Australian Man Fined by Nintendo for 1.3 Million Dollars

Due to hijack the game Mario Bros, an Australian man ordered to pay fines to the registration Nintendo 1.3 million U.S. dollars. Man named James Burt (24 years) were considered to have made mistakes because of not only plowing, but also spread to the Internet for free download other users. He provides a game called New Super Mario Bros. from 6 November 2009, or six days before the game was released globally. Nintendo in a statement, said the perpetrators of these games can be purchased online through the stock accidentally show though not yet launched.

Game-Nintendo-made games are always scheduled to be released in Australia last about six months after the Japanese, U.S. and other major countries. However, not yet released globally this game was played in the Kangaroos Affairs. This makes the Nintendo suspicious and forensic investigations. In the trial last January 27, 2010, the perpetrators had already been ordered to pay 100,000 U.S. dollars to replace all the legal fees incurred related Nintendo this case. Meanwhile, the number of fines to be paid for 1.3 million U.S. dollars is the value of compensation for losses suffered due to the loss of Nintendo's market potential in Australia.

The Minimum Hardware Requirements for Office 2010

Do you intend to use Office 2010? Check if you have hardware that meets the requirements requested Office 2010. Logically, should all be smooth only if Office 2007 can you run so far. But according to Microsoft, for Office 2010 should you have a GPU. Alex Dubec, a program manager in Microsoft Office, says that Office 2010 can even run on a netbook. In his blog, Debec admitted that nothing is more frustrating than having to buy new hardware every time. Microsoft released a new version of Office. In the last two Office releases, Microsoft is almost double the RAM and CPU requirements. The minimum system requirements for Office 2010 is an Intel Pentium III 500MHz, 256MB SDRAM PC100 and Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3. Compare with, Office 2003 is only a 233MHz processor and requires 128MB RAM.

You also need to devote more space on your hard disk. Compared to Office 2007 and Office 2003, Office 2010 consuming more disk space. This suite occupies 1GB - 1.5 GB of more space. This mark is because due to the code requirements of the Office 64-bit, the inclusion of OneNote and some free trial version of Office Professional 2010. Perhaps most disturbing is the demand for Office 2010 will be the processor Microsoft DirectX 9.0c-compliant graphics with 64MB video memory. This is needed to run the graphics in Excel and video integration feature in PowerPoint. Dubec said, computers with multicore processors will be faster to run Office 2010.

32-bit version of Office 2010 will be the way to the various operating systems 32-bit Microsoft, including Windows 7, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0. 64-bit version of Office 2010 will be the road to all 64-bit version of Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008. But will not work on Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0 or Windows XP SP3.

Protect Mobile Devices from Malicious Attacks

What you have a mobile device? and use it to access the network at your office? If so, be careful. Did you know if the mobile device can become the entrance malware, spyware and so forth? This does not just harm the user, but also can steal important company data. This occurs when the tool you use to access corporate networks, which may not be protected.

"The device moves and the number of users who continue to grow creating a larger target for the software and may be dangerous, including worms, viruses, and spyware," said Sean Ryan, Research Analyst of Mobile Enterprise Software, IDC. "Along with the continued rise in the number of mobile devices and the increasing need for information technology, the company needs to secure and manage these devices and the information in it increased significantly."

According to IDC research institutions, the number of convergent mobile devices, including notebooks, the world continues to grow. This year, the number predicted exceeded 167 million units. This number will continue to increase, with estimates of more than 291 million units in 2013, and grew 14 percent per year in combined (CAGR).

The amount of potential damage has triggered Symantec announces security strategy and management of mobile services. The focus is the integration of security and management solutions to reduce downtime, increase user productivity, improve response time and provide protection and management throughout the life cycle of mobile devices, including while on standby.

"Organizations need the control and management of larger companies to protect information and ensure user productivity - with less cost," said Art Gilliland, Vice President of Enterprise Security Group, Symantec. "Our mobile service strategy designed to protect and manage data wherever and automate procurement and supply, providing care and protection continuously, and non-activate mobile device immediately when the device is lost, damaged, stolen, or replaced."

What kind of management and security strategy to move Symantec services? There are three products, namely:
• Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile Edition 6.0. Provide protection through advanced antivirus, firewall, and SMS anti-spam protection.
• Network Access Control Symantec Mobile Edition 6.0. Keeping the network access policy enforcement and e-mail in MS Exchange with Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile Edition. Equipped logging, reporting, and centralized alert.
• Symantec Mobile Management 7.0. Improve efficiency with the implementation of IT applications and updates wirelessly.

