Network Managers Fear Security Threats From Within

The biggest security threats come from within an organization, study says. more
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:08:16 +0200

Canadian ISP Hijacking DNS Lookup Errors

Freshly Exhumed tips us to news that Canadian ISP Rogers Cable appears to be redirecting invalid DNS requests to their own search and advertising page. more
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:08:04 +0200

Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks (CNET)

CNET - NEW YORK--Using a laptop, cell phone headset, building access badge, credit cards, or even a passport can make you a walking target for data thieves and other criminals, a security expert warned at the Last HOPE hacker conference here late Friday.
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:25:00 +0200

The Wiki-Hacker Strikes Again

Virgil Griffith's new hacking tools strip more anonymity from Wikipedia. more
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:17:58 +0200

RIM Patches BlackBerry Security Hole

Research in Motion has fixed a critical bug in its BlackBerry Enterprise Server that could have allowed hackers in. more
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:08:07 +0200

The Inside Story On the San Francisco Network Hijacking

snydeq writes "A source with direct knowledge of San Francisco's IT infrastructure has tipped off Paul Venezia to the real story behind Terry Childs' lockout of San Francisco's network, providing a detailed account of the city's FiberWAN, interdepartmental politics, and Terry Childs himself. more
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:08:39 +0200

Diebold Patch May Be Evidence of '02 Election Tampering

An anonymous reader writes "Stephen Spoonamore, founder of IT security firm Cybrinth and former advisor to John McCain, claims he has new evidence of election tampering by Diebold in the 2002 Georgia gubernatorial and senate races. more
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:08:32 +0200

Listen Online To Last HOPE Conference

Radio Statler! writes "This weekend marks 2600's last Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. more
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:08:34 +0200

RIM Fixes BlackBerry Enterprise Server Vulnerability (TechWeb)

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The flaw could let malicious PDFs cause problems with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:34:00 +0200

Firefox Update Fixes Mac Security Issue

Mozilla has released an update to Firefox, its popular Web browser. more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:08:08 +0200

Worm Transcodes MP3s To Infect PCs

snydeq writes "Kaspersky Labs has discovered malware that inserts links to malicious Web pages within ASF media files, posing a danger to Windows users who download music files from P2P networks. more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:08:15 +0200

Wormlike malware transcodes MP3s to try to infect PCs

A new variety of malicious software could pose a danger to those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks. more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0200

New Worm Transcodes MP3s to Try to Infect PCs

A new variety of malicious software could pose a danger to those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks. more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:08:27 +0200

Firefox 3.0.1 Fixes Security Issues (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The Mozilla Foundation on Friday released an update to the company's heralded new web browser, version 3.0.1, with fixes for security, stability, a printing issue, and problems involving running Firefox 2 simultaneously.
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:32:55 +0200

New Worm Transcodes MP3s to Try to Infect PCs (PC World)

PC World - A new variety of malicious software could pose a danger to those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks.
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:30:12 +0200

SF IT System Lockout Continues

Administrators still cannot access San Francisco's main IT system, thanks to a now jailed employee who changed all the passwords and won't give them to authorities. more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:11:41 +0200

US ISPs Announce Anti-Child-Porn Agreement

An anonymous reader writes "It seems that ISPs have gathered together with 45 attorney generals and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to form an agreement to crush child pornography. more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:08:00 +0200

Are Regulations To Blame for Mounting Data Breaches?

Could oversight protections be creating a higher degree of security risk? more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:08:00 +0200

RIM Warns BlackBerry Admins of BES Security Flaw

A vulnerability in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) PDF rendering component could enable hackers to hijack associated infrastructure, RIM says. more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:09:12 +0200

Hackable Broadband Left Unpatched

A security flaw discovered more than a week ago still plagues many Internet Service Providers more
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200

US Air Force Lets Web 2.0 Flourish Behind Walls

The U.S. Air Force is using Web 2.0 technologies to better support its missions despite wariness about security. more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:08:21 +0200

Logged In or Out, Facebook Is Watching You

kaos07 links to this ZDNet story, according to which "Researchers at software vendor CA have discovered that social networking site Facebook is able to track the buying habits of its users on affiliated third-party sites even when they are logged out of their account or have opted out of its controversial 'Beacon' tracking service. more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:08:21 +0200

Apple iPhone Tutorial

eWEEKs Senior Technical Analyst, Andrew Garcia walks us through the features, apps and 2.0 software on the Apple iPhone. more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:34:37 +0200

Firefox 3.0.1 Fixes 'Carpet Bombing' Issue

An anonymous reader writes "Firefox 3.0.1 was released today. It fixes 3 security vulnerabilities, including a critical issue reported by Billy Rios, Ben Turner, and Dan Veditz . more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:07:58 +0200

VirusBarrier Adds IPhone, IPod Touch Scanning

While there is, as of yet, no reports of viruses or malware that target the iPhone or iPod touch, Intego is taking... more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:07:58 +0200

RiftVault Security Software Reaches 1.0

Edgerift is done with beta-testing for its RiftVault security software for Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard." more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:07:58 +0200

Security SAAS Makes Messaging Strides

Security in the cloud, also called Security SAAS, is currently focused on messaging security, but expect the concept to include remote vulnerability testing, malware filtering, URL blocking, browser proxy security and other areas as the enterprise work force relies more on mobility and applications in the cloud. more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:51:24 +0200

Security SaaS Making Strides Beyond Messaging Security

Messaging security may be the biggest area for in-the-cloud security services, but enterprise adoption of other Web-based security applications will continue to grow as well. more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:51:24 +0200

Gore to press for energy policy changes

Former Vice President Al Gore will push Thursday for new policies meant to improve America's energy security and fight climate change, the Nobel Prize laureate's signature issue. more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:31:43 +0200

Linux's Security Through Obscurity

An anonymous reader writes "The age-old full disclosure debate has been raging again, this time in no other place than at the foundations of the open-source flagship GNU/Linux operating system: more
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:08:02 +0200