolt is able to the offer the reports at no charge because of the large amount of traffic being driven to the site from ECNext’s search marketing programs.

“Our researchers and writers are always gathering information from around the world via the web,” said David Gosine, President of Webbolt. “Since we offer the kind of business information that allows our readers to make critical decisions in their business, we felt it was important to make the information more accessible. We are able to do this due to ECNext’s ability to maximize traffic and contextual ads on our site.”

The site is built on ECNext’s proprietary business content merchandising platform and uses ECNext’s expertise in web marketing to enable Webbolt to attract the growing number of business professionals who are using the Web to find answers to critical business questions. It is ECNext’s platform and marketing services that drive significant traffic to support this new type of revenue model.

“Webbolt is a great example of a client with high value content and a strong potential online audience,” said Pamela Springer, President and CEO of ECNext. “The ability to drive users with their 15,000 unique articles, each containing descriptive key words, will drive relevant traffic to the site. Our search marketing programs enable a site like to this to become successful by monetizing traffic. The end user will be delighted by the relevant article they land on and then will have the opportunity to navigate to additional areas within the site.”

ECNext specializes in helping publishers market, sell and deliver business information online via its content merchandising solution. ECNext’s family of solutions, its publisher branded sites, and its Web marketing programs, provides publishers with an additional channel for reaching online content buyers.

About Webbolt Limited
Webbolt Global Business News, Research & Intelligence is a highly selective, synthesized and customized business news service that is objective, informative, balanced, easily accessible and structured to save time. Webbolt’s purpose is to provide unique handpicked content for our readers that are valuable enough to facilitate decisions and action. Webbolt Global Business News, Research & Intelligence is built on professionals’ needs for high quality information, delivered at the right time to the right people in the right form.

About ECNext
Founded in 1996, ECNext specializes in turning Web searches into online revenue for leading business publishers, financial analysts and market research firms. ECNext provides a complete range of technology and services that work together to drive more traffic, revenue and profit. Located in Westerville, Ohio, ECNext works with leading publishers such as Thomson Gale, McGraw-Hill, Dun & Bradstreet, AMR and Fitch Ratings.

For more information, contact:

Michelle Mader
Marketing Communications Manager
ECNext
614-682-5115
www.ecnext.com

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Submitting Articles With Article Submission Software To Boost Website Traffic

 

New Article Submission Software Removes Pain Of Submitting Articles To Boost Website Traffic

Recently launched article submission software allows painless and automatic article submission to nearly 200 article directories, resulting in improved search engine rankings and overall increased targeted traffic to web sites.

(PRWEB) January 16, 2006 -- Internet search engine professionals are unanimous in the long-standing view that getting quality one-way incoming links to your web site is almost sure to get a positive push in your web site ranking efforts and overall increased targeted traffic. One popular and universally accepted method is by submitting your articles to article directories, which will in turn get your articles distributed throughout the world wide web.

However, submitting articles to the article sites one by one has always been a tedious and time consuming task -- one that few people have the time nor patience to follow through. Not any more...

Los Angeles-based David Tang and his software development team have created an article submission software code-named Article Post Robot (http://www.officialhomebusiness.biz/at/st.php?s=APR-Press) which takes away the pain of people who have ever tried to submit manually. This software has the ability to convert the tedious article submission procedures, into a simple fill-in-the-blanks and one-click submit exercise.

David said, "The software is the result of studying the problem of how people used to spend hours submitting to the article directories.". He added, "It was initially not easy as every article directory has their own unique formats and forms to fill, and the lack of a standard format has always been tricky. We have overcome this, and the software is able to submit to article sites on automatic mode, even those sites which require user login."

Thomas Choo of http://www.thomaschoo.com regularly submits his articles to several article directories. He said, "I have used some article submission software before, but due to the complexity of each article site, these software still needs me to make adjustments at each site. With Article Post Robot, the submission is truly one-click for all sites in one go. With the software, I can now submit in minutes what used to take me hours." He added, "I can attest to the benefit of submitting articles. I've seen an increase of 230 incoming links from just one article submission within a short time, resulting in targeted visitors to my site."

Web site owners have silently endured the tedious task of manual article submission. Precious time has been wasted which could have been put to more productive use, like promoting their web sites, or writing another article. This software intends to change that, by harnessing the power of article distribution and turning the whole process into an enjoyable experience.

There is a time-limited special discount for people who act fast.

