Archive for November, 2006

Microsoft Sits On Linux Dilemma Of Its Own Making 

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Microsoft Sits On Linux Dilemma Of Its Own Making 
When Microsoft signed a patent agreement with Novell, owner of Suse Linux, it thrust itself onto the horns of a dilemma. It seemed to be saying that Linux contains patent exposures. If you’re a Linux user, Microsoft may sue you for using its intellectual property, unless you use Suse.

ZoneAlarm ISS 7.0 Goes Beta 
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has announced plans to start the technical public beta testing phase of the highly-anticipated ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7.0. Recognising that hackers today are blending different threats such as spyware, …

Microsoft Readies IT Customers for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 
Today at Microsoft(R) TechEd: IT Forum, Microsoft Corp’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) foremost technology show in Europe for IT professionals, Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft, emphasised the increased value that Windows Vista(TM), the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Microsoft Exchange Sever 2007 and Windows Server(R) “Longhorn” will bring to customers’ IT

Etisalat raises awareness about Cyber Attacks at Cybercrimes Conference 
Etisalat presented participants at the Cybercrimes Conference with a informed perspective on the growing scale and complexity of cyber attacks facing individuals and enterprises.

Security A to Z: Rootkits 
Hackers aren’t the only ones using rootkits. The Sony fiasco brought the toolkits into the mainstream.

McAfee Avert Labs Unveils Predictions for Top Ten Security Threats in 2007 as Hacking Comes of Age 
McAfee, Inc. today announced its top ten predictions for security threats in 2007 from McAfee(R) Avert(R) Labs. According to McAfee Avert Labs data, with more than 217,000 various types of known threats and thousands more as yet unidentified, it is clear that malware is increasingly being released by professional and organized criminals.

Canada experts find path round Internet firewalls (Reuters)

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Canada experts find path round Internet firewalls (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian university researchers have developed software that will let users hop over governments’ Internet firewalls, raising the prospect of unfettered Internet access in countries that have long tried to control how residents use the Web.

Vuln: LibTiff Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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The Trojan War

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

The Trojan War
Stanford Daily, CA - Nov 3, 2006By Daniel Novinson. Stanford true-freshman runningback Toby Gerhart rumbles ahead against Arizona. Gerhart and the Card will be led …

No longer the understudy, Trojan QB relishes star role
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Nov 3, 2006John David Booty waited his turn on the USC sidelines for three years, mustering as much patience as could be expected when you’re backing up one of the …

Trojan run for a state football title ends Friday
Hillsboro Free Press, KS - Nov 17, 2006… The Trojan defense then forced the Owls to punt after a three-and-out, and Hillsboro got the ball back at its 24-yard line with 4:22 left. …

SurfControl Warns Internet Users of a Malicious Trojan Keylogger …

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

SurfControl Warns Internet Users of a Malicious Trojan Keylogger …
Market Wire (press release) - Nov 13, 2006… LSE: SRF), the leading provider of global on-demand, network and endpoint IT security solutions, is currently tracking a malicious Trojan keylogger concealed …

Panda report looks at Banker.FJI trojan, worms
Financial Mirror, Cyprus - Nov 27, 2006Panda Software’s weekly report on viruses and intruders looks at three malicious codes: the Banker.FJI trojan and the Foamer.A and Spamta.NB worms. …

‘Star Wars Kid’ the most-shared footage on the Internet: UK …
CBC News, Canada - 3 hours ago… Other top rated videos include “Trojan Games,” a US-condom ad that used real Olympic athletes to stage a sexy fictional championship and “The Shining Redux …

In our view: Trojan horse
Joplin Globe, MO - Nov 25, 2006If you voted for Amendment 7, which primarily appeared to deny pensions to judges and politicians convicted of committing felonies, you got what you wanted. …

Changes in store for ThreatChaos
ZDNet - 8 hours ago… I need to continue to highlight the next Sumitomo bank heist and the next Haephrati Trojan. This blog is the place for that. Why move on? It sa long story. …

Nov. 24, 2006- Trojan volleyball’s NorCal run ends at Redwood
Mountain Democrat, CA - Nov 24, 2006… hitters. When we moved her up we still weren’t getting to it and it just wasn’t clicking, Trojan coach Melanie De Mure said. …

ArchLord takes action against RMT and Bots

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

ArchLord takes action against RMT and Bots
MMORPG blog - Nov 9, 2006… logged back. According to mGame’s intial reports, these are actually key logger/phish sites that steal players login/pass. The company …

Password Software supports various authentication methods.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release), NY - Nov 22, 2006… computer program. Software works like firewall to notify phishing attempts and prevents any key logger and Trojan-horse attacks. With …

