Vint Cerf warns about reliability and security on the web   27 Aug 2007 01:44 GMT
It's a bit ironic that Vint Cerf is touting Google's infrastructure and warning users about unreliable software and poor security when both Blogger and Google Analytics were reported unavailable this week. To top it off, Google also recently pulled the plug on their paid video content services -- causing...
Source: ZDNet

Massive Microsoft WGA meltdown fingers legit Vista and XP owners as pirates   25 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
A problem with Microsoft much-disliked Windows Genuine Advantage authorization process may start to cripple Vista machines in as little as three days if the system, which has taken to fingering legit copies of both Vista and XP as pirated, isn't fixed pronto.

Source: Computerworld

Tech Shakedown #7: Do Nike.com's Flash based payment pages pass the security test?   24 Aug 2007 22:22 GMT
A couple of weeks ago, I paid a visit to Nike.com in search of some specific sunglass frames to replace Nike ones of mine that broke. The broken pair included some prescription lenses and I was hoping to find the same frames so that I didn't have to bear...
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Security makeover for Yahoo Messenger   24 Aug 2007 15:03 GMT
Eight days after the release of exploit code for code execution holes in the Yahoo Messenger IM client, Yahoo has shipped a new version with patches for its Windows user base.The latest security makeover, which is being distributed via the software's auto-update mechanism, covers two separate vulnerabilities that can be...
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FAQ: The Monster.com mess   24 Aug 2007 11:00 GMT
How bad is the Monster.com data breach? Bad enough. Did the crooks get their hooks in deep? Remarkably deep. Gregg Keizer has the details on what has gone wrong so far in the Infostealer.Monstres attack.

Source: Computerworld

Mac users waiting months for 'critical' Java runtime update   23 Aug 2007 16:39 GMT
Ten months ago (October 2006), a member of Google's security team discovered and reported two code execution vulnerabilities in Sun's Java ICC (image) profile parsing code.Seven months later (May 2007), Sun issued an update (JDK 1.5.0_11-b03) that was available for Window, Solaris, and Linux.One big problem. It's August 2007...
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First California, now New York City lets pensioner info slip   23 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
A laptop thought to contain Social Security numbers and other personal data on 280,000 New York City pensioners is missing.

Source: Computerworld

Attackers probing for vulnerable Windows servers   23 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Windows servers running TrendMicro's ServerProtect anti-virus software are being probed by attackers looking for vulnerable hardware to hit, according to warnings by security researchers.

Source: Computerworld

Yahoo patches Messenger video bug   23 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
For the second time this summer, Yahoo has had to patch its IM software to fend off a flaw that hackers could exploit by sending video chat invitations to unwary users.

Source: Computerworld

FTC halts e-mail marketing of weight-loss products   23 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
A Nevada-based "neutraceutical" firm that managed to drop more than 85,000 spam messages into the FTC's spam database via Web-form hijacking has been slapped with a restraining order forbidding it to sent more junk e-mail concerning its "weight loss" and "anti-aging" product offers.

Source: Computerworld