Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Tuesday, December 02, 2003

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1.	The Search for the Perfect Gift Grows at Small Online Stores. Online shopping is expected to grow faster this holiday season than it has since the peak of the Internet frenzy in 2000. By Saul Hansell.
2.	Julian Hirsch, an Engineer Who Wrote About Audio Gear, Dies. Julian Hirsch, an electrical engineer and writer who was among the first to help a growing audience of audiophiles sort through the good, the bad and the indifferent in electronic sound equipment, died. By Wolfgang Saxon.
3.	Disney Board Names an Independent Director. Disney Company announced that John S. Chen, chief executive of Sybase, the computer software company, would join its board as an independent director in January. By Laura M. Holson.
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4.	MP3.com Shutdown Could Delete Indie Tracks (PC World). PC World - Primetones urges independent musicians to transfer files before they're lost.
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5.	Dell To Techs: Don't Help Customers Remove Spyware
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6.	phpBB 2.06 search.php SQL injection vulnerability

11:11:54 PM

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1.	Robotics + Car = Hallucigenia
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2.	MP3.com archive is destroyed. No joy for Robertson
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3.	Biggest security problem--it's human
4.	Windows ATMs raise security concerns
5.	China implements new Wi-Fi security standard
6.	Linux users: are you at risk from kernel exploit?
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7.	Tech executives try to slow U.S. government rules for computer security
8.	Israel to Install Hi-Tech ID System
9.	A Key Weapon to Thwart Cybercrime
10.	In Norway, appeal of DVD hacker's acquittal begins
11.	VeriSign et Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd., developpent des services de securite administres pour l’operateur Telecom hollandais KPN
12.	TROJ_TIMER.A
13.	The Interface Guy Strikes Back At Stupid Security
14.	Biggest security problem--it's human
15.	Windows ATMs raise security concerns
16.	China implements new Wi-Fi security standard
17.	Linux users: are you at risk from kernel exploit?

10:11:35 PM

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1.	Siebel enlists BT in on-demand foray
2.	Group seeks political power for P2P. A new nonprofit organization aimed at welding file-swapping and open-source computing advocates into a political force is launching online.
3.	Government officials join security summit. Silicon Valley execs are slated to meet with top bureaucrats to hammer out ways that the private sector can work with government to enhance national security and avoid creating regulations.
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4.	Motion Revs Up Tablet PCs With Celeron (PC World). PC World - Budget M1300 Mainstream Tablet PC gets processor upgrade.
5.	Online Holiday Sales Seen Hitting Higher Targets (Reuters). Reuters - If Internet shoppers' early enthusiasm for holiday buying is any indication, online retailers appear to be in for a more prosperous holiday season, analysts and key industry players said on Tuesday.
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6.	More Damning SCO Evidence At Groklaw
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7.	Websites praised for 'vision'. Six websites are given awards for their efforts in making the net accessible to the visually impaired.
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8.	Study: Firewall sales to spread
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9.	News: Tech executives try to slow government rules for computer security
10.	Lobbyist for big tech firms are shaping the Homeland Defence agenda to suit themselves
11.	Report: US domestic security tech efforts lagging
12.	NCipher and Core Street team on crypto
13.	Windows ATMs raise security concerns
14.	Study: Firewall sales to spread

9:11:11 PM

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1.	NetApp announces products, partnerships. Growing data storage company Network Appliance unveils new products, along with joint efforts with Veritas Software and Cisco Systems.
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2.	Online Retailers See Big Holiday Sales (AP). AP - Shoppers crowded the Internet as well as store aisles during the Thanksgiving weekend.
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3.	AT&T president resigns. AT&T Corp. President Betsy Bernard is leaving the company to pursue other career options and will be replaced, effective immediately, with William Hannigan, who had been serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of travel industry services company Sabre Holdings Corp., AT&T announced Tuesday.
4.	Report: US domestic security tech efforts lagging. WASHINGTON - The U.S. is not taking advantage of its technology expertise to fight terrorism because U.S. government agencies are still reluctant to share terrorism-sharing information with each other, two years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a new report authored by leading IT and national security experts.
5.	Motion Computing adds Celeron to low-cost Tablet PC. Motion Computing increased the performance of its entry-level slate Tablet PC Tuesday with an upgraded processor, the company said in a press release.
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6.	Report: US domestic security tech efforts lagging. WASHINGTON - The U.S. is not taking advantage of its technology expertise to fight terrorism because U.S. government agencies are still reluctant to share terrorism-sharing information with each other, two years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a new report authored by leading IT and national security experts.
7.	NCipher and Core Street team on crypto. Cryptographic security company nCipher is teaming up with user credentialing startup CoreStreet Ltd. to sell technology that can supply digital credentials to millions of users over computer networks and disconnected "offline" environments, the companies announced Monday.
8.	Windows ATMs raise security concerns. Last week's revelation by Diebold that its automated teller machines (ATMs) operated by two financial services customers were struck by the W32/Nachi worm raises the specter of even wider disruptions from virus and worm outbreaks and highlights a growing security concern that cash machines running Windows XP and interacting with other Windows systems are vulnerable to attack.
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9.	RNN Guestbook 1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
10.	Cutenews 1.3 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
11.	Surfboard 1.1.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
12.	Virtual Programming VP-ASP Shopping Cart 5.0 Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
13.	IBM Directory Server 4.1 Web Admin Gui Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
14.	Linux kernel do_brk() Lacks Argument Bound Checking
15.	Honeypots: The sweet spot in network security

