Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Tuesday, November 04, 2003

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1.	Sony Details Gaming-Music Player, iPod Rival (Reuters). Reuters - Japan's Sony Corp. on Tuesday detailed plans for a much-anticipated all-in-one handheld gaming device that includes a digital music and video player and could even act as mobile telephone.
2.	Nokia Says It's Pleased with N-Gage Game Launch (Reuters). Reuters - Mobile phone maker Nokia Oyj said on Tuesday it is pleased with demand for its N-Gage video gaming phone, despite reports of poor early sales and scathing reviews.
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3.	Putting Novell's SuSE Purchase In Perspective
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4.	Slackware: apache multiple vulnerabilities
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5.	NEW 'OFF THE WALL' ONLINE

11:30:47 PM

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1.	Groundbreaking IBM Cancer Trial Begins (AP). AP - IBM Corp. lied to employees about the hazards of working with carcinogenic chemicals that caused them to develop rare forms of cancer, a lawyer for two ex-workers alleged Tuesday in a groundbreaking case against Big Blue.
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2.	Why the Friendster bubble 'has peaked - will pop'. Built-in obsolescence

10:30:25 PM

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1.	MTV guns for iTunes. Viacom, whose Internet music efforts have hit a few sour notes along the way, says it's hatching a plan to go after Apple's successful iTunes service with its MTV brand.
2.	Linux users worry about desktop products' fate. Two major moves by well-known Linux companies have the open-source community worried that the consumer is being left behind.
3.	Lycos sues Overture over search deal. The Web portal says that Overture Services violated the provisions of a commercial search contract between them when it agreed to be acquired by Yahoo.
4.	HP revs up DVD burners. The company doubles the speed limit for its DVD writers with two new devices and sticks to its guns in the battle over recordable DVD formats.
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5.	FCC Adopts Broadcast Flag Scheme
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6.	Microsoft puts $250,000 bounty on MSBlast worm and SoBig virus authors
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7.	Net video and audio to go to trial. More patent madness
8.	Small.biz gets teeny tax refund for online returns. You too can claw back £825!
9.	How to grab a slice of EU R&D funding pie. Gov.uk offers help
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10.	LindowsOS 4.0 Examined
11.	G5 cluster secures elite spot for Apple, IBM
12.	Microsoft selects SIS for Xbox chipset
13.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions November 3, 2003
14.	Trend Micro Pattern File November 3, 2003

9:30:06 PM

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1.	Lotus to expand collaboration tools. IBM's software division is set to reveal a new set of applications and services as part of its "Workplace" collaboration strategy.
2.	Appeals court ponders Microsoft antitrust suit. A federal court considers whether a trial judge's order ending Microsoft's antitrust case should be tossed out in favor of harsher remedies.
3.	Baby Bells' lobbying meeting irks rivals. A gathering of local phone giants and equipment manufacturers is drawing fire from smaller telecommunications companies, which allege the meeting may have violated antitrust laws.
4.	California voting machine called into question. A state committee tables certification of Diebold's new touch-screen voting machine pending an investigation of uncertified software allegedly inserted into existing machines.
5.	This VoIP call brought to you by beer. Thanks to cheaper Internet phone dialing, Labatt Brewery was able to offer a free long-distance phone service to thousands of residents of Ontario, Canada.
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6.	Red Hat's CEO Suggests Windows For Home Users
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7.	Ask Jeeves beefs up product search. Internet search service provider Ask Jeeves Inc. is beefing up its product search capabilities for the busy holiday shopping season.
8.	Nanotech must move fast to allay fears. The European nanotechnology industry needs to discuss its work with the public or face a backlash against it. That was the general view of speakers in a panel discussion about the ethical and regulatory issues surrounding nanotechnology at the World Nano-Economic Congress, Europe, in London on Tuesday.
9.	Oracle dismissal motion overruled in PeopleSoft suit. A California judge rejected large portions of Oracle Corp.'s motion to dismiss PeopleSoft Inc.'s lawsuit against it for libel and unfair competition, leaving the suit free to proceed.
10.	Borland's Kylix in limbo - Infoworld Staff. SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Borland's Kylix development software remains in limbo, with no new release having been issued for a year and the company not saying whether there will be an upgrade.
11.	Corning, IBM team for optical interconnect development. IBM Corp. and Corning Inc. will work together on a project for the U.S. Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration to develop optical interconnect technology for supercomputers, the companies announced Tuesday.
12.	SAP: There's still support, but at a price. CANNES - SAP AG will continue to support older versions of its ERP (enterprise resource planning) software beyond the official four- or five-year maintenance period, but at a price, Chief Executive Officer Henning Kagermann said Tuesday.
13.	Network Appliance buys Spinnaker Networks. Network Appliance Inc. (NetApp) is buying privately-held Spinnaker Networks Inc. for about $300 million in an all-stock deal aimed at boosting Network Appliance's high-end storage products line and get its "storage grid" architecture to market more quickly, executives from the companies said Tuesday.
14.	Novell prepares to take on Red Hat. Novell Inc.'s purchase of Linux developer SuSE Linux AG sets the company up to build a full portfolio of Linux-based software and to challenge Red Hat Inc. as the leading vendor of corporate Linux products, Novell executives said Tuesday in a conference call following announcement of the $210 million acquisition.
15.	Settlement foes propose stiffer remedies for Microsoft. WASHINGTON - The antitrust settlement between Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to be amended because it doesn't ensure competition between Microsoft and its rivals, the state of Massachusetts and an IT industry group argued Tuesday.
16.	Siebel closes UpShot acquisition, plans merged product. Less than one month after announcing plans to buy hosted CRM (customer relationship management) software maker UpShot Corp., Siebel Systems Inc. has sealed the deal. ADVERTISEMENT: IDC Report: The Enterprise Services Bus Will Revolutionize IT - This analyst report focuses on the growing demand for a light-weight EAI solution to connect diverse applications & devices. It looks at the benefits of standards-based messaging technology that boosts ROI by optimizing existing network systems
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17.	Bluetooth boom spawns 'bluejacking'. Rad Fad
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18.	Plug and Play Web Server Proxy Service Can Be Crashed By Remote Users
19.	W32.Petch.B
20.	PWSteal.Ldpinch
21.	NIST releases security controls proposal

