Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Wednesday, January 28, 2004

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1.	AP REVIEW: HC2 Video Projector Charms (AP). AP - I haven't been to a movie theater since we resumed the family subscription to Netflix, the online DVD-by-mail emporium.
2.	A Study In E-Commerce Opposites (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - EBay and Amazon.com, the Internet's top two e-commerce sites, are taking opposite approaches to growth. EBay raised its prices this month for the fourth year in a row, while Amazon renewed its pledge to keep cutting prices even if it means lower profits.
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3.	Une nouvelle version de MyDoom (MyDoom.b) dans la nature.
4.	Perspectives on GRID: Next-Generation Computing
5.	29 Jan W32/Mimail-S
6.	Kerio Personal Firewall Administration Menu Lets Local Users Run Applications With SYSTEM Privileges

11:08:19 PM

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1.	Oracle's about-face. At AppsWorld, the company says its business management applications will be more compatible with other systems. Plus, Oracle is looking beyond PeopleSoft.
2.	Ellison: No need for wall-to-wall Oracle. Oracle's chief executive says it's alright for companies to use Oracle's business system in conjunction with those from rivals Siebel Systems and SAP, and Oracle will even help them to do it.
3.	Google faces trademark suit over keyword ads. A lawsuit filed by American Blind and Wallpaper Factory intensifies an ongoing dispute over whether Google's policy of selling ads related to search terms is legal or involves trademark infringement.
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4.	Apple launches iBook Logic Board Repair Program (MacCentral). MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday announced a new program that will help owners of the company's iBook laptop computer. The iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program is a worldwide program covering repair or replacement of the logic board in specific iBook models manufactured between May 2002 and April 2003.
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5.	DNS Root Servers Outside US Surpass Those Inside
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6.	MyDoom Variant Blocks Fixes, Targets Microsoft
7.	MyDoom Lessons: Failures of Education, Antivirus Vendors
8.	Lotus, Third-Party Vendors Push Notes, Domino At Lotusphere
9.	Lexmark Logs Big Boost In Fourth Quarter Earnings
10.	GSM Group Says It's On Brink of Billionth User
11.	AMA Complains WebMD Mishandling HIPAA Claims

10:08:01 PM

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1.	Doom times two. A new version of the MyDoom virus targets Microsoft as well as SCO and meddles with an infected PC's ability to update antivirus programs. Also: The feds have a plan to warn of Net threats.
2.	BenQ names sales exec for America
3.	Commentary: Oracle faces reality
4.	IBM unveils IT support service
5.	Briefly: BenQ names sales exec for America. The hiring is part of the Taiwanese company's global expansion plan...IBM unveils IT support service...Kayak paddles off with $11.75 million.
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6.	Microsoft Ex-Employee Sentenced for Software Theft (Reuters). Reuters - A former employee of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for obtaining software meant for corporate use and selling it for personal profit, local authorities said.
7.	Sex Site Sues Credit Cards Over Pirated Erotica (Reuters). Reuters - Internet piracy has devastated the music business, threatened the movie industry and may now undercut one of the most successful corners of the Web: pornography.
8.	Apple Launches Repair Program for Some iBooks (Reuters). Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) said on Wednesday that it launched a three-year, worldwide repair program for certain of its iBook notebook computers that can have problems with their internal or external display monitors.
9.	Intel Signals 64-Bit Offering May Be on Horizon (Reuters). Reuters - Intel Corp. (INTC.O) President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Otellini on Wednesday said the world's largest chip maker would likely give its 32-bit microprocessors an upgrade to 64 bits once supporting software becomes available.
10.	MyDoom Variant Emerges, Targets Microsoft (Reuters). Reuters - The MyDoom worm continued to spread across the Internet on Wednesday, clogging up e-mail traffic and hurting productivity as a new variant emerged to target Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) Web site, security experts said on Wednesday.
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11.	Virtual Dummy To Try On Clothes
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12.	Virus Mydoom: une nouvelle variante, plus vicieuse
13.	SCO offre une prime à qui trouvera l'auteur du virus
14.	Le Gouvernement Américain crée un système pour les "Cyber Alertes"
15.	Bill Gates: Windows est plus sûr grâce aux pirates informatiques
16.	DHS unveils cybersecurity warning system
17.	New Explorer hole could be devastating
18.	Mydoom variant appears, targets Microsoft
19.	Hackers capitalizing on Mydoom's success
20.	Customers Eye Virginia Tech's Supercomputer Upgrade
21.	Sluggish PDA Market Perks Up In Fourth Quarter
22.	Sybase Wraps Up Profitable Year
23.	PAM_USB : Authentification par clef USB sous Linux