Lamantine Software Releases Sticky Password 3.0
Computing News, Russia - Nov 23, 2006… retrieve password from other programs. It is very effective to prevent key logger and Trojan-horse attacks. Sticky Password provides a …

Lonn Lorenz From Adobe and Andrew Lee From ESET to Be Featured on …
Market Wire (press release) - Nov 17, 2006… Andrew states that, “Trojans, viruses and any files that were collected by a key logger can all hide under a rootkit.” Now NOD32 even removes active rootkits …

Safend strengthens mobile security product
Computerworld Australia, Australia - Nov 7, 2006… keyboard. As the name suggests, the key logger records the key strokes, which then are used to determine username/password combinations. …

SentryBay Now Helps Banks Beat Crimeware from the Inside-Out
Business Wire (press release), CA - 4 hours ago… associated with such attacks. SentryBay have created a key defensive layer to prevent such attacks by making the applications themselves key-logger proof. …

Life in prison for Chinese porn czar

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Life in prison for Chinese porn czar
A 28-year-old man who ran China’s most popular pornographic website community with up to 600,000 members has been jailed for life. Eight other organisers of “Pornographic Summer” were sentenced to prison terms of between 13 months and 10 years on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Except for one man who was aged over 50, the average age of the group was just 23, with ringleader Chen Hui 28 years old, Xinhua said. “Pornographic Summer”, which was set up in 2004, and three other smaller websites Chen established since then attracted 600,000 members across China, according to Xinhua. The first 200,000 registered members did not have to pay any fees, but the others had to pay between 199 and 266 yuan ($33 - $43) to join.

News: Another data security bill in the works
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Evolved worms target instant messaging networks

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Evolved worms target instant messaging networks
Al-Bawaba, Jordan - Nov 5, 2006… where malicious code is stored. The downloaded code could be a worm, a keystroke logger, adware, or spyware. IM can open the door …

KEYKatcher Magnum, World’s Most Advanced Hardware Keystroke …
PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 9, 2006… We connected the KEYKatcher Keystroke Logger to the employee’s workstation and captured his communications to the competitor. With …

Playing it safe online, with e-mail

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Playing it safe online, with e-mail
Ventura County Star (subscription), CA - Nov 21, 2006… The AARP survey found that most users have installed antivirus protection or anti-spy software, and three-fourths have set up filters or firewalls. …

Researchers discover security flaw in microchips: report
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - Nov 18, 2006… But Seifert s research envisages that hackers will find it far easier and quicker in the future using a small piece of spy software that tracks microchips. …

Man charged with computer misuse released, gets probation
Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - Oct 31, 2006HAGERSTOWN - A Hagerstown man who was charged with using spy software to monitor his estranged wife’s computer was released from jail on suspended sentences …

TECH CHRONICLES
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Nov 20, 2006… “Then they issued us company-approved laptops: terribly-slow iBook G4s complete with Conde Nast desktop and screensaver with spy software pre-installed. …

KEYKatcher Magnum, World’s Most Advanced Hardware Keystroke Recording Device, Protects Business and Industry from  

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

KEYKatcher Magnum, World’s Most Advanced Hardware Keystroke Recording Device, Protects Business and Industry from  
Regulating employee email, Internet and computer communications use isn’t a big brother tactic. It’s smart business. Employee use of company computer resources can open any size organization to electronic risks. Using a plug and play hardware keylogger to monitor employee information security is a cost-effective way to prevent and discover misuse of resources. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2006) Trackback URI:

Hackers Turn Their Attention to Online Brokerages 
Identity thieves are now targeting online brokerages with their sophisticated attacks, in addition to online banks.

CirTran Announces 37% Increase in Revenues in Third Quarter over …

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

CirTran Announces 37% Increase in Revenues in Third Quarter over …
Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 21, 2006… marketing and distribution agreement with Awareness Technologies, Inc., a Los Angeles-based company for its WebWatcher Computer Monitoring Software, to provide …

10/26/06 Where Is The Wind In This City?
Evening Bulletin, PA - Oct 25, 2006… In the next couple of years, we are going to see an explosion in “Smart Homes,” or houses that have a central computer monitoring everything from cooking times …

Pulaski Burn Building
WSLS.com, VA - Oct 30, 2006The building is designed to simulate “live fires” and can withstand hundred degree temperatures, it’s equipped with a computer monitoring system that alarms if …

Election Commission Investigates Fraud
WTVF, TN - Nov 3, 2006… said. The culprits were caught thanks to regular computer monitoring. Each county updates their list of early voters every day. …