Friday, February 13, 2004

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1.  AT&T Wireless to Begin Review With Cingular Bid (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s board of directors is expected to meet today to begin evaluating any offers for the company, beginning with a $30 billion all-cash offer from Cingular Wireless LLC.
2.  Tech Experts Downplay Theft of Windows Code (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Computer security experts continued to debate yesterday the significance of the theft and Internet posting of portions of Microsoft Corp.'s software coding for the Windows operating system earlier this week.
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3.  Hack Your Car
4.  Chemical, Printable RFIDs
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5.  BugTraq: Re: Round One: "DLL Proxy" Attack Easily Hijacks SSL from Internet Explorer. Sender: [carlo at cs dot dartmouth dot edu]
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6.  Organizational Models for Computer Security Incident Response Teams
7.  TROJ_KEYPAS.A
8.  vBulletin 'search.php' Input Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
9.  Crob FTP Server Can Be Crashed By Remote Users Connecting/Disconnecting
10.  RE:ISS Security Rip: Microsoft ASN.1 (Half a sploit)
11.  vBulletin PHP Forum Version

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1.  Siebel execs tout 7.7 release. Siebel Systems Inc. executives used a day-long meeting with analysts on Friday to reiterate many of the themes mapped out at Siebel's User Week conference in October.
2.  WebEx connects with BT in Europe. U.K.-based telecommunications company BT Group PLC has agreed to resell WebEx Communications Inc.'s Web conferencing services in a deal WebEx predicts will boost its European business.
3.  Motorola christens chip spin-off 'Freescale'. Motorola Inc. has renamed its Semiconductor Products Sector, due to be spun off later this year, as Freescale Semiconductor, the company said in a statement Friday.
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4.  Mailmgr Unsafe Temporary Files Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
5.  DallasCon 2004 Information Security Conference and Boot Camp

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1.  Oracle exec to address PeopleSoft user group
2.  Briefly: Phillips to address PeopleSoft user group. The Oracle co-president plans to speak at a gathering of former J.D. Edwards customers...Ellen Hancock to join EDS board...Sirius Satellite Radio ups outlook.
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3.  Movie Industry Group Sues Over DVD Copying (AP). AP - A film industry group that oversees copy protection technology of movie DVDs filed a patent infringement lawsuit Friday against 321 Studios Inc., the maker of popular DVD-copying programs.
4.  Windows Leak Could Affect Home Users (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Source code for two versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system that leaked onto the Internet may expose weaknesses in other versions of the software, broadening the scope of damage that hackers could inflict, several computer experts said.
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5.  BugTraq: RE: ISS Security Rip: Microsoft ASN.1 (Half a sploit). Sender: [kradhatman at hushmail dot com]
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6.  Immunix Secured OS 7.3 XFree86 update
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7.  Book Review: Maximum Wireless Security. There are lots of books on wireless network concepts and technology and a number of books specifically about wireless security. This book, as its title suggests, leans toward the security side. However, Maximum Wireless Security also provides a thorough and...

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1.  Sun plans Java ID cards for PCs. A Sun Microsystems executive says the company's Java Card technology, which is used to identify millions of mobile phone users, is headed for PCs.
2.  Commentary: Windows (inadvertently) opens up
3.  New lawsuit targets DVD copying. The DVD Copy Control Association, a Hollywood-backed technology group, files suit against software company 321 Studios for allegedly infringing patent rights on its DVD copy protection.
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4.  Windows Probe Points to Silicon Valley (AP). AP - The investigation into the illegal disclosure of blueprints for some versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software has turned to a small technology company in Silicon Valley that works closely with Microsoft.
5.  Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T Wireless (AP). AP - Cingular Wireless was planning to submit a new bid Friday to buy AT&T Wireless for at least $31.9 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.
6.  Academics Turn to Video Games (AP). AP - Ever yearn to study "Tetris" as a metaphor for American consumerism? Or write a paper on narrative structure in the horror action game "Silent Hill"? How about ponder "Grand Theft Auto III," infamous for its violent bent, as an examination of the human condition?
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7.  Enterprise Storage Snapshots
8.  IBM, Cisco Move Closer on Security
9.  Microsoft: shared source not to blame for leak
10.  Fevered dreams of security - Infoworld Staff
11.  Exclusive: CipherTrust, Corvigo, and MessageLabs lighten the spam load - Infoworld Staff
12.  BKDR_SDBOT.BY
13.  WORM_NACHI.C
14.  MDKSA-2004:013 - Updated mailman packages close various cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
15.  Re: XFree86 vulnerability exploit
16.  [RHSA-2004:059-01] Updated XFree86 packages fix privilege escalation vulnerability
17.  [RHSA-2004:048-01] Updated PWLib packages fix protocol security issues

