Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Thursday, November 13, 2003

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1.	Wireless Networks Gain Spectrum (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The Federal Communications Commission set aside a new slice of airwaves yesterday for wireless Internet users, a move the agency said was designed to encourage the spread of high-speed data access in rural and other underserved areas.
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2.	The IBM BladeCenter JS20 server blades based on the PowerPC 970 have been officially announced, but they won't ship until March.
3.	The Uru demo is out. I'll save you the trouble of navigating the graphics/javascript-laden game sites: BitTorrent link.
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4.	Conectiva: postgresql Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities
5.	SCO: unzip Directory traversal vulnerability

11:19:23 PM

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1.	Microsoft Defies EU Commission
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2.	The Inquirer: Multi-core processors beg software licence questions. No they don't; a processor (core) is a processor.
3.	EE Times: Next-gen DVD riven by two competing standards. Red lasers are out, so it's blue vs. blu now.

10:19:10 PM

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1.	Start-up looks to do the math with new chip. ClearSpeed prepares to show off a chip designed to handle the complex, but repetitive, calculations involved in protein matching, data compression and other demanding tasks.
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2.	Microsoft Details First-Ever MSN Profit (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) MSN Internet division posted its first-ever quarterly operating profit of $58 million since it was launched eight years ago, the world's largest software maker said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
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3.	Windows Program Enables MP3 Downloading From iTunes
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4.	The Register: Sun's Linux desktop off to flying start. Isn't the Java Desktop System based on SuSE, which is now owned by Sun competitor Novell? Oops.
5.	The Pinnacle ShowCenter is a $300 set-top box that plays music, video, and photos over a network from your PC. It's too bad it doesn't support AAC and MP4, but at least it supports some form of MPEG-4. I've previously mentioned the Roku HD1000 which has similar features.
6.	FCC Makes Additional Spectrum Available For Unlicensed Use. I wonder when Atheros will have a firmware update to support this band. Anybody know what the power limit is on the new band?

9:18:53 PM

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1.	Pearson Intl Airport threatens to sue websites that take its name in vain. Pearson International Airport, of Toronto, Ontario, has threatened legal action against a website for mentioning its name. The site in question is urinal.net, a user-submitted gallery of pissoir photos -- including a couple from Pearson. Inexplicably, Pearson has the surplus budget laying about with which to pay some puffed up dillweed to send letters to urinal-gallery sites, threatening to sue them for illegally (sic) putting the name of the airport on said site. I think that some goddamned budget-cuts are in order at Pearson. The GTAA [Greater Toronto Airports Authority] would like to request that you remove Toronto Pearson International Airport from the title of the page below, including the removal of Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport from within the page. If you choose to keep the photos, we just request that you remove the text below in red. We appreciate your cooperation. We will check back in a week to ensure that this information has been removed. If at that time it has not, we will forward it to the Legal department for subsequent action. Link (Thanks, Mike)
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2.	Dell meets third-quarter estimates. Servers and storage systems were two of the company's top earners, helping Dell pull in a profit of 26 cents per share and revenue of $10.6 billion.
3.	Former Gateway CEO, two others charged with fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission files fraud charges against former chief executive Jeff Weitzen, former chief financial officer John Todd and former controller Robert Manza.
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4.	Slashback: Simpsons, Buyouts, Droid
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5.	Women in IT face same challenges as elsewhere. SAN FRANCISCO - Women working in the U.S. IT industry face the same challenges to career advancement as in any other field, according to a new study released Wednesday.
6.	Update: Deutsche Telekom posts Q3 profit, raises 2003 forecast. Deutsche Telekom AG (DT), Europe's largest telecommunications service provider, posted Thursday its third consecutive quarterly profit as mobile phone sales surged, and raised its 2003 forecast for its key earnings after reducing debt faster than expected.
7.	Princeton, HP Labs demo plastic write-once memory. A combination of a plastic material and a thin film of silicon has been demonstrated by researchers at Princeton University and Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) as an inexpensive method of storing digital information.
8.	Sun readies J2EE 1.4, app server - Infoworld Staff. SAN FRANCISCO -- Sun Microsystems next week will ship Java 2 Enterprise Edition 1.4, which is designed to enable the use of Web services in Java applications, along with an application server based on the new platform. ADVERTISEMENT: Vonage DigitalVoice...The BROADBAND Phone Company - Vonage is a digital phone service that replaces your current phone company, offering unlimited local and long distance calling for $34.99 per month
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9.	Dell keeps zooming in Q3. Strong like bull
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10.	BitDefender sort le premier antivirus pour Samba 3
11.	Re: Serious flaws in bluetooth security lead to disclosure of personal data
12.	Re: Funny article

8:18:32 PM

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1.	Siebel faces second SEC penalty. The Securities and Exchange Commission may take enforcement action against Siebel Systems and two of its officers over an alleged breach of fair disclosure rules.
2.	GameSpy warns security researcher. The online-gaming service provider says it sent an Italian hacker a letter requesting that he remove advisories and utilities highlighting vulnerabilities in its products.
3.	LSI Logic may spin off storage group. The company plans to separate its storage systems unit from its mainstream semiconductor business and is considering an IPO for the new company.
4.	Intuit rewrites QuickBooks for small business. The company keeps companies with less than 250 employees in mind for updates to its QuickBooks accounting software and to its QuickBase Web-based information management package.
5.	Tessera pops on first day of trading. The company, which designs packages for semiconductors, sees its shares climb 38 percent on its first day of trading.
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6.	Dell Profits Up on Server, Storage Sales (Reuters). Reuters - Dell Inc. (DELL.O) said on Thursday third-quarter profit rose as the No. 1 personal computer maker held down costs and posted strong sales of server computers and data storage machines.
7.	SBC Sees Access Lines Trends Up (Reuters). Reuters - SBC Communications Inc. (SBC.N), the No. 2 U.S. local telephone company, said on Thursday it will take another year before its revenues grow as it is still grappling with competition and a shift by customers to wireless phones and electronic mail.
8.	Kasparov Blunder Gives 'X3D Fritz' Chess Win (Reuters). Reuters - A cold, calculating computer called "X3D Fritz" swiftly took advantage of an all-too-human error by world No. 1 chess player Garry Kasparov on Thursday to win the second game of their four-game match in New York.
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9.	FCC To Expand Wireless Spectrum
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10.	BugTraq: Re: Serious flaws in bluetooth security lead to disclosure of personal data. Sender: Pentest Security Advisories [alerts at pentest dot co dot uk]
11.	BugTraq: Re: Funny article. Sender: Steven M dot Christey [coley at mitre dot org]
12.	Vulnerabilities: Winace UnAce Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Winace is a file compression/decompression tool that was originally developed for Microsoft Windows platforms. Winace was ported to Linux platforms as UnAce. UnAce has b...
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13.	Sun's Linux desktop off to flying start. Exclusive Renting Linux for profit
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14.	RE:Secure Network Operations SRT2003-11-13-0218, PCAnywhere allows local users to become SYSTEM
15.	[RHSA-2003:325-01] Updated glibc packages provide security and bug fixes

