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Thursday, September 22, 2005

Enterprises Need to View the Big Security Picture

Skype security and privacy concerns

IT security leaders set for key roles

Hackers target net call systems

3 New Ways Phishers Are Hooking You - BankInfoSecurity.com

Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs | CNET News.com

IT Security: Take a Walk on the Dark Side

Phishers pluck Virgin customers - vnunet.com

Data encryption about to make quantum leap

Lessons learned: SSL VPN

Cardsystems Credit Card Breach

Firefox flaws

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Are you becoming a one-stop security shop?

Top Company: What's In Capital One's Wallet?

U.S. acts against bank in Macau for alleged lax money-laundering controls

What will you do when the cyber-levee breaks? - Computerworld

Online fraudsters 'ahead' of credit card companies, experts say - Computerworld

Intel (India) fires 250 employees

Airport PCs stuffed with meaty goodness

Businesspeople are treating public access terminals in airport departure lounges as their home PCs and in the process exposing confidential data and email messages to all and sundry. A mixture of curiosity and boredom led consultants from the Dubai-based network security outfit Scanit to uncover a plethora of secrets left by globe-trotting executives who log on in-between flights.

Hackers thwart security by going small

Bank staff warned of internet perils - vnunet.com

Technology Breeds Crime and Fights It

Hackers turn to extortion

Hacker cracks Engin's CRM system

Dutch hospitals' patient databases hacked to raise security awareness

Vigilance, Resilience Key to Cyber Security, Says New York State Official

Banks face customer exodus if hacked - PC Magazine

An ugly look inside your firewall

User-based LAN access control targets the LAN

Security threat shifts to the desktop - vnunet.com

Passwords In Security

Gaining the competitive edge through information security

How to avoid phishing scams

Credit card breach

Friday, September 16, 2005

Arrest made in Berkeley laptop theft case | The Register

IT spending fears outweigh security concerns

Will corporates outsource security? - IT Week

Security Relaxes as IT Threats Increase

Hackers are all B'stards now | The Register

US industries: We take cybersecurity seriously

Techies don't get security either | The Register

Are IT Departments Security Risks? > September 14, 2005

Financial Firm Finds Safety in Encryption

Reuters shows the way for secure IM

Phone hack still a problem companies told

Stolen UC-Berkeley laptop recovered - Sep 15, 2005

Monday, September 12, 2005

Red Cross Works to Better Protect Its Networks From Attacks, Scams

Progress Is Slow on HIPAA Security Rules

Not-for-profit organisations have security needs too

Killing your career with e-mail

Confirmed: eBay to buy Skype in $2.6bn deal

Hackers tap into University of Central Arkansas

Putting the squeeze on credit card fraud

Cisco IOS vanishes down yet another security hole

World Bank report recommends 'open standards'

Pings & Packets from eWEEK Labs

Cyber-Looters Capitalize on Katrina

Building An Encrypted (But Accessible) Archive

Recipe for Foolproof Encryption

Despite publicity, spammers still succeed! | Computerworld Blogs

Impact of Information Security Trends on Banks, Part 1: New Hacker’s Objectives - BankInfoSecurity.com

Social Security Administration reaps the rewards of migrating to a paperless office

The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security

'Critical' Windows update suspended

Visa USA | Small Business & Merchants | Cardholder Information Security Program

Panel: New rules, tech needed for data privacy

nCipher introduces keyAuthority enterprise key management solution

Defence in depth is the smart SAN strategy

Security Park - F5 Networks to Acquire Swan Labs

Microsoft Opens Security Service Beta To All

IBM i5/OS V5R3: WebSphere groups and recommended fixes

Mozilla-based browsers contain a buffer overflow in handling URIs containing a malformed IDN hostname

Security a top concern with online bankers

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Nine questions to ask when evaluating a security threat - Computerworld

SWIFT Releases ROI Study for GE

Organized crime hits retailers

Mid-size companies ignore finance department fraud - Accountancy Age

Shark Tank: Is this what they call 'empowering employees'? - Computerworld

Crypto Cuts Both Ways

Development tool security hole threatens Internet apps

Microsoft alerts users to firewall flaw - Computerworld

Making a play for role-based ID management

The Four Most Common Security Dangers

Software security -- building it right

Continuous Data Protection a Better Backup Option

Secure Systems Vs. Satisfied Staff

A Few Good Metrics

Opinion: Draconian Security Policies Create Their Own Problems > September 6, 2005

Microsoft security chief bitten by rogue dialler

Security worries holding back online banking

Mobile PC lock down

Ex-Student Sentenced for Computer Hacking

Sun Java Runtime Environment Remote XSLT Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

SecuriTeam.com ™ - IIS Information Disclosure

The 5 Percent Solution

Welcome Home, Chickens

HP Warns of Network Management Product Flaw

Opinion: Five reasons NOT to use Linux

Intel working with Skype

How Secure Are You Really?

