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All Rights Reserved. http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~3/YqQjVUuvHsg/Police_themed_ransomware_targets_U.S._Canadian_users A ransomware application that locks computers and asks their owners to pay fines for allegedly violating several laws through their online activity is targeting U.S. and Canadian users, malware experts from security firm Trend Micro said on Wednesday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~4/YqQjVUuvHsg" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 09 May 2012 15:45:00 GMT (Lucian Constantin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227015/Police_themed_ransomware_targets_U.S._Canadian_users?source=rss_networking 2012-05-09T15:45:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227015/Police_themed_ransomware_targets_U.S._Canadian_users?source=rss_networking http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~3/-TDrg-K1kM0/Red_Sky_Alliance_An_experiment_in_information_sharing Chris Camacho, information security officer at The World Bank Group in Washington D.C., explains how the Red Sky alliance helps member organizations safely share information.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~4/-TDrg-K1kM0" height="1" width="1"/> IDG Insider Mon, 07 May 2012 17:51:00 GMT (Bob Violino) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226945/Red_Sky_Alliance_An_experiment_in_information_sharing?source=rss_networking 2012-05-07T17:51:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226945/Red_Sky_Alliance_An_experiment_in_information_sharing?source=rss_networking http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~3/qUw2hqj1phI/Hackers_blackmail_Belgian_bank_with_threats_to_publish_customer_data Hackers claimed to have breached the systems of the Belgian credit provider Elantis and threatened to publish confidential customer information if the bank does not pay $197,000 before Friday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~4/qUw2hqj1phI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 03 May 2012 10:17:00 GMT (Loek Essers) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226818/Hackers_blackmail_Belgian_bank_with_threats_to_publish_customer_data?source=rss_networking 2012-05-03T10:17:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226818/Hackers_blackmail_Belgian_bank_with_threats_to_publish_customer_data?source=rss_networking http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~3/LoZp9KfXH8U/Most_of_the_Internet_39_s_top_200_000_HTTPS_websites_are_insecure_group_says Ninety percent of the Internet&#39;s top 200,000 HTTPS-enabled websites are vulnerable to known types of SSL attack, according to a report by the Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM), a nonprofit organization that tries to solve Internet security, privacy and reliability problems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~4/LoZp9KfXH8U" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:51:00 GMT (Lucian Constantin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226623/Most_of_the_Internet_39_s_top_200_000_HTTPS_websites_are_insecure_group_says?source=rss_networking 2012-04-26T16:51:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226623/Most_of_the_Internet_39_s_top_200_000_HTTPS_websites_are_insecure_group_says?source=rss_networking http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~3/SboMUmnrdV0/Russian_cybercriminals_earned_4.5_billion_in_2011 Russian-speaking hackers earned an estimated $4.5 billion globally using various online criminal tactics, Russian security analyst firm Group-IB said in a report published on Tuesday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~4/SboMUmnrdV0" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:07:00 GMT (Loek Essers) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226498/Russian_cybercriminals_earned_4.5_billion_in_2011?source=rss_networking 2012-04-24T04:07:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226498/Russian_cybercriminals_earned_4.5_billion_in_2011?source=rss_networking http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~3/ZwHbtspCS6Y/Most_IT_security_pros_see_Anonymous_as_serious_threat The majority of IT and security professionals believe that Anonymous and hacktivists are among the groups that are most likely to attack their organizations during the next six months, according to the results of a survey sponsored by security vendor Bit9.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/computerworld/s/feed/topic/142/~4/ZwHbtspCS6Y" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:12:00 GMT (Lucian Constantin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226458/Most_IT_security_pros_see_Anonymous_as_serious_threat?source=rss_networking 2012-04-23T14:12:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226458/Most_IT_security_pros_see_Anonymous_as_serious_threat?source=rss_networking 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