Website of the Week #5

Website of the week: Tiny URL

Firefox also has a need little add-on which allows you to create a "tiny URL" after a few simple clicks on your toolbar.

http://tinyurl.com/

Did you know?...of the week:

12 myths on how the internet works.

http://tinyurl.com/65agj3

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/112008-ietf-internet-myths.html?hpg1=bn

Gadget of the week:

Specially made for the Star Wars fan in all of us.

http://tinyurl.com/5w5jeg

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/11/han-solo-carbon.html

Geek History:

Hail to the Chief...err, I mean Geek. Here are the top 10 Geeks of all time.

http://tinyurl.com/6y228x

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2230107/top-ten-greatest-geeks

Security news of the week:

Webhosting firm McColo was recently forced offline over a week ago. McColo was said to be responsible for anywhere between 50-75% of the worlds spam messages. Will they rise again? Probably...look for them to setup camp somewhere in Russia (which has been a haven for cyber criminals). Here's one of the many articles surrounding this story.

http://tinyurl.com/6xpqv3

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9120538&source=rss_topic17

Security Stats of the Week:

-The highest priced attack tool, on average, between July 2007 - June 2008 was botnets, which sold for an average of $225.

-Phishing scam hosting services were offered for an average price of $10 with prices ranging from $2 to $80.

-The average price of a keystroke logger advertised on the underground economy was $23.

-The highest ranked exploit during this reporting period was site-specific vulnerabilities in financial sites, which were advertised for an average price of $740, with prices ranging from $100 to $2,999.