8:29:46 PM

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1.	HP loses former Compaq server exec. Mary McDowell, who used to run Compaq's industry-standard server business, has become the latest executive to step down at Hewlett-Packard.
2.	Apple releases Panther patch
3.	Swisscom to test Microsoft's IPTV. The software giant says a Swisscom subsidiary will test its new Internet-based TV technology to deliver video on telecommunications systems and into some of its 200,000 broadband households.
4.	Survey: Some IT segments on the rise. Information technology spending in several industry sectors is gaining momentum, in particular customer relationship management software, according to an executive survey.
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5.	Groundbreaking IBM Cancer Trial Begins (AP). AP - IBM Corp. lied to employees about the hazards of working with carcinogenic chemicals that caused them to develop rare forms of cancer, a lawyer for two ex-workers alleged Tuesday in a groundbreaking case against Big Blue.
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6.	Legal US Music Downloads Beat CD Single Sales
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7.	NIST releases security controls proposal
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8.	Vulnerabilities: DATEV Nutzungskontrolle Unauthorized Access Vulnerability. DATEV Nutzungskontrolle (NUKO) is a software used to enforce access control for various applications and systems. A vulnerability has been reported in the software that ...

7:29:26 PM

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1.	Apple needs more than skin-deep security
2.	IBM cancer case begins. Arguments begin in the landmark toxic-chemical case, as an attorney for two former employees claims the computer giant knew of symptoms of ongoing chemical poisoning among workers.
3.	Siebel completes Upshot purchase
4.	Microsoft selects SIS for Xbox chipset. Taiwanese chipmaker Silicon Integrated Systems will help create input/output chips for the Xbox, another significant step in the makeover of Microsoft's gaming box.
5.	Microsoft to offer bounty on hackers. The software giant will offer two $250,000 bounties for information leading to the arrest of those who released the MSBlast worm and the SoBig virus, sources have told CNET News.com.
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6.	Massachusetts faces Microsoft in last-ditch appeal of antitrust case (AFP). AFP - Microsoft and the state of Massachusetts argued in a federal appeals court in what could mark the last phase of the five-year-old antitrust litigation against the software giant.
7.	Novell to Buy SuSE Linux for $210M (AP). AP - Novell Inc., a software pioneer that was badly battered as it tried take on Microsoft Corp. in the 1990s, jumped back into the fray Tuesday with a deal to acquire operating system vendor SuSE Linux AG for $210 million in cash.
8.	FCC Moves to Squash Digital TV Piracy Online (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. communications regulators on Tuesday approved new rules designed to strictly limit sending digital television programs over the Internet, attempting to head off problems plaguing the music industry.
9.	CIA Seeks to Capture Eye I.D. from a Distance (Reuters). Reuters - The CIA is trying to improve facial recognition technology which can be notoriously inaccurate, and also develop ways to identify from a distance a target in motion by the iris of the person's eye, a CIA scientist said on Tuesday.
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10.	Suborbital Spaceflight Update
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11.	G5 cluster secures elite spot for Apple, IBM. I'll swap my Big Mac for your Green Destiny
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12.	VeriSign jazzes up Trust Mark seal
13.	VERITAS Shifts into Next Utility Computing Gear
14.	Network Appliance to Acquire Spinnaker Networks for $300M
15.	Security Vulnerabilities Spark New Products, Services
16.	Microsoft Ships Digital Rights Management For Windows 2003