7:18:13 PM

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1.	Le cinema du Paris: let the lofty sextape critiques commence!. A review of the oh-so-48-hours-ago PHST (Paris Hilton Sex Tape), on "Noted Film Critic and Swede" Bergmann Endresson's blog. What's next, a tete-a-tete with James Lipton? A three-way with Roger Ebert? A new cinematic school of doggy-style Dogme? The cold black of night is penetrated by an alien tone, played upon an inhuman scale. It pierces through the quiet slumber that is the inheritance of honest men. As when Psyche dripped her voyeur wax upon the forbidden face of love, a sprightly nymph stirs, and all is a flutter: "Let me get my phone." Paris Hilton's first line in this magnificent post modern statement is more conditioned response than free will. Like Pavlov's doggy, she is powerless to resist the cold intrusion of the technological sprawl that devours countrysides, bathrooms and budoirs with the same unyielding hunger. McLuhan promised us a Global Village, but nowhere did he say that it would be a tax haven, and on this evening the throbbing circuitry of a connected world demands the sacrifice of a media virgin. But she is not without an advisor. In this film Ms. Hilton acts opposite Rick Solomon, media mogul, giver of corporal knowledge. Yet he is more, and in a poignant moment of self-loathing which defines the entire encounter, Solomon blasphemes the very technology upon which he has built his empire: "Fuck your phone." Link to Eros and Thanatos in L'affair Hilton on D-Nasty (via the Kicker)
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2.	Former Gateway CEO, two others charged with fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission files fraud charges against former chief executive Jeff Weitzen, former chief financial officer John Todd and former controller Robert Manza.
3.	FCC expands spectrum for wireless use. The Federal Communications Commission says it is setting aside additional spectrum for devices that use unlicensed radio frequencies.
4.	Ad groups lobby for antispam law. Three influential trade groups are pushing Congress to pass a federal spam law before the holidays, cautioning that without it, unwanted e-mail will hamper e-commerce.
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5.	SEC Staff Recommends Action Vs. Siebel (AP). AP - Siebel Systems Inc. said Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission staff has recommended enforcement actions against the company and two of its executives.
6.	FCC Expands Frequencies for Wireless Net (AP). AP - Regulators said Thursday they would help bring high-speed Internet connections to rural areas by expanding the spectrum of frequencies for wireless devices that do not require modems and phone jacks. Consumer groups were skeptical.
7.	Scripps Plans Web Site Registration (Editor and Publisher). Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK -- The newspapers of Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps Co. will soon roll out registration at its Web sites, said Bob Benz, general manager for interactive media. The first paper to launch will be the Ventura County Star in Ventura, Calif., probably in early December.
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8.	The Computer Owner - Guilty or Not Guilty?
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9.	BugTraq: [RHSA-2003:325-01] Updated glibc packages provide security and bug fixes. Sender: [bugzilla at redhat dot com]
10.	Vulnerabilities: Symbol Technologies PDT 8100 Default WEP Keys Configuration Vulnerability. The PDT 8100 is a wireless access point solution distributed and maintained by Symbol Technologies. A problem has been identified in the default configuration of the Sym...
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11.	iproute netlink Message Spoofing May Let Local Users Deny Service
12.	Security Gurus to Schmidt: Less Talk, More Action
13.	SRT2003-11-13-0218 - PCAnywhere local SYSTEM exploit
14.	[CLA-2003:784] Conectiva Security Announcement - postgresql
15.	Web Wiz Forums ver. 7.01
16.	Webwasher Classic Error-Message XSS Vulnerability
17.	Minor OpenSSH/pam vuln (non-exploitable)
18.	Security Chiefs Come Together
19.	Spammers Target Instant Message Users
20.	Mom Finds Out About Blog

