Security News

Breach, undetected since '05, exposes data on Kingston customers 17 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
A security breach at Kingston Technology in September 2005 that was only recently discovered may have exposed the financial data of as many as 27,000 of the company's online customers.

Source: Computerworld

Mac OS X worm maker raps Apple on security 17 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
The unknown researcher who allegedly crafted a Mac OS X worm plans to pass on his or her findings to Apple Inc. -- eventually.

Source: Computerworld

Critical IM bugs hit Yahoo, Trillian 17 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Security researchers have uncovered critical flaws in two popular Windows IM programs, Yahoo Messenger and Trillian.

Source: Computerworld

Hackers steal U.S. DOT, corporate data, security firm says 17 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Hackers apparently used fake job listings to trick employees at the U.S. Department of Transportation and several U.S. firms into downloading malware that collected and stole sensitive information, according to British Internet security provider Prevx Ltd.

Source: Computerworld

Computerworld Survey Results: How Organizations Are Managing Their Firewall Infrastructure 17 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
(Source: Computerworld) In May/June 2007, Computerworld invited leaders in IT audit, firewall information security, and firewall management and administration to participate in a survey on firewall audit and management. The goal of the survey was to better understand the firewall audit and management process and the security concerns of organizations today. The following report represents top-line results of that survey and is meant to serve as a brief benchmarking tool for leaders seeking information about how their peers are addressing firewall audit and management within their organizations.

Source: Computerworld

Security firms on police spyware, in their own words 17 Jul 2007 11:13 GMT
Will companies that make antispyware software detect key loggers implanted by federal agents? We survey 13 companies and include their answers verbatim.
Source: ZDNet

Will security firms detect police spyware? 17 Jul 2007 11:00 GMT
A recent court case dealing with key loggers installed by the feds invites the question: will security companies put the interests of their customers first?
Source: ZDNet

Benchmarks Last Week 16 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
A list of notable IT developments, both present and past.

Source: Computerworld

No breakthrough yet in efforts to unlock the iPhone 16 Jul 2007 12:21 GMT
Efforts by the hacker community to get to the heart of the iPhone continue. A push last week to modify the gadget's bootloader was stymied by effective use of an RSA private key, and attention has now turned to a promising assembler-utility strategy.

Source: Computerworld

Symantec says Chinese offer a success, withholds numbers 16 Jul 2007 11:20 GMT
Symantec on Monday said that its makegood for Chinese users affected by a bad software update was well received. However, the company offered no numbers to back up their claim that the offer, which ended Sunday, was a success.