8:11:07 PM

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1.	Study: Firewall sales to spread. Demand for the protection software will jump by 25 percent in the next two years to tally almost $2.5 billion in worldwide sales, says a new report from Meta Group.
2.	Sprint extends airport Wi-Fi access. The carrier's deal with Concourse Communications Group will give PCS wireless customers access to Wi-Fi networks at several major U.S. airports.
3.	Sybase chief elected to Disney board
4.	Briefly: Sybase chief elected to Disney board. The move follows the stormy resignations of two Disney board members...PeopleSoft completes stock buyback...AT&T picks a new president.
5.	PeopleSoft swaps legal team
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6.	Disney Elects Sybase Chief to Its Board (AP). AP - John S. Chen, chairman and chief executive officer of Sybase Inc., a computer software and wireless communications company, has been elected to the board of The Walt Disney Co., the company said Tuesday.
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7.	Real Security?
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8.	Rifts mar digital divide summit. Political wrangling is threatening to derail the first United Nations summit aimed at bridging the digital divide.
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9.	Real world XSS
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10.	Real world XSS
11.	Radware Announces DefensePro

7:10:41 PM

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1.	National Radiotape Network: 1960s audiotape APA. In 1964, a group of Britons began the practice of producing homemade Radio programming -- light entertainment, music, etc -- and recording them to reel-to-reel tape, and then passing them around to their colleagues via the post. The club grew into something called the National Radiotape Network, and now its archives are online. In 1972, Transdiffusion merged with Electromusications, another school-based tape recording network, running in the English midlands. Over 20 years, Transdiffusion, with Electromusications, built up a large collection of music, jingles and TV and radio presentation material. As the 1970s gave way to the 1980s, the fashion for circulating tapes diminished, and the National Radiotape Network closed. Transdiffusion was left with its own archives, together with the archives of its defunct contributing member organisations, and the archives of the Round the Horne Appreciation Society. Link (Thanks, Alice!)
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2.	Cooperative computing finds top prime number. An effort in which hundreds of people donate their computers' unused processing power uncovers the largest prime number so far known.
3.	China implements new Wi-Fi security standard. Chinese government agencies prohibit the import, manufacture and sale of Wi-Fi gear that does not use China's new security specification, which is incompatible with other standards.
4.	AOL fights spyware in coming software upgrade. America Online will introduce antispyware software for subscribers as part of an optional service upgrade early next year, company officials confirm.
5.	HP to turn on music service, flat-panel TVs. The music service, expected to carry the Hewlett-Packard name but be run by a partner, likely will be followed in short order by an HP-branded music player.
6.	Microsoft to license some intellectual property. The software giant plans to announce a broad new program for licensing some of its intellectual property to others in the technology industry.
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7.	China training "internet police" in cyber crackdown : top dissident (AFP). AFP - China's communist authorities are training "Internet police" to trace political dissidents using the world wide web to evade state censorship, exiled dissident Xu Wenli claimed.
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8.	Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier
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9.	News: Tech executives try to slow government rules for computer security. The Associated Press By Ted Bridis
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10.	Top Security Pros Head To Cybersecurity Summit
11.	AVG Free Edition 6.0 Build 547
12.	Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch
13.	Re: Comments on 5 IE vulnerabilities
14.	Debian Investigation Report

6:10:30 PM

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1.	Naked sushi in Seattle update. Our pornpals at DazeReader say: Naked sushi in Seattle update. Dan Savage ridiculed both the "clenchbutts" for protesting naked sushi and the local media for giving them attention. His one criticism: "How come no boy plates?" In the interests of equal opportunity objectification, The Stranger sponsored Naked Doughnuts at the same restaurant on a recent Friday night. "Two good-looking guys will be laid out on the bar and covered with Top Pot doughnuts. . . . Ogle the boys, eat the donuts, fuck the clenchbutts." The restaurant owners invited the two men back for sushi night, so now you can eat sushi off naked women and naked men in Seattle. Bonzai gallery. Link (thanks, Invisible Cowgirl)
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2.	Glitches hit small-business, security apps. A problem in one of Microsoft's server software packages causes headaches for some small businesses. Also: Symantec applies a patch to product activation technology.
3.	Skype's VoIP ambitions. Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom explains why telephony is bound to wind up as just another application on the Internet.
4.	Network tool reins in music downloads. New software from Packeteer taps the techniques used to manage file swapping to give network managers a way to control iTunes and other legal song downloads at work and in colleges.
5.	Outsiders help Red Hat with Opteron. Independent programmers release a test version of the company's Fedora version of Linux for Opteron, a modest success in Red Hat's effort to engage outside developers.
6.	Gym-goers wary of camera phones. Cell phones with embedded cameras have created privacy concerns and are getting all cell phones banned from a growing number of locker rooms.
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7.	Kodak to Join Health Imaging With IBM (AP). AP - Eastman Kodak Co. is teaming with IBM Corp. on a system for storing and managing digital medical imagery at health centers, the companies said Tuesday.
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8.	Java Desktop System Review
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9.	BugTraq: Re: Comments on 5 IE vulnerabilities. Sender: Pavel Kankovsky [peak at argo dot troja dot mff dot cuni dot cz]
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10.	f.c
11.	[slackware-security]minor advisory typo(SSA:2003-336-01b)
12.	Spam Forces Some Businesses To Drop E-Mail, Survey Says