Where The Hackers Are Looking These Days

ID Theft Creates Opportunities for Data Companies

U.S. Agencies Take Security Into Their Own Hands

Courion Locks Down Bank IDs

Computer worm stealing corporate info

Hackers hamper EDC Web site - 2005-08-30

Home users rush for data protection - vnunet.com

Ten-Minute Guide To Network Security > August 29, 2005

Encryption products aim to protect data from prying eyes

Stiffer penalties for data theft proposed in India

System breach draws attention in Congress

New laptop software continually backs up data

Friday, August 26, 2005

Cisco Warns of SSL Vulnerability

Hacker taps into US military database - TechSpot News

Microsoft hit by virus - vnunet.com

Three burning IT security issues

Security vendor, protect thyself

Companies dinged on Web privacy

Understanding the New Generation of Data-Protection Services

Who's Minding the Data Store?

Internet sieges can cost businesses a bundle - Computerworld

Global phishing outbreak hits four banks - PC Magazine

Microsoft Enhances Its Anti-Phishing Tools

Vendors blend single sign-on, mainframe access

Hackers probe Pentagon websites: report -DAWN - International; August 26, 2005

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Virus attacks under control

Information Security in Campus and Open Environments

Over 90 Percent Of Companies Regularly Expose Data

Collections Giant Finds Safe Haven

The Case for Encryption

Hospital struck by computer virus

Hackers third crack at Boulder uni servers

Employees Open the Door to Hackers

Hackers rob online gamers - vnunet.com

Brazilian defacers hack hundreds of Stanford University web sites

Sarbanes-Oxley seen as biggest IT time waster

Hackers Turn On Each Other

HHS Formalizes Brailer's Office (August 19, 2005)

Monday, August 22, 2005

RSA pushes ID tokens

Viruses: The New Weapon of Choice for Workplace Violence Offenders - Computerworld

Intellectual Property Is Focus at New Job - Computerworld

Computer experts say networks are still vulnerable

Hackers turn voice mail into a calling card

Hackers saw holes faster than systems managers

Air Force investigates data breach - Computerworld

UGA ID numbers not so secure

Computer Hack Forces FMU To Revamp Security Measures

Oceana Marine Opts For Data Protection From SecureTrieve

Search Engines Find Stolen Identities

Three Different Hackers Behind Week's Attacks

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Finns urge better Wi-Fi security after bank break-in

Google Has Your Data: Should You Be Afraid? - Part Two

IT Management Guide: Disaster recovery planning

Schneier on Security: New Cryptanalytic Results Against SHA-1

Implementing Principle of Least Privilege

Woman Evades Security Gate With Bomb - Security Feed - Blog - CSO Magazine

Gmail, MSN, Flikr... struck by security hole

Sysadmins taking brunt of blame for Windows worm attack

American Express ANZ hit by Zotob

Hackers Get Free Hosts

Trustix: Enterprise Firewall to be free

Experts see new variants of Windows 2000 worm

Man logs into dabs.com customer account shocker | Channel Register

Ex-AOL employee sentenced to 15 months in spam case - Computerworld

Microsoft offers Zotob removal tool

Schooled in security

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Health Plan Providers Have Good IT; Execs Want More

Study Indicates Consumers Want Personalization

Google Has Your Data: Should You Be Afraid? - Part One

Cracking the code

Court revives high-profile wiretap prosecution

Phone fraud - the cost of doing nothing

Bell Labs Unix Group Disbanded

Discarded Hard Drives Still Contain Data

Hackers use Highland Rail Partnership site to send out 100,000 e-mails/hr

U.S. Colleges Struggle to Combat Identity Theft

New Worms Catch Big Business With Pants Down

Tools drive point-and-click crime

Zotob worm highlights security failings - ZDNet UK News

Sun StorEdge Enterprise Backup Software Multiple Vulnerabilities / Exploit

Windows worms knocking out computers

Identity Theft in the Hospital

Windows worms knocking out computers | Tech News on ZDNet

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Flexible, Safe And Secure?

