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In This Issue:
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TEQ News & Features:
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9 Of 10 Companies Hit By Computer Crime, Says FBI
Nearly nine out of every ten companies experienced a computer security incident in 2005, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Wednesday in a large-scale survey of over 2,000 businesses...
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Annoy Someone Via the Internet, Go To Jail
It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity...
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British Man Successfully Sues Spammer
It what is believed to be the first successful suit to seek damages against a spammer for sending junk mail, a British man has won monetary compensation for his troubles...
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Faster 802.11n Wi-Fi Standard Gets Approval
A faster Wi-Fi standard appears to be about a year away, after a task group unanimously approved a proposal for an update to the 802.11g standard...
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Why You Should Take the VoIP Plunge--Now
- Latest Virus Alerts
- Recommended Software:
- Quick Templates for Microsoft Outlook
What tasks become a routinely faster than others in your work with e-mail? Answering the same questions, keeping track of the previous correspondence and forwarding messages to colleagues. Quick Templates will allow you to answer the same questions with one mouse click...
- TEQ Tip:
- See Who's Linking To Your Web Site(s) Worldwide
- TEQ Humor:
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9 Of 10 Companies Hit By Computer Crime, Says FBI
Nearly nine out of every ten companies experienced a computer security incident in 2005, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Wednesday in a large-scale survey of over 2,000 businesses.
According to the 2005 FBI Computer Crime Survey, 87 percent of the organizations polled acknowledged they'd suffered some kind of security attack during the year. One of five admitted that they'd been victimized by 20 or more attacks.
Most of the companies nailed by a security attack has been hit with either a virus or a piece of spyware, with more advanced types of attacks -- port scans and data sabotage -- occurred much less frequently.
In fact, added the FBI's report, the low number of port scans may indicate an undercount of security events. "Port scans being at only 33 percent is a strong indicator that many respondents are not detecting the almost unavoidable port scans most networks experience. This may imply that even the 5,389 reported computer security incident types indicated by individual organizations may be significantly lower than the actual number."
Other key findings of the report showed that a 64 percent majority felt some kind of financial pain, with the average cost totally more than $24,000. Cleaning up after virus attacks was the costliest burden for the sampled companies; of the $31.7 million in expenses for all events, $11.9 million was spent on virus attacks.
The survey, which differs from the more widely publicized annual CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey run by the Computer Security Institute and the FBI, is a new venture for the agency, and said Special Agent Bruce Verduyn, who administered the poll, a more thorough survey.
"We surveyed about three times as many organizations and focused more on new technologies, where attacks originated, and how organizations responded," he said.
The survey can be downloaded in PDF format from the FBI's Web site.
Source: TechWeb News |
Annoy Someone Via the Internet, Go To Jail
It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.
" In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.
This ridiculous prohibition, which would likely imperil much of Usenet, is buried in the so-called Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act. Criminal penalties include stiff fines and two years in prison.
"The use of the word 'annoy' is particularly problematic," says Marv Johnson, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. "What's annoying to one person may not be annoying to someone else."
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British Man Successfully Sues Spammer
It what is believed to be the first successful suit to seek damages against a spammer for sending junk mail, a British man has won monetary compensation for his troubles. The suits are allowed under new European laws that allow junk e-mailers to be sued for sending unwanted e-mails.
Nigel Roberts of the Channel Islands, a group of British-controlled isles off the north coast of France, sued Media Logistics UK, which is based in Stirlingshire, England. The company has agreed to pay Roberts 270 pounds (USD $465) to settle the case.
Roberts, who owns an Internet business, began receiving e-mails promoting a contract car services and a fax broadcasting business. Tired of receiving the unwanted mail, Roberts took action under the relatively new anti-spam statute.
Media Logistics acknowledged the claim and did not contest it, allowing the judge to rule in favor of Roberts. By keeping his suit under 300 pounds, the case was allowed to be decided in British small claims court.
"This may be a tiny victory but perhaps now spammers will begin to realise that people don't have to put up with their e-mail inboxes being filled with unwanted junk," Roberts told the BBC.
Source: BetaNews.com |
Faster Wi-Fi standard gets draft approval
News.com
A faster Wi-Fi standard appears to be about a year away, after a task group unanimously approved a proposal for an update to the 802.11g standard.
The 802.11n task group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers approved the first draft of the new standard at a meeting in Hawaii on Thursday. Passage of the draft required 75 percent of the group to approve, but the final vote was 184 to 0, with four abstentions. Final ratification of the standard is not expected until next year, and several revisions are expected to take place before that final standard is ratified.
802.11n will allow notebook users to connect to wireless access points at much faster speeds than currently available with 802.11g technology.
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Why You Should Take the VoIP Plunge--Now
If you're still on the fence about VoIP, there are several reasons that you may want to consider to take the plunge:
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It saves money - VoIP telephone services offer very competitive rates compared to traditional switched network phone services. Vonage, for example offers unlimited national minutes, more features, and web-based access to voicemail and account settings for just $27 including taxes. Additional lines are just $9.95 each.
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Great quality - VoIP service has great voice quality, typically better than traditional local phone service, especially with nationwide calls.
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No contracts or termination fees - Most VoIP providers do not require contracts or charge termination fees (as long as you return their hardware)
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No need to purchase new handsets - With VoIP, you can use your existing telephones, so you don't need to purchase new handsets.
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Choose your area code, or choose multiple area codes - Because VoIP phones work independently of any local phone company, you're not tied to specific area codes. You can even add multiple phone numbers with different area codes attached to the same one line for just $4.95 each!
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Simultaneous ringing - With VoIP, you can setup your phone service to ring on multiple lines at the same time, INCLUDING cell phones. So instead of ringing one number 5 times, then ringing the next number 4 times, and so forth, all lines will ring at the same time.
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Use your laptop or desktop computer as a softphone - Most VoIP services have softphone capability, where your computer becomes your telephone, and you talk via a regular telephone handset, or a headset plugged into your computers USB port.
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Integration with your computer - Aside from using your computer as a softphone, you can also dial numbers directly from programs like Microsoft Outlook and ACT!, and many VoIP providers can send all voicemail messages to your email inbox in the form of WAV attachments, so you can save voice messages and file them elsewhere on your computer.
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Quick Templates for Microsoft Outlook
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See Who's Linking To Your Web Site Worldwide
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