5:10:01 PM

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1.	Xeni on NPR's "Day to Day": Hollywood Wardrive. On today's edition of the NPR show "Day to Day," I go wardriving with founders of the Southern California Wireless User's Group -- we hunt for wireless LANS that might be vulnerable to security breaches. "As wireless network technology becomes increasingly popular, users still seem unwilling to outfit their networks with proper security to protect their information from hackers. " Link to "Day to Day" home, listen to the archived show using Real or WinMedia here.
2.	Jorn Barger is missing. Jorn "Robot Wisdom" Barger, who coined the term "weblog," is missing. He hasn't been seen since October. Jorn Barger, editor of Robot Wisdom, is missing. He resides in Socorro, New Mexico, and was last seen there by his housemate in very early October. Most if not all of his possessions, including his ID card, are still at his residence. Jorn is a prolific Usenet poster, but his last posting took place on September 30. His last posting on Slashdot was also on September 30. He last accessed his website via an FTP connection from Socorro on October 1. Link (via MeFi)
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3.	Symantec fixes product activation glitch. The security software maker patches a flaw in its product activation technology that was causing its Norton family of security applications to fail.
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4.	PluggedIn: SmartPhones May Someday Threaten Laptops (Reuters). Reuters - Psst... How about a souped-up handheld computer cell-phone combination that not only boasts a camera, surfs the Web, does e-mail, can play digital music, has a calendar AND make your toast in the morning?
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5.	FCC Forum Divided on Future VoIP Regulation
6.	MIT Students Get an Education in Software Development
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7.	BugTraq: [slackware-security] minor advisory typo (SSA:2003-336-01b). Sender: Slackware Security Team [security at slackware dot com]
8.	BugTraq: Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch. Sender: William Robertson [wkr at cs dot ucsb dot edu]
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9.	Un tatouage à vie pour les CD diffusés en avant-première
10.	RSA Security annonce la disponibilite de ses tokens USB
11.	[RHSA-2003:335-01] Updated Net-SNMP packages fix security and other bugs
12.	Re: Linux kernel do_brk() proof-of-concept exploit code
13.	Cisco Security Advisory: SNMP trap Reveals WEP Key in Cisco Aironet AP
14.	[slackware-security]Kernel security update(SSA:2003-336-01)
15.	Linux kernel vulnerability behind Debian attack
16.	Cisco Aironet Access Point Discloses WEP Key Via SNMP Messages
17.	IBM Tivoli Directory Server Input Validation Flaw Permits Remote Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

4:09:42 PM

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1.	E-texts used against Bayesian spam-filters. Bayesian anti-spam filters count word-frequency in suspect messages and compare the results to profiles of word-frequency in spam and ham. Defeating this requires that your spam include a lot of natural human prose. So spammers have started to mine the Gutenberg Project and other sources of human-generated ASCII and dumping random hunks of literature into their messages to get around the filters. Blogger and journalist Clive Thompson found an excerpt from Chapter 20 of The Master Key by Wizard of Oz author L Frank Baum in a message that had as its subject line "the big unit" (no prizes for guessing what the rest of it was hawking). Link
2.	Lisa Rein open-invite party/showcase on Dec 13, San Francisco. Lisa Rein -- XML wonk, activist, writer, musician -- is holding a giant, open party on Dec 13 in San Francisco at which she will be performing her music. Admission's free! This party is basically a chance for me to present my music and catch up with old friends. I've wanted to have a party for some time since I moved back to San Francisco in October 2001, but I kind of know a lot of people, and wanted to invite all of them, and still have enough room for the people I don't know personally yet to come by and say hi and hear my tunes. 6:30-6:55 Lisa and Ron and Friends 7:00-7:30 Alex Walsh 7:30-7:55 Lisa and Ron and Friends 8:00-8:30 Paul de Benedictis 8:45-9:30 Lisa and Ron and Friends Link
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3.	Microsoft finds flaw in server software. A new glitch in one of Microsoft's server software packages is causing headaches for some small businesses.
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4.	BEA, IBM Collaborate on Java Specs (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Hoping to draw more interest in their respective products, leading server purveyors BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have joined forces in providing tools for developers to create enterprise applications that run on both companies' platforms.
5.	IBM To Sell Industry-Specific Software (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) says that next year it will start selling software based on the needs of specific industries. The company is shifting away from a one-size-fits-all approach as small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) begin buying larger software packages.
6.	Wind River Changes Course for Open Source (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Wind River, which makes embedded systems for a variety of purposes -- ranging from platforms for flight-management systems to a car infotainment device -- announced it has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL). Just a year ago, the Alameda, California-based software firm said that Linux was a poor choice for embedded systems.
7.	Wireless Carriers Fall Short on Service (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - About one-third of cellular-phone customers find their carrier's customer service lacking, according to a study conducted by Ohio State University researchers. However, one-fourth of customers have stayed with their service providers anyway. Together, these facts do not bode well for wireless carriers hoping to weather the new number-portability options without high churn levels.
8.	Internet Penetration in Spain Below EU Average (Reuters). Reuters - Internet penetration in Spain has reached 27.4 percent of the population over 14 years of age, compared with a European Union average of 42 percent, Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica (TEF.MC) said on Tuesday.
9.	HP to Launch Music Store, Digital Music Player (Reuters). Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N), one of several computer companies pushing into the consumer electronics market, plans to launch an HP-branded online music store in the first quarter, most likely at a January trade show, an HP executive said on Tuesday.
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10.	Public Libraries Trading Quaintness For Cash
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11.	Sober judgement for virus writers
12.	Belgium hacker "ReDaTtAcK" fined for website attacks

