Elonka wrote:
] ] According to Tubul, his group controls 450,000 "Trojaned"
] ] systems, most of them home computers running Windows with
] ] high-speed connections. The hacked systems contain
] ] special software developed by the Polish group that
] ] routes traffic between Internet users and customers'
] ] websites through thousands of the hijacked computers. The
] ] numerous intermediary systems confound tools such as
] ] traceroute, effectively laundering the true location of
] ] the website. To utilize the service, customers simply
] ] configure their sites to use any of several domain-name
] ] system servers controlled by the Polish group, Tubul
] ] said.

These people should go to prison!

RE: Wired News: Cloaking Device Made for Spammers

]
] # Security appliance market continues to grow
] # New RSA single sign-on software will support Liberty
] Alliance
] # TruSecure risk management system analyzes disparate
] program output
] # GFI freeware product scans downloads at ISA Server
] level

FWIW...

Security Web Digest: Federal initiative to improve software security ... and More

] The decision by the DHS to drum up publicity for security
] patch application, especially for 'critical' flaws, is
] seen as a direct response to well-known complaints that
] IT administrators have not been vigilant about installing
] fixes despite the clear danger of worms, viruses and
] intruder attacks.

Ridge finally got beaten with a clue stick!

Homeland Security: Apply Those Patches!