6:17:53 PM

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1.	Dell meets third-quarter estimates. Servers and storage systems were two of the company's top earners, helping Dell pull in a profit of 26 cents per share and revenue of $10.6 billion.
2.	iTunes helper allows MP3 downloads. An independent PC developer has created a program that lets users of Apple Computer's iTunes software share MP3 files almost as easily as they could using programs such as Kazaa.
3.	Sun bets on free Java tool. Developers won't pay a penny for the next version of Java application server, set for release next week, says the company's top software executive in a presentation of Sun's software plans.
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4.	Dell Profits Up on Server, Storage Sales (Reuters). Reuters - Dell Inc. (DELL.O) said on Thursday third-quarter profits rose as the No. 1 personal computer maker kept costs low and revenue increased more than analysts expected, helped by strong sales of server computers and data storage machines.
5.	Oracle: PeopleSoft Review May End in Jan. (AP). AP - A top Oracle Corp. executive said Thursday that a pivotal antitrust review of the business software maker's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. might not be finished by the end of the year as management had expected.
6.	FCC Adds Airwaves for Services Like Wi-Fi (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. communications regulators on Thursday voted to release another swath of airwaves for short-distance wireless services like Wi-Fi high-speed Internet and home networks.
7.	Dell Accidentally Posts Results Early on Web (Reuters). Reuters - No. 1 personal computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL.O) on Thursday accidentally posted part of its quarterly results on its Web Site, at least 40 minutes ahead of schedule, the company said on Thursday.
8.	Bill Seeks to Jail Web Movie Pirates (Reuters). Reuters - Internet users who distribute movies and music ahead of their official release dates could face five years in prison under a bill unveiled on Thursday by several U.S. senators.
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9.	Evolving the Social Network
10.	Forbes Examines SCO Subpoenas
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11.	Dell's diversification pays off. The world's second biggest PC maker sees a 21% rise in third quarter profits as diversification pays off.
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12.	BugTraq: [CLA-2003:784] Conectiva Security Announcement - postgresql. Sender: Conectiva Updates [secure at conectiva dot com dot br]
13.	BugTraq: Web Wiz Forums ver. 7.01. Sender: HEX [hex at hex dot net dot ru]
14.	BugTraq: SRT2003-11-13-0218 - PCAnywhere local SYSTEM exploit. Sender: KF [dotslash at snosoft dot com]
15.	BugTraq: RE: Secure Network Operations SRT2003-11-13-0218, PCAnywhere allows local users to become SYSTEM. Sender: Sym Security [symsecurity at symantec dot com]
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16.	MS to ship substandard Windows if EU axe falls. Windows without Media Player, like a bike without a phisycle...
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17.	Microsoft Proclaims Death of Free Software Model
18.	Gangs Extort Companies With DDoS Attacks
19.	terminatorX Multipe Buffer Overflows Lets Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code with Root Privileges
20.	glibc getifaddrs() Message Spoofing May Let Local Users Deny Service
21.	Defense and Detection Against Internet Worms
22.	Liberty Alliance Completes Phase 2
23.	Liberty Alliance
24.	Liberty Alliance debuts new standard
25.	Replace Your Music....Again

5:17:32 PM

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1.	WTF? Did Linkedin lose their domain name?. BoingBoing buddy Jason Calacanis points us to Linkedin.com, which -- instead of the Linkedin network site -- now defaults to a domain registrar temporary page. What's up? Someone forget to pay the domain name renewal bill? Something related to recent reports of patent conflict, backbiting, and incestuous dealmaking involving Linkedin, Tribe.net, Friendster, and a horde of hungry investors? Or, what I suspect to be the real deal here -- our alien overlords have returned to earth in a shiny new spacecraft, and they want to eat all the online networkers first? Link
2.	Spy on CMU's wireless devices. Here's a real-time map of all the wireless devices using CMU's campus-wide network. Link (Thanks, Ophir!)
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3.	Consumers power wireless-gear market, report says. As security and management concerns ease, consumer and enterprise sales continue to drive growth in the wireless networking gear market, a research report says.
4.	T-Mobile and Boingo: A match made in heaven?
5.	Time Warner OK with VoIP regulation. The company plans to begin selling Internet phone service in California next year and will cooperate with regulators by seeking a telephone operator's license in the state, if necessary.
6.	Adobe lays off 100. The graphics-software maker quietly trims jobs as part of an ongoing realignment, saying the move is not related to Adobe's financial outlook.
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7.	Tailoring BPM Deployments to the Mid-Market (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - The next big wave of business-process redesign and automation very likely will be completed by mid-size enterprises. Thus, those companies will be the next to purchase enterprise-software applications, such as ERP and CRM modules.
8.	Year of the Open-Source Database (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - When a Fortune 1000 company goes shopping for database software, it typically will turn to one of the big vendors. Holding the bulk of market share are programs like Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) 9i, IBM's (NYSE: IBM) DB2 or Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) SQL Server.
9.	Subpoenas Fly in IBM-SCO Legal Battle (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - The SCO Group-IBM lawsuit is already a high-profile court battle, but it is becoming even more intense. Both sides have issued a raft of subpoenas requiring an extensive list of industry figures to become involved with the proceedings.
10.	Online Job Seekers Give Up Privacy (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Looking for a job? Your first stop might well be that handful of online Web sites that have sprung up over the past five years and are now a permanent fixture in the job seeker's ecosystem. But beware, warns a new study by the World Privacy Forum, a nonprofit advocacy group. You may be giving away more personal information than you think.
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11.	Gore Vidal Savages Electronic Voting
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12.	Vulnerabilities: TelCondex SimpleWebserver Directory Traversal Vulnerability. TelCondex SimpleWebServer is a Web server designed for use with the Microsoft Windows operating systems. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the software that ...
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13.	Belgian watchdog reconsiders 'unsafe' Nokia battery claim. Plans to retest batteries

4:17:12 PM

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1.	"Nevermind the Pollacks" author Neal Pollack calls the blog quits. Writer Neal Pollack, who penned this scathing comeback to a less-than-flattering New York Times review earlier this week, has decided to shut down his popular weblog. Link (thanks, Invisible Cowgirl)
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2.	Briefly: Virgin U.K. offers Apple iPod. Apple Computer says it has started selling its iPod digital music player at Virgin Megastores and Virgin Xpress stores in the United Kingdom.
3.	Ad groups lobby for antispam law. Three influential trade groups are pushing Congress to pass a federal spam law before the holidays, cautioning that without it, unwanted e-mail will hamper e-commerce.
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4.	Oracle: PeopleSoft Review May End in Jan. (AP). AP - A top Oracle Corp. executive said Thursday that a pivotal antitrust review of the business software maker's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. might not be finished by the end of the year as management had expected.
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5.	Jail Time for Movie Swappers
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6.	Securing Your Wireless Networks
7.	Strong Holiday E-Commerce Forecast Tempered by Security Fears
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8.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions November 12, 2003
9.	McAfee DAT 4303
10.	McAfee SuperDAT 4303
11.	The Cleaner Database v3415