So You Think Your Data Is Secure? - Computerworld

Report: Black market growing for offshore data - Computerworld

Study: Dell customer rating plunges, Apple leads pack - Yahoo! News

Counterfeits cost IT industry $100bn per year

NIST, DHS add national vulnerability database to mix

TPM Hardware Offers Easier Security

How to Protect Corporate Data

Security: The Right to Know

'Home banking hacker' arrested in Ghent

Don't forget to encrypt data at rest

Internet Explorer Gains Ground on Firefox

Security Watch: New Worm Hits Windows Hole in Record Time

Don't Shoot the Security Messenger

Tracking Medical Data Theft

Disaster Recovery: Dealing with 21st Century Threats

US cyber security 'almost out of control' - vnunet.com

E-mail encryption becomes a necessity

E-mail encryption

(IN)SECURE Magazine Issue 1.3 Available

IT's seven dirty words

Hacker found guilty in massive data theft case

Electronic files major change for health care

Zotob worm makes little progress

Another flaw hits Veritas backup tools

Police blotter: 'Special skills' hurt credit card thief

Comodo’s free password manager signals the end of forgotten login details and helps drive secure practices.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Stealing your neighbor's Internet? Experts urge caution - Aug. 10, 2005

DHS head: Businesses need to focus on cybersecurity - Computerworld

Top Ten IT Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Wal-Mart Loss Prevention Officers Break Major Internal Fraud

Buckle up for the storage security ride - Computerworld

Hackers Break Into Two Universities, 100,000 Identities At Risk

FBI may look into hacker case at University of Utah

New York law requires notification after data breaches

Hackers Breach University Server

ALL Users: A bolt from the blue: Beware of the cable

Google says Cnet went too far in googling

New scam asks people to fax away data

Microsoft says PC 'recycle bin' yielded Google clue

Privilege escalation in Nortel Contivity VPN Client V05_01.030

Microsoft Internet Explorer JPEG Image Rendering Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Feds fund VoIP tapping research

Data destruction--it's harder than you think

Today's Security Updates and bit of a glitch.

Bluetooth: Is it a Security Threat?

S.E.C. Accuses Former Citigroup Executives of Securities Fraud

How To Secure Your Wireless Network

TippingPoint leans into network threats - Computerworld

Lessons learned from corporate security breaches - Computerworld

Sonoma State Confirms SSNs Hacked

UNT officials say computer systems hacked

Time to take storage encryption seriously

Encryption use increases

IM Threats Bombard Systems

Security Firm Warns of IM Worm

Spyware Costs IT $130,000 Monthly

Microsoft to reissue Windows 2000 SP4 update | InfoWorld | News | 2005-08-08 | By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-043: Vulnerability in the Print Spooler Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (896423)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-042: Vulnerabilities in Kerberos Could Allow Denial of Service, Information Disclosure, and Spoofing (899587)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-041: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Denial of Service (899591)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-040: Vulnerability in Windows Telephony Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (893756)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039: Vulnerability in Plug and Play Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Elevation of Privilege (899588)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-038: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896727)

Monday, August 08, 2005

The case of the stolen Wi-Fi: What you need to know - Computerworld

PCI compliance: Don't become another headline

Virus with SOCKS appeal targets corporate PCs

ID theft ring hits 50 banks, security firm says

Web Services' Security Factor

The Rise of the Digital Thugs - New York Times

Managing 'Prosumers' - Computerworld

Advice: What to do before an IOS disaster strikes - Computerworld

The sorry state of IM security

Targeting the Enemy Within - Computerworld

What IT Can Do - Computerworld

Sidebar: Consequences - Computerworld

Sidebar: Attacks Are Easy -- Too Easy - Computerworld

E-mail Exposure - Computerworld

Microsoft pulls security-risk feature from Vista

Questions dog Cisco routers

Debate rages over the ethics, legality of stealing Wi-Fi

Crashing the 'Net would be very tough ... which is why no one's done it

Protecting Cisco routers from the IPv6 flaw

Security Firms Block USB Access

Security download must clearly disclose adware

Open source identity

Massive identity theft ring uncovered

Microsoft Needs To Reissue Windows 2000 Rollup

Another way past Windows antipiracy found

Thursday, August 04, 2005

PC Chips Get Pumped Up for Virtual Computers

How endpoint security works

Net criminals 'customise' attacks

Home Users Need To Plan For The Worst

THE ILLUSION OF SECURITY, THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION Peace, security and prevention