8:16:29 PM    

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1.  Rubies: Not Just For Slippers.
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2.  Red Hat delivers test of 2.6 kernel Linux. The company has released the first test edition of Fedora Core 2, a version of Linux that incorporates the new 2.6 kernel at the heart of the open-source operating system.
3.  VoIP: It's not so easy to listen in. Some Internet phone service providers say they're willing to cooperate with police seeking to wiretap conversations--but they can't because of technical limitations.
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4.  Cingular Ups AT&T Wireless Offer (Reuters). Reuters - Cingular Wireless on Friday raised its offer to buy smaller rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc., while rival Vodafone Group Plc poured over a potential bid that could value the No. 3 U.S. wireless company at $35 billion, sources familiar with the situation said.
5.  Academics Turn to Video Games (AP). AP - Ever yearn to study "Tetris" as a metaphor for American consumerism? Or write a paper on narrative structure in the horror action game "Silent Hill"? How about ponder "Grand Theft Auto III," infamous for its violent bent, as an examination of the human condition?
6.  Microsoft Cancels 'Mythica' PC Video Game (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) has canceled the development of "Mythica," an online PC role-playing game centered in Norse mythology, and up to 40 developers may be laid off as a result, Microsoft Game Studios said.
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7.  Delays Hurt Video Game Business
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8.  AT&T bid deadline passes. Third-largest US phone operator, AT&T Wireless, is to spend the weekend looking at offer bids from Vodafone and Cingular.
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9.  Microsoft: shared source not to blame for leak. Microsoft Corp. continued to investigate the leak of some of the closely-guarded code underlying its Windows 2000 and Windows NT products Friday as a partner company, Mainsoft Corp., responded to allegations that it was the source of the leak.
10.  Oracle finds Linux taking hold in India. Linux received a vote of support as a platform for corporate business applications this week as Oracle Corp. announced that seven of its new customers in India have chosen to run the company's technology and applications software on the open-source operating system, and that it has emerged as the second most popular operating system among the Oracle developers in the country.
11.  Intel to talk 'tera era' at IDF - Infoworld Staff. Intel will spend its spring Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this week talking about what it considers technology’s next epoch: increasing mobility and the “tera era” of large data sets and more complex applications.
12.  Sun revs new Opteron, Sparc servers - Infoworld Staff. Sun Microsystems is overhauling its server lineup with new systems based on AMD’s Opteron processor and a new, dual-core version of its own UltraSparc chip. The moves represent both a new direction for Sun and an extension of a technology that has been its hardware foundation for two decades.
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13.  Microsoft: shared source not to blame for leak. Microsoft Corp. continued to investigate the leak of some of the closely-guarded code underlying its Windows 2000 and Windows NT products Friday as a partner company, Mainsoft Corp., responded to allegations that it was the source of the leak.
14.  Fevered dreams of security - Infoworld Staff. I woke slowly, lying on sweat-soaked sheets, shivering from a chill that wouldn’t go away. I pulled the damp covers over my shaking shoulders, and slowly opened one eye. The other seemed stuck shut. My head hurt. My chest hurt. When I took a breath, it sounded like I was underwater.
15.  Exclusive: CipherTrust, Corvigo, and MessageLabs lighten the spam load - Infoworld Staff. Despite the government’s latest efforts to curb unwanted e-mail, spam is still stacking up in mail servers worldwide. Fortunately, vendors continue to make their anti-spam products smarter and smarter.
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16.  Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Virtual PC For Mac Temporary File Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Microsoft Virtual PC For Mac is an x86 emulator for Apple Mac OS systems.

Microsoft has reported an issue in Virtual PC for Mac that may permit a local attacker to gain ...
17.  Vulnerabilities: Samba Mksmbpasswd.sh Insecure User Account Creation Vulnerability. Samba is a freely available file and printer sharing application maintained and developed by the Samba Development Team. Samba allows file and printer sharing between ope...
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18.  W97M_SMALLBAD.A
19.  ArcSight Readies Security Software Upgrade
20.  Big I.T. Guns Collaborate on Security
21.  MyDoom Takes Last Gasp, Offspring Live On
22.  The Big Leak: Windows Code on Net
23.  MyDoom Takes Last Gasp, Offspring Live On
24.  MyDoom Takes Last Gasp, Offspring Live On
25.  The Big Leak: Windows Code on Net
26.  Big I.T. Guns Collaborate on Security
27.  Re: Samba 3.x + kernel 2.6.x local root vulnerability
28.  TSLSA-2004-0006 - mutt
29.  MDKSA-2004:012 - Updated XFree86 packages fix buffer overflow vulnerabilities
30.  Re: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users AndAny Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/")

