Monday. As days go, you suck.
That being said, have a great day folks!
cheers,
Dave
UPDATE: Changed the date to Feb 8th…like I said, Monday…well, you know.
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And now, the news…
- Hotels were hackers’ No. 1 target last year; credit card information stolen most often | USA Today
- Blackberry spyware source code released | Network World
- Indian IT Giant Tata Consultancy Services Hacked | Washington Post
- ShmooCon: Inside FarmVille’s sinister underbelly | Computer World
- Chinese hackers broke into NSA, service chiefs’ comps | DNA India
- Oracle Releases Security Alert for WebLogic Server Vulnerability | US CERT
- New Attack on Threefish | Schneier on Security
- 48 best free software downloads from Microsoft | Tech Radar
- The Pirate Bay To Be Censored in Italy, Again | Torrent Freak
- Cyberspace offenders to face punishment | The Tehran Times
- Pwnage Tool | Dev Team
- Forrester tells analysts no more personally-branded research blogs | Sage Circle
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
Shmoocon has arrived and I…have not. Due to a wide array of reasons I will not be attending this year. The impending snowpocalypse being the last straw. Hopefully it will not be as bad as forecasted. As a note to all attending Shmoocon the HacDC event for this evening has been cancelled.
That being said, much love and have a great day everyone! Stay warm in DC!
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- Microsoft To Fix 26 Flaws With 13 Patches For Windows, Office | Channel Web
- House Passes Cybersecurity Bill | NY Times
- Identities of 27,000 Cerdian users at risk | Winona Daily News
- IBM Develops Cloud-Computing Model for U.S. Air Force | Business Week
- Microsoft to patch 17-year-old computer bug | BBC News
- Venezuela: Chavez equates Twitter with terrorism | BoingBoing (He reminds me of a deranged muppet on acid)
- Mozilla confirms infected Firefox add-ons slipped through security | Computer World
- Password breaker for iPhone backups | The H Security
- US Intel Chief Paints Dark Picture of Cyberattack Defense | Tech News World
- Spooks scour gambling sites in terror finance probe | The Register
- The EULA you click may not be the one in effect | Windows Secrets (Thx JH)
- PayPal Halts Personal Payment Transactions In India | TechCrunch
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
Wondering where the weekly job posts are? No cause for alarm. I’m planning on a Friday posting this week to coincide with Shmoocon. Which I’m looking forward to in no uncertain terms. I’m just hoping to avoid any of the colds that my family has at the moment. Hope springs.
That being said, have a great day everyone!
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- Microsoft confirms new Internet Explorer flaw | Telegraph (Again???)
- Google to enlist NSA to help it ward off cyberattacks | Washington Post
- Apple Issues iPhone OS Update That Plugs Several Security Holes | CRN
- Hackers Target Hotels for Card Data As Malware Gets More Insidious | Digital Transactions
- Police failing to protect sensitive data | News.com.au
- Berlin set to renew Swiss data crackdown | Financial Times
- Sun’s Chief Executive Tweets His Resignation | NY Times
- A call for educational IOS licensing | Packet Life
- DRAFT Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements | NIST
- Litchfield’s Last Hurrah | Dark Reading
- Using Google Images to Investigate Fraud | Mega Platinum
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
The mad scramble is on as I get myself (or attempt to) organized for Shmoo. Now, the family has a brutal cold. Trying very hard to steer clear of that one. But, if history is any judge…I’m screwed. On that cheery note have a great day. I’ll be spending my day knee deep in docu-hell.
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- iPhone OS and Mac OS X Stack Buffer Overflow | Trapkit
- Cyberthieves are hiring, using online ads | Reuters
- PGP buys tech to offer trusted ID from the cloud | The Register
- Wikileaks Closes Operations Temporarily Due to Budget Woes | Wired
- XSS vulnerability in Cisco Security Tools | Help Net Security
- Conficker virus hits Manchester Police computers | BBC News
- MI5 hunting breast implants of death | World Net Daily (Yipes!)
- Twitter Password Hack | Protected Net
- Black Hat: Researcher claims hack of chip used to secure computers, smartcards | Computer World
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
Monday morning is upon us and I find myself sitting in traffic. Or at least by the time this is posted I will be. Had some bad news over the weekend but, one can only soldier on. I hope everyone has a great week!