FBI COMPLETES ITS PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM - Press Release - August 3, 2005

Accidental IT: Setting Up SSL Connections

Under Siege in Dulles By New-Generation Hackers

Cryptography goes mainstream

Big Brother is watching out for hackers

Silent, deadly forms of phishing double

Worm hole found in Windows 2000

Hackers already aiming for Vista

Patches on the way for Windows flaws

Phishers Hack eBay

Security still underfunded

Auditing user accounts

VoIP Security Threats: Fact or Fiction?

VMware holds a virtual edge for remote access

Court orders CardSystems to retain breach information

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Internet Attacks Increase in Number, Severity

The Internet Is the Safest Channel

Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow

Who Needs the Pen?

The Missing Defence Tool In Many Companies’ Security Policy

Lost, Stolen or Strayed - Computerworld

Lost, Stolen or Strayed - Computerworld

Warnings on the threat from within - Computerworld

CIOs Learn Very Little From Security Audits

Build Your Own Security Operations Center > August 1, 2005

The Grades That Vanished, and Some Other Threats to Students' Data

Hackers break into CU computers containing 36K records

Cisco Web Portal Password Security Compromised

IBM Security Attacks Up 50

Hacked: Who Else Is Using Your Computer?

Hackers cash in on 802.1x confusion - IT Week

Gartner: Bank card fraud too easy for phishers

Cybercriminals up ante with phishing and darkmail

Guidance on Mitigating Risks From Spyware

Survey: ID theft hard to shake off | Tech News on ZDNet

IT Security Profession Still Maturing, Survey Says

HIPAAction - Survey

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

If it isn't broken...

Mydoom, Zindos, and Doomjuice Worm Removal Tool

In Brief: MCI acquires Totality

Cisco flaw presentation spreads across the Web - ZDNet UK News

Agencies making little progress against cybervandalism

The good guys have to cooperate

Interior officials accused of covering up IT security flaws

How to develop a security training program that works

PHRACK #63 HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED

Phishers cash in on ATM cards

Security advice for enterprise-level WiFi

Enterprise End Users Increasingly Adopt Unsanctioned Network Applications that Put Their Organisations at Risk

Monday, August 01, 2005

Privacy bill calls

Trike - A Conceptual Framework for Threat Modeling

Research shows time-wasting by employees costs employers billions of dollars

DHL hit in massive IT heist

Banks on the defensive as hackers target identity theft

Hotel television infrared systems can allow hackers to obtain guests' names and room numbers

The Inside Story on Security Breaches

Google's Blogger Dev Network Defaced & Vulnerable

The sorry state of IM security

In-Q-Tel chief: IT security policies have become self-defeating

Memo to IT security: Think globally act immediately

Digital forensics moving from an art to a science

'Google hacking': Everything you want someone to know and more

Wireless access security tool moves past prototype stage

Cisco Is Shooting Itself in the Foot

Partners Offer Way to Build Web of Reputations

Sidebar: Backing Up the Backups - Computerworld

Sidebar: An Ounce of Prevention - Computerworld

Lost, Stolen or Strayed - Computerworld

Advice: What to do before an IOS disaster strikes - Computerworld

FDIC Warns Finance Firms on Spyware - Computerworld

Preventing Abuse of Social Security Numbers Will Prove Tricky, Experts Say

Cisco Statement on Federal District Court Injunction

iDEFENSE Labs Security Downloads

Monday, July 25, 2005

Black Hat: Oracle's crypto not secure, researcher says

SANS releases new list of significant vulnerabilities

Chinese worms steal trade secrets

CSOs Worry About Digital Pearl Harbor

CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey 2005

Bad News Bears: Privacy risk in the toy store | News.blog | CNET News.com

Bank branch robberies are passe | News.blog | CNET News.com

May I use your Wi-Fi? | News.blog | CNET News.com

New Car Safe for your IT Equipment

IT Managers Criticize Federal Data-Loss Bill - Computerworld

Industry group identifies grid security risks - Computerworld