<![CDATA[Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – March 23, 2009]]>Code for ultimate rootkit to be released – Security researchers Joanna Rutkowska and Rafal Wojtczuk just published a research paper describing a new SMM rootkit that installs via a CPU caching vulnerability. This could be the “perfect storm” of rootkits.

Comcast High Speed Internet Scam – A quick note on a new spam run that’s going on.

Report: Rogue antivirus software pays off for scammers – Online scammers are making a lucrative business out of redirecting visitors from legitimate Web sites to sites that try install rogue antivirus software.

Safari hole exploited in seconds at security conference – The security expert who won $10,000 hacking a MacBook Air in less than two minutes last year won $5,000 on Wednesday by exploiting a hole in Safari in 10 seconds or so.

The Lowdown on Zero-Day Attacks – A.N. Ananth, CEO of Prism Microsystems, answers questions from IT Security.

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