3:09:22 PM

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1.	Commentary: A metric system for smart businesses. Good tools aren't enough. To turn business intelligence software into enterprise advantage, companies need to evolve what they measure and how they use those metrics.
2.	3Com reconnects with big business. The company inks a deal with EDS to sell networking equipment to large businesses, a market it abandoned in 2000.
3.	Motion Computing debuts lower-cost tablet. The company looks to attract more customers with a less expensive, lower-power model, while it also cuts the price of an existing device.
4.	Gateway exploring blade servers. The computer manufacturer has appointed engineers to start tinkering with blade server designs, sources close to the company say. Ideally, the servers will come out in 2004.
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5.	Craig McCaw Resigns From Nextel Board (AP). AP - Wireless entrepreneur Craig McCaw, whose $1.1 billion investment in 1995 helped revive Nextel Communications Inc., has resigned from the mobile phone company's board of directors.
6.	DVD Jon on trial as Hollywood movie empire strikes back (AFP). AFP - A Norwegian who drew the ire of the Hollywood movie industry by breaking the encryption code for DVDs went back on trial at an Oslo appeals court, accused of enabling criminals to infringe copyright laws.
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7.	Bootstrapping Start-ups
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8.	Belgium hacker ReDaTtAcK fined $42,000 for website attacks and no jail time..
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9.	BugTraq: [slackware-security] Kernel security update (SSA:2003-336-01). Sender: Slackware Security Team [security at slackware dot com]
10.	Vulnerabilities: Apache mod_python Module Malformed Query Denial of Service Vulnerability. Apache's mod_python is a module which allows the web server to interpret Python scripts. mod_python supports Apache 1.3.x and 2.x, and is available for Windows, Linux and...
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11.	ForeScout Releases Appliance to Suppress, Contain Worm Activity
12.	UnixWare 7.1.1 : Bind: cache poisoning BIND 8 prior to 8.3.7 and BIND 8.4.x prior 8.4.2
13.	Comments on 5 IE vulnerabilities
14.	Linux kernel do_brk() proof-of-concept exploit code
15.	RedHat: kernel Privilege escalation vulnerability
16.	[RHSA-2003:392-00] Updated 2.4 kernel fixes privilege escalation security vulnerability
17.	Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch
18.	Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch
19.	[iSEC] Linux kernel do_brk() lacks argument bound checking
20.	RedHat: Net-SNMP Unauthorized access vulnerability
21.	IBM Directory Server 4.1 Web Admin Gui (ldacgi.exe) XSS Vulnerability
22.	Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch
23.	Exploiting Cisco Routers: Part 2
24.	Linux users: are you at risk from kernel exploit?
25.	Kernel flaw paved way to Debian hack
26.	Microsoft Kicks Off Week Of Security Webcasts
27.	Symantec Fixes Product Activation Bug
28.	Hotmail Gets New Look, Beefier Spam Tools
29.	Elsewhere: Virus damage costs increase fourfold
30.	Elsewhere: Serious Linux Security Flaw Found
31.	News: In Norway, appeal of DVD hacker's acquittal begins
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32.	Book Review: Hacking Exposed- Windows Server 2003. The Hacking Exposed series of books is one of the best in terms of helping system owners and administrators understand how attackers think and work so that they can defend themselves. Joel Scambray and Stuart McClure have included all of...

2:09:03 PM

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1.	Kodak, IBM to Work With Health Centers (AP). AP - Eastman Kodak Co., which expects its health imaging sales to grow as much as 9 percent a year through 2006, said Tuesday it is teaming with IBM Corp. to make it easier for health centers to manage digital medical data.
2.	Indian firm launches sale of fraud management systems in China (AFP). AFP - Indian software firm Subex Systems said it launched operations in China including sales of fraud management systems.
3.	AP Praises 'Mario Kart' for Loads of Fun (AP). AP - With so many video games targeting mature audiences, it's nice to know that at least one game maker hasn't forgotten about the kids.
4.	Spammers Unleash E-Mail Worm to Disable Critics (Reuters). Reuters - Anti-spam organizations are the target of a new Internet worm outbreak that tries to knock them offline with a crippling data barrage, computer security experts said Tuesday.
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5.	Using the Real ntfs.sys Driver Under Linux
6.	RIAA Tactical Legal Victory vs SBC
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7.	Technology tackles truancy rates. The latest communications technology is being used to fight truancy rates in London schools.
8.	Asian pirates take on Microsoft. Pirated versions of Microsoft's next operating system are on sale in Malaysia well before the official release date.
9.	Back to court for 'DVD hacker'. A Norwegian man faces the US movie industry in court for the second time, in an appeal that accuses him of breaking copyright laws.
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10.	Elsewhere: Virus damage costs increase fourfold. Either enterprises are spending four times more cleaning up after virus and worm attacks this year, or they significantly underestimated their costs last year, according ...
11.	Elsewhere: Serious Linux Security Flaw Found. A serious vulnerability in the Linux 2.4 kernel has been discovered. The flaw allows users on a Linux machine to gain unlimited access privileges, according to a security...
12.	News: In Norway, appeal of DVD hacker's acquittal begins. The Associated Press By Doug Mellgren
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13.	BugTraq: Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch. Sender: William Robertson [wkr at cs dot ucsb dot edu]
14.	BugTraq: Re: Linux kernel do_brk() proof-of-concept exploit code. Sender: Calum [bugtraq at umtstrial dot co dot uk]
15.	BugTraq: [RHSA-2003:335-01] Updated Net-SNMP packages fix security and other bugs. Sender: [bugzilla at redhat dot com]
16.	BugTraq: Cisco Security Advisory: SNMP trap Reveals WEP Key in Cisco Aironet AP. Sender: Cisco Systems Product Security Incident Response Team [psirt at cisco dot com]
17.	Vulnerabilities: PieterPost Unauthorized E-mail Account Access Vulnerability. PieterPost is a web interface application designed to allow remote users access to POP3 mailboxes. This interface can also be used to transmit e-mails and is said to run ...
18.	Vulnerabilities: phpBB search.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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19.	Anti-spam market braces for shakeout
20.	Linux kernel vulnerability is behind Debian attack

