Security News

Macromedia reports critical hole in Flash player
2003-03-05 07:53

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,79003,00.html By James Niccolai IDG News Service MARCH 04, 2003 Macromedia Inc. warned yesterday of a "critical" security flaw in...

Microsoft Security Czar Critiques Efforts
2003-03-04 10:05

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,78939,00.html By MARK HALL MARCH 03, 2003 Computerworld SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Listeners praised Microsoft Corp.'s recent efforts...

China next to get access to Microsoft source code
2003-03-03 09:25

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,78935,00.html [Anyone that thinks this is a "Good Idea" should read "Sources and Techniques of...

Beijing spies a useful friend in Castro
2003-02-28 06:52

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/02/26/1046064102910.html February 27 2003 By Hamish McDonald China Correspondent Beijing Cuba's veteran communist leader...

Disaster recovery taken to heart
2003-02-27 06:57

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/recovery/story/0,10801,78804,00.html By Mario Apicella InfoWorld FEBRUARY 25, 2003 If there's one trend highlighted in the 2003 InfoWorld...

Hacker convicted in extortion scheme against Bloomberg
2003-02-27 06:56

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/782449p-5609308c.html The Associated Press NEW YORK (February 26, 2003 6:32 p.m. EST) - A jury Wednesday convicted a Kazakhstan man of trying to extort...

[defaced-commentary] Cryptome.org Defaced
2003-02-27 06:56

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:19:09 -0500 (EST) From: security curmudgeon To: defaced-commentary () attrition org Subject: [defaced-commentary] Cryptome.org...

New HIPAA security rules could open door to litigation
2003-02-21 10:55

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,78684,00.html By Bob Brewin FEBRUARY 20, 2003 Computerworld New federal security standards that cover how personal health...

Re: Experts: Microsoft security gets an 'F'
2003-02-11 15:06

Forwarded from: Mark Bernard Dear Associates, Actually this statement may not be far from the truth, however it needs to be quantified. Typically within the information security program framework...

Re: Terrorist group claims responsibility for Slammer
2003-02-10 08:33

Forwarded from: Dan Verton Folks, Here's the story of how I got screwed. I was duped, I was had -- call it what you will. Despite calls to the FBI and security firms and other journalists around...