Digital Underground podcast with Dennis Fisher
Dennis Fisher talks with Stefan Tanase, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, live from Virus Bulletin 2009 about the threats on social networking sites and the privacy and security concerns presented by Web 2.0 technologies. Here are the slides from Tanase’s presentation.
Digital Underground podcast with Dennis Fisher 
Dennis Fisher talks with Stefan Tanase, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, live from Virus Bulletin 2009 about the threats on social networking sites and the privacy and security concerns presented by Web 2.0 technologies. Here are the slides from Tanase’s presentation.
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Secureworks researcher Kevin Stevens has written a must-read article on the Pay-Per-Install business model (PPI) that is used primarily to spread spyware and malware.
The article discusses the way the affiliate system works, with layers of files and software programs that power the installation of malware on hijacked Windows computers.
Starting with the upcoming releases of Firefox 3.5.3 and Firefox 3.0.14, Mozilla will warn users if their version of the popular Adobe Flash Player plug-in is out of date, according to Mozilla Human Shield Johnathan Nightingale.
Once the browser is updated, Mozilla will present the user with a visual notice on its first-run Web site that the Flash Player plugin contains security and stability vulnerabilities.
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