Police Blotter: Cops need warrant to search cell phone?   30 May 2007 10:59 GMT
Alleged medical marijuana distributors arrested in San Francisco say policed should have been obtained warrant for search of cell phone.
Source: ZDNet

Cyberattack in Estonia--what it really means   29 May 2007 13:51 GMT
Q&A Arbor Networks' Jose Nazario takes stock of the denial-of-service attack against the Baltic nation--and the wider implications.
Source: ZDNet

Apple patches QuickTime second time this month   29 May 2007 13:00 GMT
For the second time this month and the fourth time this year, Apple Inc. has patched its QuickTime media player to close critical holes. Tuesday's patch addressed two bugs.
Source: Computerworld

China continues cyberwarfare buildup   29 May 2007 13:00 GMT
China continues to build up its cyber-warfare capabilities, according to a DOD report
Source: Computerworld

Phishing URLs skyrocket   29 May 2007 13:00 GMT
In one month, the number of unique sites soared 166%, the Anti-Phishing Working Group said.
Source: Computerworld

FTC to investigate Google-DoubleClick deal   29 May 2007 13:00 GMT
Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick is the target of a formal FTC investigation, focusing on privacy issues and on the possibility that the merger raises antitrust issues.
Source: Computerworld

Finnish court rules DVD DRM 'ineffective,' chucks suits   29 May 2007 13:00 GMT
A court in Helsinki has dismissed a case against two men accused of violating copyright law, finding that the CSS copy-protection technology they were accusing of circumventing is so ineffective as to not constitute actual protection.
Source: Computerworld

OMB sets 120-day deadline for Fed breach-notification plans   29 May 2007 12:42 GMT
A memo sent last week by the While House Office of Management and Budget gives federal agencies 120 days to develop and implement security notification policies, and to start planning to reduce or eliminate the unnecessary use of Social Security numbers and similar personal data.
Source: Computerworld

Mac OS open to attack through unpatched Samba   29 May 2007 12:42 GMT
A team of analysts has successfully exploited a heap corruption vulnerability on a fully-patched Mac, and users running the Samba file- and printer-sharing application are advised to update the application manually.
Source: Computerworld

WebFocus-Excel Link Strengthened   28 May 2007 04:33 GMT
Information Builders unveiled a new version of its WebFocus BI tool set at its annual Summit User Conference held this week in Las Vegas.
Source: Computerworld