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1.  Search on for source of leaked Windows code. Investigators are looking for clues as to how source code for Microsoft's Windows OS made its way onto the Net. An error report found in the code includes information related to a Microsoft partner.
2.  Open-source advocate: Release Java code. A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code.
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3.  Wall Street heads lower as data disappoint (FT.com). FT.com - The main US stock indices closed lower as some disappointing economic data offset the bid speculation surrounding AT&T Wireless and the quarterly results from Dell.
4.  HP Digicam Gives Photography Hints (PC World). PC World - Photosmart R707 suggests how to improve your shots--while you're still shooting.
5.  Client: 'We're Out of the Rock-Video Business' in Ads (AdWeek.com). AdWeek.com - Mitsubishi Motors North America is getting out of the "rock-video business" and is moving on to cliffhangers that drive people to the Internet, svp of marketing Ian Beavis said last week.
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6.  Shuttle XPC Linux Network Appliance
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7.  AT&T Wireless bid deadline passes. Third-largest US phone operator, AT&T Wireless, is to spend the weekend looking at offer bids from Vodafone and Cingular.
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8.  BugTraq: TSLSA-2004-0006 - mutt. Sender: Trustix Security Advisor [tsl at trustix dot org]
9.  BugTraq: MDKSA-2004:012 - Updated XFree86 packages fix buffer overflow vulnerabilities. Sender: Mandrake Linux Security Team [security at linux-mandrake dot com]
10.  BugTraq: MDKSA-2004:013 - Updated mailman packages close various cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.. Sender: Mandrake Linux Security Team [security at linux-mandrake dot com]
11.  Vulnerabilities: Microsoft ASN.1 Library Length Integer Mishandling Memory Corruption Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows Abstract Syntax Notation 1 (ASN.1) handling Library (MSASN1.dll) is shipped as a part of the Microsoft Windows Operating System. The MSASN1 library prov...
12.  Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Windows ASN.1 Library Bit String Processing Integer Handling Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows Abstract Syntax Notation 1 (ASN.1) handling Library (MSASN1.dll) is shipped as a part of the Microsoft Windows Operating System. The MSASN1 library prov...
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13.  The Windows source code leak
14.  Trend Micro Pattern File February 12, 2004
15.  Microsoft Mydoom (A, B) and Doomjuice (A, B) Worm Removal Tool 3.0
16.  AntiVir Personal Edition 6.22.09.09 (Updated)
17.  AVG Free Edition 6.0 Build 587
18.  200 days to fix a broken Windows
19.  Columnists: A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows
20.  Re: EEYE: Microsoft ASN.1 Library Length Overflow Heap Corruption
21.  News: Leaked Windows source code points to Silicon Valley firm
22.  Linux v2.6 Scales the Enterprise

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1.  Game copying application released. 321 Studios, maker of DVD X Copy, has released Games X Copy for backing up your games. Is it even necessary given extant piracy? By Eric Bangeman.
2.  Dell unleashes "Gamer Laptop" with competiton from Alienware, eMachines. Powerful and expensive notebooks featuring the P4EE reach the market. Is there a market for them? By Matt Woodward.
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3.  File-swapping lawsuits loom in Canada. Canadian record labels ask a court to order ISPs to identify subscribers it suspects of may have illegally distributed music files, in prelude to filing piracy lawsuits.
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4.  Windows Probe Points to Silicon Valley (AP). AP - The investigation into the illegal disclosure of blueprints for some versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software has turned to a small technology company in Silicon Valley that works closely with Microsoft.
5.  Cos. Settle Over Walkie-Talkie Features (AP). AP - Nextel Communications and Verizon Wireless have settled lawsuits filed against each other connected to the companies' use and marketing of walkie-talkie features on cell phones, the companies said Friday.
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6.  Dell's Gaming Monster
7.  Canadian Privacy Act
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8.  Columnists: A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows. Most people don't secure their computers or act in a secure manner, and the main reason is that the average user just doesn't know what to do. Here is a checklist on security for home computer users that you can share with your friends, family, churches and clubs.
9.  News: Leaked Windows source code points to Silicon Valley firm. The Associated Press By Ted Bridis
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10.  Vulnerabilities: Multiple Vendor Bluetooth Device Unspecified Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Bluetooth is a wireless communication protocol which, amongst other functions, is designed to allow interoperability between devices produced by different vendors, such a...
11.  Vulnerabilities: Nokia Bluetooth Device Unauthorized Access Vulnerability. Bluetooth is a wireless communication protocol, which, amongst other functions, is designed to allow interoperability between devices produced by different vendors, such ...
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12.  Windows Source Code Security Breach Troubles Experts
13.  RE: W2K source "leaked"?
14.  RE: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users AndAny Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/")
15.  Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft
16.  Microsoft grapples with leak of source code online

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1.  Wagner on copyright. Mitch Wagner's written a very lucid essay about DRM and file-sharing that strikes me as one of the better formulations of the problem that I've seen to date.