3:16:53 PM

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1.	Intuit rewrites QuickBooks for small business. The company keeps companies with less than 250 employees in mind for updates to its QuickBooks accounting software and to its QuickBase Web-based information management package.
2.	Tessera pops on first day of trading. The company, which designs packages for semiconductors, sees its shares climb 38 percent on its first day of trading.
3.	Virgin U.K. to sell Apple iPod
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4.	JBoss Uses Voluntarism to Take Aim at BEA, IBM (Reuters). Reuters - A small, upstart company that gives away its software for free is threatening to play spoiler to big rivals IBM and BEA Systems in the hotly contested market for business software that pipes data between applications.
5.	Flexible working set to flourish (FT.com). FT.com - Flexible working has been possible for some time but the latest technologies, including dedicated e-mail devices, high-speed internet access and wireless Lans, are making it more pleasant and boosting the productivity of people who work from home, on the move or from shared (or "hot") desks.
6.	FCC Expands Frequencies for Wireless Net (AP). AP - Federal regulators say they are expanding the radio spectrum for wireless Internet users to help bring broadband connections to rural areas, but consumer groups argue that the frequencies won't fulfill the promise.
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7.	Liberty Alliance Completes Phase 2
8.	Defense and Detection Against Internet Worms
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9.	Data forensics
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10.	Vulnerabilities: PureFTPd displayrate() Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability. PureFTPd is an FTP server based on Troll-FTPd and designed with a focus on security. It is available for the BSD and Linux operating systems. A denial of service vulnera...
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11.	Wal-Mart turns customers into RFID lab rats. P&G's watchful eyes
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12.	[RHSA-2003:313-01] Updated PostgreSQL packages fix buffer overflow
13.	Corsaire Security Advisory: PeopleSoft Gateway Administration servlet path disclosure issue
14.	terminatorX stack-based overflow (exploit)
15.	Local PoC exploit terminatorX v3.81
16.	News: Don't put your app protection on your firewall, Mr Jones

2:16:12 PM

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1.	Songs inspired by spam subject lines. Here's a surprisingly good compilation of songs with titles taken from common spam subject lines, such as "You Are Being Watched," and "Look and Feel Years Younger." The full MP3s are available for download. My favorite is "Do You Measure Up." Link
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2.	Comdex eyes the workplace. This year's Comdex trade show will trade a golf shirt for a business suit, and focus more on corporate information-technology products than consumer electronics.
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3.	SEC Calls for Action Against Siebel (AP). AP - Siebel Systems Inc. said Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission staff has recommended enforcement actions against the company and two of its executives.
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4.	Ask Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik
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5.	Telling Spammers From E-Mail Marketers
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6.	Vulnerabilities: nCube Server Manager Directory Traversal Vulnerability. nCUBE Server Manager has been reported prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. The issue presents itself likely due to a lack of sufficient sanitization performed o...
7.	Vulnerabilities: phpBB Profile.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability. phpBB is an open-source web forum application that is written in PHP and supported by a number of database products. It will run on most Unix and Linux variants, as well ...
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8.	Corsaire Security Advisory: PeopleSoft PeopleBooks Search CGI multiple argument issues
9.	NSFOCUS SA2003-07: HP-UX Software Distributor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
10.	Corsaire Security Advisory: PeopleSoft IScript XSS issue
11.	[RHSA-2003:307-01] Updated zebra packages fix security vulnerabilities
12.	Eudora 6.0.1 attachment spoof
13.	NSFOCUS SA2003-08: HP-UX libc NLSPATH Environment Variable Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
14.	MDKSA-2003:106 - Updated fileutils and coreutils packages fix vulnerabilities

