Samstag, 14. Juni 2003

Should I restart? Irak is still a major mess! Lies, lies, lies! 4:31:01 PM    comment []

Samstag, 17. Mai 2003

SecurityFocus HOME News: RIAA messaging gambit faces countermeasures To the Recording Industry Association of America, sending threatening messages to online music swappers is a potentially effective way to educate the public that trading copyrighted material is wrong. But to security geeks in the file trading community, the technique is just another volley in the electronic war with peer-to-peer opponents... and a rather trivial one at that. 11:32:50 PM    comment []

Matrix Sequel Has Hacker Cred. Trinity uses a 'sploit [The Register] The real origin of the story is here http://www.securityfocus.com/news/4831 11:06:55 PM    comment []

New Safari Beta fixes security hole; Online Banking compatibility. Apple has released a minor update to its Safari web browser, patching a recently discovered security hole that made it "possible to spoof SSL sites." Safari 1.0 Beta 2 (v74) is available via Software Update and on Apple's very own Safari page. Early reader reports indicate that compatibility with several online banking sites -- which prior to this update experienced authentication and connection failures -- has been sufficiently increased. Apple is being brief on exactly... [Spymac] 11:01:47 PM    comment []

Donnerstag, 8. Mai 2003

Companies still fighting rogue WLANs. The fight goes on against unauthorized access points as companies work to prevent WLAN clients on home systems from injecting Trojan horses into business networks. [Computerworld Security News] 10:11:28 PM    comment []

Microsoft fixes Passport flaw. The software giant works overnight to repair the password reset feature of its online identity service after a flaw was discovered that put millions of accounts at risk. [CNET News.com] 10:09:53 PM    comment []

Sonntag, 4. Mai 2003

Software Bullet Is Sought to Kill Musical Piracy. Record companies are financing the development of software that would sabotage the computers of people that download pirated music. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] ... black hat hackers ... Who'll put'em to jail? 5:49:59 PM    comment []

Exec Shield Overflow Protection [OSNews] 5:46:27 PM    comment []

Freitag, 2. Mai 2003

Back door or root kit? Maybe Netstat can help. Columnist Douglas Schweitzer takes a look at the Netstat command and how it can help you determine if your computer has been infected by a malevolent agent. [Computerworld Security Holes News] 9:06:06 PM    comment []

Dienstag, 29. April 2003

Wi-Fi security gets a boost. The Wi-Fi Alliance announces the first round of products using the latest security spec, as it works to allay concerns about wirelessly transmitting data over networks. [CNET News.com] 10:38:53 PM    comment []

Dienstag, 18. März 2003

Local Root Hole in Linux Kernels. xepsilon writes "A local Linux security hole using ptrace has been discovered that allows a potential attacker to gain root privileges. Linux 2.2.25 has been ... [Slashdot] 10:23:31 PM    comment []

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