Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Monday, November 03, 2003

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1.	LinuxAnt's DriverLoader Loads Centrino Drivers
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2.	Mimail Worm Spawns Variants
3.	Internet phone slug
4.	Israeli arrested for hacking Mossad espionage agency site
5.	HP uses virus code to protect its networks from worms
6.	Security experts gather for CSI Conference
7.	Microsoft photo prompts blogger's regret
8.	Gates goes back to IBM for XBox chip
9.	Process, not technology, tightens security
10.	3Com and CrossBeam partner on security
11.	Heaproots
12.	CSI - Cyberterrorism: More sophisticated than past worms

11:19:07 PM

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1.	Intel snags market share from AMD. Although Advanced Micro Devices managed to gain some lost ground from a year ago, the dominant chipmaker recovered market share from its rival in the third quarter.
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2.	Brian Eno on the Long Now

10:18:47 PM

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1.	Keeping tabs on Google, Yahoo modifies home page. The onetime search champ continues its effort to recapture the crown, tweaking its main page with tabbed sections like those of its rival, and adding other new features.
2.	Students buck DMCA threat. Voting systems company Diebold sends cease-and-desist letters after its internal e-mail correspondence is posted on the Web--now the EFF and some college students are fighting back.
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3.	HP Unveils Itanium Servers (PC World). PC World - New ProLiant servers bring 64-bit computing to small, midsize businesses.
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4.	GNU-Darwin: Three Years of Free Software Activism
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5.	EE Times: IBM in, Intel out of Xbox? Three for three.
6.	InfoSync: P800 users petition for P900 functionality. I never expected new features, but it would be nice to have the bugs fixed.
7.	The Register: MS to intro hardware-linked security for AMD64, Itanium, future CPUs. This is what you get when people don't know what they're talking about. All modern CPUs already have "hardware security" -- it's called memory protection. The no execute (NX) bit in page table entries is a trivial change that defeats certain kinds of buffer overflows. That's it.
8.	The Register: AMD claims Microsoft delays are not 'substantial'. Sorry El Reg, I don't get it. 95% of people don't need Win64.
9.	EE Times: OctigaBay crafts 58-Gflops Opteron MPP. This looks like a low-end version of Red Storm.
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10.	Mandrake: apache Buffer overflow vulnerability

9:18:27 PM

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1.	Musicmatch tries to stay plugged into iPod. The jukebox software company warns customers that switching to Apple Computer's iTunes for Windows will sever the connection between Musicmatch software and the iPod player.
2.	CEO steps down at eUniverse
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3.	Microsoft to Use IBM Chips in Its Xbox (AP). AP - The next generation of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox gaming consoles will be powered by processors developed by International Business Machines Corp., according to an agreement announced Monday.
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4.	Students, ISP Sue Diebold
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5.	Sendmail to resell Cloudmark antispam software. E-mail software maker Sendmail Inc. is partnering with software company Cloudmark Inc. to provide integrated antispam features for companies using Sendmail e-mail messaging products.
6.	Commerce One cuts staff, considers selling assets. Struggling software vendor Commerce One Inc. has cut 40 percent of its staff and hired a bank to explore the company's options, including a sale of some or all of its businesses.
7.	Microsoft launches mobile Voice Command - Infoworld Staff. On Monday Microsoft will launch Voice Command for Pocket PC and Pocket PC Phone Edition.
8.	HP fills out Itanium line. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Monday announced a bumper crop of new servers in its Integrity and ProLiant ranges aimed at a variety of markets, from the high-performance technical computing market to its traditional enterprise computing customers.
9.	Cybersecurity a balancing act, former FBI head says. WASHINGTON - On one hand, U.S. businesses need to protect their trade secrets because national security is tied closely to economic security, but on the other hand encryption might be helping criminals hide their secrets, Louis Freeh former director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), told a gathering of cybersecurity experts Monday.
10.	Rational touts link to IBM portal pack - Infoworld Staff. IBM Rational on Tuesday will further its integration with IBM brands through a new release of the IBM Rational Rapid Developer tool.
11.	Mimail variants spreading, target antispam sites. New versions of the Mimail e-mail worm are circulating on the Internet, according to alerts issued Monday from leading antivirus software companies.
12.	Intel launches Pentium 4 for gaming PCs. Intel Corp.'s new Pentium 4 Extreme Edition chip will be used in gaming PCs from Dell Inc., Gateway Inc., and a number of other PC vendors, the companies announced Monday.
13.	CSI - Cyberterrorism: More sophisticated than past worms. WASHINGTON - No hard evidence exists that shows a cyberterrorism attack on the U.S., but when such an attack comes, it is likely to be much more harmful than the current crop of relatively unsophisticated viruses and worms that have caused billions of dollars in damages, a cybersecurity expert said Monday. ADVERTISEMENT: Never Lose Email! Storactive LiveServ for Exchange - Storactive LiveServýs continuous, zero-loss backup eliminates Exchange data vulnerabilities and ensures rapid recovery of individual emails on up to entire data stores. Enables full recovery of data up to the moment a loss occurred. Get free info!
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14.	CA unveils plans for identity management suite. Company will join six of its eTrust products into a unified suite
15.	3Com and CrossBeam partner on security. 3Com to sell Crossbeam security switches under 3Com brand name ADVERTISEMENT: Get strong 128-bit SSL security for your online business - To secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption, download a copy of the free VeriSign Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business." You'll learn everything you need to know about encrypting e-commerce transactions, securing corporate intranets, and authenticating your Web site.
16.	CSI - Cyberterrorism: More sophisticated than past worms. Companies advised to develop deeper understanding of their networks
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17.	Vulnerabilities: Mldonkey Web Interface Error Message Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability. Mldonkey is a client program for the E-Donkey network. It is configurable to implement the use of a web-based interface that can listen on an arbitrary port. It has been ...
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18.	Court waves through Worldcom bankruptcy plan. And with one bound MCI was free
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19.	W32.Mafeg.B
20.	Backdoor.Augudor