6:29:06 PM

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1.	Novell reinvents itself around Linux. By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave.
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2.	Major Windows Changes Not Sought - Judge (Reuters). Reuters - An appeals judge appeared to deal a blow to challengers of Microsoft's antitrust settlement on Tuesday, agreeing that the court had never required the software giant to make some of the major changes competitors sought on the Windows operating system.
3.	Novell to Buy Linux Developer SuSE (Reuters). Reuters - Business software maker Novell Inc. said on Tuesday it would buy Linux software developer SuSE Linux AG of Germany for $210 million, boosting its hold on corporate networks and sending its shares up 45 percent.
4.	Qwest to Roll Out Internet Voice Service in Minn. (Reuters). Reuters - Local U.S. telephone company Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q.N) plans to roll out telephone service via the Internet in Minnesota since traditional, costly regulations do not apply there, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday.
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5.	Killing Cancer With a Virus
6.	Microsoft Looks At Other Search Engines
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7.	Recent Wave of Security Vulnerabilities Sharpens Interest At Expos

5:28:57 PM

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1.	AOL testing service upgrade. America Online starts testing a feature that lets customers dial in to the Net without launching AOL's content-heavy software, part of a campaign to win back the hearts of online consumers.
2.	Appeals court ponders Microsoft antitrust suit. A federal court considers whether a trial judge's order ending Microsoft's antitrust case should be tossed out in favor of harsher remedies.
3.	Qwest to offer Internet phone service. Qwest Communications International intends to sell a Net-based phone service in Minnesota, where a judge recently ruled that existing state phone regulations don't apply to Net phoning.
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4.	Head-to-Head: Siebel vs. Oracle CRM (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Siebel (Nasdaq: SEBL) is still the undisputed CRM-application market leader when it comes to functionality. But, as market demand shifts away from pure CRM enablement and toward business-process automation, vendors with broader application footprints -- like Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), for example -- are growing in popularity.
5.	Court Questions Terms of Microsoft Deal (AP). AP - A federal appeals court Tuesday aggressively questioned key provisions of the antitrust settlement Microsoft Corp. negotiated with the Bush administration, but it stopped short of suggesting it may throw out the agreement and favor tougher sanctions against the world's largest software company.
6.	Novell Bags SuSE Linux for $210M (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Networking technology firm Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) has taken its efforts to embrace Linux to a new level, announcing the acquisition of SuSE Linux, a global frontrunner in enterprise-Linux software.
7.	Intel Loses Xbox Contract to IBM (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - For its next Xbox release, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has chosen to jettison the game console's Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) chip in favor of a processor built by IBM (NYSE: IBM). Industry observers see the change -- which no one had predicted -- as a major win for IBM and a set-back for Intel, whose high-performance chips power many gaming applications.
8.	Most Countries' Web Sites Are Ignored (AP). AP - Most of the world's nations have their own Web sites, but only 20 percent of people with Internet access use them, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.
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9.	The latest top 10 Linux/Unix security holes
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10.	VeriSign unveils flash new site seal
11.	UnixWare 7.1.3 Open UNIX 8.0.0 UnixWare 7.1.1 : CDE libDtHelp buffer overflow

4:28:36 PM

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1.	Broadcom Wi-Fi chips get in Microsoft gear. The company announces that its chips based on the latest Wi-Fi standard are being used in Microsoft's networking gear.
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2.	Microsoft Corp. plans to set up technology center in Beijing (AFP). AFP - Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software maker, plans to set up an Advanced Technology Center in Beijing employing 80 scientists to develop new products.
3.	Ask Jeeves Launches New Product Search Feature (Reuters). Reuters - Ask Jeeves Inc. (ASKJ.O) on Tuesday unveiled its new Smart Product Search feature, joining its rivals and others in beefing up tools that help consumers find, price and compare products on the Web.
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4.	Radiofrequency Weapons
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5.	VeriSign unveils flash new site seal. Mark of Trust marketing ploy
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6.	Sex and the City worms promise illicit thrills
7.	WorldPay floored by malicious attack

