Security News > 2010 > August

Obama to loosen rules on technology exports
2010-08-31 08:37

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/30/AR2010083004278.html By Howard Schneider Washington Post Staff Writer August 30, 2010 The Obama administration is overhauling the...

Pentagon considers preemptive strikes as part of cyber-defense strategy
2010-08-30 05:36

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/28/AR2010082803849.html By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer August 28, 2010 The Pentagon is contemplating an aggressive...

Gareth Williams: 'backroom boy' spy was really a high-flier
2010-08-30 05:35

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7969595/Gareth-Williams-backroom-boy-spy-was-really-a-high-flier.html By Gordon Thomas Telegraph.co.uk 29 Aug 2010 The Government Communications...

[HITB-Announce] HITB2010 SIGNINT Sessions
2010-08-27 05:58

Forwarded from: Hafez Kamal Hack In The Box is proud to announce, a brand new lightning session called HITB SIGINT (Signal Intelligence/Interrupt)! HITB SIGINT sessions are designed to provide a...

Pentagon's cybersecurity plans have a Cold War chill
2010-08-27 05:57

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/25/AR2010082505962.html By David Ignatius The Washington Post August 26, 2010 With little fanfare, the Pentagon is putting the...

Gov't hype surrounds "Operation Buckshot Yankee"
2010-08-26 06:30

http://vmyths.com/2010/08/26/oby/ By Rob Rosenberger Vmyths.com Aug 26, 2010 Let's cut to the chase. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III wrote an op-ed for a commercial publication...

Defense official discloses cyberattack
2010-08-25 05:38

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/24/AR2010082406154.html By Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post August 24, 2010 Now it is official: The most significant breach of U.S....

Seymour police beef up computer security in wake of breach
2010-08-23 07:43

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/08/20/news/valley/doc4c6df71ec18f0675112063.txt By Lauren Garrison Register Staff newhavenregister.com August 20, 2010 SEYMOUR -- The Board of Police...

Linux Advisory Watch: August 20th, 2010
2010-08-23 07:43

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Linux Advisory Watch | | August 20th, 2010 Volume 11, Number 34 | | | | Editorial Team: Dave Wreski | |...

Root privileges through Linux kernel bug - Update
2010-08-20 07:06

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Root-privileges-through-Linux-kernel-bug-Update-1061563.html The H Open Source 18 August 2010 According to a report (PDF) written by Rafal Wojtczuk, a...