8:18:09 PM

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1.	SKT may drop European 3G standard (FT.com). FT.com - SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile phone operator, is reconsidering its plans for nationwide introduction of "third generation" services that use Europe's W-CDMA standard, a senior company official said.
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2.	Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant
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3.	UK must get ready for Sarbanes-Oxley Act
4.	Wal-Mart, DOD Forcing RFID
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5.	Vulnerabilities: Tritanium Scripts Tritanium Bulletin Board Unauthorized Access Vulnerability. Tritanium Bulletin Board is a bulletin board application written in PHP. A vulnerability has been reported in the software that may allow a remote attacker to gain unaut...
6.	Vulnerabilities: OpenSSL ASN.1 Parsing Vulnerabilities. Multiple vulnerabilities were reported in the ASN.1 parsing code in OpenSSL. OpenSSL does not directly implement ASN.1 but does use ASN.1 objects in X.509 certificates a...
7.	Vulnerabilities: BSD Kernel ARP Cache Flooding Denial of Service Vulnerability. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used to map Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to MAC addresses. When an IP address is resolved to a MAC address, it is stored in t...
8.	Vulnerabilities: MacOS X Local Root Privilege Elevation Vulnerability. It has been reported that on specific hardware configurations on MacOS X systems prior to release 10.3, it may be possible for a malicious physical user to gain a root sh...

7:16:58 PM

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1.	Worldwide chip sales spike. Semiconductor sales increase by 6.5 percent to $14.4 billion, the largest gain the industry has posted since 1990.
2.	Study: Paucity of patches on OpenSSL
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3.	More On IBM's Next-Gen Xbox Chipset Win
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4.	AMD claims Microsoft delays are not 'substantial'. Who needs 95 percent of the market
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5.	Storage Networking World: Bigger, Better and Buzzier
6.	EU-Richtlinie zum Datenschutz in Kraft
7.	E-Mail-Wurm W32.Mimail im Umlauf
8.	European Information Security Awards in Amsterdam verliehen.
9.	TROJ_RANCK.A
10.	Venezuelan living in Italy busted for multi-million dollar virus phone calling scam
11.	Thousands of Australians being duped by ISP dial up hijackings
12.	Israeli arrested for hacking Mossad espionage agency site
13.	New versions of the MiMail e-mail worm take aim at antispam Web sites
14.	Hewlett-Packard uses virus code to protect its networks from worms
15.	VBS_ZIKDOW.A

6:16:37 PM

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1.	Linux firm warns of CD-ROM mix-up. Linux distributor MandrakeSoft says some CD-ROM drives made by Korea's LG Electronics contain a flaw that makes them inoperable when used with Mandrakes' version of the open-source OS.
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2.	DARPA's Autonomous Vehicle Challenge Too Popular?
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3.	Security Considerations for Layer 3 Switches
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4.	Vulnerabilities: Plug and Play Web Server Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability. Plug and Play Web Server is a Microsoft Windows based application package that provides users with the ability to create and maintain dynamic websites. The software also ...
5.	Vulnerabilities: Seyeon FlexWATCH Network Video Server Unauthorized Administrative Access Vulnerability. FlexWATCH Network Video Server is used to deliver real time video over a network. The server also allows users to use a web browser as a client. A vulnerability has bee...
6.	Vulnerabilities: Ashley Brown iWeb Server Encoded Backslash Directory Traversal Vulnerability. iWeb Server is a small HTTP server that is designed for internal use as part of a test environment. It has been announced that iWeb Server is vulnerable to a condition th...
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7.	Swen neuer Viren-Spitzenreiter
8.	Mimail.C lockt mit Fotos
9.	Marketers eye 'opt-in' e-mail
10.	News analysis: Williams tackles IT portfolio (interview)
11.	Correspondent's Report: Europe and U.S. at Odds on Airlines and Privacy
12.	"60 Minutes" Toes Copyright Cartel's Line
13.	FCC Proposes Fining AT&T Over DNC Violation
14.	FCC Wants AT&T Fine for Violating Rules
15.	E-Voting Done Right - In Australia