It's rather appropriate that the logo for Disney is a mouse, because The Walt Disney Company this week announced its intention to throw money down a rathole. Disney became the latest company to license Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. DRM doesn't work and consumers don't want it, so of course it's very appealing to big business, who are also in a big rush to sell other, equally practical products, such as anchovy flavored ice cream and bicycles with square wheels.

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2.  Daily Show on Bush's Meet the Press. Lisa Rein has posted the Daily Show take on Bush's Meet the Press appearance. AHAHAHAHA.

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3.  Feuling flames or catching hackers
4.  Intel blurs line between desktops, notebooks. The company plans to unveil next week a prototype laptop that acts like a desktop and sheds the traditional clamshell notebook design.
5.  Report: Falling prices hurt Ethernet switch vendors. Demand for Ethernet switches is growing, but drastically falling prices are making it difficult for vendors to increase their revenue, according to new research.
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6.  Linux Moves In On The Desktop (BusinessWeek Online). BusinessWeek Online - The doctors at Capital Cardiology Associates, with seven offices in New York and Massachusetts, pride themselves on latching on to the latest medical gizmos. But now they're pioneering in a different tech realm: computers. Employees at the 160-person company have traded in PCs running Microsoft Corp.'s (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News) Windows for machines using the up-and-coming Linux operating system.
7.  Workers Flock to Web to Say 'I Love You!' (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. workers this year are rushing to the Internet in droves, looking for the perfect Valentine gift to say "I love you," an online tracking firm said on Friday.
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8.  Ethanol to Hydrogen Reactor Developed
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9.  Update: Secret Windows code leaked onto Net. Microsoft Corp. confirmed late Thursday that some of the secret code underlying its Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems has been leaked on the Internet. The company played down any potential security concerns the leak might cause.
10.  Sun to offer more subscription pricing. Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to offer subscription pricing for more of its products as part of an effort to ensure a steadier flow of revenue into the company, Sun executives said this week.
11.  NetScreen deal may transform Juniper. Router vendor Juniper Networks Inc., gaining ground against giant Cisco Systems Inc. in service-provider data networks, is likely to try to muscle in on the enterprise network business following the NetScreen Technologies Inc. acquisition it announced this week. However, it won't change the face of that market any time soon, analysts said.
12.  Showdown looms over AT&T Wireless bid. With bidding for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. due to close at 5 p.m. Eastern time Friday, whoever loses may put their failure down to bad luck. Today is Friday the 13th, a day believed to bring bad luck in some cultures, so for a superstitious executive, perhaps not a good day to have to make a $30 billion-plus decision that could make -- or break -- a company.
13.  Europe revokes Rambus chip patent. The European Patent Office (EPO) revoked one of Rambus Inc.'s European patents on computer memory chip technology Thursday, in response to opposition from rival chip makers.
14.  IBM, Cisco team on network security. Tech giants IBM Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. are collaborating to address network security threats such as hackers, worms, and viruses, the companies said on Friday.
15.  IBM to launch MS Office for Linux. As part of its initiative to put Linux on the desktop, IBM Corp. wants to migrate Microsoft Corp.'s Office suite to Linux. Microsoft said it's not involved and suggests that IBM might do it by emulation.
16.  IBM blends three manufacturing techniques in 970FX. IBM Corp. released further details Friday about the manufacturing process used to create its 90-nanometer PowerPC 970FX chip, its first chip built on the smaller process generation.
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17.  BugTraq: Re: EEYE: Microsoft ASN.1 Library Length Overflow Heap Corruption. Sender: Thor Lancelot Simon [tls at rek dot tjls dot com]
18.  Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Virtual PC For Mac Temporary File Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Microsoft Virtual PC For Mac is an x86 emulator for Apple Mac OS systems.

Microsoft has reported an issue in Virtual PC for Mac that may permit a local attacker to gain ...
19.  Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Vulnerability Identification Weakness. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is a tool which scans a Microsoft Windows system and creates a security report including a variety of information about the ta...
20.  Vulnerabilities: EvolutionX Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities. EvolutionX is illegal software that is used to replace default Microsoft XBOX software.