Security solutions and mobile device management are made based Symantec Symantec Management Platform, and provides integrated management capabilities for enterprise-class desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices. This allows administrators to set and distribute the centralized security policies to mobile devices wirelessly. Timely content updates can be done through integration with Symantec LiveUpdate.

Predicted Malware Attacks Increased in 2010

Security solutions developer Kaspersky Lab has warned the risk of malware attacks increasingly nasty next year. Several types of attacks is expected to rise to attack the middle platorm popular today such as Google Wave, iPhone, Android, and Windows 7.  "Malware is much more sophisticated in 2010 and many antivirus programs will slow in the treatment of the infected computer because the file infection method and rootkit technology is increasingly sophisticated," said Alex Gostev, Director of Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team in the press release. He said the IT security firm will respond by developing tools to more complex protection. But a malicious program is able to pass these measures may be more or less immune to antivirus programs for some time.

According to the company's experts, in the coming years we will see a shift in the kinds of attacks against users from attacks through web sites and applications to attacks originating from file sharing networks. Since 2009 a series of mass epidemic of malware has been supported by the spread malicious files via torrent portals. This method has been used to spread threats such as the famous and TDSS and Virut first backdoor for Mac OS X. In the year 2010, predicted a significant increase in the incidence of this type of P2P networks (peer to peer).  Cyberspace criminals will continue to compete in the Internet traffic. Modern cyberspace crimes generate more and more efforts to legalize themselves, and there are many ways to earn money online with traffic in larger amounts that can be generated by a botnet that disusupkan applications to multiple computers and is ready commanded from a distance. Currently, most of the black-market services to take advantage of competing botnet traffic.

In the future, Kaspersky predicts the emergence of more transactions botnet scheme, called "partners program" where possible botnet owners to generate profits from such activities, send spam, DoS attacks or spreading malware without an explicit crime. Parties who want to stay memanaatkan pay the amount equivalent conducted infiltration.  However, predict a decline Kaspersky Trojan variants that occurred in the year 2009 through fake antivirus programs. The latter appears first in 2007 and in 2009 and seen increased activity of their involvement in a number of major epidemics. For example, worms Kido, install rogue antivirus program in the infected computer. The reason, fake antivirus market is now saturated and profits for cyber crimes decreased. In addition, these activities are monitored by the IT security companies and agencies of law enforcement. It is difficult to manufacture and distribution of fake antivirus programs.

In addition, attacks on Web services happen, Google would seem Wave headlines in 2010. The attack on Google's new service is no doubt going to use the usual pattern: first, followed by spamming phishing attacks, and then mengeskploitasi vulnerability and spread of malware. Planned launch of Chrome OS-based network is a noteworthy event, but the experts at Kaspersky Lab does not anticipate the emergence of interest in excess of the platform of this virtual world of evil.  Year 2010 will also certainly more difficult for the iPhone and Android. The first malicious programs for mobile platforms emerged in the year 2009, which is a sure sign that they have aroused interest cyberspace criminals. The only iPhone users at risk are those who have compromised devices, but the same can not apply for Android users are all vulnerable to attacks. Increasing popularity of mobile Android OS in China combined with the absence of effective checks to ensure the security application software will cause a third party a number of malware outbreaks with a high profile.

Detection of new vulnerabilities will remain a major cause of the epidemic. This vulnerability will be detected in the software developed by third parties (such as Adobe, Apple, etc..) And on Windows 7, the new operating system just memasukki market. If no serious vulnerability is detected, the year 2010 may prove to be one of the quietest year for some time.  In the year 2008, analysts estimate the company's increase in the global epidemic. Prediction was proven true since the year 2009 appears malicious programs by function sophisticated rootkits, worms Kido also known as Conficker, web attacks, botnet, SMS fraud and attacks on social networks.

Found a Bug in Windows 7

This may be a slap to Microsoft, a day after announcing his Windows 7 as a risk-free in the Microsoft monthly security bulletin, a bug of Windows 7 (zero day exploits) immediately found. Laurent Gaffie is the latest bug was discovered. Details have been presented in the Full Disclosure mailing list. Microsoft is currently investigating the reported defects, which basically makes the system that exploited Windows 7 will crash.

This crash caused by a flaw in Server Message Block protocol (SMB) which form the backbone of the Windows file sharing. When triggered, defects will cause endless loop that makes the computer can not be used. This weakness is detected in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. But so far there has been no reports of attacks on vulnerabilities.

This weakness does not lead to remote access that is not legal that can cause important information theft or other malicious activity performed. One way to overcome this problem is to block TCP ports 139 and 135 to port 445, which will stop the SMB traffic from the network.