1:08:42 PM

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1.	Sprint extends airport Wi-Fi access. A deal with Concourse Communications Group will give PCS wireless customers access to Wi-Fi networks at several major U.S. airports.
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2.	New Name and Partners For San Francisco Shop (AdWeek.com). AdWeek.com - Harry Cocciolo spent his last week as a creative director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in Australia, shooting an AT&T Wireless spot. Today, back in San Francisco, he's set to start recasting Odiorne Wilde Narraway & Partners as See, the new name for a nine-year-old agency that in the last three months lost two of its name partners.
3.	Appeal of DVD Hacker's Acquittal Begins (AP). AP - The appeal of a Norwegian acquitted of piracy for making available a program that cracked DVD security codes started Tuesday in a trial observers called a key test of the country's computer protection laws.
4.	Powell Opposes Internet Phone Regulation (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell warned against regulation of telephone calls that travel over the Internet yesterday, saying government interference could stifle the development of a still evolving technology.
5.	Vivendi Says 100,000 Vodafone Live Handsets Sold (Reuters). Reuters - French media company Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA) said on Tuesday that its SFR cell phone unit had sold 100,000 handsets equipped with its mobile Internet service Vodafone Live! since the service was launched in France last month.
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6.	North Korea Introduces 'Secure' E-mail
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7.	Microsoft suffers key software loss. Pirated versions of Microsoft's next operating system are on sale in Malaysia well before the official release date.
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8.	Anti-spam market braces for shakeout. With the onslaught of vendors jumping on the spam-fighting bandwagon, choosing the right anti-spam product can be almost as tedious as wading through an in-box of junk mail. But signs are pointing to a shakeout in the anti-spam market over the next year or two that will eliminate many of today's players.
9.	VoIP providers: Lay off the regulation. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should take a mostly hands-off approach to regulating the VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) industry, so that VoIP can continue to grow and provide consumers with a choice as to which type of telephone service they use, a chorus of vendors told the FCC Monday.
10.	Microsoft prepares SMB service blueprints. As part of its efforts to boost sales to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Microsoft is creating blueprints for complete IT infrastructures based on Microsoft products that its partners can sell and deliver to SMBs.
11.	Update: Siemens to buy IndX Software. Siemens AG intends to acquire IndX Software Corp., a maker of software that allows large industrial manufacturers aggregate, relate, and present operational and business data in a useful format and in real time, Siemens said Monday.
12.	Linux kernel vulnerability is behind Debian attack. A serious vulnerability in the Linux 2.4 kernel that allows users on a Linux machine to gain unlimited access privileges has been discovered, according to a security advisory posted by developers of the noncommercial Debian Linux distribution.
13.	TSMC's board approves $1.4 billion capacity expansion plan. TAIPEI, TaiwanÂ -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, announced Tuesday that the company's board of directors had approved an appropriation of $1.4 billion for future expansions of production capacity at its manufacturing plants.
14.	Analog Devices settles lawsuit over modem technology. A California inventor of a standard for dial-up modem technology has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Analog Devices Inc. over charges that the company was improperly using patented technology.
15.	Texas Instruments divests last of Micron holdings. Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has sold the remaining shares it held in memory chip company Micron Technology Inc., the company said Monday.
16.	Napster offers free trial of new premium service. It may not be a return to the heyday of free-and-easy song-swapping, but this month old-school Napster users have a chance to try out the newly launched service from Napster LLC with a three-day free trial period.
17.	Veritas expands R&D in India. BANGALORE, INDIA -- Storage software vendor Veritas Software Corp. announced Tuesday that it plans to expand its research and development (R&D) operations in India by hiring 300 new staff at its Pune facility over the next year. Veritas, in Mountain View, California, currently has 500 engineers involved in the developing the company's products at its Pune center.
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18.	U.S. Senate likely to vote on antispam bill soon. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate may vote this week on an antispam bill that passed in the House on Saturday, according to a staffer for one of the Senate sponsors of the bill.
19.	Anti-spam market braces for shakeout. With the onslaught of vendors jumping on the spam-fighting bandwagon, choosing the right anti-spam product can be almost as tedious as wading through an in-box of junk mail. But signs are pointing to a shakeout in the anti-spam market over the next year or two that will eliminate many of today's players.
20.	Linux kernel vulnerability is behind Debian attack. A serious vulnerability in the Linux 2.4 kernel that allows users on a Linux machine to gain unlimited access privileges has been discovered, according to a security advisory posted by developers of the noncommercial Debian Linux distribution.
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21.	BugTraq: [RHSA-2003:392-00] Updated 2.4 kernel fixes privilege escalation security vulnerability. Sender: [bugzilla at redhat dot com]
22.	BugTraq: Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch. Sender: Eugene Tsyrklevich [eugene at securityarchitects dot com]
23.	BugTraq: IBM Directory Server 4.1 Web Admin Gui (ldacgi.exe) XSS Vulnerability. Sender: Oliver Karow [Oliver dot Karow at gmx dot de]
24.	BugTraq: Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch. Sender: Stefan Esser [stefan at suspekt dot org]
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25.	Serious flaw in Linux kernel allows attack
26.	ISSA Launches new Exclusive CISO Executive Membership Program
27.	Intel scientists find wall for Moore's Law
28.	Asians pirate Microsoft 'Longhorn'
29.	Why it's time to rein in ICANN
30.	Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack
31.	.name registry site hacked
32.	The Future Of The 2.4 Stable Kernel
33.	Exploiting Cisco Routers: Part 2
34.	HP-UX Shar Utility Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
35.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions December 1, 2003
36.	The Cleaner Database v3420
37.	AntiVir Personal Edition 6.22.08.08 (Updated)
38.	Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Can Be Disrupted By ARP Packets on the Management Port
39.	Serious Linux Security Flaw Found

