BBC, Yahoo invite developers to hack Web apps   17 Jun 2007 19:04 GMT
Hundreds gather in London to see what some imagination, programming skills and very little sleep can do for companies' media apps.
Source: ZDNet

Red Hat Linux awarded top government security rating   15 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Red Hat Linux's latest security certification, EAL4 Augmented with ALC_FLR.3, puts its security on par with that of Trusted Solaris and potentially gives the OS entree to those government agencies requiring extreme multilevel security.

Source: Computerworld

Texas arrests seven sex offenders based on MySpace data   15 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Six convicted sex offenders have been arrested in Texas for posting online profiles on the MySpace social networking site.

Source: Computerworld

Wireless network admins wising up   15 Jun 2007 12:25 GMT
A survey released Thursday by RSA revealed that about a fifth of corporate wireless access points in London, New York and Paris are open to anyone who taps in. But security is on the upswing everywhere.

Source: Computerworld

Demystifying the identity 'protection' business   14 Jun 2007 18:29 GMT
Commentary--With well over two hundred million personal data records lost or exposed in the United States in the last two years; chances are your identity is already lost, says IdentityTruth CEO, Steven D. Domenikos.
Source: ZDNet

Coming to America: The EU privacy directive   14 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
The European Union tackles the prospect of data-privacy breaches years ago; what's America bringing to the table now that Congress is taking the matter seriously? Patrick Lamphere analyzes where things are headed.

Source: Computerworld

Script distributing child porn onto Web forums   14 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
The cross-site scripting technique used by many malware propagators has branched out into a troubling new area of endeavor, as XSS attacks are turning up that inject child pornography into Web forums. One attack targeted a kids' site.

Source: Computerworld

'Image spam' slips into inboxes   14 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Another day, another filter-evading tactic from the spammer. This time, they're pitching their woo in the form of e-mail stationery "backgrounds," which aren't generally scanned by filtering tools. Experts say the trend is rising.

Source: Computerworld

Mystery of tiny faces on Vista DVDs solved   14 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Three images embedded in the surface of Windows Vista's installation DVDs may be too small to see with the naked eye, but they're no big mystery, according to Microsoft Corp. They're part of the company's anti-piracy efforts.

Source: Computerworld

FBI nabs three 'bot herders'   14 Jun 2007 12:25 GMT
The FBI said its "Operation Bot Roast" anti-botnet sweep has identified more than a million hijacked personal computers and resulted in the arrest of three men.

Source: Computerworld