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p strong Researchers at the security vendor uncovered a cache of stolen credentials for top domains across the globe that can be used to compromise Web sites and infect visitors. strong p ...Win a Dell XPS Ultra-Portable Notebook Free Registration to Insight24 Provides Access to Over 5,000 B2B Webcasts and Videos. read more »
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A fresh discovery by security vendor Finjan provides yet another example of how easy it is becoming for almost anyone to find the tools needed to break into, infect, or steal data from corporate Web sites. read more »
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/25/AR2008022503120.htmlBy Christopher LeeWashington Post Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2008Despite a steady stream of embarrassing computer security breaches, many major federal agencies still are doing too little to safeguard the sensitive personal information in their possession, according to congressional investigators.Only two of 24 agencies studied by the Government Accountability Office in a report released last week had implemented all five sec read more »
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/030608-hacker-cracks-smartcard.htmlBy John CoxNetwork World 03/06/2008People are starting to wake up to the fact that RFID-enabled smartcards now can be far more easily, and cheaply, cracked than ever before, as a trio of young computer experts recently showed.These are a particular type of processor-embedded cards, and are different from credit cards. The actual decryption work by the researchers was done on the widely deployed Mifare Classic wireless smartcard, now m read more »
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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080309a3.htmlKyodo NewsMarch 9, 2008In what appears to be its latest example of lax information management, the Maritime Self-Defense Force has discovered defense documents and file-sharing software on the private computers of a 34-year-old lieutenant, sources familiar with the matter said.The MSDF is attempting to determine whether the data include confidential files, they said.The officer was found in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Wednesday after fleeing followi read more »
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Smaller businesses in particular are spending a larger percentage of their budgets on security than enterprises as they play a game of IT whack-a-mole. ...Exchange and SharePoint Hosting Plans Get your employees online with Exchange e-mail, calendar sharing, and SharePoint today! read more »
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Security researcher David Litchfield has released technical details of a new type of attack that could give a hacker access to an Oracle database. read more »
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A security think tank says it has found a vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime multimedia player that can be exploited remotely to compromise Windows Vista PCs upgraded to Service Pack 1, as well as XP SP2. read more »
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http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=hsnews-000002716318By Jeff SteinCQ National Security EditorMay 2, 2008Hundreds of employee laptops are unaccounted for at the U.S. Department of State, which conducts delicate, often secret, diplomatic relations with foreign countries, an internal audit has found.As many as 400 of the unaccounted for laptops belong to the department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program, according to officials familiar with the findings.The program provides counterterrorism trainin read more »
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/20/AR2008052002354.htmlBy Brian Krebswashingtonpost.com Staff WriterMay 21, 2008The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation's largest public power company, is vulnerable to cyber attacks that could sabotage critical systems that provide electricity to more than 8.7 million people, according to a Government Accountability Office report to be released today.The report was requested by a House Homeland Security panel on cyber security, which is read more »
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Dell was found guilty on Tuesday of fraud, false advertising, deceptive business practices and abusive debt collection practices in a case brought by the New York attorney general. read more »
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