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- FireStarter: APT—It’s Called “Espionage”, not “Information Warfare” | Securosis
- Computer security: fraud fears as scientists crack ‘anonymous’ datasets | Guardian
- Full-body scanner blind to bomb parts | The Register
- Iraq to probe bomb detection unit: MPs | France 24
- Websense Introduces First Real-Time Security Application for Facebook | Websense
- U.S. warns against having same airport security systems | Reuters
- Tor Project infrastructure updates in response to security breach| List
- China fires back at cyber attack charges | CNN
- Chinese human rights sites hit by DDoS attack | Computer World
- Johnny Depp is not dead, but hackers exploit false Twitter rumors | Sophos
- Feds to boost fines for health data breaches | San Francisco Busines Times
- Hospital Trust Criticised Over Data Record Theft | eWeek Europe
- Mystery Aussie in Ladbrokes breach Herald Sun
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
It’s a Tuesday Wednesday kind of day…again.
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- Microsoft Bangs Drum For Cloud Legislation | ChannelWeb
- US DOJ: Operators helped FBI illegally obtain phone records | PC World
- See Through Scanners Now Being Used At Pearson Airport | City TV
- Windows hole discovered after 17 years – Update | H Security
- The Rights Management Dilemma | Securosis
- Better integrated intell could save lives | FCW
- Baidu sues registrar over DNS records hack | The Register
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
It’s a Tuesday Wednesday kind of day.
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- Smart meter crypto flaw worse than thought | root labs rdist
- Wi-Fi foe sues neighbor for using electronics | Santa Fe New Mexican
- Another Week, Another GSM Cipher Bites the Dust | Emergent Chaos
- Police cuff citizens for videotaping arrests | The Register
- Secret DNA database in danger of breach | Net Security
- Adobe Investigates Corporate Network Security Issue | Adobe (pwned by PDF?)
- Informant won alleged plotters’ trust with expertise | The Globe and Mail
- Hackers of the world unite | Guardian
- HTTPS Becomes Default for Gmail | Mashable (’bout bloody time!)
- Blast Kills Physics Professor in Tehran | NY Times
- Expert: Fraudsters pull tricks with Google ads | MacWorld
- South Korean military bans USB flash drives | Defense Systems
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
It’s a Tuesday kind of day.
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- Hackers paralyze China’s top search engine | The Globe and Mail
- TSA Body Scanners Don’t Protect Privacy, Group Says | PC World
- New year, new opportunities. Want to hire me?
- Google Docs To Store Any File
- Frustrated bug hunters to expose a flaw a day for a month| The Register
- Unlock and Root a Nexus One | Life Hacker
- AOL to cut more than 1,000 jobs and shut ‘many’ of its European offices | Guardian
- Even Amazon can’t keep its EULA story straight | Boing Boing
- Warning, Nexus One users! Dangerous fees may lie ahead | Ars Technica
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
The afternoon edition. Yeah, yeah, I’m late. My apologies.
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- Threshold for Getting Onto No-Fly List Lowered | Wired
- Cyber Attack Simulation Planned Next Month | Information Week
- Hack Pinpoints Victim’s Physical Location | Dark Reading
- Philippines to secure websites after hacking | IOL
- Hackers crack security on Eugene school employee info | KVAL
- Hacker pierces hardware firewalls with web page | The Register
- That naked image at airport security actually enhances your privacy | The Globe and Mail
- EC card disaster: French manufacturer Gemalto takes responsibility | The H Security
- London unveils digital datastore | BBC
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
Very cool things are happening this week. Still managing to maintain my positive attitude…thus far.
Make day go now. Coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- Intelligence loopholes threaten border | The Globe and Mail
- German cards hit by 2010 bug | Straits Times
- Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities see two political websites hacked | SC Magazine UK
- ‘Kill Obama’ Facebook group active for a month | CNET
- New PDF Exploit May Be First Of Many In The New Year, Experts Say | Dark Reading
- Private Investigations in the Information Age | Network World
- Hacker Tags Eastern Washington University | eSecurity Planet
- Preparing the network for a cloud computing implementation | Search Security
- Thai detention of alleged arms traffickers extended | Bangkok Post
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