5:16:18 PM

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1.	Vodafone picks up BlackBerry calling. The European carrier will begin selling a BlackBerry phone and e-mail device from Research In Motion, opening up new markets for the Canadian company.
2.	Ask Jeeves searches within for new CEO. The search engine chooses Steve Berkowitz, the company's president, as its new chief executive officer at time when the search industry is undergoing a resurgence and is rife with competition.
3.	Borland assembles a bigger toolkit. The software maker expects later this year to deliver on its plans to bundle tools that work with Java and Microsoft's .Net software.
4.	Cancer victims go to court against IBM. Lawyers are set begin arguments this week in a landmark legal case that seeks to hold IBM responsible for alleged toxic chemical poisoning of employees at its manufacturing plants.
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5.	FileVault problems continue Apple's OS woes (MacCentral). MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc.'s secure encryption technology FileVault appears to be the latest operating system issue to affect the company in the last week. Since the release of Mac OS X Panther on October 24, 2003, Apple has been hit with a FireWire bug that damages data on external FireWire 800 drives and security warnings for Mac OS X Jaguar.
6.	HP Bets on Itanium with New Mid-Range Servers (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Hewlett-Packard has debuted two new mid-range servers powered by the Itanium processor, complementing its existing entry-level and high-end Itanium server offerings. The two new mid-range Itanium machines are the 8-processor rx7620 and the 16-processor rx8620.
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7.	KDE 3.2 'Rudi' Beta Released
8.	FCC Proposes Fining AT&T Over DNC Violation
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9.	My TiBook loves Panther, but my G5 is totally broken after the upgrade. Camino doesn't work at all. Safari refuses to load 90% of Web pages. Address Book won't launch. Mail gets stuck at "Loading address book". MenuMeters doesn't remember its prefs. I wonder if any of this is related to using an NFS home directory.
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10.	Murdoch son wins BSkyB top job. BSkyB appoints Rupert Murdoch's son James as its new boss, setting the scene for a brusing confrontation with shareholders.
11.	Web 'grooming' sentences upped. Jail terms for those convicted of "grooming" children for sexual abuse are set to be fixed at 10 years maximum.
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12.	New worm steals user information. Intruder rated as "medium" threat
13.	CA unveils plans for identity management suite. Company will join six of its eTrust products into a unified suite ADVERTISEMENT: Get strong 128-bit SSL security for your online business - To secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption, download a copy of the free VeriSign Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business." You'll learn everything you need to know about encrypting e-commerce transactions, securing corporate intranets, and authenticating your Web site.
14.	Cybersecurity a balancing act, former FBI head says. Louis Freeh says businesses need to protect trade secrets
15.	Mimail variants spreading, target antispam sites. New variants contain instructions to launch DDoS attacks
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16.	PalmOne Treo 600 smartphone. Reg Review
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17.	[RHSA-2003:275-01] Updated CUPS packages fix denial of service
18.	Unauthorized access in Web Wiz Forum
19.	ShoutCast server 1.9.2/win32
20.	Re: Root Directory Listing on RH default apache
21.	Re: Immunix Secured OS 7+ fileutils update
22.	[BUGZILLA] Security Advisory - SQL injection, information leak
23.	multiple payload handling flaws in isakmpd
24.	[RHSA-2003:309-01] Updated fileutils/coreutils package fix ls vulnerabilities
25.	Unichat Vulnerabilities
26.	Mazu updates Profiler network analysis product
27.	CA unveils plans for identity management suite
28.	3Com and CrossBeam partner on security
29.	Security experts gather for CSI Conference
30.	W32.Kwbot.Z.Worm

4:15:14 PM

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1.	Are taxes on the way for Net access?. A federal moratorium on Internet access taxes has expired, leaving state governments free to levy new taxes on Americans' dial-up, wireless and broadband connections.
2.	Redback files for bankruptcy. The network-gear maker could report its first-ever profitable quarter next year, CEO Kevin DeNuccio says, thanks to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan that erases $467 million in debt.
3.	Taking on the DMCA. Hollywood says 321 Studios is a dangerous software pirate. CEO Rob Semaan begs to differ. This dispute may be headed for the Supreme Court.
4.	Wal-Mart to hold ID tag meeting. The retailer and its largest 100 merchandise suppliers are expected to meet this week to plot the implementation of a new "RFID"-based inventory tracking system.
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5.	Not-So-Dumb Phones (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - Except for teens and geeks, the masses are simply not buying web phones. The first attempt to condense web pages onto cell phones, a technology called wireless application protocol, or WAP, was met with a shrug. Not even 1 in 12 of the phone customers with WAP-enabled handsets ever bothers to browse the web using WAP's torturous menus. A stranglehold of proprietary technology, slow phone networks unsuited to web data and a paucity of applications conspired to make WAP irrelevant.
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6.	E-Voting Done Right - In Australia
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7.	Symantec Ghost 8.0, la nouvelle solution complete de gestion des PC
8.	Copyright law could hurt crypto research
9.	Clarify security ROI, experts urge

3:14:59 PM

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1.	Itanium software upgrade hits bump. A package that lets Intel's Itanium chips run programs tailored to more mainstream Pentiums and Xeons has been delayed till next year.
2.	Tech vendors comply with regulatory demands. Oracle, SAP and IBM are among the technology vendors launching products and services aimed at helping businesses comply with the U.S. federal government's Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
3.	Study: IT, telecom on recovery path. The recent upturn in the U.S. economy is giving rise to hopes of a recovery in the information and telecom industries, according to an IDC report.
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4.	Virgin Mobile Launches MTV-Branded Cell Phone (Reuters). Reuters - Virgin Mobile USA, which sells pay-in-advance wireless service primarily to teens and young adults, on Monday introduced the first MTV-branded cell phone.
5.	Adding style to substance (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - It used to be that only high-end companies such as Apple Computer or Sony cared about industrial design -- the distinctive look and feel of their products. But in an age when hardware has become a commodity, many more tech companies are coming to realize that aesthetics matter.
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6.	Jess in Action
7.	A Mobile Robot For Modeling The World In 3D
8.	Red Hat Linux Support To End
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9.	Clarify security ROI, experts urge
10.	RedHat: CUPS Denial of Service vulnerability
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11.	Vulnerabilities: Sun SUNWlldap Library Hostname Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. The SUNWlldap package, available for Sun Solaris, includes various LDAP clients and an LDAP client library used to provide programmatic access to the LDAP protocol. The ...
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12.	palmOne Treo 600. Reg Review
13.	New Gov.UK Plans Off to Bad Start. Carry on regardless
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14.	Review - Real 802.11 Security: Wi-Fi Protected Access and 802.11i
15.	HNS Coverage from RSA Conference 2003 Europe
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16.	W32/Mimail: Neuer Wurm - alter Trick
17.	Elsewhere: Microsoft photo prompts blogger's regret
18.	Elsewhere: Security experts gather for CSI Conference
19.	News: Brazilian script kiddie arrested in Japan
20.	Review - Real 802.11 Security: Wi-Fi Protected Access and 802.11i
21.	HNS Coverage from RSA Conference 2003 Europe
22.	RedHat: CUPS Denial of Service vulnerability