9:07:41 PM

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1.	Sprint makes about-face on VPN technology. After years of criticizing a technology known as multiprotocol label switching, the long-distance carrier succumbs to market pressure and will offer MPLS virtual private networks.
2.	Portability problems? Take a number. The FCC says it's received around 4,750 gripes from cell phone customers frustrated by the slow pace of switching carriers.
3.	Portable memory format gets set for launch. A consortium of consumer electronics makers will mark its official debut next week with the launch of a memory card format that promises to be smaller than Secure Digital cards yet hold one gigabyte of data.
4.	Server shipments boom in 2003. The server market surged last year, with shipments growing 25 percent in the final quarter, according to preliminary findings from research company Gartner.
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5.	REVIEW: Entry-Level Video Projector Charms (AP). AP - I haven't been to a movie theater since we resumed the family subscription to Netflix, the online DVD-by-mail emporium.
6.	Video Game Outlook Hinges on Price Cuts - Analysts (Reuters). Reuters - Unless video game hardware makers cut prices deeply in 2004 to stoke demand, growth-hungry investors who have watched the sector boom in recent years could be in for a rough ride, analysts said on Wednesday
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7.	Ask Jeeves makes its first profit. The world's second most popular internet search engine announces its first even annual profit - $22m.
8.	Virulent worm targets Microsoft. A new strain has emerged of the malicious e-mail worm, Mydoom, which is continuing to multiply across the net.
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9.	New Explorer hole could be devastating. A security hole in Microsoft Corp.â��s Internet Explorer could prove devastating. Following the exposure of a vulnerability in Windows XP earlier this week, â��http-equivâ�� of Malware has revealed that Explorer 6 users (and possibly users of earlier versions) could be fooled into downloading what look like safe files but are in fact whatever the author wishes them to be -- including executables.
10.	Mydoom variant appears, targets Microsoft. A new version of the Mydoom e-mail worm is circulating on the Internet, according to warnings from antivirus companies.
11.	Customers eye Lotus Workplace warily. ORLANDO - While IBM Corp.'s Lotus software group blazes ahead with its Workplace vision, the company still has work to do to convince some of the Lotus faithful that the new architecture makes as much sense for them as it does for IBM.
12.	Partners add fuel to Lotus technologies - Infoworld Staff. Orlando, Fla. --- Alongside IBM Lotus Software's forward looking Workplace collaboration road map that is unfolding here, several Lotus partners rolled out offerings that extend and strengthen Big Blue's new and existing offerings.
13.	Oracle eyes Windows database market. Oracle Corp. hopes to take on Microsoft Corp. for a larger share of the market for databases sold on the Windows operating system, a senior Oracle executive said Wednesday.
14.	MCI to offer new satellite broadband service. A new MCI satellite broadband service, aimed at companies with branches in areas where DSL (digital subscriber line) service is not available, will be commercially available in March, the company announced Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT: Get strong 128-bit SSL security for your online business - To secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption, download a copy of the free VeriSign Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business." You'll learn everything you need to know about encrypting e-commerce transactions, securing corporate intranets, and authenticating your Web site.
15.	Gateway handheld plans still up in the air. After putting its plans to release a PDAÂ�on hold last August, Gateway Inc. still hasn't decided when, or if, it plans to release such a device as part of its push into consumer electronics, a spokesman said Wednesday.
16.	Hackers capitalizing on Mydoom's success. A back door to computer systems opened by the Mydoom e-mail worm is turning into a bonanza for thousands of hackers, who are scanning the Internet furiously for systems infected by Mydoom, antivirus experts said Wednesday.
17.	Oracle previews E-Business Suite 11i.10 - Infoworld Staff. SAN DIEGO -- Oracle continued to promote its new capabilities to integrate its products with applications from other vendors at the AppsWorld conference here this week by offering a sneak peak of those capabilities in Version 11i.10 of its E-Business Suite not due out till mid year.
18.	MS to face jury trial in halftone patent case. A federal judge has found that Microsoft Corp. encroached upon patents held by a Tucson, Arizona-based company for a process that improves the quality of images displayed on computer screens and paper printouts.
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19.	DHS unveils cybersecurity warning system. The U.S. federal government will join a gaggle of antivirus companies and public-private groups in warning citizens about virus outbreaks such as the recent Mydoom e-mail worm and other online threats, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
20.	New Explorer hole could be devastating. A security hole in Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer could prove devastating. Following the exposure of a vulnerability in Windows XP earlier this week, “http-equiv” of Malware has revealed that Explorer 6 users (and possibly users of earlier versions) could be fooled into downloading what look like safe files but are in fact whatever the author wishes them to be -- including executables.
21.	Mydoom variant appears, targets Microsoft. A new version of the Mydoom e-mail worm is circulating on the Internet, according to warnings from antivirus companies.
22.	Hackers capitalizing on Mydoom's success. A back door to computer systems opened by the Mydoom e-mail worm is turning into a bonanza for thousands of hackers, who are scanning the Internet furiously for systems infected by Mydoom, antivirus experts said Wednesday.
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23.	News: 'Warspying' San Francisco. Hobbyists explore the City by the Bay, as seen though its wireless cameras.
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24.	Identity based encryption
25.	MyDoom spawns more potent variant
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26.	MyDoom Variant Continues to Cause Confusion
27.	News: 'Warspying' San Francisco
28.	Microsoft Changes Windows Protocol Licensing
29.	Roundtable Highlights Varied Opinions On Linux
30.	Q & A With Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt
31.	Overland Reports Brisk Sales
32.	Oracle Lists Candidates For Election To PeopleSoft's Board
33.	Identity based encryption
34.	MyDoom spawns more potent variant
35.	New IE Download Spoof Found
36.	MyDoom / Novarg Now Pointed at Microsoft

8:37:30 PM

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1.	Shaving Is Not Difficult Or Time Consuming.
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2.	Celequest nabs $9.1 million
3.	Kayak Interactive paddles off with $11.75 million
4.	Briefly: Kayak paddles off with $11.75 million. The software maker secures a first round of funding...'DVD Jon' to seek compensation...Celequest nabs $9.1 million.
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5.	Suit Seeks Benefits for Software Workers (AP). AP - Laid-off programmers have filed a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Department of Labor of illegally denying them job-training benefits available to workers in industries where jobs have moved overseas.
6.	REVIEW: Entry-Level Video Projector Charms (AP). AP - I haven't been to a movie theater since we resumed the family subscription to Netflix, the online DVD-by-mail emporium.
7.	New Worm Spawns Headaches for Computer Users (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - A new version of the "Mydoom" e-mail worm that appeared on the Internet Wednesday makes it more difficult for computer users to download updated security software and instructs infected computers to attack Microsoft Corp.'s Internet homepage, security experts said.
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8.	Mars Landers - Opportunity, Bedrock, Aerosmith?
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9.	Dean campaign Waves 'Net guru' Trippi goodbye. Chief ousted after conflict-of-interest charges
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10.	Can the feds fight viruses?
11.	Crypto booster tech for mobile phones
12.	A patch in time
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13.	Kaspersky Unearths MyDoom Variant
14.	Beating the New MyDoom (Windows) Variant
15.	eEye Research Team's Upcoming Vulnerability Pipeline
16.	Can the feds fight viruses?
17.	Crypto booster tech for mobile phones
18.	A patch in time
19.	Another Serious MSIE Hole
20.	New Explorer hole could be devastating
21.	WORM_SPYBOT.V

7:37:11 PM

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1.	Security firm warns of new IE flaw. A security services company points out a new vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow Web surfers to be tricked into downloading malicious files.
2.	Microsoft sees sales hurdles ahead. The software giant sounds a cautionary note with financial analysts, saying revenue growth in the next fiscal year will likely not match that of recent years.
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3.	Gateway PDA's Fate Up In Air (PC World). PC World - Still no word on when delayed Gateway 100X will appear, or what features it will sport.
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4.	Seth Schoen Reveals Himself Author of DeCSS Haiku
5.	More MyDoom Gloom
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6.	DVD teen seeks compensation. A Norwegian computer user who cracked DVD security codes wants compensation after being acquitted.
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7.	MyDoom variant attacks Microsoft.com. Same author, less damage
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8.	SCO offers $250,000 reward for arrest of Mydoom worm author
9.	News: Computer miscounts? Not likely in New Hampshire
10.	PeopleSoft Lowers Cost Of Hosted ERP For Mid-Market
11.	SAP, Teradata Enter Technology Partnership
12.	nStor Grows Storage Portfolio, Targets SMBs

