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 Biting the hand that feeds IT Copyright: Copyright 2008, Situation Publishing Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:10:23 +0100 Too used to the other sortThree London Hospitals shut down their computer systems on Tuesday in response to a computer virus infection.… Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:02:59 +0100 Legacy networking problem cure as bad as diseaseMicrosoft has explained why it took seven years to patch a known vulnerability. Fixing the bug earlier would have taken out network applications and potential exploits alike, it explained.… Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:27:10 +0100 Computer Misuse Act updatedA law criminalising denial of service attacks and the supply of hacking tools has been brought into force in England and Wales after a number of delays. The law was already in force in Scotland.… Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:02:04 +0100 Prescription processing firm wants posseA US-based prescription processing and benefits firm has taken the unusual step of offering a $1m bounty for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of an unknown group which targeted it in a cyber-extortion scam.… Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:04:22 +0100 Marshal8e6 mashed upContent filtering firms Marshal and 8e6 Technologies have agreed to merge. Financial terms of the deal, announced Wednesday, were not disclosed.… Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:31:33 +0100 Better late than neverMicrosoft's light sprinkling of patches yesterday includes a fix that reportedly goes back seven years or more.… Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:56:23 +0100 Proximity hack threat sparks security updateA security flaw involving a wireless driver poses a severe risk for Linux-based systems.… Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:02:03 +0100 Never lose notebook data ever again UPDATEDNever lose notebook data again. Not if you have a Dell notebook: the company is producing self-encrypting laptops with Seagate encrypting drives and McAfee security software.… Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:02:03 +0100 WPA networks open to limited attackWireless networks that use a popular form of security known as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) are vulnerable to an attack that could compromise certain communications in less than 15 minutes, two researchers plan to tell attendees next week at the PacSec 2008 conference in Tokyo.… Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:56:51 +0100 'It is not as if they have continued access...'US officials say Chinese hackers have raided White House email archives multiple times, according to a report.… Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:31:09 +0100 Backdoored blogging code blagFraudsters have set up a fake site featuring a backdoored version of the WordPress blogging application as part of a sophisticated malware-based attack.… Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:37:36 +0100 History search vuln exorcisedOpera has updated its browser to plug a pair of critical security holes.… Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:02:04 +0100 Gentlemen, choose your algorithmsDozens of amateur and professional cryptographers signed up last week for the United States' first open competition to create a secure algorithm for generating hashes - the digital fingerprints widely used in a variety of security functions.… Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:32:59 +0100 An evil spellMiscreants are taking advantage of slowness in patching systems with an emergency Windows security fix issued late last month to spread malware.… Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:15:51 +0100 Security pros: 'Uh oh'The credit crunch is likely to produce changes in IT spending priorities that may create additional security risks.… Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:02:03 +0100 WEPs of mass destructionLondon homeowners are more careful about defending their wireless networks against trespassers than their corporate counterparts. One in five business networks fail to use any form of wireless encryption while 90 per cent of Londoners use encryption of some kind at home.… Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:53:59 +0200 Critical flaw clockedMicrosoft is about to issue an emergency security update to plug a vulnerability which could allow an internet worm to be spread via a computer without the user doing anything.… Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:14:34 +0200 Second fix only for developers and still threadbareGoogle has issued a second partial fix to Chrome for an infamous carpet-bombing vulnerability that affected multiple browser packages, but it is only available via the developer version of its browser.… Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:59:35 +0200 Another fine messMcAfee has fixed an update glitch that wrongly slapped a Trojan classification on components of Microsoft Vista.… Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:52:22 +0200 Breakfast station briefly pwned after domain name snafuThe website of breakfast TV station GMTV was colonised by spammers over the weekend after its domain lapsed.… Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:08:14 +0200 Flash, bang, wallopAdobe has published an update to its popular Flash Player software, addressing a much-publicised clickjacking flaw.… Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:54:09 +0200 Vodafone, rail union and othersDeloitte has admitted losing a laptop containing thousands of people's pension details, but said the data was encrypted and the machine password-protected, and it had no evidence the data had been misused.… Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:18:17 +0200 'They never got in'The World Bank has denied reports that hackers penetrated its network on multiple occasions over the last year.… Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:25:29 +0200 Graphics cards encryption skulduggeryThe latest graphics cards have been used to break Wi-Fi encryption far quicker than was previously possible. Some security consultants are already suggesting the development blows Wi-Fi security out of the water and that corporations ought to apply tighter VPN controls, or abandon wireless networks altogether, in response.… Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:18:20 +0200 Shh, we're guarding against 'severe' vulnsOpera has patched a brace of critical vulnerabilities with the release of the latest version of its web browser.… Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:06:53 +0200 MessageLabs deal pilots security giant into cloud computingAnalysis Symantec, traditionally one of the more conservative firms in the security market, is attempting to pull off a high-wire balancing act with its surprise $695m acquisition of security software-as-a-service pioneer MessageLabs. The firm is betting that increased revenues in the hottest segment of the security market will justify a high (especially for the current economic climate) acquisition price.… Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:49:24 +0200 Photodiodes get go-faster stripesBoffins at Toshiba’s Cambridge Research Labs have developed a technique for turbo-charging the speed of quantum cryptography transmissions.… Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:10:50 +0200 Bootleg bootup CD features Narco Corridos tuneA sysadmin looking to set up a VPN network was surprised to discover that a Cisco installation CD contained Mexican music instead of security software. Cisco has acknowledged the issue and said that affected customers will be offered replacement CDs.… Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:19:20 +0200 Hide and seekA German cryptographer has discovered a technique that discloses the presence of a hidden encrypted volume in a disc backup.… Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:57:13 +0200 Streaming hebegeebeesA security bug in Adobe's software means users were able to access Amazon's video streaming service without payment, Reuters reports. The flaw was a rare example of a bug that gives extra functionality to users.… Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:26:43 +0200 How the transport bods silenced security researchersThe annual DEFCON conference in Las Vegas in early August got a bit more interesting than usual when three graduate students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were enjoined from giving a presentation by a court in Boston.… Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:52:24 +0200 Patches for the massesCisco has posted a bumper crop of 12 security advisories covering flaws in its IOS software and related networking kit.… Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:18:15 +0200 Ticked all the wrong boxesScarborough Building Society has pulled an insecure form from its site after it emerged that sensitive information was sent over an unencrypted connection.… Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:18:35 +0200 Takes exception to him going publicA row has broken out between a supplier of secure CCTV products and a whistle blower who discovered a vulnerability with the company's products that allowed world+dog to view static images from any camera connected to its servers.… Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:47:07 +0200 Slip in through wormholeWeb defacers hacked into the computer network at CERN to spray digital graffiti on a website connected with the Large Hadron Collider project last week.… Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:02:05 +0200 Sick as a parrotCoventry City fans are worried about the security of a cashless payment card introduced at the football club's Ricoh Arena stadium this season.… Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:39:15 +0200 Send in the consultants!The disgruntled sysadmin accused of locking San Francisco out of its IT network may cost the city more than $1m in upgrades, consultants and repairs to undo the damage, according to the City's Department of Technology.… Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:37:20 +0200 Analyze ThatCanadian police have cuffed a notorious Israeli hacker over allegations of financial fraud, seven years after he avoided jail after being convicted of hacking into Pentagon systems.… Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:39:40 +0200 Are you local? Really?Analysis Conflicting claims by Best Western and Glasgow's Sunday Herald over the scope of a recent security breach have been put under the microscope by security watchers. The paper claims that eight million records were potentially exposed, while the hotel insists only ten records were accessed.… Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:51:04 +0200 We don't need no stinkin' ISO7816The French National Railway Company is trialling contactless tickets with USB connections, replacing the ubiquitous ISO7816 for online top-ups and data storage.… Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:52:00 +0200 Pentagon hacker's final appealAccused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon is approaching his own D-Day, with his fate due to be sealed in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.… Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:52:28 +0200 And theft of commercial secretsA UK government minister has warned that cyber-terrorists were attempting to take out the national grid.… Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:36:28 +0200 8 million records? Huh, more like 10Hotel chain Best Western has denied falling victim to a large-scale hacking attack.… Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:16:16 +0200 Google exposes the Net's dirty secretsIt's one of the simplest hacks we've seen in a long time, and the more elite computer users have known about it for a while, but it's still kinda cool and just a little bit unnerving: A hacker has revealed a way to use Google and other search engines to gain unauthorized access to password-protected content on a dizzying number of websites.… Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:41:48 +0200 Department of Homeland (in)SecurityInformation technology workers at the US Department of Homeland Security are busy scraping egg off their collective faces after unknown hackers broke into their telephone system and racked up $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia.… Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:24:47 +0200 Tell us if you've heard this one before?Engineers in Microsoft's Internet Explorer group are devising a new means to stamp out one of the web's biggest security banes: attacks that steal email, bank account credentials and other sensitive information by injecting malicious code into trusted websites.… Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:40:30 +0200 Buffer buffedCisco has plugged a buffer overflow flaw involving its popular WebEx online meeting client.… Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:57:39 +0200 Certified malware exposes shortcomings of digital certificatesGlobalSign has revoked the digital certificate of a rogue security application, which acquired the veneer of respectability by parading the credentials while trying to scam users.… Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:58:17 +0200 Third-party fire and exploit blockThis week's Patch Tuesday update was nearly as difficult to digest as a Michael Phelp's breakfast. It contained 11 bulletins covering 26 underlying vulnerabilities, the most in two years.… Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:09:08 +0200 Encryption bureau to operate like internal post officeAnalysis The UK Home Office has introduced procedures to handle encrypted personal data from external partners. However, guidelines on how the new Home Office Central Cryptography service will work raise concerns about possible shortcomings with the service which, while a big improvement, falls below best practice in sectors such as banking.… |
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