2:14:48 PM

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1.	Microsoft handhelds find their voice. The software maker unveils Voice Command, an add-on that lets people talk to Pocket PC devices that use Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC and Pocket PC Phone Edition.
2.	Computing powers finish connection spec. A host of computing industry heavyweights complete a specification for technology that could speed connections between different computers and storage systems.
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3.	eBay's Whitman: Google Is Not a Threat (Reuters). Reuters - Meg Whitman, chief executive of online auctioneer EBay Inc., on Monday downplayed speculation that its chief business partner, the popular Google search engine, was poised to become its biggest rival.
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4.	Copyright law could hurt crypto research
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5.	Venezuelan virus coder living in Italy busted for multi-million dollar phone calling scam
6.	Thousands of Australians being duped by ISP dial up hijackings Hackers, virus coders and unscrupulous ISP's ripping off consumers
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7.	Vulnerabilities: Cisco IOS OSPF Potential Routing Table Corruption Vulnerability. A bug has been discovered in specifically configured Cisco IOS routers when handling the OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) protocol. It has not yet been confirmed if this i...
8.	Vulnerabilities: Apache Web Server Multiple Module Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in Apache that may allow a local attacker to gain unauthorized access by executing arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. The c...
9.	Vulnerabilities: Citrix Metaframe XP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability. Metaframe is a remote desktop software package distributed by Citrix. This issue affects Metaframe on the Microsoft Windows platform. The application can be configured to...
10.	Vulnerabilities: VMware GSX Server authd Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. VMWare GSX Server is virtualization software that allows for multiple virtual servers to run on a single host. GSX Server ships with an authentication server. The serve...
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11.	All the stupid people. Where do they all come from?
12.	Draft ID card bill slips into Queen's speech
13.	Web hoaxes set to increase