6:36:51 PM

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1.	Online music bubble to burst by year end. Forrester Research predicts the demise of the CD and a large reduction in the number of online music stores. By Eric Bangeman.
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2.	Sid Lavernts, home movie maker extraordinaire. Boing Boing pal Matt Haber wrote an article for the NY Times about Sid Lavernts, a guy who singlehandedly created many funny and offbeat movies, often featuring himself, combing el-cheapo equipment with extraordinary resourcefulness and creativity. "Mr. Laverents's first completed movie, 'The Wonders That Surround Us: Snails' (1966), is a 26-minute nature film set in the least exotic of locales: his backyard. Shot â�� at what must inevitably be described as a snail's pace â�� over four years, the film captures its subjects with magnifying lenses Mr. Laverents designed himself. Playful and informative, it is somewhat reminiscent of Disney educational filmstrips. (Mr. Laverents sold 'Snails' and several of his other nature films to the California Department of Education for classroom use.) One thing that differentiates 'Snails' from Disney movies like the 1954'The Vanishing Prairie' (aside from hundreds of thousands of dollars) is Mr. Laverents's wit. On the sticky subject of snails' mating habits, for example, he tells us: 'A snail's love life is considerably simplified by the fact that they are hermaphroditic.' We see two snails press together. 'So, no matter who meets whom, it's always `boy meets girl.'" Link:
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3.	Oracle update gets tailored to industries. The next version of the E-Business Suite of applications will include features designed to meet the needs of a variety of industries, including support for RFID inventory tracking.
4.	Oracle's about-face. At AppsWorld, the company says its business management applications will be more compatible with other systems. Plus, Oracle is looking beyond PeopleSoft.
5.	IBM to merge server, chip groups. The company plans to announce the combined unit in coming days in an effort to improve the company's own chips, CNET News.com has learned.
6.	Time Warner Cable leans more heavily on voice. The Time Warner unit speeds the rollout of its Net-based phone service because it more urgently needs the "voice piece" of its triple play of offerings designed to fend off gains by satellite companies.
7.	Sun makes room for Jxta. After spending four years seeding the market for Jxta, Sun has plans to use the open-source peer-to-peer software in its own server and desktop lines.
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8.	Analyst: Apple Supercomputer No Stand-In for Strategy (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Computer has announced plans to ship its new XServe G5s to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Although the machines -- which will replace the 1,100 PowerMac G5s currently assembled into one of the world's most powerful supercomputers -- are a feather in Apple's cap, they may not help to sell many XServers.
9.	Conquering the Multichannel-Management Game (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - It is ironic that one of the more advanced working examples of multichannel marketing and customer service in the retail industry is, in fact, part of a European retailer's exhibit of its so-called "Future Store." The irony stems from the fact that multichannel integration was one of the promises made -- and then broken -- by the CRM industry in its grandiose early days.
10.	Software Vendors, SMBs To Change Market Tactics (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Among the world's largest companies, the enterprise-software market is largely saturated, industry observers agree. Vendors have the potential to make add-on sales among their biggest customers, and a wholesale conversion or two will come down the pike. But, on the whole, enterprise-software makers must move downstream to smaller companies if they wish to grow.
11.	SCO Posts Bounty for MyDoom Creator (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - In response to being targeted by the MyDoom virus, which has been crowned in press reports as "the worst virus ever," the SCO Group is offering a US$250,000 bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of its creator.
12.	Unlikely cyberspace warrior cracks Mydoom in two hours and blames humans (AFP). AFP - Sitting in a lounge chair glaring at his laptop computer, Ero Carrera hardly looks like most people would imagine a frontline warrior in the battle against computer viruses, but appearances are deceptive: Carrera cracked the Mydoom worm in less than two hours.
13.	New Mydoom.B version of computer worm found: expert (AFP). AFP - Internet security experts found a new version of the Mydoom computer worm, dubbed the Mydoom.B, that evades detection measures for the original worm, Finland's F-Secure said.
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14.	A Linux Machine For Your Collar
15.	C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3
16.	Thyne Oldest Known Tech Manual
17.	Confessions of a Mac OS X User
18.	Another Serious MSIE Hole
19.	Debian Fastest-Growing Distro, Says Netcraft
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20.	SCO offers $250,000 reward for arrest of Mydoom worm author
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21.	News: Computer miscounts? Not likely in New Hampshire. The Associated Press By Rachel Konrad
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22.	MyDoom variant attacks Microsoft.com. Same author, lower damage
23.	IT giants criticised for running third world 'sweatshops'. The OBGYN wants what?!
24.	DeWitt comes to terms with Cobalt's end. Interview Some things better left unsaid
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25.	Homeland Security Launches Cyber Alert System
26.	Homeland Security Launches Cyber Alert System
27.	Government Unveils Cyber Threat Alert System
28.	Face-Recognition Contract Awarded To Viisage
29.	'DVD Jon' Johansen to Sue Oekokrim
30.	Beware: New Version of Mydoom
31.	Update 20:10 GMT 2004-1-28: New variant of Novarg/MyDoom found, Microsoft Changing IE's URL Handling, Solaris Local Privilege Escalation
32.	Experts Troubled By Mydoom Fast-Spreading Attack
33.	Dangerous Mydoom Variant Appears
34.	28 Jan W32/MyDoom-B
35.	Authentification par clef USB sous Linux

5:36:32 PM

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1.	Kottke hires a social networking software aide (FriendsterHelper). Kottke posts a brilliant rant on the incredible laboriousness of being poly-FOAFed: Overwhelmed by the amount of work necessary to keep up with all my friendships on Friendster, Orkut, and all the other social networking sites, I've posted a job opening over on craigslist for a personal social coordinator: * Permanent full-time position for a personal social coordinator for a New York-based web designer. * Your primary responsibility will be managing my accounts with various online social networking sites including, but not limited to, Friendster, LinkedIn, Tribe, Orkut, Ryze, Spoke, ZeroDegrees, Ecademy, RealContacts, Ringo, MySpace, Yafro, EveryonesConnected, Friendzy, FriendSurfer, Tickle, Evite, Plaxo, Squiby, and WhizSpark. There's even room to grow in the position: * Future duties may include discouraging companies and individuals from starting new social networking sites so that additional staff won't be necessary in the future. Past employment as a bouncer, "heavy", or hired goon may be helpful in this regard. (...) Link (thanks, Jonno!)
2.	Boing Boing mobile from WINKsite. The moblog service Winksite (which has Howard Rheingold on its advisory board) is offering a mobile version of Boing Boing, under the terms of Boing Boing's Creative Commons' license. If you have a browser on your mobile, you can try it out, or view it on Winksite's Java emulator. Link
3.	101 Dumbest Moments in Business. Business2.0 presents its yearly "101 Dumbest Moments in Business." Some pretty funny ones in here. In September, retail chain Urban Outfitters begins peddling Ghettopoly, a Monopoly knockoff. The top hat, shoe, and car are replaced with a machine gun, marijuana leaf, basketball, and rock of crack cocaine. Reacting to protests, Urban Outfitters pulls the game from its stores. Link
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4.	Everyman's supercomputer. Virginia Tech engineering dean Hassan Aref explains what's behind his college's Installation of G5 desktop machines.
5.	Consumer devices boost hard-drive sales. The market for hard drives is growing--even as many of the devices themselves are shrinking, according to a market researcher.
6.	Japanese software maker joins open-source group
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7.	Darwine seeks to port WINE to Darwin, OS X (MacCentral). MacCentral - The developers behind the Darwine project hope to bring the popular WINE technology first to Darwin and then to Mac OS X. If successful, Darwine could eventually pave the way to Mac OS X users being able to run Windows software without having VirtualPC or Windows installed.
8.	Video Game Outlook Hinges on Price Cuts, Analysts Say (Reuters). Reuters - Unless video game hardware makers cut prices deeply in 2004 to stoke demand, analysts said on Wednesday, growth-hungry investors who have watched the sector boom in recent years could be in for a rough ride.
9.	Senator Seeks Web Gambling Restrictions (AP). AP - Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said he will try again to usher Internet gambling restrictions through the Senate, even though it is an election year.
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10.	Vulnerabilities: Jordan Windows Telnet Server Username Stack Based Buffer Overrun Vulnerability. Jordan Windows Telnet Server is a Telnet server for Microsoft Windows platforms. Jordan Windows Telnet Server has been reported prone to a remote buffer overrun vulnerab...
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11.	MIMAIL/MyDoom/Novarg Email Virus Continues
12.	W32.Mydoom.B@mm