12:08:21 PM

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1.	David Byrne loves PowerPoint. This Thursday in LA, Wired Magazine is teaming up with the LA County Museum of Art to produce a performance by David Byrne called "I [Heart] Powerpoint." I'll be there, and if there's Wi-Fi, goshdarnit I'll blog it. [His] most recent project is Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information, a book of artwork [and DVD] done with the ubiquitous presentation software PowerPoint. "I have been working with PowerPoint as an art medium for a number of years. It started off as a joke (this software is a symbol of corporate salesmanship--or lack thereof), but then the work took on a life of its own as I realized I could create pieces that were moving, despite the limitations of the 'medium'." See excerpted portions of E.E.E.I. in the September 2003 issue of WIRED.
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2.	AT&T picks up new president
3.	AT&T, Cisco expand marketing deal
4.	Microsoft Australian venture to sell Net music. Australian Web site ninemsn.com says it will launch early next year an online music store that will sell music from the top five record labels.
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5.	Pirates Sell Longhorn Copies in Malaysia (AP). AP - Software pirates in Malaysia are selling copies of an early version of the next generation of Microsoft Corp.'s flagship Windows operating system, company officials said Tuesday.
6.	Serious Linux Security Flaw Found (PC World). PC World - Vulnerability is blamed for a recent high-profile attack.
7.	Gadgets Give Retailers a Holiday Boost (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Sales data for the holiday season's first big shopping weekend is trickling in, with online and offline retailers hopeful that brisk sales of electronics and other gadgets are harbingers of a blockbuster December.
8.	Consortium Works on Improving Internet (AP). AP - A University of Michigan professor is leading a nationwide team to develop the next generation of the Internet.
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9.	Get to Know GnomeMeeting
10.	DeCSS: Jon Johansen Retrial Begins
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11.	Broadband arrival for GNER trains. First-class passengers on GNER's East Coast route are offered broadband in a three-week wireless trial.
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12.	Mimail variant attacks anti-spam sites. Again. This time it's war
13.	PlayStation 3 'concept image' hits web. Official Sony piccy - or talented fake?
14.	Ebay takes action over child porn complaints. 'Suspicious' images lead to suspension
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15.	A Family Friend Experiences DRM; The Loss of Digital Rights
16.	The Economics of Music Sharing
17.	Cross Site Scripting Explained
18.	Wireless World Gets a New Worry: Viruses
19.	Security Worries Keep Many from Banking Online
20.	Lloyds TSB trials voice biometrics

11:08:01 AM

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1.	SSC Trademark Threats vs LinuxGazette.net
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2.	Delayed GNER Wi-Fi train trial steams out. 19-day trial run for First Class passengers
3.	ATI begins sampling HDTV chip. Inside digital tellies soon
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4.	Cross sight scripting explained

10:07:40 AM

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1.	DVD 'Hacker' Pleads Not Guilty in Piracy Appeal (Reuters). Reuters - A Norwegian who defeated Hollywood on piracy charges pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a landmark appeal hearing that the movie industry is anxious to win to protect its lucrative DVD business.
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2.	BT's Predictions for the Future
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3.	There's a noose in the hoose - iTunes shoppers discover DRM. Backlash
4.	OFT cracks down on dodgy domain sellers. IRBL fingered
5.	Orange says sorry for charging for phone spam. Won't do it again, here's your money back etc.
6.	Sage profits, customers jump. Challenging Europe
7.	DVD Jon retrial begins today. Nobody expects the MPAA acquisition
8.	Useless Longhorn build on sale for $1.58 - trade slow in pirate coves?. Nothing better worth stealing, apparently...
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9.	Cross sight scripting explained
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10.	Kundenkarten verstoßen gegen Datenschutz
11.	Debian-Projekt Ziel von Hackern

9:37:33 AM

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1.	Low Prices on Electronics Help Boost Retail Revenue (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Cheap consumer electronics got even cheaper as the traditional holiday selling season began Friday, attracting throngs of shoppers in search of digital cameras, DVD players and other gizmos through the weekend.
2.	Employees not scared of quitting (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Workers might accept it when companies cut their pay, benefits and perks, but that doesn't mean they like it -- or their jobs.
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3.	Diebold To Drop Suit Against Whistleblowers
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4.	A two-pronged approach to cybersecurity
5.	Government role in IT security - free hand or iron fist
6.	Rogue diallers now use satellite
7.	North Korea launches 'secure' email
8.	Crime sometimes pays
9.	Exploiting Cisco routers: part 2
10.	Spammers turn to classic prose
11.	The perfect setup - Debian
12.	SQL server security tips: part 1
13.	Kernel exploit cause of Debian compromise
14.	Jason Maloney Guestbook Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
15.	VP-ASP Shopping Cart SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
16.	Astaro update for Kernel
17.	Windows Longhorn en pré-vente
18.	Hackers used unpatched server to breach Debian
19.	The Wells Fargo example
20.	Rogue diallers now use satellite
21.	Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack
22.	Longhorn bereits auf dem Schwarzmarkt
23.	UMTS-Klage: Telefonfirmen fordern von Wien Millionen
24.	Swisscom erhöht die ADSL-Bandbreiten massiv
25.	2 Dec W32/Agobot-AG