3:28:18 PM

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1.	Network Appliance takes helm of Spinnaker. The storage technology maker acquires rival server and software manufacturer, Spinnaker Networks, in a $300 million stock deal.
2.	DirectTV helps TiVo to reach million mark. The digital video recorder company says it has signed up one million subscribers, propelled by its partnership with satellite service provider DirectTV.
3.	An Extreme deal for VoIP. Switch maker Extreme Networks announces a deal with Internet Protocol phone manufacturer Avaya to develop and sell products jointly, with large U.S. businesses their first target.
4.	Ask Jeeves joins shopping-search revival. The search veteran joins rivals in adding new tools for finding products online. Some estimates say 40 percent of surfers look for product data while using a general search engine.
5.	Microsoft delivers rights management tool. The software giant releases server software that allows workers to restrict access to documents created in Office and other applications.
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6.	Redback bankruptcy leaves shares at 36 cents (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Redback Networks, a once high-flying maker of networking equipment, on Monday filed a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan to remove its $467 million in debt.
7.	Appeals Court to Consider Microsoft Deal (AP). AP - The antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. returned Tuesday to the U.S. appeals court where the world's largest software company already has won significant victories since the government began investigating its business practices nearly a decade ago.
8.	Britain, U.S. Best at Harnessing Internet for Citizens (Reuters). Reuters - The British and U.S. governments are best at harnessing the Internet for citizens to learn how government works and take part in policy discussions, a United Nations study said on Tuesday.
9.	Video Games Are Addictive - Scientists (Reuters). Reuters - Computer game fanatics should not be labeled addicts, although many players say they are hooked on a hobby that is affecting their social lives, scientists said on Tuesday.
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10.	Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence
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11.	Network security sector analysis
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12.	BugTraq: UnixWare 7.1.3 Open UNIX 8.0.0 UnixWare 7.1.1 : CDE libDtHelp buffer overflow. Sender: [security at sco dot com]
13.	Vulnerabilities: HTTP Commander Path Disclosure Vulnerability. It has been reported that a path disclosure issue exists in the software leading to the disclosure of the file installation path. The software may report the installation...
14.	Vulnerabilities: HTTP Commander Directory Traversal Vulnerability. HTTP Commander is a web based file management system used for Microsoft ISS web server. HTTP Commander is written in ASP. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in ...
15.	Vulnerabilities: EType EServ Resource Exhaustion Denial Of Service Vulnerability. EServ is a proxy software package distributed by EType. It is available for Microsoft Windows operating systems. A denial of service vulnerability has been reported for ...
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16.	IT contractor wins IR35 case. Worth a pint or two?
17.	Orange outage hits 10,300 punters. No signal, no nuffink
18.	WorldPay floored by malicious attack. DDoS attack?
19.	IBM marries Opteron and Xeon in cluster. Blade troubles
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20.	The latest top 10 Linux/Unix security holes
21.	Telia blocks spam-sending Zombie PCs

2:28:05 PM

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1.	Wake Forest to offer IP phoning. The school announces plans Tuesday that include eventually replacing the landline phones inside 1,900 dormitories with ones that make local and long-distance calls over the Net.
2.	Apple sets date for Japan store launch
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3.	Novell to Buy Linux Developer Suse (Reuters). Reuters - Business software maker Novell Inc. on Tuesday said it would acquire Linux software developer SuSE Linux AG of Germany for $210 million, as it expands its turnaround strategy, sending its shares up nearly 40 percent.
4.	Most Countries' Web Sites Are Ignored (AP). AP - Most of the world's nations have their own Web sites, but only 20 percent of people with Internet access use them, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.
5.	Microsoft to Speed Up Asian Product Development (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it would expand its Asian research center to shorten the time needed for ideas to become viable products as the firm fights off growing competition from Linux-based rivals.
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6.	Three More Solar Flares
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7.	Vulnerabilities: BRS WebWeaver httpd `User-Agent` Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability. BRS WebWeaver is a small personal web server available for the Microsoft Windows operating systems. A denial of service vulnerability has been discovered BRS WebWeaver. ...
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8.	Sex and the City worms promise illicit thrills. Mildy irritating infection
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9.	The latest top 10 Linux/Unix security holes
10.	Telia blocks spam-sending Zombie PCs
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11.	EnGarde: 'openssl' ASN.1 parsing DoS
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12.	ISS X-Force White Paper: Risk Exposure Through Instant Messaging And Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Networks. Internet Security Systems (ISS) X-Force has created a number of in-depth and comprehensive white papers that you might find valuable. This 37-page white paper by Paul Piccard will help you understand the security risks introduced by users running instant messaging...