1:15:02 PM

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1.	Naked Lady Sushi parody website from Japan. BoingBoing pal Geisha Asobi points us to Takako Umemiya's NYO-TA-I-MO-RI-Project (Link), and says, "She is very funny!!!!" I don't speak or read Japanese, but maybe a better-educated BoingBoing reader can contribute a partial translation. Takako's website features her sashimi-clad body in an apparent spoof of the ongoing International Naked Lady Sushi Controversy (marginally work-safe, I suppose).
2.	Obituary recursion. Richard G. "Noodle" Pearson, the obituary editor for the Washington Post, has died. His obituary is amazing. "On a day when everyone else is writing about a snowstorm, we're writing about a city council member, the king of Burma, a junior high school geography teacher, a Nobel physicist, a jazz drummer, a baseball player. . ." he said in a 1996 interview. "As I tell people sometimes, God is my assignment editor." Link
3.	Currency exchange parable fotonovela. The Towers of Hanoi, an Austrian true-life fotonovela about a guy who goes into a bank and changes 50 Euros for dollars, then the dollars for Euros, then back again, und so weiter, until only chump-change remains. Link
4.	Kazaa to distribute Bollywood feature. Kazaa has inked a deal to simultaneously distribute a theatrically released Bollywood movie, using its DRM-based Altnet technology. "The Bollywood movie market is growing at twice the rate of Hollywood, in terms of production and revenue. This is where the benefits of P2P technology become really clear," Sharman CEO Nikki Hemming said in a statement. "P2P technology offers the movie industry a huge opportunity to massively enhance its distribution and generate revenue." Link
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5.	Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood. The file-swapping company, which is locked in a legal battle with Hollywood studios, has stuck a deal to digitally distribute a full-length feature film made in India's Bollywood.
6.	Amazon extends its Borders patrol. The online retailer says it will continue to provide content and underlying technology to the Web sites of rival bookseller Borders Group.
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7.	Microsoft pledges "solutions" in EU anti-trust case (AFP). AFP - Microsoft pledged to "work things out" with the EU's competition watchdog in what it called constructive talks over an anti-trust probe that could have far-reaching consequences for the US software giant.
8.	Experts: Red Hat made 'smart business decision' (TechTarget). TechTarget - When you look at the big picture, Red Hat's decision to drop support of Red Hat Linux is a good, long-term move for the company and for its enterprise users, even if some users are crying foul now, according to Red Hat Linux administration experts Ibrahim Haddad and Richard Petersen. In this e-mail interview, they discuss Red Hat's new support stance, the challenges and advantages of migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux from Red Hat Linux, tips for Unix-to-Linux and Windows-to-Linux migrations and the differences among Linux distributions.
9.	Patent Office Reviews Disputed Web Patent (Reuters). Reuters - In an unusual move, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is considering whether to revoke a patent that Internet experts claim could hobble Web browsing and online commerce.
10.	Spammers Target Instant Message Users (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Nicole Fann was shocked the first time it happened.
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11.	Replace Your Music....Again
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12.	Palmisano: No more 'gizmos and guessing' for IT. IBM Corp. has talked about the technology behind its on-demand software initiative for over a year now, but on Wednesday the computer giant turned its attention to the customer at an event held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
13.	Microsoft says it isn't breaking EU laws. BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Microsoft defended its business practices Wednesday during a three-day hearing here in front of European competition regulators, in a final attempt to persuade them that it isn't breaking the European Union's antitrust laws.
14.	Intuit updates QuickBooks line. Intuit Inc. has updated its QuickBooks financial software products and added three industry-specific offerings to its flagship product family, the company said Thursday.
15.	Gartner predicts IT spending spree for 2006. SYDNEY, Australia -- The worldwide IT economy will rebound strongly by 2006, according to Gartner Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Fleischer who claimed that most enterprises will soon change their strategic focus from cutting costs and protecting profits to aggressively driving growth.
16.	Deutsche Telekom posts Q3 profit, raises 2003 forecast. Deutsche Telekom AG (DT), Europe's largest telecommunication service provider, posted Thursday its third consecutive quarterly profit as mobile phone sales surged, and raised its 2003 forecast for its key earnings after reducing debt faster than expected.
17.	Siemens sees earnings boost from networks division. Siemens AG reported a sharp increase in net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, compared to a year earlier, buoyed by strong performance in its Information and Communication Networks (ICN) operating group.
18.	Cisco launches new 'g' wireless devices. Cisco Systems Inc. introduced a lineup of new products during its wireless LAN (WLAN) advanced technology event in San Jose, California, on Wednesday which, according to one customer, are necessary for running today's businesses. ADVERTISEMENT: Build Better Protected Storage with Double-Take - FREE White Paper! Double-Take, the de facto standard in data protection, combines replication and failover to protect Exchange data and ensure itýs available. Learn how Double-Take can help you protect your Exchange data, download a free whitepaper entitled, ýNSI Solutions for Microsoft Exchange.ý
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19.	Electronic Voting Debacle
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20.	News: Don't put your app protection on your firewall, Mr Jones. The Register By John Leyden [john dot leyden at theregister dot co dot uk]
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21.	BugTraq: NSFOCUS SA2003-08: HP-UX libc NLSPATH Environment Variable Privilege Elevation Vulnerability. Sender: NSFOCUS Security Team [security at nsfocus dot com]
22.	BugTraq: Corsaire Security Advisory: PeopleSoft Gateway Administration servlet path disclosure issue. Sender: advisories [advisories at corsaire dot com]
23.	BugTraq: Corsaire Security Advisory: PeopleSoft IScript XSS issue. Sender: advisories [advisories at corsaire dot com]
24.	BugTraq: Corsaire Security Advisory: PeopleSoft PeopleBooks Search CGI multiple argument issues. Sender: advisories [advisories at corsaire dot com]
25.	Vulnerabilities: OpenBSD Local Malformed Binary Execution Denial of Service Vulnerability. iBCS2 (Intel Binary Compatibility Specification 2) is a binary compatibility format designed commonly used by SCO and ISC binaries. ELF is the executable and linkable for...
26.	Vulnerabilities: TelCondex SimpleWebserver Directory Traversal Vulnerability. TelCondex SimpleWebServer is a Web server designed for use with the Microsoft Windows operating systems. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the software that ...
27.	Vulnerabilities: OnlineArts DailyDose dose.pl Remote Command Execution Vulnerability. DailyDose is an application used to generate random quotes. It is written in perl and can be used without SSI. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the softwar...
28.	Vulnerabilities: Bugzilla Javascript Buglists Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Bugzilla is a freely available, open source bug tracking system. It is available for the Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Windows platforms. A problem exists in the handling ...
29.	Vulnerabilities: Epic CTCP Nickname Server Message Buffer Overrun Vulnerability. Epic is a freely available IRC client for Unix and Linux variants. A remotely exploitable buffer overrun has been reported in Epic. This issue may reportedly be exploit...
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30.	Don't put app protection on your firewall, Mr Jones. Top Layer touts standalone IPS appliance
31.	Things to do on the Net when you're dead. Mylastemail.com
32.	Wi-Fi turns us into busy worker bees. We need a bigger a honey pot
33.	Iomega revs removable HDD challenge to tape. The very Rev

