October 11, 2008

Web Threats Weekly launches. Hacker Vulnerabilities Exposed

To raise awareness about the cyber security threats to our businesses and our community, <a href="http://www.pcis.com/">Pacific Coast Information
Systems Ltd.</a> / <a href="http://boonbox.net/">Boonbox</a> presents Web Threats Weekly

Hacker Bait Updates about the latest websites that have been found to be vulnerable to hackers.

Spam-Alot. A list of the latest websites that have been exploited by spammers

Mythbusters. Tips helping you separate fact from fiction in the changing security landscape.

<a href="http://www.boonbox.net/web-threats-weekly.htm">Click here to
read the first issue of Web Threats Weekly</a>

If you would like more information, contact Pacific Coast Information Systems Ltd. anytime at (604)844.7558 or info@pcis.com to arrange a meeting.

<a href="http://www.pcis.com/">Pacific Coast Information
Systems Ltd.</a> / <a href="http://boonbox.net/">Boonbox</a>

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PCIS Security Alert: Zombie PCs Lurking on the Internet
It is a scary time for those of us concerned with IT security. Just in time for Halloween comes a report that zombie PCs are spreading their evil about as fast as the fleshy versions do in the movies.

According to Microsoft’s Internet Safety Enforcement Team (quoted in the New York Times), it takes less than five minutes for computers to become infected and added to the horde of 300,000 computers worldwide that are already in the thrall of unscrupulous hackers.

Zombie PCs are computers that were then taken over by hackers in order to send out spam, look for private financial information and install malicious software to infect more PCs. Any computer that is used to go online is vulnerable.

As the NYT article suggests, computer owners are well-advised to run commercial malware detection programs, use a firewall and install security patches for operating systems and applications.

(This article is republished from the <a href="http://www.pcis.com/vaclav">Pacific Coast Informer Blog</a>, PCIS' official blog about business and technology trends and IT security.)

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Communications: News and Tips
Looking for information on technology industry trends, web security, identity management, data backup and more?

Boonbox communicates with the technology industry and the wider business community, providing tips and product updates.

Stay informed and learn about how you can improve your security and productivity and build your business:

<a href="http://www.boonbox.net/pdf/BM-Devfense-NSA-network-security-assessment-product-sheet-10.16.08.pdf">Devfense
NSA (Network Security Assessment) Product Sheet</a>

<a href="http://www.boonbox.net/press/BM-PCIS-invite-west-coast-security-forum-mm-26.10.08.htm">PCIS
invites you to the West Coast Security Forum</a>

<a href="http://www.boonbox.net/press/BM-PCIS-password-security-management-tips-mm.26.10.08.htm">Password
Management Tips</a>

<a href="http://www.boonbox.net/press/BM-information-security-tips-mm.26.10.08.htm">IT
Security Tips to help your company today</a>

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White Papers and Reports
Looking for information on technology industry trends, web security, identity management, data backup and more?

Here are some of Boonbox's recently-published white papers on current IT business challenges and solutions.

<a href="http://www.boonbox.net/pdf/BM-WP-Managers-Cheat-Sheet-Web-Application-Security-10.15.08.pdf">Managers
Cheat Sheet for Web Application Security</a>

<a href="http://www.boonbox.net/pdf/BM-WP-password-identity-management-reset-with-passpro-boonbox-10.15.08.pdf">Password
Management with Passpro </a>

<a href="http://www.boonbox.net/pdf/BM-WP-helping-business-IT-do-more-with-less-boonbox-8.11.08.pdf">An
introduction to Boxed Service: Helping IT do more with less</a>

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