Security News

Retailers under pressure to tighten security
2005-11-07 08:10

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,105954,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan NOVEMBER 04, 2005 COMPUTERWORLD CHICAGO -- Privacy concerns and proposed laws governing the...

Black Hat Federal and Europe CFP and Registration now open
2005-11-03 14:44

Forwarded from: Jeff Moss Hello Information Security News readers, Things have been busy at Black Hat, and I would like to make some brief announcements about our Call For Papers (CFP),...

Hackers shut down Stanhope website
2005-11-02 15:16

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/hackers-shut-down-stanhope-website/2005/11/01/1130720534395.html November 1, 2005 Computer hackers have shut down the website ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope...

SEC halts traders' $7.8M hacking scheme
2005-11-02 15:15

http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/01/markets/scandal_sec_bizwire/ November 1, 2005 NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged an Estonian financial services firm and two of...

Ex-employee alleged to have deleted township files
2005-10-31 12:25

http://www.starbeacon.com/?MC=NEWS&NID=1&AID=9477 By MARGIE TRAX PAGE Staff Writer mtrax @ starbeacon.com 10/30/2005 MADISON TOWNSHIP - The Madison Township Zoning Office is reeling after what...

German security agency warns of VoIP security risks
2005-10-27 07:10

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,105728,00.html By John Blau OCTOBER 26, 2005 IDG NEWS SERVICE Germany's Federal Office for Security in Information Technology...

Extortion virus makes rounds in Russia
2005-10-26 06:24

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,105706,00.html By Jeremy Kirk OCTOBER 25, 2005 IDG NEWS SERVICE Two new versions of a virus first reported in May are staging...

Airline hacker all too frequent
2005-10-26 06:23

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/airline-hacker-all-too-frequent/2005/10/24/1130006061385.html By Daniella Miletic October 25, 2005 An airline employee who hacked into Qantas's mainframe...

Guard against Titan Rain hackers
2005-10-21 20:10

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,105585,00.html Opinion by Ira Winkler OCTOBER 20, 2005 COMPUTERWORLD At the moment, there's a dirty little secret that only a few...

Security is not a PR problem
2005-10-21 20:07

http://www.theage.com.au/news/soapbox/security-is-not-a-pr-problem/2005/10/21/1129775950797.html By Sam Varghese Comment October 22, 2005 (Microsoft general manager for security George)...