3:32:19 PM

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1.	MSFT's MikeRoweSoft.com letter on eBay. Mike Rowe (the kid who got a stupid trademark hassle from MSFT over his use of MikeRoweSoft.com, and subsequently settled for an XBox and a trip to Redmond) is selling off the threatening letter on eBay. Link
2.	Tethered cheek-gunk wipes for cellphones. Rael reports on the new prevalence of cellphone-wipes, little bits of fabric that you attach to your phone's strap to wipe cheek-gunk accumulation off your futurephone's screen. Link
3.	Imaginary girlfriends on eBay. There are dozens of "imaginary girlfriends" for sale on eBay. Here's a bit of one of the listings (which closed at $20.51): The winning bidder will receive my instant messenger screenname,email address and phone number. We can chat once a day or webcam if you like. I have pictures that I can send over email or by regular mail, both clothed and nude... I like video games, karaoke and football:) This is a 2-month relationship,and I hope you renew it. You can get back at girlfriends or impress your buddies or just have a good time. The friendship will be real,the girlfriend will be a fantasy. Link (via J-Ko)
4.	Panopticon Singularity. Charlie Stross has posted his essay for the sadly defunct Singularity ish of the Whole Earth Review, entitled "The Panopticon Singularity:" If a panopticon singularity emerges, you'd be well advised to stay away from Massachusetts if you and your partner aren't married. Don't think about smoking a joint unless you want to see the inside of one of the labour camps where over 50% of the population sooner or later go. Don't jaywalk, chew gum in public, smoke, exceed the speed limit, stand in front of fire exit routes, or wear clothing that violates the city dress code (passed on the nod in 1892, and never repealed because everybody knew nobody would enforce it and it would take up valuable legislative time). You won't be able to watch those old DVD's of 'Friends' you copied during the naughty oughties because if you stick them in your player it'll call the copyright police on you. You'd better not spend too much time at the bar, or your insurance premiums will rocket and your boss might ask you to undergo therapy. You might be able to read a library book or play a round of a computer game, but your computer will be counting the words you read and monitoring your pulse so that it can bill you for the excitement it has delivered. Link
5.	Paul "Ghost Host" Frees official biography. "Welcome, Foolish Mortals" is the forthcoming authorized biography of Paul Frees, the voice of the Haunted Mansion's "Ghost Host" narrator, Buff the Buffalo from the Country Bear Jamboree, and numerous other classic bits of voice-over. Link (Thanks, Gavin!)
6.	NYT discovers the "Plam Pilot" phenomenon. In August, 2001, I wrote Metacrap, an essay about the problems with user-generated, explicit metadata, where I said, Take eBay: every seller there has a damned good reason for double-checking their listings for typos and misspellings. Try searching for "plam" on eBay. Right now, that turns up nine typoed listings for "Plam Pilots." Misspelled listings don't show up in correctly-spelled searches and hence garner fewer bids and lower sale-prices. You can almost always get a bargain on a Plam Pilot at eBay. A couple years later, the NYT has twigged to this, reporting on bargain hunters who search eBay listings for typos. Such is the eBay underworld of misspellers, where the clueless -- and sometimes just careless -- sell labtop computers, throwing knifes, Art Deko vases, camras, comferters and saphires. They do get bidders, but rarely very many. Often the buyers are those who troll for spelling slip-ups, buying items on the cheap and selling them all over again on eBay, but with the right spelling and for the right price. John H. Green, a jeweler in Central Florida, is one of them. Link (Thanks, Clive!)
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7.	Google's Orkut gets back online. The social network site, an experimental project of search giant Google, is back in action after a glitch that kept Silicon Valley denizens from taking up their invites to join.
8.	Time Warner gains as AOL sinks. The media behemoth reports positive fourth-quarter earnings despite lagging performance from its America Online business unit.
9.	'DVD Jon' to seek compensation
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10.	New Wireless Standard to Carry Cable TV Signal. A new wireless technology with enough bandwidth to carry cable television signals from a wall-mounted outlet to a TV anywhere in the home could be on the market as early as next year. By Reuters.
11.	E-Mail Worm Snarls Computers Around Globe. The new malicious computer program is spreading rapidly throughout the Internet and may become the largest ever outbreak of viral e-mail. By Kirk Semple.
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12.	Can the Feds Fight Viruses? (PC World). PC World - New system will warn public about virus outbreaks, scams, and software flaws.
13.	Africa: The Next Wide-Open Wireless Frontier (BusinessWeek Online). BusinessWeek Online - For a telecommunications industry hungrily seeking new avenues of growth, a surprising opportunity is emerging. Sub-Saharan Africa -- home to more than 650 million people, three-quarters of whom live on less than $2 per day -- has become the world's fastest-growing market for mobile-phone service. Last year alone, the number of mobile subscribers in the whole region shot up 37%, to 34.4 million, compared with a 32% rise in Eastern Europe, the No. 2 growth region, according to researcher Gartner Dataquest. "It's just a huge opportunity," says Ali B.M. ...
14.	Unlikely cyberspace warrior cracks Mydoom in two hours and blames humans (AFP). AFP - Sitting in a lounge chair glaring at his laptop computer, Ero Carrera hardly looks like most people would imagine a frontline warrior in the battle against computer viruses, but appearances are deceptive: Carrera cracked the Mydoom virus in less than two hours.
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15.	Beware: New Version of Mydoom (Novarg)
16.	US-Viren-Alarmsystem
17.	Virenalarm: Mydoom.B unterwegs
18.	Debian: trr19 Missing privilege release
19.	Citadel's Latest Automates W2K3 Vulnerability Remediation
20.	ADV: Check out the Ziff Davis Channel Zone!
21.	NSM Manages VPNs
22.	MyDoom.A heads for infection record
23.	Bugwatch: A patch in time
24.	Worm mutants spoof Internet Explorer
25.	Gates takes a side-swipe at Apple, Linux security

