This worm wishes you a Happy New Year   29 Dec 2006 17:14 GMT
Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie.
Source: ZDNet

High-def DVD copywrite security allegedly hacked   29 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
The companies behind an encryption system for high-definition DVDs are looking into a hacker's claim that he has cracked the code protecting the new discs from piracy, a spokesman for one of the companies said yesterday.
Source: Computerworld

New Creative Commons head to reach out to businesses   29 Dec 2006 11:50 GMT
Working with big business is the logical next step for the Creative Commons content licensing system according to new chairman Joichi Ito, a venture capitalist stepping into the position just vacated by CC co-founder Lawrence Lessig.
Source: Computerworld

Ball drops on "Happy New Year!" worm   29 Dec 2006 11:50 GMT
An e-mail worm carrying a payload with multiple malicious code variants is making its rounds under the guise of New Year's greetings. The "postcard.exe" malware bears the same name as an attack launched earlier in December, but the threat itself has not been seen previously.
Source: Computerworld

Report: Apple falsified records on Jobs options   29 Dec 2006 10:49 GMT
As Apple races to file a critically delayed Form 10-K with the SEC on Friday, new allegations have come to light claiming that the company gave CEO Steve Jobs 7.5 million stock options in 2001 without board authorization, later falsifying documents to make it appear that permission was granted.
Source: Computerworld

Companies probe possible high-def DVD hack   29 Dec 2006 03:55 GMT
Hacker posts details of how he unlocked the encryption that prevents high-definition discs from illegal copying.
Source: ZDNet

Finding software security flaws   28 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
This article is excerpted from The Art of Software Security Testing: Identifying Software Security Flaws, By Chris Wysopal, Lucas Nelson, Dino Dai Zovi, and Elfriede Dustin, with the permission of Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
Source: Computerworld

YouTube response to Japan complaints 'not satisfactory'   28 Dec 2006 09:26 GMT
A group of Japanese copyright holders have expressed their appreciation for YouTube's prompt response to their concerns about material appearing on that service, but say the problem is far from resolved.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft sees botnets as top '07 Net threat   27 Dec 2006 12:02 GMT
If Time Magazine can make the general-public "you" of YouTube, MySpace, and other user-created content the Person of the year for 2006, observers at Microsoft have some bad news for 2007: "You," as in the millions of members of the general public whose computers have been recruiting into botnet armies, are likely to also be the biggest threat.
Source: Computerworld

Police blotter: Web at heart of eco-terror lawsuit   27 Dec 2006 12:00 GMT
In this week's installment, animal rights activists accused of vandalism, threats claim their Web site represents legitimate free speech.
Source: ZDNet