Four face charges for shipping missile tech to India   03 Apr 2007 13:59 GMT
Cirrus Electronics executives indicted for exporting heat-resistant chips, more from North Carolina to Indian state agencies.
Source: ZDNet

Five best practices for mitigating zero-day threats like Windows ANI   03 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Although Microsoft has patched the animated (ANI) cursor bug, there are still steps companies can take to mitigate the risks from other zero-day threats, according to security experts.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft patches Windows curser vulnerability   03 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Microsoft today release a security bulletin that fixes a critical animated cursor flaw in all supported versions of Windows as well as six other vulnerabilities.
Source: Computerworld

Firefox also vulnerable to Windows cursor exploit, says bug's finder   03 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Despite assurances that the Firefox browser is immune to the Windows animated (ANI) cursor exploit, the man who found the flaw last December said today that the open source browser is also vulnerable.
Source: Computerworld

April Fool's: 'Week of Vista Bugs' project revealed as bogus   03 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
The "creators" behind a purported "Week of Vista Bugs" project acknowledged today that the effort was hoax.
Source: Computerworld

Schneier says full disclosure of vulns a 'damned good idea'   03 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Writing for CSO on what constitutes good disclosure policy, Bruce Schneier votes for the more, the merrier. He thinks full and open disclosure is a "damned good idea" because "secrecy only makes us less secure."
Source: Computerworld

British UFO hacker loses extradition appeal   03 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Gary McKinnon, a British hacker who broke into U.S. military computers looking for evidence of UFOs, lost an extradition appeal today in London's High Court.
Source: Computerworld

FCC strengthens rules against pretexting   03 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules aimed at stopping the practice of pretexting.
Source: Computerworld

Web 2.0 can be hijacked, claims Fortify   03 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Company says flaw in AJAX frameworks allows an attacker to pose as the application's user and intercept data sent via JavaScript commands.
Source: Computerworld

British hacker loses U.S. extradition appeal   03 Apr 2007 12:16 GMT
Accused by U.S. of being the all-time biggest military hack, Gary McKinnon could face 70 years in prison if convicted.
Source: ZDNet