Security News

Deja vu all over again at Veterans Administration 16 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is once again attempting to explain a data breach. This time, two desktops and a laptop containing data on as many as 12,000 service members have gone AWOL. On Veterans' Day, no less.

Source: Computerworld

Microsoft wins patent suit 15 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
A firm in the habit of purchasing patents and then filing suit to collect from companies allegedly infringing on them took a loss against Microsoft Thursday -- and in a district that's considered friendly to patent claims.

Source: Computerworld

<i>What</i> retail wireless security? 15 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
When you think of retail security breaches you may think of TJX, and it's hard not to. But a survey of over 3,000 U.S. retail shops revealed that the next big breach could come from just about anywhere -- not least because wireless security appears to be an utter non-priority for a troubling number of stores.

Source: Computerworld

Apple releases first Leopard update 15 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
Leopard's first patch collection includes fixes for three security issues along with an assortment of glitches discovered after the operating system's launch three weeks ago.

Source: Computerworld

WWII's Colossus computer cracks codes once again 15 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
A reconstructed World War II-era British computer is trying to crack messages enciphered on Nazi hardware in an event sponsored by the U.K.'s National Museum of Computing.

Source: Computerworld

Reverse engineering cracks Windows encryption 15 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
Reports that Israeli academics have reverse-engineered a critical component of Windows' encryption technology and found it crackable have been met with hot denials from Microsoft. Is the company claiming that a major vulnerability is actually... a feature?

Source: Computerworld

Group devises list of most essential security skills for Java programmers 15 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
A SANS-led group of security managers from over a dozen organizations has developed a list of the most crucial security-related skills for application software developers working in Java.

Source: Computerworld

Montana State University reports three data breaches in single day 15 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
If you've ever had one of those weeks where the hits just keep coming, spare a kind thought for folks at the State University of Montana, who earlier this month found themselves reporting three data breaches on the same day. Up to 272 individuals may or may not have been affected.

Source: Computerworld

With Web 2.0, a new breed of malware evolves 15 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
Any tech tool can be used for good or evil, and now it's Web 2.0's turn as malware writers and other miscreants figure out how to wreak havoc through the likes of widgets and RSS-to-e-mail converters. Who's ready?

Source: Computerworld

Microsoft's OneCare 2.0 set to launch soon 14 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
Microsoft Corp. is about to release a major update to its Windows Live OneCare security suite, according to online retailers that have already begun taking orders for the software.