2:31:54 PM

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1.	Et Cetera: snow flakes keep falling on my head. Round up including more MyDoom info, Linus talking trash again, US Gov concerns over viruses, and more. By Ken "Caesar" Fisher.
2.	Misspelling for cash... eBay and the written word. Creative spelling is on the rise. Most of the time it's no matter (unless you're cosmically offended by such things), but when it comes to keyword searches and listings, misspellings can cause considerable problems. By Ken "Caesar" Fisher.
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3.	Study: Small businesses wary of Microsoft. Many small and midsize companies harbor some level of "concern" about becoming "overly reliant" on software made by the Redmond, Wash., giant, a survey shows.
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4.	Sony Says Profits Fell 26 Percent in Last Quarter of 2003. Sony blamed its performance on restructuring costs, a stronger yen and declining revenue from the company's movie and video game divisions. By Ken Belson.
5.	New Worm Is Spreading Rapidly Via E-Mail. Some computer security experts are predicting a new malicious computer program may become one of the largest outbreaks of a computer virus. By Kirk Semple.
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6.	Sun newspaper may face legal action (FT.com). FT.com - The Sun faces possible legal action after Lord Hutton disclosed he was "urgently considering" an investigation into the newspaper's publication of leaked extracts of his report. As a political row erupted over the leak, the prime minister called for an inquiry, saying he was in touch with Lord Hutton, and promised to take whatever action the judge recommended.
7.	Amazon.com Posts First Annual Profit (AP). AP - Amazon.com rode discounts and free shipping to strong fourth-quarter results, capping a year in which the Internet retailer posted its first annual profit.
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8.	Time Warner 'returns to health'. A year after recording the biggest loss in corporate history, the media giant says film success has helped it to revive its fortunes.
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9.	Changes to CERT Advisories
10.	Gates takes a side-swipe at Apple, Linux security
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11.	DHS to issue e-mail alerts when cyber catastrophe strikes
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12.	Sending jobs overseas could boost UK economy. Not all bad
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13.	Unlicensed software could cost a bundle
14.	U.S. overseas payrolls grow
15.	DVD Hacker Asks Compensation in Acquittal
16.	U.S. Government Offers Free Cyber Alerts
17.	MyDoom.A heads for infection record
18.	Feds Launch Cyber Alert System
19.	Internet Explorer File Download Extension Spoofing
20.	News: Viruses and hackers make Windows more secure - Gates
21.	[SECURITY] [DSA 430-1] New trr19 packages fix local games exploit
22.	SCO Posts Bounty for MyDoom Creator
23.	SCO Posts Bounty for MyDoom Creator
24.	SCO Posts Bounty for MyDoom Creator
25.	US-Regierung warnt User künftig per Mail vor Würmern
26.	Systems Management Server 2003: Behind the Controls
27.	Changes to CERT Advisories

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1.	Intel's Prescott to be slow starter. It looks like Prescott will be a slow starter after all, being bested by older Northwood CPUs in initial testing represented at The Inq. By Ken "Caesar" Fisher.
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2.	Bitter comic illustrator humor. This makes me think that life among funnybook writers and their pictureifiers isn't all sweetness and light: "Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work, or some interesting ways to get some variety into those boring panels where some dumb writer has some lame characters sitting around and talking for page after page." Link (Thanks, Zed!)
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3.	Notifications as troublesome as viruses. Security experts urge administrators to turn off the feature on antivirus applications that automatically replies to senders, informing them that they've been infected.
4.	SBC, Yahoo target small business. The two companies join forces to offer a suite of services, built on their DSL efforts, designed specifically for small and home-based businesses.
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5.	Apple to Build Second Supercomputer (AP). AP - After building one of the world's fastest supercomputers on its first try, Apple Computer Inc. is again teaming with Virginia Tech to make another high performance machine using its new 64-bit Xserve G5 computer.
6.	Vodafone leaves door open to ATT Wireless bid (AFP). AFP - British mobile telephone giant Vodafone failed to quell speculation that it is preparing a bid for AT and T Wireless, the third largest mobile operator in the United States.
7.	US launches new "cyber-alert" system in wake of virus outbreak (AFP). AFP - US homeland security officials launched a new "cyber-alert" system to assist computer users in the wake of one of the worst Internet virus outbreaks ever.
8.	U.S. Rolls Out Cyberattack Warning System (Reuters). Reuters - The U.S. government on Wednesday rolled out a "cyber alert" system to warn computer users about viruses, worms and other online threats, two days after the "MyDoom" worm snarled e-mail traffic worldwide.
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9.	Seth Shoen Reveals Himself Author of DeCSS Haiku
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10.	Sun sees Jxta gathering steam. Sun Microsystems Inc. says its Jxta technology for peer-to-peer computing is gathering steam and may soon make its way into some of its own products.
11.	IBM takes steps toward On Demand vision - Infoworld Staff. IBM took another small step toward bringing its 15-month vision of On Demand computing to the real world on Wednesday, rolling out an IT service that helps corporate users remotely automate and manage datacenters made up of a patchwork of different platforms. ADVERTISEMENT: Get strong 128-bit SSL security for your online business - To secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption, download a copy of the free VeriSign Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business." You'll learn everything you need to know about encrypting e-commerce transactions, securing corporate intranets, and authenticating your Web site.
12.	Amazon records first profitable year in its history. Amazon.com Inc.'s net revenue and net profit both grew healthily in its fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2003, compared with 2002's fourth quarter, and helped the online retailer close 2003 with an annual profit, a first for the company, it announced Tuesday.
13.	Time Warner makes 2003 gains, despite AOL drag. Box office success and increased cable rollouts helped boost Time Warner Inc.'s full-year and fourth-quarter 2003 results, despite continuing losses in the company's America Online (AOL) Internet division.
14.	Sony sees profit drop on increased expenses. Sony Corp. achieved record quarterly sales in the last three months of 2003, although its restructuring program, higher spending on semiconductor research, and the strengthening Japanese yen led to a decrease in profit at the Tokyo company.
15.	Sprint rolls out new VPN products. Sprint Corp. Wednesday announced three new VPN choices for users including its first Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) offerings.
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16.	Gentoo: gaim Multiple vulnerabilities
17.	Debian: trr19 Missing privilege release
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18.	Beware: New Version of MyDOOM B worm set to attack Microsoft web site says Kaspersky Labs Key hacking network networking Linux virus wireless advertisering
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19.	News: Viruses and hackers make Windows more secure - Gates. The Register By John Leyden [john dot leyden at theregister dot co dot uk]
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20.	BugTraq: Denial Of Service in SurfNOW 2.2. Sender: Donato Ferrante [fdonato at autistici dot org]
21.	BugTraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 430-1] New trr19 packages fix local games exploit. Sender: [joey at infodrom dot org (Martin Schulze)]
22.	BugTraq: phpBB privmsg.php XSS vulnerability patch.. Sender: Shaun Colley [shaunige at yahoo dot co dot uk]
23.	BugTraq: RFC: virus handling. Sender: Thomas Zehetbauer [thomasz at hostmaster dot org]
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24.	IBM muscles up Unix midrange. Power5 cometh
25.	Welsh dragon struck by rebranding madness. LogoWatch Strategy Boutique fleeces Taffs for 160k
26.	Brighton tops UK Jedi league. The Force is strong in this town
27.	Intel preps 540MHz XScale chip - report. Bulverde to appear in May?