8:37:11 AM

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1.	New mobile hacking blog. Rael Dornfest -- inventor of Blosxom, editor of the O'Reilly Hacks series -- has started a new blog called MobileWhack, where he's keeping track of sexy/weird crap you can do with cellphones. MobileWhack is all about that mobile handset, palmtop, hiptop, ipod, or laptop in your pocket, purse, briefcase, or dangling from your utility belt. It's about squeezing every last ounce of mobility out of your mobile device. Link
2.	CSS hack to replicate OSX toolbar zooming. <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> </script> CSS-Fisheye is a CSS hack that allows you to create lists that zoom on mouseover in a fashion reminiscent of the OSX zooming toolbar. It's super-sweet. Try mousing over the text below to see what I mean: Tiger, tiger, burning bright, In the forest of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? When thy heart began to beat, What dread hand forged thy dread feet? What the hammer? What the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? What dread grasp Dared its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears And watered heaven with their tears, Did He smile his work to see? Did He who made the lamb make thee? Tiger, tiger, on the mat, You're nothing but a pussy cat, But damn your eyes and rue the day! I have to clean your litter tray. with apologies to William Blake Link (via Smartpatrol)
3.	E-texts used against Bayesian spam-filters. Bayesian anti-spam filters count word-frequency in suspect and compare the results to profiles of word-frequency in spam and ham. Defeating this requires that your spam include a lot of natural human prose. So spammers have started to mine the Gutenberg Project and other sources of human-generated ASCII and dumping random hunks of literature into their messages to get around the filters. Blogger and journalist Clive Thompson found an excerpt from Chapter 20 of The Master Key by Wizard of Oz author L Frank Baum in a message that had as its subject line "the big unit" (no prizes for guessing what the rest of it was hawking). Link
4.	Open HDTV PVR coming to market, probably illegal. The inventor of the ReplayTV has created an open high-definition PVR/entertainment hub that is Linux-based and invites itw owners to hack the hell out of it. This is not only a nice piece of technology, it's also probably illegal, given the tamper-resistance requirement in last month's Broadcast Flag order from the FCC. Thanks, Hollywood. You've successfully outlawed the next generation of VCRs. High-definition TV content remains scarce, according to Roku, and the HD1000 is intended to help fill that gap, letting HDTV owners actually use their machines rather than just having them hanging there, on the wall, with nothing to do. "The Roku HD1000 gives HDTV owners the ability to create a high-definition showcase for art, music, and photos that is individual and unique," says Woodward. The Roku HD1000 range of media capabilities comprises digital photos, art, music, and "dynamic media applications." Content is displayed through memory card slots for CompactFlash, MMC, SD, Memory Stick, and SmartMedia. Or, the Roku HD1000 can connect via Ethernet or Wi-Fi to a home network. Link (via /.)
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5.	A better view of business finance. New regulations and ongoing efforts to make businesses more productive spur a market for software tools that can monitor financial performance in real time.
6.	Why it's time to rein in ICANN. Sonia Arrison, director of technology studies at Pacific Research Institute, says it's time to rethink the concept of an Internet gatekeeper.
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7.	Powell Opposes Internet Phone Regulation (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell warned against regulation of telephone calls that travel over the Internet yesterday, saying government interference could stifle the development of a still evolving technology.
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8.	PlayStation braves Chinese waters. Sony is launching its PlayStation 2 in China next month, despite concerns about widespread piracy.
9.	Broadband arrival for GNER trains. First-class passengers on GNER's East Coast route are offered broadband in a three-month wireless trial.
10.	Microsoft suffers Longhorn loss. Pirated versions of Microsoft's next operating system are on sale in Malaysia well before the official release date.
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11.	Exploiting Cisco routers: part 2
12.	Spammers turn to classic prose
13.	The perfect setup - Debian
14.	SQL server security tips: part 1
15.	Kernel exploit cause of Debian compromise

7:36:52 AM

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1.	AT&T Wireless connects Texas dots (The Daily Deal). The Daily Deal - Its $95 million deal with U.S. Cellular will allow the mobile carrier to join its Austin, Houston and San Antonio networks.
2.	Search Engines Curb Online Drug Ads, Reports Say (Reuters). Reuters - Internet search firm Google Inc. will restrict advertisements from unlicensed Web pharmacies that sell prescription medicine amid concerns about illegal online sales of drugs, news reports on Tuesday said.
3.	Toshiba Hopes to Make Big Mark with Erasable Ink (Reuters). Reuters - It may not be the paperless office many once thought possible, but it may be the next best thing.
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4.	Siebel preps architecture shift. Universal Application Network
5.	The Wells Fargo example. Opinion Doing the right thing
6.	Rogue diallers now use satellite. But how do they make money?
7.	Sony ships blu-ray 23GB storage system. Professional Disc for Data out to oust MO
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8.	Stainless Steel Mouse That Roared. China frees an online dissident who wrote under the computer name 'Stainless Steel Mouse,' after imprisoning her for over a year for criticizing the government. Two other cyberdissidents are also freed, about a week before Premier Wen Jiabao is to visit the United States.
9.	A Micropayment for Your Thoughts. With free online material increasingly giving way to paid content, several companies are wagering that they can make big bucks by facilitating tiny payments for bits of online content, from news articles and essays to poems and comic strips.
10.	Segways May Become War Machines. A Pentagon program drafts inventor Dean Kamen's self-balancing scooters, hoping to create an army of battlefield helpers capable of transporting injured troops and hauling soldiers' gear.
11.	Establishing a DVD Standard. The DVD Forum goes with the blue-laser format advanced by Toshiba and NEC and says it will endorse only one technology, but that hardly settles matters.
12.	Shedding New Light on Fuel Cells. Chemists have found a cleaner, more efficient way to generate hydrogen fuel, but researchers disagree about when it can be practically implemented. By Amit Asaravala.
13.	Secret Energy Haunts Coral Castle. Did the eccentric genius who built the massive roadside attraction tap into a mysterious power that allowed him to move multi-ton blocks of coral single-handedly? The world may never know. Michelle Delio reports from Homestead, Florida.
14.	Your Geek Gift Guide for 2003. Wired magazine presents 77 of the coolest stereos, 3-D screens, toys, cameras, DVRs, games and gadgets of the year.
15.	Canola Case Tests GMO Patent. A lawsuit brought by a biotech giant against a Canadian canola farmer could set the tone for the genetically modified seed business in all of North America. By Kristen Philipkoski.
16.	Diebold Backs Off Legal Challenge. In August, activists posted Diebold memos online that suggested the company knew its electronic voting machines were insecure. The company responded with legal threats. Now it's pulling back in the face of opposition. By Kim Zetter.
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17.	Linux Kernel "do_brk()" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
18.	Red Hat update for Kernel
19.	Mandrake update for Kernel
20.	Sun Cobalt update for nfs-utils
21.	UnixWare update for bind
22.	Debian update for Kernel
23.	HP Tru64 update for bind

