January

Payback time! How to catch a hacker

2002-01-31 10:08

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon I'm sure everyone will remember hackerwatch.org from last year, when they were the victim of an embarassing defacement. Commentary:...

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Accused Los Alamos hacker freed, barred from using computers

2002-01-30 09:42

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/232587p-2233872c.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (January 29, 2002 9:44 p.m. EST) - A former Los Alamos National Laboratory computer specialist accused of hacking...

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RE: Microsoft May Delay Products to Fix Security

2002-01-29 08:26

Forwarded from: "Thomas (Yahoo!)" [Originally sent on January 24, 2002, cleaning up the queue. - WK] Unless MS changes it's policy of "layering software" (i.e., Outlook 2K is actually eight or...

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FBI's NIPC eyes major restructuring

2002-01-21 08:25

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO67424,00.html By DAN VERTON January 16, 2002 The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) is preparing for what could be a...

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Cylant: Another hack challenge, bigger carrot!

2002-01-21 08:24

Back in May of 2001 the folks at Cylant were doing a little guerilla marketing offering $500 to anyone that could "0wn this box" [1]. Since then Cylant has been purchased by another company, and...

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Surprise Settlement Evenly Splits Microsoft

2002-01-21 08:21

Forwarded from: "R. A. Hettinga" --- begin forwarded text Status: U Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 00:44:14 -0500 To: dcsb () ai mit edu From: "R. A. Hettinga" Subject: Surprise Settlement Evenly Splits...

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Linux Advisory Watch - January 18th 2002

2002-01-20 04:59

+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Linux Advisory Watch | | January 11th, 2002 Volume 3, Number 3a |...

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Re: Re: SANS Top 20 Vulnerability List Updated

2002-01-18 07:12

Forwarded from: Ejovi B. Nuwere Actually, this top 20 list has helped me. It gives me the ability to scan my entire network for attacks most likely to be automated or used by script kiddies. Thats...

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US expert: The military should guard our cyberspace borders

2002-01-17 10:11

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2002/1/16/technology/16dod&sec=technology Wednesday, January 16, 2002 By M. MADHAVAN KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's information technology infrastructure...

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Wireless LANs: Trouble in the Air

2002-01-16 06:18

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO67344,00.html By BOB BREWIN, DAN VERTON AND JENNIFER DISABATINO January 14, 2002 As the airline industry scrambles to meet a Jan. 18 deadline...

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