The FTP server that is distributed with EvolutionX has been reported prone to mul...
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21.  Small.biz told to swot up on Net security. Green Cross code for SMEs
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22.  Infocus: Wireless Honeypot Trickery
23.  Mehr Datenschutz bei Flugdaten gefordert
24.  Vulnérabilité dans le service WINS de Microsoft
25.  BitDefender se developpe en Afrique du Sud
26.  Le prix Virus Bulletin 100% une nouvelle fois attribue à BitDefender

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1.  Briefly: Ellen Hancock to join EDS board. The Silicon Valley veteran becomes an Electronic Data Systems director...Sirius Satellite Radio ups outlook...Ericsson nabs services deal in India.
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2.  IBM offers PowerPC 970FX chip manufacturing details (MacCentral). MacCentral - Semiconductor manufacturer IBM on Friday provided details about its manufacturing of PowerPC 970FX microprocessors. This is the same processor used in Apple's Xserve G5, announced last month at Macworld Expo San Francisco.
3.  Big I.T. Guns Collaborate on Security (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - I.T. heavyweights IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) have put their heads together to address security concerns, agreeing to integrate their respective technologies for enterprise customers battling the growing threat from worms and viruses.
4.  Tech Jobs: Looking into Windows (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Hitching an I.T. career to Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows products never has been a bad choice: There always will be a demand for experts who can manage, maintain and support the most dominant operating system in the world.
5.  MyDoom Takes Last Gasp, Offspring Live On (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - After wreaking much havoc for several weeks, including attacks on both the SCO and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Web sites, the original MyDoom is dead -- that is, as far as its code is concerned. But many experts are predicting that it will be some time before the virus stops transmitting itself through e-mail messages.
6.  Report: PC Growth To Hit Double Digits (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - The much longed for personal-computer replacement cycle is here. So says the research firm Gartner, which projects double-digit growth in each quarter of 2004.
7.  The Big Leak: Windows Code on Net (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - A portion of Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) most closely guarded trade secret -- parts of the Windows source code -- has leaked over the Internet. It was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms and appears to be circulating freely on P2P networks.
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8.  Intuitive Bug-less Software?
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9.  Vulnerabilities: XLight FTP Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability. XLight FTP server is a commercially available FTP server application built for the Windows platform.

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10.  Microsoft Sharply Criticized For Long Patch Process
11.  FTC To Consumers: 'Do Not Mail' Site Is Bogus
12.  IBM, Cisco Team to Deliver Integrated Security
13.  Cisco and IBM Unveil New Model for Business Security
14.  Linux Magazine Hors série : Haute disponibilité
15.  Windows 2000 source code leak 'not a security threat'

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1.  G5 Power PC 970FX to hit 2.5GHz. Yes folks, a battle is not brewing, it's completely underway. A G5 jump to 2.5 or 3.0 GHz this year would represent a percentage speed increase likely not achievable by either Intel or AMD in that timeframe. By Ken "Caesar" Fisher.
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2.  Nano's Ways and Memes. (This will be my last vanity post for a while, I promise...) My new Small Times column is online today. It's a look at how the nanotechnology meme is spreading through popular culture, specifically video games and cartoons. Link
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3.  State agency warns of security breach. California's Employment Development Department alerts some workers that their personal information may have been accessed by an intruder, CNET News.com has learned.
4.  Week in review: Merger mayhem. It wasn't long ago that most companies were happy to merge, but that may not be the case for the Magic Kingdom.
5.  Cisco, IBM ally on security defenses. The networking giant and longtime partner Big Blue will integrate their security technology to provide automated tools that protect networks from attack and keep out unauthorized users.
6.  Ellen Hancock to join EDS board
7.  Iris scanning to begin at German airport. Testing on a biometrics system that identifies people by iris patterns is set to go into effect at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. The project involves 18 European countries.
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8.  Spain to Introduce Pioneering Electronic ID Cards (Reuters). Reuters - Spain will introduce pioneering electronic identity cards to help boost internet security by giving people unique digital signatures, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said on Friday.
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9.  Linux & Mac UT2004 Demos
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10.  Microsoft probes secret code leak. The software giant is working with the FBI to find out how parts of Windows source code were leaked online.
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11.  Windows 2000 Source Code Leaked!
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12.  Infocus: Wireless Honeypot Trickery. This paper will introduce honeypots as a countermeasure for attacks on wireless environments using WiFi-related technologies. They can be used to identify and defeat unsuspecting blackhat attackers.
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13.  Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Windows Internet Naming Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. The Microsoft Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) allows the mapping of NetBIOS names to IP addresses and vice-versa. WINS servers can allow users to browse for local r...
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14.  MS partner fingered in Windows code leak, Linux box implicated. Bill was right after all: share stuff with these creeps and the whole thing goes to hell...
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15.  IBM, Cisco partner on security technology
16.  Security-enhanced Linux provides a locked down OS
17.  IBM centralizes security for the zSeries mainframe
18.  Windows code leak 'not a security threat'
19.  Cliff Stanford charged with hacking Redbus
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20.  Cliff Stanford charged with hacking Redbus
21.  New Standard AIms To Help Federal Agencies Secure Their Networks
22.  Gartner Questions Microsoft's Commitment To Security
23.  Elsewhere: Windows code leak 'not a security threat'
24.  Elsewhere: Spammers And Hackers Work Hand-In-Hand
25.  News: Windows Source Code Segments Were Leaked
26.  Calling All New Yorkers! Been Scammed on Ebay? Drop a Line
27.  RE: W2K source "leaked"?
28.  Free Wireless Network Security Tools
29.  Interview: Salesforce chief on a host of benefits
30.  Web services creation eased
31.  Microsoft Grapples With Source Code Leak
32.  IBM, Cisco jointly seek better security
33.  Fuite dans le code de Windows
34.  IBM, Cisco partner on security technology
35.  Security-enhanced Linux provides a locked down OS
36.  IBM centralizes security for the zSeries mainframe
37.  Windows code leak 'not a security threat'
38.  Cliff Stanford charged with hacking Redbus
39.  Microsoft bestätigt Leck: Windows-Quellcode im Internet
40.  Windows-Quellcode im Internet: Erste Hinweise auf die Ursache des Lecks

