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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 298 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: update major vendors join openid board comments Discuss  
IBM, Google, Microsoft, Verisign, and Yahoo have joined the corporate board of the OpenID Foundation, giving a boost to the group's efforts to simplify the process of signing into Web sites. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 289 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn major linux security glitch lets hackers claranet comments Discuss  
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/14/claranet_linux_security_hole/By Chris Williams and John Leyden The Register14th February 2008A major security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which was revealed on Sunday, has claimed its first confirmed UK victim in business ISP Claranet.Hackers used a bug in the sys_vmsplice kernel call, which handles virtual memory management, to gain root privileges and replace Claranet customers' index.html files with the hacker's calling card.The exploit was noticed at about read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 262 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn cyberexercise shows training avoid major network failures comments Discuss  
Forwarded from: William Knowles <wk (at) c4i.org>http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39524By Jill R. AitoroGovexec.comMarch 13, 2008Workers operating networks supporting the nation's critical infrastructure such as telecommunications and transportation need better training on how to manage backup systems in case cyberattacks take down main systems, said a top Homeland Security Department official Thursday.That's one of the lessons learned during a DHS simulation of a large-scale coordinat read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 248 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: guardium ties activity monitoring major data security products comments Discuss  
Guardium integrates its DAM product with security information offerings from several companies to improve visibility into security events....Automate Software Builds with Visual Build Pro Easily create an automated, repeatable process for building and deploying software. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 214 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: interpol olympics cyberattack major threat comments Discuss  
With cybercrime now a global phenomenon, perhaps it will take a global police organization to keep it in check. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 181 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn security experts disclose major flaws affecting locks comments Discuss  
http://www.2600.com/news/view/article/105892600 News2 June 2008This summer, hackers from around the world will be teaming up with lock picking and security experts to show the public exactly how insecure their locks are. Recent studies have proven that locks of all varieties (including so-called "high security" locks) can be compromised, some by persons with a minimal skill.Attendees at The Last HOPE conference in July will learn firsthand about security vulnerabilities inherent in standard lock read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 145 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: dns flaw leaves major internet security hole comments Discuss  
Vendors have teamed up to patch deficiencies in the protocol used by the Domain Name System that can be exploited to poision DNS caches and redirect user traffic on the Internet.... read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 132 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: details major internet flaw posted accident comments Discuss  
A computer security company on Monday inadvertently published details of a major flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) several weeks before they were due to be disclosed. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 95 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn ubuntu major security fix comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:34:17 -0500 (CDT)http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224707/ubuntu-gets-major-security-fixBy Shaun Nichols in San Franciscovnunet.com26 Aug 2008Ubuntu users are being advised to update their systems after the release of a patch for the operating system's Linux kernel.The open-source group sent out an advisory to users warning that, if left unpatched, the flaws could allow an attacker execute malicious code or cause a denial of service err read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 94 days ago
Via: http://voices.washingtonpost.com | Tags: report slams us host major source badware comments Discuss  
Last week, I examined a series of Web services that make profiting from cyber crime a point-and-click exercise that even the most novice hackers can master. Today, I'd like to highlight the activities of Atrivo, a Concord, Calif., based network provider that hosts some of these services. Several noted security researchers are releasing a report today that stems from many months of investigating malicious activity emanating from Atrivo's customers. Security experts say that Atrivo, also...Please click on th read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 52 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn security sector facing major upheaval comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:37:28 -0500 (CDT)http://www.itpro.co.uk/606954/it-security-sector-facing-major-upheaval-in-2009By Asavin Wattanajantra in MadridIT Pro9 Oct 2008A leading UK security authority has said that he believes that the next 18 months will see major structural upheaval in the infosec community.Nick Coleman, a leading independent IT security consultant who now works with the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), was talking in read more »
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