FICTITIOUS FEMME FATALE FOOLED CYBERSECURITY Intel, Defense Specialists Fell For Ruse in Test

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SNIPPET: "But Robin Sage did not exist. Her profile was a ruse set up by security consultant Thomas Ryan as part of an effort to expose weaknesses in the nation's defense and intelligence communities - what Mr. Ryan calls "an independent 'red team' exercise."" SNIPPET: "Another person involved at a senior level in the U.S. military's cybersecurity efforts, who asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the case, called it "an object lesson in the dangers of social networking." "People feel they are safe" on the Internet, he said, but in reality, "it is a perfect...

Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 07:25:36 AM

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Bogus LinkedIn profiles serving malware

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A currently active malware campaign is taking advantage of bogus LinkedIn profiles impersonating celebrities in an attempt to trick users into clicking on links serving bogus media players. LinkedIn is among the latest social networking services considered as a valuable asset in the arsenal of the blackhat SEO knowledgeable cybecriminal, simply because this approach works. For instance, Googling for “Keri Russell nude” or “Brooke Hogan Naked pics” you’ll notice that the bogus profiles have already been indexed by Google and are appearing within the first 5/10 search results. This is a proven tactic for acquiring search engine traffic which was...

Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 07:25:36 AM

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LinkedIN group for Mark Mulligan for U.S. Congress (Florida District 2)

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http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/988227 Mark Mulligan for U.S. CONGRESS I am joining the Mark Mulligan for U.S. Congress team! Please join with me and help Mark defeat Allen Boyd (Florida District 2) http://www.markmulliganforcongress.com/index.html I welcome discussion on the topic. David Osborne Tallahassee, Florida (850) 933-8511

Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 07:25:36 AM

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McCain & Palin now on LinkedIn (Vanity)

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Just after the RNC, and just for fun, I checked the LinkedIn social networking site to see if either John McCain or Sarah Palin were members: many professional and political people are. I noted that their records had been "Reserved". Interesting... Yesterday I checked again, and found that they both had live records, and that they were accepting invitations from others to join their networks. And so, just for fun, I sent them each an invitation. Today I received notification that both "John McCain" and "Sarah Palin" were now members of my network! How cool is that? Of course, I...

Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 07:25:36 AM

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Microsoft study confirms 'Kevin Bacon' theory; ...any two people just 6.6 degrees apart

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WASHINGTON - Turns out, it is a small world. The "small world theory," embodied in the old saw that there are just "six degrees of separation" between any two strangers on Earth, has been largely corroborated by a massive study of electronic communication. With records of 30 billion electronic conversations among 180 million people from around the world, researchers have concluded that any two people on average are distanced by just 6.6 degrees of separation, meaning that they could be linked by a string of seven or fewer acquaintances.

Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 07:25:36 AM

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(Vanity) FReeper DavidOsborne is now LinkedIN - Please visit my proffessional profile page

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I have recently discovered the "LinkedIN" proffessional network. Please visit my "LinkedIn" profile page and join my network. David http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidosborne1

Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 07:25:36 AM

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