12:31:15 PM

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1.	U.S. creates cyberalert system. The Department of Homeland Security announces an e-mail alert system aimed at informing two groups of citizens--technical experts and the average home user--of potential online threats.
2.	Bracing for trouble. MyDoom spreads across the Internet at a record pace, carrying a payload that threatens to flood SCO Group's Web site on Super Bowl Sunday.
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3.	Suns Sends P-to-P to Work (PC World). PC World - Company's Jxta technology could appear on desktops and servers.
4.	New Worm, Same Old Problem (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Once again, a fast-spreading e-mail worm is infecting computers across the globe. And, like "Melissa" and "Nimda" and so many others before it, the new bug targets computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system.
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5.	Porn Rewards Users To Get Past Anti-Spam Captchas
6.	USPTO Grants CA Lawyer Domain-Naming Patent
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7.	DHS to issue e-mail alerts when cyber catastrophe strikes. You've got cyber terror Mail. Key hacker network networking Linux virus microsoft wireless advertisers
8.	US-CERT to be official provider of Homeland Security Cyber Security Alerts Key hacker network networking Linux virus microsoft wireless advertisers
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9.	Elsewhere: Worm mutants spoof Internet Explorer. MyDoom.A is not the only virus users should be aware of, as three mutant modifications of the recently discovered Dumaru worm were identified in the wild. Versions J, K ...
10.	Elsewhere: 'DVD Jon' to seek compensation. Jon Lech Johansen, also known as "DVD-Jon", will seek compensation from the Norwegian government following his acquittal in an appellate court on charges related to alleg...
11.	News: Chairman Bill's 'magic spam cure' - a revenue opportunity?. The Register By Andrew Orlowski [andrew dot orlowski at theregister dot co dot uk]
12.	News: Crypto booster tech for mobile phones. The Register By John Leyden [john dot leyden at theregister dot co dot uk]
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13.	DVD Jon to sue prosecuter. Seeks compensation
14.	IBM slices 300 workers from Systems group. Trimming the fat
15.	Virginia Tech swaps out G5 desktops for Xserve racks. World's third most powerful supercomputer gets smaller
16.	SanDisk ships 1GB SD card. Reg Kit Watch
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17.	BremsServer Cross Site Scripting and Directory Traversal
18.	Internet Explorer File Download Extension Spoofing
19.	TROJ_STAWIN.A
20.	Experts: 'Mydoom' virus is vicious
21.	At last, junk e-mail good for something
22.	Hacker hero seeks compensation after acquittals in DVD cracking case
23.	Microsoft unveils security server beta
24.	Bank group offers guidelines on outsourcing security risks
25.	Security breach on Capitol Hill: It's criminal
26.	An IT manager's secret insight into mobile security
27.	Information security market to grow 20%
28.	The Soft Underbelly: Attacking the Client
29.	Intel to Postpone Next-Generation Xeon Processors
30.	"VoIP is Already regulated"
31.	Sony's profit slumps by 25%
32.	The Role of IDS and ADS in Network Security
33.	US Homeland Security to compete with Symantec
34.	Microsoft shines more light on Longhorn
35.	28 Jan VBS/Inor-C
36.	(Mise à jour) SCO recherche les auteurs de Mydoom à coup de dollars
37.	Security lek in Internet Explorer 6 ontdekt
38.	New worm avoids feds for now

11:30:56 AM

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1.	Watch your backup. Industry watcher Jon Oltsik warns that this most basic rule of IT responsibilities is badly broken but that few people seem sufficiently exercised to fix the problem.
2.	Oracle's about-face. At AppsWorld, the company says its business management applications will be more compatible with other systems. Plus, Oracle is looking beyond PeopleSoft.
3.	Alpha Java geek returns. James Gosling recently returned to Sun Microsystems' Java tools division. Can his star power breathe new life into Sun software?
4.	Time Warner gains as AOL sinks. The media behemoth reports positive fourth-quarter earnings despite lagging performance from its America Online business unit.
5.	Infineon to acquire Taiwanese chipmaker. The German chipmaker plans to strengthen its push into the home networking market by buying ADMtek.
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6.	Witness disputes `hysteria' testimony (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - A former nursing supervisor at IBM testified she had no reason to believe that one of two former workers suing IBM was suffering from a chemical-related condition when he reported sinus conditions.
7.	Holiday sales help EA boost lead in video games (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Electronic Arts continues to widen its lead as the dominant player in the video game market, reporting that its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 57 percent thanks to strong holiday sales.
8.	German police swoop on neo-Nazi Internet operation (AFP). AFP - German police said they have opened a probe into two men accused of selling neo-Nazi paraphernalia over the Internet and seized 2,500 compact discs of far-right music.
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9.	Government planning cyberalert system
10.	New worm avoids feds for now
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11.	Elsewhere: An e-mail worm's greatest ally is us. E-Mail's Decline: Once again, a criminal or group of criminals has turned e-mail against us. Wouldn't it be great, though, if we stopped helping. On Tuesday, the ``Mydo...
12.	Elsewhere: Web services security spec closer to approval. WS-Security, a widely supported proposal for securing web services, could become an official Oasis standard by March. Next month, Oasis anticipates a full-membership vo...
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13.	Woman's breasts swell online charity coffers. Topless Somerset lass raises £1,000
14.	Yahoo! shuts Scandinavian office. Europe in Brief
15.	US nukes: readers reach critical mass. Letters Will Homer Simpson really decimate Texas?
16.	BT scores £40k win over The Number. Charity to get £10k
17.	Virgina Tech swaps out G5 desktops for Xserve racks. World's third most powerful supercomputer gets smaller
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18.	AntiVir Personal Edition 6.22.09.09 (Updated)
19.	New virus hitting in-boxes
20.	New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO
21.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions January 26, 2004
22.	Trend Micro Pattern File January 26, 2004
23.	McAfee DAT 4319
24.	McAfee SuperDAT 4319
25.	McAfee AVERT Stinger 1.9.7
26.	Protector Plus 7.2.E05
27.	CWShredder 1.47.0
28.	W32.Mydoom.A Cleaning Utility 1.0.1
29.	Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout
30.	XP hole could compromise system
31.	Trend Micro Pattern File January 27, 2004
32.	Ad-aware referencefile 01R252 27.01.2004
33.	Microsoft Consumer Virus Alert - W32/Mydoom@MM
34.	Government planning cyberalert system
35.	avast! Virus Cleaner v1.0.162
36.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions January 27, 2004
37.	The Cleaner Database v3469
38.	Keine Versicherung für Mobilfunkbetreiber
39.	BlackICE PC Protection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
40.	BKDR_SDBOT.EG
41.	BKDR_SDBOT.EH
42.	BKDR_WINSHELL.A
43.	BKDR_SDBOT.DS
44.	E-mail virussen laten menselijke zwakte zien
45.	WS-Security mogelijk OASIS standaard in maart
46.	Identity Based Encryption
47.	Government planning cyberalert system
48.	Mars Spirit Rover finds bin Laden
49.	German teenager arrested for hoax bomb threat on a Delta trans-Atlantic passenger jet
50.	DHS to issue e-mail alerts when cyber catastrophe strikes

10:30:35 AM

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1.	Gates Foresees Seamless Software Links (AP). AP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates expressed his vision Wednesday for a future in which advanced software will seamlessly connect personal computers with mobile phones, watches and other small devices.
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2.	Microsoft-Funded Linux Studies Benefit ... Microsoft
3.	Bad Spelling Pays on eBay
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4.	Identity Based Encryption
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5.	Vodafone tops 130m customers. Beats expectations
6.	MyDoom is the worst virus ever. Switch off your auto-responder. Now!
7.	A visit from the FBI. We come in Peace
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8.	Review - Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!
9.	Future of Money : Cash is Not King
10.	Whit Diffie Bullish on Secure Computing
11.	Seth Schoen ''outed'' as DeCSS Haiku Author
12.	Identity Based Encryption
13.	A visit from the FBI
14.	Client nog steeds zwakste security schakel
15.	250 òûñÿ÷ äîëëàðîâ çà ãîëîâó àâòîðà âèðóñà
16.	DHS to issue e-mail alerts when cyber catastrophe strikes