6:36:32 AM

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1.	In-Flight Internet Cleared for Takeoff (PC World). PC World - Boeing details plans for Wi-Fi access, phone service on its planes.
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2.	A Hackable Media Player For HDTV
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3.	Technology tackles truancy rates. Truancy at London's secondary schools is falling 20 times faster than the national average, says the government.
4.	Computers drove up GCHQ costs. Changing demands on GCHQ's computer networks caused the cost of moving the listening post to spiral.
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5.	Training police to capture online child predators. Conference call
6.	Hackers used unpatched server to breach Debian. brk()ing and entering
7.	Diebold gives up e-vote clampdown. The archive is safe
8.	First motorists collared by mobile ban. Had to happen
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9.	Sinneswandel: Virenschreibern geht's ums Geld
10.	Attacke durch Loch im Linux-Kernel
11.	China: Studentische "Cyberdissidentin" gegen Kaution frei
12.	Dialer rufen Satelliten-Telefonverbindungen auf

5:36:12 AM

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1.	Dilbert for 02 Dec 2003.
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2.	Non Sequitur for 02 Dec 2003.
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3.	Warners sue DVD-copying firm. Film giant Warner takes legal action against a US-based firm that distributes DVD-copying software.
4.	Multimedia's best in Bafta battle. Nominations are announced for the Interactive Baftas, honouring the best sites, DVDs and interactive TV.
5.	New models for net business. The net is making it possible to supply software like water or electricity, as a service over the web.
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6.	Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack

4:35:53 AM

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1.	Search Engines Limit Ads for Drugs but Ease Rules on Sex. Web sites are restricting ads from unlicensed pharmacies, in attempts to address public concerns about illegal sales of drugs online. By Saul Hansell.
2.	A Gentler Type of Colonoscopy Proves Effective. A new study finds that virtual colonoscopy, a method that uses a C.T. scanner for colon cancer screening, can be just as effective as traditional colonoscopy. By Gina Kolata.
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3.	Fuji Photo to invest one bln dlrs to boost LCD film coating output (AFP). AFP - Japan's top photo film maker Fuji Photo Film is planning to invest 110 billion yen (one billion dollars) over four years to boost output of film coating for liquid crystal displays (LCDs).
4.	China Online Game Firm to Seek $300 Million Nasdaq IPO (Reuters). Reuters - Chinese Internet gaming firm Shanda Networking plans to seek a Nasdaq listing worth at least $300 million during the first quarter of 2004, a key investor said on Tuesday.
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5.	Jason Maloney Guestbook POST Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
6.	VP-ASP Input Validation Flaws in 'shopsearch' and 'shopdisplayproducts' Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands

3:35:33 AM

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1.	New regional weblog Blogging.LA launches. Sean Bonner, Jason DeFillippo, Wil Wheaton, Caryn Coleman, Chris Pirillo, and a herd of fine nerds just launched Blogging.LA. Bunch of cool contributors on board. And then, in an unguarded moment, they loosened their standards and let me in. Link
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2.	Employees not scared of quitting (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Workers might accept it when companies cut their pay, benefits and perks, but that doesn't mean they like it -- or their jobs.
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3.	Japan's TV Broadcasts To Be All-Digital By 2011
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4.	New Weapons of Information Warfare
5.	Security Log
6.	Gadget Guy
7.	Bad Policy Makes for Weak Passwords
8.	Balancing the benefits and risks of mobility
9.	Tips on locking down your WLAN
10.	2 Dec W32/Mimail-L

2:35:13 AM

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1.	Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case (AP). AP - In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting.
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2.	Asian pirates in Microsoft 'coup'. Pirated versions of Microsoft's next operating system are on sale in Malaysia well before the official release date.
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3.	cain25b44.exe
4.	kernel-2.2.22.txt

1:34:52 AM

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1.	Gator foe bitten, but still not shy. Fresh from settling a libel lawsuit by pulling anti-Gator pages from its site, PC Pitstop plans to launch a new, expanded site critical of the controversial software.
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2.	Powell Opposes Internet Phone Regulation (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell warned against regulation of telephone calls that travel over the Internet yesterday, saying government interference could stifle the development of a still evolving technology.
3.	KDDI's New EV-DO Service Hit by Handset Glitches (Reuters). Reuters - KDDI Corp (9433.T), Japan's second-largest telecoms operator, said on Tuesday it temporarily suspended sales of new handsets intended for an advanced third-generation (3G) service due to software glitches.

12:34:32 AM