1:14:30 PM

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1.	Microsoft to use IBM chips in next Xbox. The software titan announces plans to use Big Blue's processor technology in future Xbox products and services.
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2.	Software start-up unveiled (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Alain Rossmann, the French serial entrepreneur who has made Silicon Valley his playground for the past two decades, has unveiled his latest company: PSS Systems.
3.	IBM Chips In to Power Xbox (PC World). PC World - Future gaming consoles will use processors from IBM, not Intel.
4.	Swedish operator Telia to block spam computers (AFP). AFP - Swedish telecommunications operator Telia said it had begun to block computers that send junk e-mails or spam, as the flood of unwanted e-mails was creating costs and problems for its customers.
5.	Microsoft Turns to IBM for Next Xbox Chip (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on Monday said it would turn to International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N) for microchip technology that it will use in the next version of its popular video game console, the Xbox.
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6.	New Napster Off To A Solid Start
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7.	Borland advances ALM goals - Infoworld Staff. Borland plans to detail several key pieces of its ALM (application life cycle management) strategy at its BorCon developer conference this week in San Jose, Calif.
8.	Compliance tools meet government regulations - Infoworld Staff. With the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Patriot Act mandating corporate adherence to reporting guidelines, vendors across such diverse segments as ERP, search, document management, and security are flooding the marketplace with compliance toolsets.
9.	3Com and CrossBeam partner on security. A partnership announced Monday will allow networking company 3Com Corp. to sell security switches by Crossbeam Systems Inc. to companies under the 3Com brand name.
10.	Borland stands tall on profitability - Infoworld Staff. SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Borland executives trumpeted the company's profitability, cross-platform support, and integration capabilities during an opening keynote session at the BorCon conference here Sunday evening.
11.	Sun, Zend integrate PHP with Sun's Web server. Sun Microsystems Inc. has partnered with Zend Technologies Ltd. in a move to let developers deploy applications written using the PHP scripting language on Sun's Java Web server, the companies announced Monday.
12.	Microsoft to improve own search offering. Microsoft Corp. is changing its search strategy, by improving its own algorithmic Web search service and pulling out of the directory search business.
13.	Security experts gather for CSI Conference. With memories of August's worm outbreaks and recent spam attacks fresh in their minds, computer security experts will gather in Washington, D.C. this week for the annual Computer Security Institute (CSI) Conference and Exhibition.
14.	Storage crowd beats ILM drum - Infoworld Staff. Move over virtualization; ILM (information life-cycle management) is the buzzword du jour in the storage industry.
15.	India plans $2.7 billion IT investment. BANGALORE, INDIA - The Indian government plans to spend $2.7 billion over the next four years to bridge the country's digital divide, according to a government official.
16.	Nokia adds Sophos antivirus engine. Mobile phone and network vendor Nokia Corp. has added Sophos PLC's virus detection engine to its messaging protection system for enterprise customers. ADVERTISEMENT: VeriSign Security Intelligence and Control(SM) Services - VeriSign's Security Intelligence and Control(SM) Services let you focus on business initiatives, like record up-time and global VPNs, while VeriSign's experience helps you monitor and manage your security infrastructure.
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17.	Symantec product activation causing headaches. Company does not know what is causing the problem
18.	New worm steals user information. Intruder rated as "medium" threat ADVERTISEMENT: Get strong 128-bit SSL security for your online business - To secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption, download a copy of the free VeriSign Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business." You'll learn everything you need to know about encrypting e-commerce transactions, securing corporate intranets, and authenticating your Web site.
19.	Mazu updates Profiler network analysis product. New version spots unauthorized activity, tracks apps that use ephemeral ports
20.	CA unveils plans for identity management suite. Company will join six of its eTrust products into a unified suite
21.	3Com and CrossBeam partner on security. 3Com to sell Crossbeam security switches under 3Com brand name
22.	Security experts gather for CSI Conference. Technology to automate network attack detection and response will be unveiled
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23.	BugTraq: ShoutCast server 1.9.2/win32. Sender: HEX [hex at hex_net_ru dot securityfocus dot com]
24.	BugTraq: [BUGZILLA] Security Advisory - SQL injection, information leak. Sender: David Miller [justdave at bugzilla dot org]
25.	BugTraq: [RHSA-2003:275-01] Updated CUPS packages fix denial of service. Sender: [bugzilla at redhat dot com]
26.	BugTraq: [RHSA-2003:309-01] Updated fileutils/coreutils package fix ls vulnerabilities. Sender: [bugzilla at redhat dot com]
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27.	Microsoft picks IBM as Xbox 2 processor partner. PowerPC or x86?
28.	Draft ID card bill slips into Queen's speech. Keeping options open
29.	MPs take aim at eBay in gun smuggling report. Warning
30.	Intel ships $925 Pentium 4 Extreme Edition. Extremely expensive
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31.	Brazilian script kiddie arrested in Japan
32.	Process, not technology, tightens security
33.	Monitoring network integrity with Nmap
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34.	Serious Engine Malformed Client Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability
35.	Serious Engine Malformed Client Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability
36.	IA WebMail Server GET Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
37.	IA WebMail Server GET Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
38.	dbmail "From:" Address Arbitrary Command Insertion Vulnerability
39.	dbmail "From:" Address Arbitrary Command Insertion Vulnerability
40.	SnapGear Release Candidate Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
41.	SnapGear Release Candidate Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
42.	ThWboard Multiple SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
43.	ThWboard Multiple SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
44.	CUPS Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
45.	CUPS Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
46.	Red Hat update for CUPS
47.	Red Hat update for CUPS
48.	Red Hat update for fileutils/coreutils
49.	Red Hat update for fileutils/coreutils
50.	Citrix MetaFrame XP Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
51.	Citrix MetaFrame XP Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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1.	Dell, Gateway adopt Intel's extreme chip. Several manufacturers are introducing desktops that contain Intel's Extreme Edition Pentium 4 for the gaming market on Monday, the latest salvo in the war for desktop performance supremacy.
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2.	Strategic Alliances Can Bring Fast Growth (Investor's Business Daily). Investor's Business Daily - IBM in 1999 took on a new attitude: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
3.	Expert predicts OpenOffice revolution (TechTarget). TechTarget - "The world is approaching the tipping point for switching over to open source, including OpenOffice.org." Them's fightin' words, and the woman who spoke them -- Solveig Haugland -- isn't afraid to fight against the juggernaut that is Microsoft Office. She's firmly in the open source office suite camp and, in this interview, she cites several major corporations and organizations that have joined her there. Then she offers how-to advice about migrating to OpenOffice.org and straight talk about which businesses should and should not dump Office.
4.	Not-So-Dumb Phones (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - Except for teens and geeks, the masses are simply not buying web phones. The first attempt to condense web pages onto cell phones, a technology called wireless application protocol, or WAP, was met with a shrug. Not even 1 in 12 of the phone customers with WAP-enabled handsets ever bothers to browse the web using WAP's torturous menus. A stranglehold of proprietary technology, slow phone networks unsuited to web data and a paucity of applications conspired to make WAP irrelevant.
5.	Ebay Execs Plug International Growth in Investment Push (Reuters). Reuters - Ebay executives led the company's biggest push yet to woo international fund managers on Monday as it laid out its strategy to expand its popular auction sites overseas and sought to pick up investors along the way.
6.	Now, Wireless Surfing on Indian Kashmir Houseboats (Reuters). Reuters - Two months ago, mobile phones were forbidden in tense Indian Kashmir. Now, anyone can wirelessly surf the worldwide web from the houseboats and gondolas dotting the waters of its famous Dal Lake.
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7.	The Issues of Nano-Safety
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8.	Boy hacker arrested over violation of computer law
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9.	Elsewhere: Microsoft photo prompts blogger's regret. A long-term temporary worker says that the software giant fired him after he posted a photograph on his Web site of Macintosh G5 computers being delivered to the company'...
10.	Elsewhere: Security experts gather for CSI Conference. With memories of August's worm outbreaks and recent spam attacks fresh in their minds, computer security experts will gather in Washington, D.C. this week for the annual ...
11.	News: Brazilian script kiddie arrested in Japan. The Register By John Leyden [john dot leyden at theregister dot co dot uk]
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12.	Vulnerabilities: Sun Java Installation File Corruption Vulnerability. Sun Java implementations are reported to create temporary files in an insecure manner when the software is installed. A local attacker could exploit this issue to corrup...
13.	Vulnerabilities: BEA WebLogic InteractiveQuery.jsp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. BEA WebLogic InteractiveQuery.jsp is an example CGI application supplied with WebLogic. It is used to demonstrate use of arguments to query a database. A cross-site scr...
14.	Vulnerabilities: BEA Tuxedo and WebLogic Enterprise Input Validation Vulnerability. BEA WebLogic Integration is a suite of software, including a J2EE application server and an API, that provides functionality to integrate systems within an enterprise. A...
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15.	8.5GB DVD+R discs, drives to ship April '04. Dual-layer technology
16.	All the stupid people. Where do they all come from?. Opinion Campaign to Re-Educate the Public
17.	HP pads Itanium server line with midrange kit. Midrange Unix under Itanic attack
18.	Vodafone adds Blackberry to mobile office offerings. Email on the move
19.	College kids are thieves, thieves, thieves. FoTW Software recidivists
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20.	McAfee SuperDAT 4300
21.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions October 29, 2003
22.	McAfee DAT 4300
23.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions October 30, 2003
24.	New worm poses DoS attack threat
25.	New worm steals user information
26.	Trend Micro Pattern File October 31, 2003
27.	McAfee DAT 4301
28.	McAfee SuperDAT 4301
29.	Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update October 31, 2003
30.	AVG Free Edition 6.0 Build 534
31.	When to Update Your Firewall Software
32.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions November 1, 2003
33.	Network Associates Finishes Restatement
34.	Trend Micro Pattern File November 2, 2003
35.	Building a Secure and Resilient Supply Network
36.	SonicWALL And Cavium Networks Extend Cooperation