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1.  Efforts at developing open source versions of .NET met with suspicion?. Open-source development of Microsoft's .NET framework is well-underway. Some are questioning the motivation behind two of the projects. By Adam "StoneTable" Israel.
2.  Revisions coming for Prescott Pentium P4. While Prescott's debut was lackluster and showed signs of an Intel in trouble, there's hope in sight. By Ken "Caesar" Fisher.
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3.  Xeni on NPR: Cheeseball pop love songs are poetry, too..

On today's edition of the NPR program "Day to Day," I interview a University of Pennsylvania writing instructor who is teaching her students the common literary elements found in simple pop songs from the '70s and '80s, classic love poems, and sonnets. Her course is called "Hit Me Baby One More Time -- The Erotic Lyric Tradition", and uses two recently-published compilations of uber-schlocky pop song lyrics: I Can't Fight This Feeling (love songs), and You Give Love a Bad Name (breakup songs).

Listen to the archived audio segment after 12PM PT, and hear what may well be the most hilarious 30 seconds in NPR history: award-winning news man Carl Kassel performing a reading of the Pat Benatar classic "Love is a Battlefield." Who loves you, baby? Link to archived audio (Real and WM), available after 12PM PT.
4.  Great Star Wars photo remix.

I'm greatly amused by this remixed, Star Wars-themed photo of an iced-over freezer.

160k JPEG Link

(Thanks, Neils!)
5.  ETCON in five-minute chunks in San Fran and London, Monday. If you missed ETCON, it's not too late -- ConCons are planned for next Monday in San Francisco and London, at which many of the ETCON speakers and attendees will recapitulate their ETCON talks as five minute lightning talks, with beer, in bars.

If you saw some good stuff at etech and want to tell people - or spoke at etech and want to retell your work to a wider audience, sign up below. Then force other people you know to do the same. The more people we have, the less you'll have to do!

The format is a casual, five-minute lightning talk with a friendly audience, with the emphasis less on five minutes and more on questions and answers. We'll just go through names until we run out of time. Then we'll have fun.

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6.  Windows code up for grabs. Net users are downloading pirated versions of Microsoft's source code, fueling concerns that hackers could crack open vital pieces of software that run millions of computers.
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7.  PC-Mac PasswordVault 2.0 (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Lava Software's PC-Mac PasswordVault 2.0 stores username and password information for Web sites in a secure but easily-accessible software vault.
8.  Beware of 'I Love You' emails, Indian anti-virus software firm warns (AFP). AFP - "I Love You" emails on Valentine's Day may trigger a virus attack that could paralyse corporate networks, an Indian anti-virus softwaremaker warned.
9.  Canon, Seiko Epson, HP to set printing standard for camera phones (AFP). AFP - The world's three leading printer makers said they will form a consortium to create a standard for printing photographs directly from cellphones equipped with a digital camera.
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10.  Microsoft Source Follow-Up
11.  Canadian Recording Industry Goes After P2P Users
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12.  Update: Secret Windows code leaked onto Net. Microsoft Corp. confirmed late Thursday that some of the secret code underlying its Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems has been leaked on the Internet. The company played down any potential security concerns the leak might cause.
13.  IBM, Cisco team on network security. Tech giants IBM Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. are collaborating to address network security threats such as hackers, worms, and viruses, the companies said on Friday.
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14.  BugTraq: Re: W2K source "leaked"?. Sender: [telec at ureach dot com]
15.  Vulnerabilities: Caucho Technology Resin Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability. Caucho Resin is a XML application server that provides support for servlets and JSP. Apache is a freely available, open source web server software package. It is distrib...
16.  Vulnerabilities: Caucho Technology Resin Directory Listings Disclosure Vulnerability. Caucho Resin is a XML application server that provides support for servlets and JSP. Apache is a freely available, open source web server software package. It is distrib...
17.  Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Internet Explorer Shell: IFrame Cross-Zone Scripting Vulnerability. It has been alleged that Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to an issue that may allow hostile script code to access properties of an IFrame that has been opened in the...
18.  Vulnerabilities: MaxWebPortal Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities. MaxWebPortal is a web portal and online community system designed to generate dynamic content using data stored in a SQL/MySQl database.