1:27:46 PM

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1.	Sun's Java Enterprise System stays in school. The computing systems maker unveils low-cost Java software that it will license to schools, in a continued effort to get a larger piece of the vast academic pie.
2.	Dell introduces new printer
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3.	IBM picked for Xbox (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Breaking ranks with Intel in the video game business, Microsoft said Monday that it would use IBM's processor technology in its next-generation Xbox video game console.
4.	Massachusetts faces Microsoft in last-ditch appeal of antitrust case (AFP). AFP - Microsoft and the state of Massachusetts were arguing in a federal appeals court in a last-ditch appeal of the antitrust settlement involving the software giant.
5.	Novell to Buy SuSE Linux for $210 Million (AP). AP - Novell Inc. stock soared Tuesday after the company said it will buy Germany's SuSE Linux AG for $210 million in cash.
6.	AP Praises Freedom Fighters Video Game (AP). AP - "Freedom Fighters," for Xbox, PlayStation2, GameCube and the PC, is more than an entertaining lesson in alternate history. It's extremely fun, with the hallmarks of all good video games: responsive controls, intense action and challenging opponents.
7.	Qwest to Roll Out Internet Voice Service in Minn. (Reuters). Reuters - Local U.S. telephone company Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q.N) plans to roll out telephone service via the Internet in Minnesota since traditional, costly regulations do not apply there, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday.
8.	Vanquish PC Viruses (PC World). PC World - Take command of your computer's security by following our handy 10-point checklist.
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9.	Dispelling the IPv4 Address Shortage Myth
10.	When a PDA is better than a GBA for Gaming
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11.	Verisign jazzes up Trust Mark seal. Just in time for the holidays, Internet infrastructure company VeriSign Inc. is unveiling a new, snazzier design for its ubiquitous VeriSign Trust Mark seal.
12.	Sun looks for partners in per-user licensing. At its SunNetwork user conference in Berlin next month, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to announce the first independent software vendors (ISVs) that have signed up to distribute their software along with Sun's Java Enterprise System middleware and Java Desktop System software.
13.	Microsoft steps up research efforts at Beijing lab. Microsoft Corp. plans to expand its research lab in Beijing with the addition of an Advanced Technology Center (ATC), according to a company statement released on Monday.
14.	Microsoft delivers rights management product. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released Windows Rights Management Services (RMS), an add-on to Windows Server 2003 that allows organizations to add digital rights protection to information such as documents and e-mail.
15.	Red Hat to drop free Linux OS in favor of Enterprise. Prominent Linux vendor Red Hat Inc. is dropping its free Linux product range and asking customers to migrate to its priced Enterprise Linux, the company said Monday.
16.	IBM aims for desktop outsourcing. Having transformed itself into a services company through the widespread provision of datacenter outsourcing services over the past 14 years, IBM Corp. is announcing now setting its sights on offering desktop services.
17.	Arguments due in MS anti-trust settlement appeal. A Washington, D.C. appeals court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday over whether the U.S. government's antitrust settlement with Microsoft Corp. was adequate.
18.	Veritas rolls client support into NetBackup. Veritas Software Corp. on Tuesday will announce a variety of updates to its data management product lines, including new management software and an updated version of NetBackup with an option for backing up laptops and personal computers automatically.
19.	Update: Novell to acquire SuSE Linux in cash deal. In a move that has been rumored for months, Novell Inc. announced on Tuesday that is has entered into an agreement to acquire SuSE Linux, a leading supplier of the open source Linux operating system to enterprise customers.
20.	Vote early, and often, but save a copy. Tuesday is Election Day in the U.S., although in an odd-numbered year, most of the contests are local city council affairs that don't capture national attention. But some U.S. localities are experimenting with electronic voting machines for the first time, in hopes of rolling the technology out in time for next year's highly anticipated presidential election. ADVERTISEMENT: Need a MS Exchange Spam Filter?? - Spam sucks. Your life shouldn't. iHateSpam SE was uniquely developed to be both user- and admin-friendly. Control spam according to the needs of your company and users. V5.5, 2000, Exchange 2003, and Gateway.
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21.	3Com and CrossBeam partner on security. 3Com to sell Crossbeam security switches under 3Com brand name
22.	Cybersecurity a balancing act, former FBI head says. Louis Freeh says businesses need to protect trade secrets 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.
23.	Cyberterrorism: More sophisticated than past worms. Companies advised to develop deeper understanding of their networks
24.	Verisign jazzes up Trust Mark seal. Company uses Flash animation
25.	Vote early, and often, but save a copy. Security of electronic voting machines causing controversy
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26.	Ex-hackers 'rubbish at security'
27.	EnGarde: 'openssl' ASN.1 parsing DoS
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28.	BugTraq: Re: Unauthorized access in Web Wiz Forum. Sender: [bruce at webwizguide dot info]
29.	BugTraq: [OpenSSL Advisory] Denial of Service in ASN.1 parsing. Sender: Mark J Cox [mark at openssl dot org]
30.	BugTraq: NIPrint remote exploit. Sender: Crazy Einstein [crazy_einstein at yahoo dot com]
31.	BugTraq: [ESA-20031104-029] 'openssl' ASN.1 parsing denial of service. Sender: EnGarde Secure Linux [security at guardiandigital dot com]
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32.	IBM minimizing ROI - what it means to you. Reader revolt
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33.	Information Security is "Like an Airport". The traditional metaphor for information security is a house (or castle, or fortress). Parallels are drawn comparing doors and windows to holes in your network security and locks and alarms to how you secure your network perimeter and monitor and...