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1.	Chip sales jump in September. Worldwide semiconductor sales reach $14.4 billion, in the largest sequential monthly increase in chip sales in more than a decade, a report says.
2.	In the name of national security. CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why the government's quietly wiping previously posted information off of federal Web sites.
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3.	Electronics Boutique Cuts Profit View (Reuters). Reuters - Video game and PC accessories retailer Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. (ELBO.O) said on Monday its quarterly earnings would be much lower than expected, hurt in part by weak software sales.
4.	Conexant Systems to Buy GlobespanVirata (AP). AP - Semiconductor company Conexant Systems Inc. agreed to acquire GlobespanVirata Inc., a maker of broadband communications products, for about $969.5 million in stock.
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5.	SeattleWireless TV Broadcasts Again
6.	Neil Gaiman Responds
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7.	Grassroots action gets BBC boost. Interactive politics project iCan has launched to inject life into local democracy and direct action campaigning.
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8.	FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE Now Available
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9.	Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Internet Explorer Local Resource Reference Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to an issue that may allow for unauthorized access to local resources. Internet Explorer version 6 SP1 imposed restrictions to limit...
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10.	Vodafone slashes IT contractor rates. Lops off 10 per cent
11.	Freeserve loses AOL VAT case. Oh well
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12.	Columnists: Reeducation Campaign

10:13:31 AM

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1.	Data Attacks Strike Spam Fighters (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Ron Guilmette tried to cleanse the Internet of spam. For his good deed, he got himself cleansed from the Internet.
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2.	Compiere on Postgres/MySQL
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3.	US downloads beat CD sales. US music fans download twice as many singles over the internet as they buy from record stores, a report says.
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4.	Vulnerabilities: thttpd defang Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. thttpd is a HTTP web server application. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in thttpd that may allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access by executing a...
5.	Vulnerabilities: Acme thttpd/mini_httpd Virtual Hosting File Disclosure Vulnerability. thttpd and mini_httpd are HTTP server implementations that are maintained by Acme. They are intended to run on Unix/Linux variants. A file disclosure vulnerability has ...
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6.	Brazilian script kiddie arrested in Japan. 'Member of Cyber Lord' defacement gang
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7.	New worm steals user information
8.	Resist the urge - no more point solutions
9.	New rules cut hackers less slack
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10.	Brazilian script kiddie arrested in Japan
11.	Destructive MiMail variant hits web
12.	EC site to combat IT crime
13.	Sun shines in mid-market security
14.	10 W32/Rox-A
15.	9 W32/Bugbear-B
16.	8 Troj/CoreFloo-C
17.	7 W32/Blaster-A
18.	6 W32/Nachi-A
19.	5 W32/Klez-H

9:13:17 AM

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1.	Microsoft Launches Voice Control for Mobile Devices (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on Monday began selling new voice recognition and control software to allow mobile phone and handheld computer users to control most functions of their phones without fiddling with tiny controls.
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2.	Boost for Ebookers after travel turmoil. Online travel group Ebookers reports £1.3m in underlying profits and hopes for a period of normality following the Iraq war and Sars outbreak.
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3.	Borland stands tall on profitability - Infoworld Staff. San Jose, Calif. - Borland executives trumpeted the company's profitability, cross-platform support and integration capabilities during an opening keynote session at the BorCon conference here Sunday evening. ADVERTISEMENT: VeriSign Security Intelligence and Control(SM) Services - VeriSign's Security Intelligence and Control(SM) Services let you focus on business initiatives, like record up-time and global VPNs, while VeriSign's experience helps you monitor and manage your security infrastructure.
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4.	Thus ups revs, narrows losses. 'Steady trajectory'
5.	Drivers ignorant about mobile phone law. Huh?
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6.	PHPRecipeBook Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
7.	e107 Page Denial of Service Vulnerability
8.	Ethereal Protocol Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
9.	Immunix update for fileutils
10.	MPM Guestbook "lng" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