Multiple vulnerabilities have b...
19.  Vulnerabilities: Eggdrop Share Module Arbitrary Share Bot Add Vulnerability. Eggdrop is an Open Source multi-platform IRC (Internet Relay Chat) robot, designed for IRC channel administration and maintenance. Eggdrop may be configured as a share Bo...
20.  Vulnerabilities: Platform Load Sharing Facility LSF_ENVDIR Local Command Execution Vulnerability. Load Sharing Facility is a high availability and load balancing software package distributed and maintained by Platform. It is available for Unix, Linux, and Microsoft W...
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21.  'Help! I married a Net porn star'. Man encounters wife on amateur smut site
22.  Nvidia Q4 figures fail to lift full-year totals. Income halved
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23.  Elsewhere: Worm turns on Japanese Windows
24.  Elsewhere: 'Robin Hood' virus on the loose
25.  È åùå ðàç îá óòå÷êå èñõîäíèêîâ
26.  US Congress Committee Talking About Privac
27.  AOL Peeved by Adware Outbreak
28.  MS Source Code Laid Bare
29.  RSA Offering Digital Certificate Validation Check in Real Time
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30.  Free Wireless Network Security Tools. A new section has been added to the Free Internet / Network Security Tools portion of the site. The Free Wireless Security Tools section contains tools to help you test, secure and monitor your wireless network. There are tools to...

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1.  RFID and the Internet of Things
2.  Identity Integrates ProBusiness
3.  Financial Services Discover Identity
4.  Biometrics and Financial Services -- Show me the money!
5.  When the walls come tumbling down
6.  The Digital ID World Newsletter - January 7, 2004 Issue
7.  The Digital ID World Newsletter - January 22, 2004 Issue
8.  The Digital ID World Newsletter - January 29, 2004 Issue
9.  The Digital ID World Newsletter - February 5, 2004 Issue
10.  Identinet - A Runaway Cluetrain
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11.  D&D to be reissued by WotC. Wizards of the Coast is releasing a 30th Anniversary D&D set, including a recreation of the an historical Basic D&D booklets D&D set:

Dungeons and Dragons Basic Set: Modeled after a classic boxed set from the game's early history..., the new Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set is the perfect introduction to the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying experience. The set includes streamlined rulebooks, map boards, roleplaying dice, and 16 miniatures from the new Dungeons & Dragons miniatures line. Release date scheduled for September 2004.

Link

(via Terra Nova)
12.  Netwon-based NES. There's a Nintendo Entertainment System emulator for the Netwon, called "Newtendo."

Link

(Thanks, c1josh!)
13.  Web Zen: Love Zen.

(1) the things we do for love
(2) we love cards
(3) i love egg
(4) love calculator
(5) candy heart maker

(6) and the classic...
chaoskitty hearts you

web zen home, web zen store, (Thanks, Frank).

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14.  Novell evangelizes Linux in Europe. Richard Seibt, the company's new European chief, says customers have their eyes on server consolidation, standardization on Linux and security.
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15.  Windows Makes the Rounds (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Microsoft does everything big. Now that company officials have confirmed that parts of the ultra-secret Windows source code are floating around the Internet, we're left wondering just how big will be the blow that the software giant sustains.
16.  Vodafone, Cingular Poised for Bid Battle (Reuters). Reuters - The world's largest mobile phone firm Vodafone Group Plc and U.S rival Cingular Wireless were poised on Friday for a head-to-head bid battle that could value struggling AT&T Wireless of the U.S. at around $35 billion.
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17.  Doctorow: Ebooks Neither E Nor Books
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18.  Elsewhere: Windows code leak 'not a security threat'. Security experts say Microsoft's embarrassing Windows 2000 source code leak is unlikely to have given hackers more ammunition

