Day: July 19, 2006

Virus writers use open-source methods – CNET News.com

Virus writers use open-source methods | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Malicious software writers are increasingly using open-source methodologies when developing their code, according to security company McAfee. In its Global Threat Report for 2006, McAfee warned that more hackers are sharing source code and ideas freely. This includes distributing source code with documented explanations and annotations of how that code works, which helps programmers adapt it. McAfee said that this can be an extremely effective way of developing code, both legitimate and malicious.

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Homeland Security overhauls disaster prep site | CNET News.com

Homeland Security overhauls disaster prep site | CNET News.com For more info click on above link The Department of Homeland Security has revamped its Ready.gov site, a repository of information designed to help Americans to prepare for threats ranging from terrorist attacks to extreme heat waves. The Ready site was initially launched in early 2003.

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ID chips keep sponges out of surgery patients | CNET News.com

ID chips keep sponges out of surgery patients | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Radio frequency identification chips, similar to those implanted in products to deter theft, may help prevent sponges and other materials from being left in a patient during surgery, the findings from a small study suggest. Still, further research is needed to determine whether placement of radio frequency ID (RFID) chips in surgical sponges and other operating room materials will be cost-effective for a problem that occurs once in every 10,000 procedures. At most hospitals, the operating room staff counts

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