8:12:59 AM

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1.	It's your number, take it with you. Carriers brace for massive churn with the arrival of number portability later this month.
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2.	Get a box of 'Alien' films on DVD (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - The Alien invasion will go beyond theaters when a monstrous nine-disc Alien Quadrilogy box set arrives Dec. 2.
3.	Microsoft, Google could cook up deal (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - That Microsoft (MSFT) approached Google to discuss a possible merger underscores a stark fact for the No. 1 software maker: It is playing catch-up in a three-company race for the popular Web search market.
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4.	Europe Vs. North America in WiFi growth.
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5.	Web 'grooming' sentences upped. Jail terms for those convicted of "grooming" children for sexual abuse are set to be fixed at 10 years maximum.
6.	Sexing up e-government. E-government services need to be designed around what people want and be useful to them, say experts.
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7.	Monitoring Network Integrity with Nmap
8.	E-authentication architecture due in December
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9.	Columnists: Reeducation Campaign. Microsoft's best chance for regaining the revenue lost to security concerns isn't in eliminating bugs, it's in teaching customers how to use buggy software.
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10.	A dossier on every UK citizen?. Bureaucratic creep fears over life records plan
11.	MS to intro hardware-linked security for AMD64, Itanium, future CPUs. NX technology becomes the standard from XP SP2
12.	Amazon hobbles full text search. No more printing
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13.	Trusted Space: Layered security
14.	SAFLink: Perfect for Windows
15.	Bridging the log-in gap
16.	3 Nov W32/Agobot-AG

7:12:38 AM

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1.	UK's Surfcontrol Lifted on Rising Tide of Spam (Reuters). Reuters - British email filtering company Surfcontrol reported sharply higher first-quarter profit on Monday as rising demand for email inboxes uncluttered by pornography and get-rich-quick schemes brought in new customers.
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2.	Mobile operators as content providers. Analysis Risky business
3.	Mimail-C worm poses as sexy photos. Anti-spam DDoS variant
4.	September world chip sales rise 6.5%. Accelerating growth
5.	Thus ups revs, narrows losses. On a 'steady trajectory' apparently
6.	Why Spamcop got yanked. Joker.com hiccup
7.	Apple blames Oxford for Firewire data loss bug. And Oxford blames drive vendors...
8.	Switch start-ups turn to WLAN security. But shake-out looms
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9.	Digital Networks: PC to Stereo. A new class of device that transmits music, photo and video files from the computer to home entertainment systems may play an important role as digital music and home networks really take off.
10.	Wanna Bet? Online Biz a Winner. A British entrepreneur is betting on sporting-event wagers to make his company a success. Inpired by Wall Street, Andrew Black bypasses the bookmakers and takes a commission on the winner's earnings rather than making money on the odds.
11.	Seafaring the Smart Way. The mariner's life has always been fraught with danger, especially in the treacherous North Atlantic. This will never change, but 'smart buoys' -- which contain information about sea conditions -- can buy a sailor valuable time. Michelle Delio reports from Portland, Maine.
12.	Name That Cancer in One Molecule. Intel and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center collaborate to develop a nanotechnology that, if it works, will be the most senstive cancer diagnostic tool ever invented. By Kristen Philipkoski.
13.	New Napster Off to a Solid Start. Napster 2.0 has a sleek design and makes exploring new music a pleasure. The most nagging problem? The confusing licensing issues. A review by Katie Dean.
14.	Aussies Do It Right: E-Voting. As doubts about electronic voting systems grow in the United States, the Australians take the lead in offering a system that doesn't freak anyone out. Their solution is to make the whole thing open source. By Kim Zetter.
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15.	3 Nov W32/Mimail-H

6:12:18 AM

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1.	Spammer DDoS-By-Virus On spamhaus.org
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2.	Thomson sets up global TV giant. The French TV set maker links up with a top Chinese firm to form the world's biggest TV manufacturer.
3.	Glasgow's story goes online. A consortium formed by Glasgow's leading museums, libraries and archives launches a web history of the city.
4.	Help in sight for spider phobia. Why a virtual spider could offer help to the countless number of people who scream at the sight of one.
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5.	Vulnerabilities: Apache Web Server mod_cgid Module CGI Data Redirection Vulnerability. Apache has reported a potential vulnerability in the mod_cgid module when the threaded MPM (Multi-Processing Module) is used. The problem is said to be due to mishandling...
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6.	Electronic checks: how secure are they?
7.	HP uses virus code to protect its networks from worms
8.	Apple plans to remedy Jaguar security issues
9.	Four ways to secure your company on a shoestring budget

5:11:58 AM

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1.	Should You Buy a TV From a PC Maker? (PC World). PC World - Dell and Gateway may be able to offer more-sophisticated products at a lower price.
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2.	Thomson sets up global TV giant. The French TV set maker is linking with a top Chinese firm to form the world's biggest TV manufacturer.
3.	BSkyB prepares to name new chief. Senior BSkyB executives meet to select a new boss on Monday, amid fresh speculation that the job will go to Rupert Murdoch's son.
4.	Help in sight for spider phobia. Why a virtual reality spider could offer help to the countless number of people who scream at the sight of one.
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5.	Linux Security Week - November 3rd 2003
6.	Linux Security Week - November 3rd 2003
7.	Linux Security: Tips from the Experts
8.	Devil-Linux 1.0: The (hell)firewall