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1.	Read a free excerpt from Gareth Branwyn's new robot book!. BoingBoing pal, StreetTech blog founder and Wired Magazine's "Jargon Watch" editor Gareth Branwyn says: An entire chapter of my book Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots is now available on InformIT. Called Robot's Rules of Order, it is a collection of laws, maxims, words o' wisdom, and rules o' thumb used by robot thinkerers and tinkerers of all stripes. Also includes a section called "Rules for Roboticists," tips and working principles to keep in mind while building your own bots.
2.	More Segway-inspired robotic fun. BoingBoing buddy and robotics whiz John Wiseman says: Regarding Segway robotics, I thought you might be interested to know that DARPA funded development of a Segway-based common robotics platform (the "RMP"): Link. A group at CMU is working on a Robocup robot soccer team using the Segway RMP: Link. One cool thing about their work is that it's the first robot soccer team (as far as I know) that can play with and against humans on the field. Unfortunately they don't seem to have any images/video of that online; I saw some video at a conference a few weeks ago. Random thing #1: I hear there's an upcoming exhibit at the Center for Land Use Interpretation of video from cameras mounted on sheep, spiders, tumbleweeds, etc. Sounded cool. Link. Sheep stampede video: Link. Random thing #2: Origami folding robot at CMU: Link.
3.	Naked Sushi Lady history, part three. Don't forget Stanley Kubrick: the milk ladies in Clockwork Orange. Okay, they're serving dairy products, not California rolls, but you get the idea. Link to full-size image, Link to previous BoingBoing post on the Naked Sushi Lady Controversy: one, two. (Thanks, Janet!)
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4.	Briefly: They're hiring in Canada. Keane, a Canadian IT services company, says that Canada is a promising nation for outsourcing and that increased demand for the company's "nearshore" services has created 175 new jobs.
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5.	PeopleSoft's Efforts To Block Oracle Bid Spur Legal Questions (Investor's Business Daily). Investor's Business Daily - PeopleSoft Inc.'s (NasdaqNM:PSFT - News) atest move to thwart a hostile bid by Oracle Corp. (NasdaqNM:ORCL - News) has raised legal questions - and sparked another war of words between the two software firms.
6.	Cisco updates WLAN management engine (TechTarget). TechTarget - SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday announced the availability of an updated version of its CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solutions Engine, and the company elaborated on its plans for enabling more sophisticated wireless LAN management and easier deployment.
7.	Senate Bill Targets Internet Pirates (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - People who steal copies of films and albums and post them on the Internet before their official release dates could face felony charges under legislation scheduled to be introduced Thursday in the U.S. Senate.
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8.	Lunar Polar Ice Not Present
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9.	Elsewhere: Nokia: N-Gage has been hacked, crack down begins. Handset maker Nokia confirmed yesterday that hackers had managed to crack anti-copying protections in games designed for its new N-Gage, a gadget that combines a mobile p...
10.	Elsewhere: Execs aim to teach better security. SAN FRANCISCO--Ten security executives have formed a group to help companies and the government create a secure information infrastructure. As previously reported by CNE...
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11.	Vulnerabilities: CDE LibDTHelp DTHelpUserSearchPath Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is a commercially-available desktop environment for the Unix and Linux operating systems. A problem has been identified in CDE libDtHelp...
12.	Vulnerabilities: Qualcomm Eudora Reply-to-all Buffer Overrun Vulnerability. Eudora is an e-mail client for Microsoft Windows and other operating systems. It is maintained and distributed by Qualcomm. Qualcomm Eudora is prone to a buffer overrun...
13.	Vulnerabilities: VieNuke VieBoard SQL Injection Vulnerability. VieNuke VieBoard is a bulletin board software written in ASP and SQL. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the software that may a remote user to inject malicio...
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14.	UK students - fancy a trip to Brazil?. Or a jolly to the German Grand Prix 2004?
15.	Can't get a shag? Get nTAG!. Electronic aid for the socially awkward
16.	Europe in Brief. ICT roundup from the Continent

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1.	Factions face off in ultrawideband arena. A key meeting for the standardization of the wireless technology fails to reconcile the two main camps, as Intel accuses Motorola of breaking nondisclosure agreements.
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2.	Microsoft Warns EU of Damaged Windows (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) said it would be forced to offer European consumers a sub-standard version of Windows if the European Union makes it re-write its operating system, sources close to the case said on Thursday.
3.	European Web Retailers to Enjoy Banner Online Xmas (Reuters). Reuters - European Web shoppers will ring up 9 billion euros in e-commerce purchases for the 2003 Christmas period, closing the gap on the United States, the home of "e-shopaholics," a new forecast said.
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4.	The Open Code Market
5.	OSDL To Start Pushing on Desktop Linux
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6.	Banking Scam Revealed
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7.	Patriotic Al-Jazeera hacker fined $2000 and sentenced to 1000 hours of community service
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8.	Elsewhere: ATM fraud prevention tips from FNB. First National Bank's Card Security Week aims to highlight the predominant fraud issues pertaining to card security. FNB is committed to providing information that can h...
9.	Elsewhere: N- Gage games hacked. HACKERS HAVE discovered ways of breaking the copy protection surrounding games written for Nokia's dedicated games console, the N-Gage. Consequently these games have sta...
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10.	T-Online to buy AOL - report. Rubbish, says T-Online
11.	Don't put your app protection on your firewall, Mr Jones. Top Layer touts standalone IPS appliance

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1.	Tech Security Chiefs Form Alliance (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Nearly a dozen top technology luminaries are lending their star power to a new think-tank that will look for ways to elevate the status of chief security officers in the private sector, a move that they say will go a long way toward improving Internet security.
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2.	AOL To Be Purchased By T-Online?
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3.	Experts: Wireless network risk overhyped
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4.	Microsoft: 'We Should Learn from Open Source'
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5.	Asian first-timers prefer Linux to Windows. Cost and community: we're all hippies now
6.	Final iQue details emerge from China. Nintendo's entry into the Chinese market takes shape
7.	Intel vs Motorola. This time over ultra-wide band wireless
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8.	18 pirates brésiliens arrêtés par la Police