9:30:15 AM

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1.	DoCoMo, SBC jockey for acquisition position (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Two possible buyers for No. 3 U.S. cell phone carrier AT&T Wireless (AWE) on Tuesday jockeyed for position in a possible bidding war as it was disclosed the company has a tentative Feb. 13 deadline for final proposals.
2.	Apple's '1984' Super Bowl commercial still stands as watershed event (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Funny, but hardly anyone seems to remember that during the 1984 Super Bowl, while the Los Angeles Raiders were crushing the Washington Redskins, a commercial popped up featuring Bill Bixby - The Hulk, Eddie's father, the guy who had a favorite Martian - pitching RadioShack personal computers.
3.	Amazon's Year of the Money (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Amazon.com Inc. -- the company that seeks to sell customers most any product they could possibly want on the Web -- reported its first profitable year yesterday after nearly a decade of red ink.
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4.	Weighing the Value of Privacy
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5.	China tightens web control. Amnesty International reports a big increase in internet-related arrests in China as online activism grows.
6.	DVD teenager seeks compensation. A Norwegian computer user who cracked DVD security codes wants compensation after being acquitted.
7.	Bounty on creators of e-mail worm. A $250,000 reward has been offered to find those behind Mydoom, the worm which continues to clog networks.
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8.	Intel's 90nm Celerons fall back to Q2. Not to be released this quarter after all
9.	Online banking condemned by small businesses. Lloyds TSB, BoS are especially pants
10.	Nvidia NV40 to ship next quarter as FX 6000 - report. CeBit launch?
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11.	Review - Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!
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12.	Überblick: Die heftigsten Wurm-Attacken der letzten Jahre
13.	Security in Motion
14.	How to Safeguard Your Data in a Dangerous World
15.	Case Study:The Supply Chain's Missing Link
16.	Get Proactive
17.	The Feds Target Spam
18.	Cash Crisis
19.	Full Recovery
20.	Small Gains for Wireless
21.	BPM May Push Excel Aside
22.	Security Job Surge
23.	Ask the Expert
24.	Ask the Expert
25.	Ask the Expert
26.	Ask the Expert
27.	Should Exploit Code Be Published Online?
28.	What Can Your Company Do to Combat Online ID Theft?
29.	Does Microsoft's Market Dominance Endanger Society?
30.	Should Tech Companies Shape Cybersecurity Policy?
31.	Should Airlines Turn Over Passenger Data to Federal Agencies?
32.	Microsoft promet de faire des efforts en sécurité informatique
33.	Çàïóñê Linux â 2000/XP

8:29:54 AM

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1.	Lofty stock lends power to PeopleSoft (The Daily Deal). The Daily Deal - Software maker Oracle may have to lift its hostile bid to catch up with the target's buoyant share price.
2.	'MyDoom' Spreading, Slowing Networks (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Computer security experts reported that a new e-mail-generating computer worm dubbed "MyDoom" was responsible for as many as one of every nine Internet messages sent around the world yesterday, slowing networks and flooding some in-boxes with the nuisance.
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3.	Bounty on creators of e-mail worm. A quarter-million dollar reward has been offered to find those behind Mydoom, the e-mail worm continuing to clog networks.
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4.	Chairman Bill's 'magic spam cure' - a revenue opportunity?. Analysis
5.	Crypto booster tech for mobile phones. Quicker security checks
6.	ARM's 2003 revenues dip, despite rising royalties. 'Year of operational stability'
7.	Thus passes cash flow positive 'milestone'. 'Steady trajectory' towards operating profit
8.	Consumer demand drives record LCD spending. Panel makers investing heavily
9.	Amazon profits climb, forecast raised. Tibetan yak cheese, pomegranate molasses and zero carb cheese straws
10.	Intel delays next Xeon DP but one - report. Jayhawk flaps wings, settles back on tree
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11.	Flower Power Takes on Land Mines. A Danish biotech company develops a genetically modified flower that changes color when the plant is close to a land mine, making it easier to track down and remove the hidden explosives.
12.	Wireless Cable TV in the Works. Ultra wideband technology will have enough bandwidth to take the 'cable' out of cable TV, its touters say. It might also be used for transferring images from digital cameras to computers.
13.	Hands Off Intellectual Property. Attempts to shield America's intellectual property from foreign competition will backfire, much like plans to prop up the domestic shipping industry did in the 1970s. A commentary by Thomas Goetz from Wired magazine.
14.	Mudslinging Exploits High Tech. A cybersquatter takes advantage of loopholes to connect prominent politicians to some shady websites. By Jacob Ogles.
15.	Social Nets Not Making Friends. As the number of social networking services like Friendster continues to swell, the technorati are pushing back. An antisocial backlash is afoot. By Leander Kahney.
16.	Worm Slowing, but Still Dangerous. While the MyDoom infection slows down, security experts say the most virulent e-mail virus ever will claim more victims, with the SCO Group at the top of the list. By Michelle Delio.
17.	All the News That's Fit to Skewer. Some politically minded bloggers find a new way to keep themselves busy this campaign season: They 'adopt' a journalist and track his or her every keystroke. By Noah Shachtman.
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18.	Viruses and hackers make Windows more secure - Gates
19.	Anti-virus software compounding the worm problem
20.	Better security means lower TCO for Win 2003
21.	Web services security spec moves toward approval
22.	Diffie optimistic about secure computing future
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23.	Microsoft Internet Explorer File Download Extension Spoofing
24.	Belohnung für Hinweise auf MyDoom-Autoren ausgesetzt
25.	Dumaru: 3 nouvelles versions
26.	New worm avoids feds for now
27.	MyDoom targets Linux antagonist
28.	The soft uderbelly: atacking the client
29.	Viruses and hackers make Windows more secure - Gates
30.	Anti-virus software compounding the worm problem
31.	Better security means lower TCO for Win 2003
32.	Web services security spec moves toward approval
33.	Diffie optimistic about secure computing future

7:29:34 AM

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1.	Oracle probe to carry into March (The Daily Deal). The Daily Deal - The ever-lengthening DOJ review of the bid for PeopleSoft was originally expected to be completed in August.
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2.	Channel 4 serves up new chairman. Entrepreneur Luke Johnson, former head of the Pizza Express restaurant chain, is named chairman of Channel 4.
3.	Sluggish PS2 dents Sony profits. Slow sales of consoles and a poor performance at the box office hit the bottom line at the electronics giant.
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4.	Infineon to pay €100m for ADSL chip maker. Acquires Taiwan's ADMtek
5.	ARM buys fabless SoC maker. Triscend acquired
6.	ARM's 2003 revenues dip despite rising royalties. 'Year of operational stability'
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7.	Making false positives go away
8.	2003's most popular viruses, and "hacking" tools
9.	Linux security HOWTO - updated
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10.	Gentoo update for mod_python
11.	Gentoo update for gaim
12.	BKDR_HACARMY.A
13.	DVD-Jon fordert Wiedergutmachung
14.	De populairste virussen, hack en crack tools van 2003
15.	Anti-virus software verergert MyDoom epidemie
16.	90% Nederlanders wil jeugd tegen online porno beschermen
17.	FBI opent jacht op MyDoom virusschrijver
18.	Making false positives go away
19.	2003's most popular viruses, and "hacking" tools
20.	Linux security HOWTO - updated