About Article Post Robot
Article Post Robot is a Windows-based article submission software that will easily and automatically submit your articles to nearly 200 article directories and 50 mailing groups, freeing up your valuable time to focus on more productive tasks such as promoting your web site, getting more sales or writing more articles.

More information regarding this product can be found at:
http://www.officialhomebusiness.biz/at/st.php?s=APR-Press

For more information contact:

Thomas Choo
+65-65560805
http://www.officialhomebusiness.biz

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Sirens Can Be A Security Risk

 

Sirens Seek to Sink Tech Types at Tradeshows: Information Theft a Major Concern at IT Corporate Gatherings Worldwide

Major tech firms are concerned about guarding their intellectual property from a new kind of thief in an old setting: perfumed information thieves at tradeshows and conventions.

AUSTIN, TX (PRWEB) January 14, 2006 -- Major tech firms are concerned about guarding their intellectual property from a new kind of thief in an old setting: information thieves at tradeshows and conventions. 

Ever since April 1998, when Forbes reported that IBM CEO Louis Gerstner, shortly after taking the reins, set up intelligence teams, the tech industry has been waking up to the idea that gathering information about the competition is now the status quo. Unlike IBM, however, there are many companies in the tech industry who don’t stick to ethical methods, making the tradeshow and corporate event industry a fertile ground for information thieves.

“Yes, security- physical, IT based, and intellectual- has become a major concern with all of our clients.” said Bob Parker, Executive Director for Encore Productions, a worldwide event management company based in Austin, Texas. “We’ll be managing nearly a hundred corporate events this month across the globe and we have to take serious security precautions with all of them- our customers demand it.”

“Tradeshows, conventions, and corporate seminars, if managed poorly, are perfect hunting grounds for many different types of information thieves.” Said Parker, who has over 6 years in the industry, “There are ordinary thieves who are after the odd unguarded laptop, yes, but it’s what’s in that laptop that’s really valuable. There are companies in the marketplace today who will use just about any means to get that information.”

One method used by unscrupulous companies at tradeshows is to employ attractive women to either distract- or in extreme cases even seduce- hi-tech attendees, thereby gaining access to laptops, pdas, or other places sensitive corporate information is stored.

“Yes, that technique [using women is definitely not unheard of, despite how “James Bond” –ish it sounds. Measures can be put into place by a professional event manager, however, to insure a higher level of security at a tradeshow or seminar: controlled entry, badges, secure and encrypted onsite communications, security personnel, and cameras, to name a few. Even with good professional event management in place attendees should still be proactive about information security at tradeshows.” warned Parker.

Encore Productions, a well established firm with over one thousand hi-tech events and tradeshows under its managerial belt, assembled this list of precautions tradeshow attendees should observe to avoid information theft:

1. Only bring materials to the tradeshow that are needed. Leave sensitive items secure at home or in the office.
2. If you must have sensitive information at a corporate event such as your laptop, never leave it unattended. Remember, an information thief doesn’t need to make off with the whole laptop; they only need enough time to copy a few files to a jump drive to achieve success.
3. Monitor who is around your booth and ask questions. This not only protects your information; quite often it leads to better sales.
4. Make a note of any strange activity and report it immediately to the event management.

Founded in 1988, Encore Productions has been providing complete event management services including design, production, lighting, staging, travel and accommodations, event marketing, and multimedia services, and security, to clients worldwide. Encore offers services globally and their client list includes IBM, Wendys, Intel, Oldmobile, Redkin and SAP. For more information email: email protected from spam bots or visit their website to learn more about corporate event management (http://www.encoreeventsolutions.com.

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Intellectual Property Law Webinar Offered At No Cost

 

Free Webinar on Intellectual Property Law

In a free Xtalks webinar on January 24, 2006, Chris Israel , Coordinator Of International Intellectual Property Enforcement, Department of Commerce, will provide an overview of Intellectual Property Law.

(PRWEB) January 12, 2006 -- In a free Xtalks webinar on January 24, 2006, Chris Israel , Coordinator Of International Intellectual Property Enforcement, Department of Commerce, will provide an overview of Intellectual Property Law.

There is still time to register for free at: http://www.xtalks.com/iplaw.ashx
Xtalks' is pleased to present the Intellectual Property Law Conference. The Bush administration has stated that through a stricter enforcement and prosecution it has worked aggressively to combat intellectual property theft and intellectual property crimes. Chris Israel was recently appointed by President Bush as the Coordinator of International Intellectual Property Enforcement. In this special online presentation, Mr. Israel will discuss how he will be working with various agencies withi