12:27:27 PM

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1.	Veritas announces data-tracking product. Continuing a tech industry push on regulatory compliance, the software maker announces a product to help companies abide by rules and manage their data.
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2.	Spammed by Bluetooth
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3.	Shareholders snipe at Murdoch appointment. Shareholders are questioning whether Rupert Murdoch's son James should be running UK pay-TV firm BSkyB.
4.	MTV prepares music download rival. Music channel MTV in the US prepares a downloadable music service to rival Apple's iTunes digital dukebox.
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5.	Honeypot: A Decoy To Lure Hackers
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6.	Ex-hackers 'rubbish at security'
7.	Internet more dangerous than ever
8.	LiteServe Log Entry Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
9.	DATES FOR NEXT HOPE CONFERENCE CONFIRMED
10.	WORM_AGOBOT.AO
11.	Red Hat pulls the plug on its 'free' Linux line
12.	Internet littered with abandoned sites
13.	Cyberattack Could Cause Serious Damage
14.	Dell unable to ship Pentium 4 Expensive Edition yet
15.	Panther bitten by second data damaging bug
16.	Novell Announces Agreement to Acquire SUSE LINUX
17.	The Dawn of the E-Bomb
18.	Book Review � Wireless Hacks
19.	Netcraft Claims Apache Now Runs 2/3rds Of The Web
20.	Report: Tech Slump May Be Near End
21.	As Firms Scale Back, Future of Innovation Is in Doubt

11:27:08 AM

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1.	Before-The-Bell: Novell Shares Rise (Reuters). Reuters - Shares of business software maker Novell Inc. (NOVL.O) jumped ahead of Tuesday's open after the company said it agreed to acquire Linux software developer Suse Linux AG of Germany for $210 million cash.
2.	'DDoS' Attacks Still Pose Threat to Internet (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - On October 21, 2002, people around the world cruised through cyberspace the way they do every day -- bidding on auctions, booking airline reservations, sending e-mail -- all the while unaware that someone was working overtime to try to bring the Internet to its knees.
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3.	Novell Announces Agreement to Acquire SUSE
4.	MTV Getting into Music Download Business
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5.	Netcraft Claims Apache Now Runs 2/3rds Of The Web
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6.	Novell bags SuSE for $210m. IBM invests $50m too
7.	Nintendo sales surge on US price cut. How long will they stay that way?
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8.	OpenSSL ASN.1 Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability

10:26:47 AM

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1.	Novell to acquire SuSE Linux. The longtime Microsoft foe signs an agreement to acquire SuSE Linux for $210 million in cash, while IBM will make a $50 million investment in Novell.
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2.	'Big Mac' Ranked 3rd Fastest Supercomputer (AP). AP - A supercomputer made from 1,100 off-the-shelf Apple Macs at Virginia Tech now ranks third among the world's 500 fastest supercomputers, many of which handle with ease 1 trillion calculations per second.
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3.	New X Proposal on Freedesktop.org
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4.	NSA licenses cryptography tech
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5.	Security fears over UK 'snooper's charter'. UK.gov to spy on Joe Public, pass data overseas
6.	Consumer Linux? Just ask my 90 year old father, says Red Hat CEO. But there's a point here struggling to be heard
7.	Oftel unlikley to demand broadband cost cuts - report. Doesn't want to 'rock the boat'
8.	Israeli man charged with hacking Mossad. Spy hard
9.	Panther bitten by second data damaging bug. FileVault to blame this time
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10.	Plug and Play Web Server Proxy Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
11.	Process, Not Technology, Tightens Security