6:29:15 AM

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1.	Dilbert for 28 Jan 2004.
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2.	Sluggish PS2 dents Sony profits. Slow sales of games consoles and a poor performance at the cinema box office hit the bottom line at the electronics giant.
3.	Vodafone wins new customers. The world's largest mobile phone operator sees its UK revenues and global customer base swell - helped by a fresh round of acquisitions.
4.	E-mail to art gallery in an instant. International artists are being encouraged to e-mail their work to be printed out in a London gallery.
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5.	NEW 'OFF THE WALL' ONLINE
6.	Virus MyDoom - Alerte de Niveau 4 & Attaque contre SCO
7.	SCO setzt Kopfgeld auf Virenautor von Mydoom aus
8.	Gates: Virussen en hackers maken Windows veiliger
9.	SCO zet 250.000 dollar op hoofd MyDoom auteur
10.	Kleurensysteem moet waarschuwen voor cyberdreigingen
11.	Making false positives go away

5:28:54 AM

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1.	Tokyo Edge: January's Greatest Gadgets (PC World). PC World - Truly tiny hard drives, cell phones that help you hear, and more.
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2.	Microsoft-Funded Linux Studies Benefit ... Microsoft
3.	Trying Your Hand at Level Design?
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4.	Making false positives go away
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5.	WORM_AGOBOT.U

4:28:33 AM

3:28:14 AM

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1.	Citytv personalities behaving badly. Frank Magazine, Canada's lame-duck answer to Private Eye, has posted four brutal outtake reels of Citytv TV personalities acting like jerks. Major jerks. Here's how Joey describes it: There's anchor Gord Martineau calling fellow anchor Anne Mroczkowski a "fucking bint", not really giving a crap about pancreas transplants (diabetics everywhere, including my Dad, should kick his ass) and telling "homo" jokes, Irshad Manji passing out just as it's her turn to go on camera (a bit cruel, since unlike the others' behaviour, passing out really isn't a deliberate act) and funniest of all, crime reporter Jojo Chinto actually pinching some Grand Marnier from a counter while waiting for the owner of the house he's visiting to get dressed. Link (via The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century)
2.	Shooting food. Here's a great archive of high-speed, slo-mo videos of various foodstuffs being shot. Depicted here: a pudding cup with a bullet passing through it. Link (Thanks, Justin!)
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3.	NASA Says It Is Progressing on Fall Shuttle Launching. Officials said that they were making enough progress to stick to a tentative launching date of September or October. By Warren E. Leary.
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4.	AT&T Wireless Has One Month to Assess Bids (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (NYSE:AWE - News) , the third-largest U.S. wireless company, will have until Feb. 29 to evaluate final offers to acquire it, Wednesday's Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with a letter sent to potential suitors.
5.	Amazon's Year of the Money (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Amazon.com Inc. -- the company that seeks to sell customers most any product they could possibly want on the Web -- reported its first profitable year yesterday after nearly a decade of red ink.
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6.	Gary Bloom (Veritas)�: «�Nous voulons gérer les données, pas les documents�»
7.	Cisco warns of IP PBX security hole on IBM hardware
8.	New e-mail worm breaks infection records
9.	Microsoft to devote more of its R&D budget to security
10.	SCO offers $250,000 reward for arrest of Mydoom worm author
11.	SCO Sets Bounty for Worm Writer

2:27:54 AM

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1.	ssh user@linux.ars. Linux.Ars serves up a primer on SESCH port forwarding, plus Inkscape, a SVG app. By Eric Bangeman.
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2.	Apple to Build Second Supercomputer (AP). AP - After building one of the world's fastest supercomputers on its first try, Apple Computer Inc. is again teaming with Virginia Tech to make another high performance machine using its new 64-bit Xserve G5 computer.
3.	Amnesty Says China Cracks Down on Internet Users (Reuters). Reuters - China has imprisoned a growing number of people for expressing opinions on the Internet or downloading banned information from the Web, the rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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4.	News: Homeland Security to offer free e-mails with cyber warnings. The Associated Press By Ted Bridis
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5.	Homeland Security to announce new color coded cyber security alert system on Wednesday
6.	MyDoom-A, nouveau mass-mailer à propagation rapide.
7.	Une nouvelle variante exécrable de CoolWWWSearch
8.	News: Homeland Security to offer free e-mails with cyber warnings
9.	Microsoft ISA Server 2004 goes to beta

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1.	Violent Video Game Sales Decline - Report (Reuters). Reuters - As local and national politicians rail against what they say is the proliferation of violent video games, industry researchers and executives said on Monday that sales of "Mature"-rated games declined as a percentage of total game sales in 2003.
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2.	BBC Buys Google News Keywords In Kelly Case
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3.	Web services security spec moves toward approval - Infoworld Staff. WS-Security, a widely supported proposal for securing Web services, could become an official OASIS standard by March.
4.	Microsoft fixes Word 2003 glitches. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released an update for Word 2003 to fix several glitches in the word processing application that was introduced in October last year as part of Microsoft's Office System launch.
5.	IDC: Despite Q4 growth, handheld shipments fall in 2003. BOSTON - Worldwide shipments of handheld devices closed out 2003 about two million units shy of the shipment total posted in 2002 as users continue to favor cell phones and smart phones over the traditional PDA (personal digital assistant), IDC said Tuesday.
6.	Microsoft ISA Server 2004 goes to beta. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released a public beta version of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, moving closer to the final release of the product.
7.	HP sees demand for 64-bit x86 servers. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is considering a different route to 64-bit technology than it has previously discussed, opening the door for HP servers based on processors that use extensions to the x86 instruction set, it said Tuesday.
8.	European Commission draft finds Microsoft guilty. BRUSSELS - Microsoft Corp.'s chances of settling its European antitrust case are fading, as competition officials at the European Commission circulated a draft ruling to colleagues that finds the company guilty of abusing the monopoly power of its Windows operating system, people close to the Commission said Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT: Get strong 128-bit SSL security for your online business - To secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption, download a copy of the free VeriSign Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business." You'll learn everything you need to know about encrypting e-commerce transactions, securing corporate intranets, and authenticating your Web site.
9.	Sun preps second version of Java desktop. Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to release midyear the second version of its Java Desktop System, featuring new tools for centralized management of client systems -- and a higher price tag.
10.	Customers eye Workplace warily at Lotusphere. ORLANDO - While IBM Corp.'s Lotus software group blazes ahead with its Workplace vision, the company still has work to do to convince some of the Lotus faithful that the new architecture makes as much sense for them as it does for IBM.
11.	SAP CEO: Not more, but smarter IT investments. DÃ�SSELDORF, GERMANY - Accepting the idea that many businesses aren't prepared to spend more on enterprise application software, Germany's SAP AG aims to help them spend smarter.
12.	Network Appliance boosts staff in India. BANGALORE, INDIA - Network Appliance Inc., a vendor of network storage products, is increasing is software development and support center staff in Bangalore from 65 employees to 300 by the end of next year, the company said Tuesday. The additional staff will shore up the center's software development and global support operations.
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13.	Microsoft ISA Server 2004 goes to beta. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released a public beta version of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, moving closer to the final release of the product.
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14.	Ebay Fraud Alert - ARP 2600 MOOG Music Sony Equipment
15.	[ GLSA 200401-04 ] GAIM 0.75 Remote overflows
16.	RE:GOOROO CROSSING: File Spoofing Internet Explorer 6
17.	information and reverse engineering bits of the Mydoom worm

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