U.S. House to probe federal network intrusions by foreign hackers   17 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
A House subcommittee on Thursday plans to hear testimony from government and industry representatives about which federal networks and systems have been compromised by foreign hackers.
Source: Computerworld

Botworms exploit Windows DNS bug   17 Apr 2007 11:28 GMT
Rumors Monday of a pending assault on a known 0day bug in Microsoft's Windows DNS Server Service were borne out late in the day as researchers around the Web confirmed scattered sightings of botworms attempting to exploit the hole. Microsoft, meanwhile, scrambles to patch.
Source: Computerworld

Symantec enters online services fray   16 Apr 2007 22:59 GMT
Online backup service for SMBs is first of several hosted services Symantec plans to offer as part of "Symantec Protection Network."
Source: ZDNet

New IM worm targets Skype users   16 Apr 2007 22:19 GMT
Pykse.A, similar to pests that affect IM, targets users with a chat message and a malicious Web link.
Source: ZDNet

Attack code raises Windows DNS zero-day risk   16 Apr 2007 19:32 GMT
At least four exploits for vulnerability in the Windows domain name system service were published over the weekend.
Source: ZDNet

Buried Alive by Work, Getting Little Done   16 Apr 2007 04:33 GMT
With personnel problems consuming all of C.J. Kelly’s time, real work goes by the wayside.
Source: Computerworld

Security Log   16 Apr 2007 04:33 GMT
A short book review and news items on information security.
Source: Computerworld

A Little DAB Will Do Ya ...   16 Apr 2007 04:33 GMT
Mark Hall discovers how application/operating system combinations can be reduced in size by 99% by using dynamic application bundles.
Source: Computerworld

News Briefs   16 Apr 2007 04:33 GMT
Short IT news items.
Source: Computerworld

Feds See Slight Gain On Security Marks   16 Apr 2007 04:33 GMT
The federal government got an overall grade of C- on an annual IT security report card, slightly better than the D+ it received in each of the past two years. But eight agencies were given failing marks -- the same number as last year.
Source: Computerworld