4:11:38 AM

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1.	In Milan, Working to Unfurl a High-Tech Blanket of Fiber. e.Biscom, a recent technology start-up, is hoping to deliver broadband Internet access in Italy. It has entrenched competition, however. By Eric Sylvers.
2.	Music-Sharing Service at M.I.T. Is Shut Down. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that it would temporarily shut down its groundbreaking Library Access to Music System until the licensing rights can be worked out. By John Schwartz.
3.	Foreign Demand Increases Chip Sales. Because of strong overseas sales and rising demand for wireless phones and mobile personal computers, the chip industry finally appears to be on the mend. By Laurie J. Flynn.
4.	German Way to Go Digital: No Dawdling. Berlin is the world's first major city to switch from analog to entirely digital television broadcasting. By Mark Landler.
5.	File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech. Forbidden files are circulating on the Internet and threats of lawsuits are in the air. Music trading? No, it is the growing controversy over one companys electronic voting systems. By John Schwartz.
6.	U.N. to Consider Whether to Ban Cloning of Human Embryos. The member states of the United Nations will consider two competing resolutions that propose bans on human cloning on Thursday. By Kirk Semple.
7.	As Uses Grow, Tiny Materials' Safety Is Hard to Pin Down. Investors and policy makers are finding that pinpointing the potential environmental and health impacts of nanotechnology could take years. By Barnaby J. Feder.
8.	Handwritten Notes Through the Phone. A new cellphone technology would allow text messages to be sent in handwritten form. By Sabra Chartrand.
9.	Measuring Online Ad Effectiveness. New advances mean that advertisers are able to quantify the impact of their online marketing campaigns. By Bob Tedeschi.

2:11:08 AM

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1.	NetBSD's COMPAT_DARWIN Adds XDarwin Support
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2.	China Locks Up Net Dissident. Chinese security agents have detained civil servant Du Daobin, whose essays are banned by Beijing on the Internet, for 'subverting state power.' It's all part of China's intensified crackdown on online dissent.
3.	Web Search for Everyone Else. Finding a website by typing keywords into the browser's address bar flopped in the United States, but it's proving popular in non-English-speaking countries and could one day spell trouble for traditional search engines.
4.	New Virus Dresses Up as E-Mail. Another seemingly innocuous e-mail is a virus in disguise. The virus threatens to turn any recipient's PC into a spam server ... or a frog. Bwahh haa haa haahhh!
5.	Miramax Chief: Gimme the Tapes. Miramax Films urges major Hollywood studios to relax a controversial new rule that restricts the practice of sending out tapes and DVDs of Oscar-nominated films to Academy Award voters.
6.	Time-Travel Spammer Strikes Back. Former fans of Robby Todino's bizarre mass e-mails say they're the victims of a malicious 'Joe-job' attack. Does the time-travel spammer have a mean streak? By Brian McWilliams.

1:10:48 AM

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1.	SendMail, Cloudmark team against spam. SendMail, whose technology shuttles nearly 60 percent of e-mail on the Internet, agrees to make Cloudmark's antispam filtering tools a centerpiece of its commercial mail management software.
2.	HP plugs Itanium server gap. Hewlett-Packard will fill in an important gap in its Itanium server line Monday, releasing models that accommodate eight and 16 of the high-end Intel processors.
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3.	Chinese court opens appeals trial for Internet dissidents (AFP). AFP - A court opened the appeal trial of four Internet dissidents to decide if they deserve up to 10 years in jail for posting their views on social issues online, relatives and a Hong Kong-based rights group said.
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4.	News: The Web is littered with Web sites long abandoned. The Associated Press By Anick Jesdanun
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5.	U.K. Plans to Extradite Spammers. Calling the flood of junk e-mail a criminal threat rather than a mere irritant, British lawmakers hatch a plan to bring overseas bulk e-mailers to trial.
6.	Second Solar Storm Blasts Earth. The sun takes another shot at the blue planet, sending a second coronal mass ejection our way in as many days. The latest flare moved faster but was less intense than the first blast.
7.	New Stem Cell Lines Developed. A Harvard biology professor has created 17 new stem cell lines to share with other scientists. He hopes to encourage stem cell research in the face of U.S. legislation that restricted work on stem cells to a small number of cell lines.
8.	RIAA Sues 80 More Swappers. Another round of lawsuits, with warnings beforehand this time, is filed by the music industry against people it says have been sharing songs illegally on the Internet. By Katie Dean.
9.	DNA, Now in XXX-Large. Researchers wanted to be able to more easily see DNA in testing, so the folks at Stanford made it glow. By Kristen Philipkoski.
10.	Cloned Food OK by FDA. The FDA green-lights meat from cloned animals for human consumption. An official decision on whether companies can sell it is due in January.
11.	BBC Offers Power to the People. The Beeb launches iCan, a site for citizens to get government to fill in potholes and build sidewalks. Some call it real e-democracy. Others say it will not address real issues, like war and peace. By Kari L. Dean.
12.	The New Road to the White House. The blog may be the first innovation from the Internet to make a real difference in election politics. But to see just why requires a bit of careful attention. By Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine.
13.	No More Ringing in Your Ears. If it's popular in Korea, you know it will wind up here. Your calls to a cell phone may never be the same, thanks to ring-back tones, which play music instead of bells when you connect. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe.
14.	Banking Lobby Feels the Heat. California's devastating wildfires give privacy advocates a reprieve by delaying debate over a bill that would almost certainly have derailed California's pending financial privacy bill. By Ryan Singel.
15.	Bye-Bye Data: Glitch in Panther. Apple's Panther has a serious bug that wipes out external FireWire drives during the upgrade procedure. Worse, many Mac users are backing up to external drives before upgrading. Some are losing everything. By Leander Kahney.
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16.	WORM_RECKUS.A

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