29 Sep 2011

The Inside Story of the Kelihos Takedown

Trailrunner7 writes "Earlier this week, Microsoft released an announcement about the disruption of the Kelihos botnet that was responsible for spam messages, theft of sensitive financial information, pump-and-dump stock scams and distributed denial-of-service attacks. The botnet had a complex, multi-tiered architecture as well as a custom communication protocol and three-level encryption. Kaspersky Lab researchers did the heavy lifting, reversing the protocol and cracking the encryption and then sink-holing the botnet. The company worked closely with Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), sharing the relevant information and providing them with access to our live botnet tracking system."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.Trailrunner7 writes "Earlier this week, Microsoft released an announcement about the disruption of the Kelihos botnet that was responsible for spam messages, theft of sensitive financial information, pump-and-dump stock scams and distributed denial-of-service attacks. The botnet had a complex, multi-tiered architecture as well as a custom communication protocol and three-level encryption. Kaspersky Lab researchers did the heavy lifting, reversing the protocol and cracking the encryption and then sink-holing the botnet. The company worked closely with Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), sharing the relevant information and providing them with access to our live botnet tracking system."

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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/aIRgrUqmphQ/The-Inside-Story-of-the-Kelihos-Takedown

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29 Sep 2011

Outlining a World Where Software Makers Are Liable For Flaws

CowboyRobot writes with this piece at the ACM Queue, in which "Poul-Henning Kamp makes the argument for software liability laws. 'We have to do something that actually works, as opposed to accepting a security circus in the form of virus or malware scanners and other mathematically proven insufficient and inefficient efforts. We are approaching the point where people and organizations are falling back to pen and paper for keeping important secrets, because they no longer trust their computers to keep them safe.'"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.CowboyRobot writes with this piece at the ACM Queue, in which "Poul-Henning Kamp makes the argument for software liability laws. 'We have to do something that actually works, as opposed to accepting a security circus in the form of virus or malware scanners and other mathematically proven insufficient and inefficient efforts. We are approaching the point where people and organizations are falling back to pen and paper for keeping important secrets, because they no longer trust their computers to keep them safe.'"

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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ErQ8MdUAXno/Outlining-a-World-Where-Software-Makers-Are-Liable-For-Flaws

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29 Sep 2011

Facebook's iPad App and HTML5 Platform 'About to Launch' [Screenshots]

Facebook's long awaited iPad app and it's secret HTML5 platform are about to launch

Original Link: http://www.iClarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=17112

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29 Sep 2011

Why Chilies Are Hot and Yogurt Puts Out the Fire

bazzalunatic writes "The hottest chili in the world was made by Australians earlier this year, but how did they get the chilies so hot? Seems that worm juice is the key to revving up the capsaicin. And milk and yogurt are best to douse the heat, as they have fats that can absorb the capsaicin — which actually hijacks the neurons that detect heat."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.bazzalunatic writes "The hottest chili in the world was made by Australians earlier this year, but how did they get the chilies so hot? Seems that worm juice is the key to revving up the capsaicin. And milk and yogurt are best to douse the heat, as they have fats that can absorb the capsaicin — which actually hijacks the neurons that detect heat."

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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/upgjtskcc4s/Why-Chilies-Are-Hot-and-Yogurt-Puts-Out-the-Fire

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29 Sep 2011

A Third of Sun-Like Stars May Have Warm Earth Analogs

The Bad Astronomer writes "An astronomer studying data from the first 136 days of the Kepler observatory missions has calculated that as many as 34% of all Sun-like stars (abstract) may have Earth-sized planets orbiting in their habitable zones, where conditions are right for life as we know it. I have some reservations with his numbers, but they do match other studies. There may be 15 billion warm, Earth-sized worlds in our galaxy alone."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.The Bad Astronomer writes "An astronomer studying data from the first 136 days of the Kepler observatory missions has calculated that as many as 34% of all Sun-like stars (abstract) may have Earth-sized planets orbiting in their habitable zones, where conditions are right for life as we know it. I have some reservations with his numbers, but they do match other studies. There may be 15 billion warm, Earth-sized worlds in our galaxy alone."

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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/DXQJddMrCDM/A-Third-of-Sun-Like-Stars-May-Have-Warm-Earth-Analogs

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29 Sep 2011

Mercury Turns Out To Be a Weird Little World

sighted writes "The robotic spacecraft MESSENGER, now orbiting the first planet, has found new findings odd features on its surface, including unexplained, blueish 'hollows' that may be actively forming today. The findings will be published this week in Science. One scientist said, 'The conventional wisdom was that Mercury is just like the Moon. But from its vantage point in orbit, MESSENGER is showing us that Mercury is radically different from the Moon in just about every way we can measure.'" As you might expect, National Geographic has beautiful imagery to go along with the story.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.sighted writes "The robotic spacecraft MESSENGER, now orbiting the first planet, has found new findings odd features on its surface, including unexplained, blueish 'hollows' that may be actively forming today. The findings will be published this week in Science. One scientist said, 'The conventional wisdom was that Mercury is just like the Moon. But from its vantage point in orbit, MESSENGER is showing us that Mercury is radically different from the Moon in just about every way we can measure.'" As you might expect, National Geographic has beautiful imagery to go along with the story.

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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/6jSDTaVZBpQ/Mercury-Turns-Out-To-Be-a-Weird-Little-World

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28 Sep 2011

HIV Vaccine Trial Shows 90% Immune Response

fergus07 writes "Researchers at the Spanish Superior Scientific Research Council (CSIC) have successfully completed Phase I human clinical trials of a HIV vaccine in which 90% of volunteers developed an immunological response against the virus. The MVA-B vaccine draws on the natural capabilities of the human immune system and 'has proven to be as powerful as any other vaccine currently being studied, or even more,' says Mariano Esteban, head researcher from CSIC's National Biotech Centre."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.fergus07 writes "Researchers at the Spanish Superior Scientific Research Council (CSIC) have successfully completed Phase I human clinical trials of a HIV vaccine in which 90% of volunteers developed an immunological response against the virus. The MVA-B vaccine draws on the natural capabilities of the human immune system and 'has proven to be as powerful as any other vaccine currently being studied, or even more,' says Mariano Esteban, head researcher from CSIC's National Biotech Centre."

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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/pX8VMUmWixU/HIV-Vaccine-Trial-Shows-90-Immune-Response

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28 Sep 2011

VIDEO: ID technology marks anonymity end

New advances in facial recognition technology could mark the end of anonymity in public spaces and help usher in a new age of law enforcement in the US.

Original Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-15069858

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28 Sep 2011

Key to survival of brain cells discovered

Scientists have discovered how a key chemical neurotransmitter that interacts with two receptors in the brain promotes either normal function or a disease process -- determining whether brain cells live or die.

Original Link: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/z9KY_MWOL90/110928185021.htm

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28 Sep 2011

New stem cell activity identified in human brain

Researchers have identified a new pathway of stem cell activity in the brain that represents potential targets of brain injuries affecting newborns. The recent study raises new questions of how the brain evolves.

Original Link: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/4HpOIALe5VM/110928142452.htm

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