The Anatomy of an Anonymous Attack

Report from Imperva documents how organizations are targeted for hacking

Illustration Anonops

Imperva.com – During 2011, Imperva witnessed an assault by the hacktivist group ‘Anonymous’ that lasted 25 days.

Our observations give insightful information on Anonymous, including a detailed analysis of hacking methods, as well as an examination of how social media provides a communications platform for recruitment and attack coordination.

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Skype for Windows Phone Ships Beta

Free video calls over smartphones and it looks like Windows 8 Metro

Skype for Windows Phone beta

By Stephen Pate – Skype, acquired last year by Microsoft, has released the beta of its Windows Phone version and it looks like Windows 8 which will ship in beta on Wednesday.

Download the Consumer Preview of Windows 8

The beta allows free video and voice calls over 3G, 4G or WiFi networks. Apple’s Face Time video calling only works between Apple phones of WiFi.

Windows Phone users can download the beta from the Windows Phone application site.
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