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1.	Red Hat Drops Free Linux (PC World). PC World - Customers asked to move to paid Enterprise Linux products.
2.	PLDT profit quadrupled by wireless growth (FT.com). FT.com - The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the country's biggest telecommunications company, said record growth in its mobile phone subscriber base quadrupled third quarter net income to 4.0bn pesos ($72.4m) from only 958m pesos a year ago.
3.	In court, eBay prevails once again (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Ebay continues to be an pioneer when it comes to mapping out the law of the Internet. This time, eBay recently obtained the complete dismissal of a lawsuit that alleged that eBay was liable for consumer fraud, common law fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing with respect to the retraction of a bid for a ski and tennis resort that was listed for sale on eBay's site.
4.	Now, Wireless Surfing on 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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5.	Process, Not Technology, Tightens Security
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6.	Telia blocks spam-sending Zombie PCs. Trojans nipped in the bud
7.	How to recognise a geek. Institute of Physics Survey (seriously, folks)
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8.	Dipping Into Honeypots
9.	Security Experts Gather for CSI Conference
10.	Cyberattack Could Cause Serious Damage

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1.	VoIP providers face price war. The race for customers is leading some companies into a risky game of chicken. But how low can they go--and for how long?
2.	Security--why don't we get it?. Zone Labs CEO Gregor Freund says a run of software worm outbreaks has exposed a broken security philosophy.
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3.	Infosys Focuses as Competition Mounts (Reuters). Reuters - Indian tech bellwether Infosys Technologies Ltd. is focusing its software solutions business increasingly in the retail, aerospace and automobile sectors to complement the traditional area of financial services.
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4.	Carphone Warehouse profits soar. The mobile phone retailer turns in a two-thirds rise in profits and says it will create 1,000 jobs worldwide over the coming year.
5.	New mobile message craze spreads. Bored of texting? Now you can bluejack someone's mobile phone instead.
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6.	Dipping Into Honeypots
7.	Security Experts Gather for CSI Conference
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8.	BugTraq: SRT2003-11-02-0218 - NIPrint LPD-LPR Local Help API SYSTEM exploit. Sender: KF [dotslash at snosoft dot com]
9.	BugTraq: SRT2003-11-02-0115 - NIPrint LPD-LPR Remote overflow. Sender: KF [dotslash at snosoft dot com]
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10.	Developing mobile apps on Series 90. Briefing
11.	Elpida samples 2GB DDR 2 module. ECC support for servers
12.	Red Hat pulls plugs on Red Hat Linux product line. Does this mean there's a vacancy?
13.	Skype won't make it, says WSJ columnist. Zennstrom replies
14.	RIAA and DirecTV file more suits. Drag thousands to court
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15.	RSA Conference 2003 opening with RSA CEO keynote speech
16.	1st European information security awards
17.	Microsoft details new security innovations

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1.	Netcraft Claims Apache Now Runs 2/3rds Of The Web
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2.	Carphone Warehouse to create 1,000 jobs. Profits up
3.	AMD Athlon FX-53 to counter Intel P4EE?. Straight from the source's mouth
4.	Microsoft looks to SiS for Xbox 2 I/O chips. Joins IBM, ATI
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5.	Amazon: Look, But Don't Touch. The online retailer apparently refines its book-searching feature to prevent users from printing out sample pages. The Authors Guild squawked that readers might simply print material rather than buying a book.
6.	Wal-Mart, DOD Forcing RFID. Despite the performance and cost barriers still facing radio-frequency identification tags, major market influencers such as Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense are pushing their vendors to use RFID.
7.	Calif. Halts E-Vote Certification. The discovery that uncertified software may have been used in electronic voting machines has prompted California officials to delay plans to approve new machines made by Diebold Election Systems. Kim Zetter reports from Sacramento, California.
8.	Darpa Runs Robo-Racers Off Road. About 100 teams accepted the Pentagon's challenge to build robots that can race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas without human help. But the Pentgon goofed. It invited too many and may ax many entrants. By Noah Shachtman.
9.	Salem Selling a Dubious Past. What better place to spend All Hallow's Eve than in Salem, Massachusetts, site of the infamous witch trials of 1692. Or was it? Michelle Delio reports from Salem.
10.	Spam Wars: Filters Strike Back. Until now, antispam developers and their products have played defense only. But now, one activist wants spam filters to automatically launch attacks against suspected spammers' sites to shut them down. By Amit Asaravala.
11.	Xbox to Switch to PowerPC. The chip that powers the Macintosh will soon be in Microsoft's gaming console. That's good news for IBM and a bad sign for Intel. By Leander Kahney.
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13.	xmjong.c
14.	ethereal-0.9.16.tar...>
15.	shatterCommCtrl.txt
16.	enpa-sa-00011.html
17.	bugzilla5issues.txt
18.	ms03-043scanner.c
19.	iawebmail.txt
20.	kpopup.txt
21.	isakmpd.txt