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1.	Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex. Larry Niven's classic essay, "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex," which explores the likely outcomes of a Superman-Lois Lane union, is online, with permission: Either Superman has gone completely schizo and believes himself to be Clark Kent; or he knows what he's doing, but no longer gives a damn. Thirty-one years is a long time. For Superman it has been even longer. He has X-ray vision; he knows just what he's missing. (One should not think of Superman as a Peeping Tom. A biological ability must be used. As a child Superman may never have known that things had surfaces, until he learned to suppress his X-ray vision. If millions of people tend shamelessly to wear clothing with no lead in the weave, that is hardly Superman's fault.) The problem is this. Electroencephalograms taken of men and women during sexual intercourse show that orgasm resembles "a kind of pleasurable epileptic attack." One loses control over one's muscles. Superman has been known to leave his fingerprints in steel and in hardened concrete, accidentally. What would he do to the woman in his arms during what amounts to an epileptic fit? Link
2.	Central London WiFi map. This is a pretty good map of public WiFi hotspots, mostly (all?) pay-for-use. (also useful: the Hotspotted directory of London WiFi) 440K JPEG Link
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3.	Nintendo To Launch New Machine Next Year?
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4.	BT faces 'challenging' times as revenues dip. Pre-tax proft up, though
5.	UK govt calls for 100% broadband coverage by 2005. Easy to say, harder to do
6.	ATI ships its first DX9 mobile workstation chip. Mobility FireGL T2
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7.	Privacy bigger worry than security
8.	Managing user accounts in Lindows
9.	Banking scam revealed
10.	ATM fraud prevention tips
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11.	W32.HLLW.Sinala@mm
12.	Une faille dans Word et Excel permet l'exécution de code arbitraire
13.	Buffer Overflow dans les Extensions Frontpage Serveur : exécution de code à distance

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1.	JOANNE HOYOUNG LEE -- MERCURY NEWS (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Rick Belluzzo left the No. 3 job at Microsoft in 2002 partly because he didn't feel like he was making an impact as an individual at the software behemoth. So the veteran executive returned to Silicon Valley, where he had run huge businesses at Hewlett-Packard and Silicon Graphics. To the surprise of many, he signed on as chief executive of Quantum, a midsize company in the decidedly less glamorous data storage business. Belluzzo made the Quantum leap, he said, because the job offered the chance to make a difference every day. ...
2.	Senate Bill Targets Internet Pirates (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - People who steal copies of films and albums and post them on the Internet before their official release dates could face felony charges under legislation scheduled to be introduced Thursday in the U.S. Senate.
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3.	Single Speaker Unit Delivers Surround Sound
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4.	Hackers crack Nokia's game gadget. Mobile phone giant Nokia has vowed to catch those who broke copy-protection codes on its N-Gage device.
5.	Document deluge threatens firms. Research reveals that firms are doing a poor job of managing the huge numbers of documents staff produce.
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6.	Intel Centrino 2 to offer 533MHz FSB - report. Sonoma slips
7.	Sharp to update Zaurus PDA line this month. Adds Japanese-to-English translation code
8.	Yes, it's the BOFH quiz!. Episode 28 Do you know your Computing Personalities?
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9.	Microsoft's new security mojo
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10.	Security by design beats �retro-fitting�
11.	Managing User Accounts in Lindows

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1.	Oracle's pace frustrates DOJ (The Daily Deal). The Daily Deal - Sources say the software company has still not complied with a request for more details on its PeopleSoft deal.
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2.	Segway-Based Robot Opens Doors
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3.	Girls and games are a good mix. A female games developer argues the way video games are marketed is to blame for the enduring "geek" image.
4.	Exeter named 'top wireless town'. If you want to be sure to get high speed wireless net access then head for Exeter.
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5.	Security by design beats �retro-fitting�
6.	Managing User Accounts in Lindows
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7.	Vulnerabilities: Conquest Unspecified Local Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. conquest is a simple curses based strategy game developed for unix based operating systems. It has been reported that on the Debian Linux distribution, the conquest binar...
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8.	Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2004 to manufacturing. Migration patterns
9.	Exeter dominates UK Wi-Fi scene - Intel. Many hotspots, small population, spurious survey
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10.	Korea: Beeping Prevents Peeping. Camera phones, easily concealed, can be used to take pictures the shooter has no business taking. This is a particular problem in South Korea, which now decrees that all new handsets emit a beep whenever a picture is taken.
11.	Security Chiefs Come Together. In an attempt to stave off further attacks on their computer networks, several chief security officers form a coalition to share information and get the private sector more involved in cybersecurity issues.
12.	Three Arrested in IBM Bribes Bust. Trouble's brewing for Big Blue as three South Korean military and company officials are arrested on charges of accepting bribes from a South Korean affiliate of the computer giant.
13.	Academics Can Be Fun and Games. The University of Southern California will be the first well-known research university to offer a minor in game design when it rolls out a new program next fall. By Katie Dean.
14.	Chip Design Reverses a Hot Trend. A new technology that uses a reversal effect in computing produces less heat than the current type of chip, but the big manufacturers are sitting on the sidelines for now. By Amit Asaravala.
15.	Laying Down the Virtual Law. As computer games and virtual spaces become more pervasive, the line between real and imagined becomes blurrier. When do real-world laws start to apply? Experts hit New York to discuss the growing impact of games. By Daniel Terdiman.
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16.	Thought for the day: are your Windows secure?
17.	Wireless hacking bust in Michigan
18.	Report warns job seekers to guard privacy
19.	Patching rhythm: start a monthly patch process
20.	Is cyberterrorism a phantom menace?
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21.	Microsoft's New Security Mojo

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1.	Cisco Unveils First Line Of 802.11g WLAN Products (TechWeb). TechWeb - The networking vendor's new wireless LAN access points and multimode client adapters will support Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
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2.	Microsoft's New Security Mojo. Opinion
3.	Wireless hacking bust in Michigan. Warparking

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1.	Get fed up through your nose. Early clinical trials of an appetite-supressing nasal spray are promising: The hormone in the spray, PYY (for Peptide YY 3-36), is what makes people feel full after a meal. It is made in the small intestine in response to food and then carried by the bloodstream to the brain, where it switches off the urge to eat. Obese people seem to make less of the hormone than lean people. Link
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2.	Orbdev Files US Federal Suit Over Asteroid Claim
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3.	Nokia unveils walkie talkie phone. Half-duplex planet
4.	Subpoenas fly in SCO vs IBM. Linus gets the call

