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Re: .zip files putting the zap on antivirus products
2004-02-13 14:19

Forwarded from: KUIJPERS Jimmy *.zip posses no real danger in my opinion. Winzip or similiar software was installed on many end user systems anyway. Embeding this functionality with Windows XP...

Cracks appear in Bluetooth security
2004-02-12 12:49

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,90131,00.html By John Blau FEBRUARY 11, 2004 Be careful the next time you turn on your Bluetooth-enabled phone: You could...

CFP: 8th Annual Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education
2004-02-12 12:46

Forwarded from: "Julie JCH Ryan, D.Sc." http://www.ncisse.org/conferences.htm 8th Annual Colloquium: 7-10 June, 2004 Cyber Security Partnerships: Â Cooperation, Collaboration, and Teamwork for...

RE: .zip files putting the zap on antivirus products (Three messages)
2004-02-12 12:44

Forwarded from: Cuadros Alvaro I woudn't consider that as a serious problem, Zipping ( Commpressing ) a file has its limits you can not compress beyond what the compression algorithms allow you...

Online Search Engines Help Lift Cover of Privacy
2004-02-09 09:39

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24053-2004Feb8.html By Yuki Noguchi Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 9, 2004 Sitting at his laptop,...

Nature of the internet makes cybercriminals hard to catch
2004-02-09 09:38

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/05/1075853987198.html Fort Worth, Texas February 5, 2004 In 1990, Robert Morris Jr carved his name in cybercrime history when he became the first person...

Mydoom lesson: Take proactive steps to prevent DDoS attacks
2004-02-09 09:37

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,89932,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan FEBRUARY 06, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD Dealing with a distributed denial-of-service attack such as the...

FBI asks computer shops to help fight cybercrime
2004-02-06 08:30

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Feb/05/ln/ln01a.html By Peter Boylan Advertiser Staff Writer February 5, 2004 Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber Crime Squad...

Confirmed Email Privacy Hole at Orkut
2004-02-04 09:55

http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2004/02/confirmed_email.html Christopher Allen Posted on February 1, 2004 Another Orkut user and I have confirmed a privacy hole in Orkut whenever you send a...

Mainframe's midlife crisis: Security
2004-02-04 09:52

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,89302,00.html Advice by Rob van Hoboken Consul Risk Management JANUARY 29, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD Twenty years ago, mainframes sat in...