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1.	Shareholders snipe at Murdoch appointment. Leading shareholders are not convinced Rupert Murdoch's son James is the best person to run UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB.
2.	Giving cancer the 'nano-bullet'. Tiny nanoparticles could be launched into tumours and heated up to destroy cancer cells, say doctors.
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3.	AMD claims Microsoft delays are not 'substantial'. Who needs 95 per cent of the market
4.	MusicMatch issues official support curse for iPod users. iTunes - meet Recycle Bin
5.	IT ads 'selling impossible dreams' - Which?. You mean this PC won't get rid of piles?
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6.	Secure programmer: validating input
7.	Users have set security agenda
8.	Security considerations for layer 3 switches
9.	Red Hat looks to NSA to bolster Linux security
10.	Web hoaxes set to increase

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1.	Shareholders snipe at Murdoch appointment. Leading shareholders question whether Rupert Murdoch's son James is the best man to run UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB.
2.	Cartoon fame for Indian tech school. The world famous Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) make it into Dilbert cartoons about the corporate world.
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3.	Network security sector analysis
4.	Protecting networks with decoys that lure hackers
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5.	Longhorn may pose security concerns

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1.	Microsoft to License I.B.M. Chips. Microsoft said that it had licensed I.B.M. microchip technology for use in its Xbox game consoles. By Steve Lohr.
2.	Thomson and TCL to Join TV Units. The French electronics company Thomson is in a deal with TCL International Holdings of China to form what would become the world's biggest maker of TV sets. By John Tagliabue.
3.	As Earth Warms, the Hottest Issue Is Energy. If global warming occurs as predicted, there will be no easy way to turn the Earth's thermostat back down. By Kenneth Chang.
4.	An Option for the Needle-Shy: Spray Flu Vaccine. Those seeking to protect themselves against flu's miseries have a new option: a nasal spray vaccine. By Elizabeth Olson.
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5.	Appeals Court to Consider Microsoft Case (AP). AP - The antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. is returning to the U.S. appeals court where the world's largest software company already has won significant victories since the government began investigating its business practices nearly a decade ago.
6.	Radio Tags Face Technical Hurdles, Deadlines (Reuters). Reuters - The latest technology craze can be found hanging from a Prada shirt in downtown New York or tacked onto cases of Boston-based Gillette razors.
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7.	Swedish ISP Blocks Computers That Send Spam
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8.	Red Hat Looks to NSA to Bolster Linux Security

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1.	Security Log
2.	Mimail variants spreading, target antispam sites
3.	CIOs Share the Blame
4.	Sidebar: Privacy Compliance Monitoring Tool Vendors
5.	Keeping Secrets
6.	Sidebar: A Tool for Every Need
7.	CA unveils plans for identity management suite
8.	Mimail variants spreading, target antispam sites
9.	SHOUTcast Server 'icy-name, icy-url' Buffer Overflow
10.	WS_FTP server
11.	Briton pleads guilty to US nuclear lab hacking attack

2:24:18 AM

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1.	Sun shares jump on Youngjohns. The Loon responds
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2.	diebold-lists.tgz

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1.	IBM reworks desktop services. The company plans to try to take some of the cost and irritation out of managing PCs. Businesses pay a monthly fee for each employee, and Big Blue takes care of their tech woes.
2.	Veritas announces data-tracking product. Continuing a tech industry push on regulatory compliance, the software maker is announcing a product to help companies abide by rules and manage their data.
3.	Wake Forest to offer IP phoning. The school is expected to announce plans Tuesday that include eventually replacing the landline phones inside 1,900 dormitories with ones that make local and long-distance calls over the Net.
4.	IBM, Corning look into supercomputer optics. The Energy Department has decided to award IBM and Corning $20 million to develop high-speed connection hardware for supercomputers, Big Blue is expected to announce on Tuesday.
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5.	Microsoft, Borland: We're friends - Infoworld Staff. SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Microsoft and Borland may have competing development tools for building Windows applications, but this does not mean the companies are not partners.
6.	SunNetwork - Sun looks for partners in per-user licensing. At its SunNetwork user conference in Berlin next month, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to announce the first independent software vendors (ISVs) that have signed up to distribute their software along with Sun's Java Enterprise System middleware and Java Desktop System software. ADVERTISEMENT: Do you know a company that uses pirated software? - Software piracy is bad business. Make them clean up their act. Click here to report Software Piracy to the Business Software Alliance.
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7.	E-voting vendor sued for DMCA takedown. Never mind the ballots
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8.	BKDR_GIFT.25

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