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1.	I.B.M. Says It Benefits 2 Ways From On-Demand Computing. I.B.M.'s chief, Samuel J. Palmisano, said that his company had generated $7 billion in orders in the last year for its the "on demand" computing services. By John Markoff.
2.	European Antitrust Office Sits Down With Microsoft. Microsoft appeared before European antitrust regulators as it opened a three-day hearing into whether the company was illegally abusing its dominance in operating software. By Paul Meller.
3.	VHS Memories Parade Into Your DVD Vault. It is now possible to transfer old videotapes onto DVD. But how complicated is the process? By Wilson Rothman.
4.	Vending Machines Don't Fill McDonald's Plate. McDonald's said on Wednesday that it would close its four giant vending machines in the Washington metropolitan after a yearlong experiment with "automated convenience stores." By John Files.
5.	Light Up the Grocery List, or Nag a Child Fluorescently. The Lumi Pad, a sort of backlighted whiteboard, could turn out to be the amusing, harmless holiday-season gadget that unexpectedly actually proves useful. By Andrew Zipern.
6.	Set-Top Box Summons Video From the PC Upstairs. In just a few short years, the home computer has transformed itself from a humble word processor and solitaire machine into a full-fledged multimedia powerhouse capable of playing music and video and screening photo slide shows. But sitting in front of a computer screen to watch a home video is not everyone's ideal, so Pinnacle Systems has set out to close the distance between the PC and the entertainment center. By J.d. Biersdorfer.
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7.	Infocus: Banking Scam Revealed. A detailed analysis of the recent "phishing" scam that targeted Citibank customers. This paper describes the use of compromised hosts, Website redirection and the specifics of a unique bulk-mailing tool that has been repeatedly used in the recent rash of financial email scams.
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1.	Microsoft to Counter EU Antitrust Charges (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) is set to defend itself on Thursday against European Union charges that it muscled out rivals who make software for playing music and videos from the Web.
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2.	Sharp Zaurus SL-C860 Announced For Japan

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1.	Gearing Up for the Big Mobile Phone Switch. This month millions of cellphone customers will become entitled to take their numbers with them when switching carriers. But will the carriers be up to the task? By Lisa Napoli.
2.	Smile, Gamers: You're in the Picture. The EyeToy camera for the Sony PlayStation 2 translates the player's body movements into video games. By Noah Robischon.
3.	A Sofa Embraced in Its Native Habitat. The challenge was to figure out which sofa would be perfect without necessarily committing to its purchase in fiscal 2003. The Web helped. By Michelle Slatalla.
4.	Voice Authentication Trips Up the Experts. Researchers are working to refine the accuracy and consistency of voice authentication, but some are finding the task harder than they had expected. By Anne Eisenberg.
5.	Peeking Behind the Curtain of Secrecy. Russ Kick, a journalist and author, has established a Web site dedicated to saving official documents from oblivion and posting them online. By Tom Mcnichol.
6.	Keep an Eye on the News From Your Desk or Laptop. A new Web site called ShadowTV will let subscribers watch CNBC and NBC News programs whenever and wherever they like. By Mark Glassman.
7.	Warfare, Bird's-Eye and Trench. There are three different kinds of warfare on three kinds of game devices. By Charles Herold.
8.	Out of Touch? Check the TV in Your Pocket. Beginning today, millions of Sprint PCS Vision subscribers will have access to a new multimedia service: television. By Michel Marriott.
9.	Keeping That Whippersnapper in Touch With Grandpa DOS. For years, users of Macintosh and Linux computers have been able to play games or run software written for Microsoft's DOS operating system by using DOS emulation software. So when Microsoft released Windows XP, which removed the underlying DOS code from the Windows operating system, it suddenly became easier to run DOS software on a Mac than on a Windows PC. While XP does include a way to run some DOS programs, in many cases it will crash or the sound will not work. By Charles Herold.
10.	In the Spirit of Gutenberg, Treasures for All. The Library of Congress has allowed its copy of the Gutenberg Bible - a 15th-century treasure worth at least $30 million - to be photographed digitally and made available on a set of CD's. By Elizabeth Olson.
11.	Memory Jolt on a Chip Restores a PC's Vigor. Q. My three-year-old PC with Windows XP Professional and 128 megabytes of memory runs very slowly. Do I need to add more RAM to make it work better? By J.d. Biersdorfer.
12.	Oracle Says PeopleSoft Plan for Rebates May Imperil Bid. In its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, Oracle asked a court to expedite its request for an injunction against a PeopleSoft rebate program that takes effect upon an acquisition. By Laurie J. Flynn.
13.	Letters to the Editor. Where Album Art Survives.
14.	With Goggles and a Joystick, Kasparov Takes On 'Fritz'. As Garry Kasparov faces off against another digital opponent, has the man-versus-machine aspect lost its novelty? By Seth Schiesel.
15.	Swiss Army Recorder: TiVo/DVD. Pioneer offers a combination of TiVo recorder, DVD player and DVD recorder, with one remote that also controls the TV. Does it work? By David Pogue.
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16.	Friendster rivals merge; Evite enters. InterActiveCorp says its Evite service will compete with Friendster, and a San Francisco start-up acquires a competing personal networking service.
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17.	UPDATE: Onyx bids to woo Pivotal from Talisma. Midmarket CRM (customer relationship management) software developer Onyx Software Corp. made a bid Wednesday to snatch a rival vendor, Pivotal Corp., from the arms of another suitor.
18.	Woman in IT face same challenges as elsewhere. SAN FRANCISCO - Women working in the U.S. IT industry face the same challenges to career advancement as in any other field, according to a new study released Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT: Build Better Protected Storage with Double-Take - FREE White Paper! Double-Take, the de facto standard in data protection, combines replication and failover to protect Exchange data and ensure itýs available. Learn how Double-Take can help you protect your Exchange data, download a free whitepaper entitled, ýNSI Solutions for Microsoft Exchange.ý

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