Security experts say that Windows users a...
19.  Elsewhere: Spammers And Hackers Work Hand-In-Hand. Evidence is mounting that spammers and hackers are in a symbiotic relationship, according to a message filtering firm, a partnership that may, in fact, be one of the reas...
20.  News: Windows Source Code Segments Were Leaked. Washington Post By Brian Krebs
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21.  BugTraq: Windows 2000 Source Leak Verified. Get ready for the havoc.. Sender: [dotsecure at hushmail dot com]
22.  BugTraq: Re: Scope of latest RealPlayer vuln. Sender: Simon Brady [simon dot brady at otago dot ac dot nz]
23.  BugTraq: Re: W2K source "leaked"?. Sender: Zhenkai Liang [zliang at seclab dot cs dot sunysb dot edu]
24.  BugTraq: Sami FTP Server 1.1.3 multiple vulnerabilities. Sender: intuit e dot b dot [intuit at linuxmail dot org]
25.  Vulnerabilities: PHPNuke Web_Links Module Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability. PHPNuke is a freely available, open source content management system written in PHP. It is available for Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Operating Systems.

It has been report...
26.  Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Internet Explorer Double-Null URI Denial Of Service Vulnerability. A problem in the handling of URIs with double nulls has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Because of this, it may be possible for a remote attacker to deny s...
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27.  Cliff Stanford charged with hacking Redbus. Net millionaire accused of blackmail too
28.  Dell unveils Pentium 4 Extreme Edition notebook. LAN party-friendly kit
29.  Europe to revoke Rambus memory patent. While memory maker awaits ruling on FTC fraud allegations
30.  MS partner fingered in Windows code leak, Linux box implicated. Bill was right after all - share stuff with these creeps and the whole thing goes to hell...
31.  Ethernet compo winner announced. We'll put you out of your misery
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32.  Cisco And IBM Launch New Business Security Model
33.  Cracks appear in Bluetooth security
34.  Mydoom lesson: Take proactive steps to prevent DDoS attacks
35.  Who's guarding the guards? That would be us
36.  Comparatif de boitiers sécurité "tout en un" pour PME
37.  Norton 2004 peu efficace avec les spywares ?
38.  ROI du SSO sous Citrix
39.  Buddylinks Stinks
40.  TROJ_SCTHOUGHT.C
41.  Le code source de Windows 2000 dans la nature!
42.  Cisco, IBM Collaborate On Security
43.  SMC Aims Wi-Fi Access Point At The Enterprise
44.  Trustix: mutt Denial of service vulnerability
45.  Trend Micro propose une nouvelle offre orientée PME

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1.  Phone numbers for sale on eBay. Clive sez: "The advent of number portability has produced an interesting and predictable side effect: People selling off cool phone numbers. Someone on ebay is selling off the number 867-5309, made famous in the Tommy Tutone hit song 'Jenny (867-5309)'. It's in the 212 area code." Link
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2.  EU Sets May 11 To Decide Oracle's Bid For Peoplesoft (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Union Commission Friday set a new deadline for its decision whether to clear or block Oracle Corp.'s $9.4 billion hostile bid for Peoplesoft Inc. .
3.  Tech Stocks Rise in Morning Trading, Led by Computers (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - NEW YORK -- Computer stocks advanced following Dell's upbeat results, helping lift the broader market early Friday despite some disappointing economic news. Investors also awaited the deadline for bids to acquire AT&T Wireless Services.
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4.  Constructing a Corporate Open Source Policy?
5.  Mono and dotGnu: What's the Point?
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6.  iPod designer leads culture list. iPod designer Jonathan Ive beats JK Rowling to be named most influential person in British culture.
7.  Mobile 999 callers 'pinpointed'. Ambulances in London use new technology to pinpoint the location of mobile phone callers.
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8.  El Reg accused: not right, not funny and not clever. Letters Part I - devoted to the point of dotGNU
9.  Of penises and paranoia.... It can only be Letters
10.  Tiscali mulls sale of some country ops. Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland named
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11.  XFree86 Font Information File CopyISOLatin1Lowered() Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
12.  Wireless Network Security
13.  Cisco WLAN security protocol voorkomt dictionary attacks
14.  Overheidssites niet goed beveiligd
15.  WORM_AGOBOT.BH

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1.  With new notebook, Dell says 'game on'. The PC maker launches the Inspiron XPS, a notebook designed for game enthusiasts. It's hoping the high-priced machine will appeal especially to those willing to go to extremes.
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2.  Sun to Offer More Subscription Plans (PC World). PC World - Company will offer pay-as-you-go pricing for hardware and software.
3.  IBM Eyes Office for Linux (PC World). PC World - Company plans to migrate Microsoft's suite to the alternative OS.
4.  London buoyed by banks, telecoms and miners (FT.com). FT.com - London's FTSE 100 was higher at midday on Friday, led by gains for banks and for Vodafone on reports it might lose its bid for AT&T Wireless - a deal some fear would dilute shareholder value.
5.  Microsoft Says Parts of Source Code Were Leaked (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Microsoft Corp. last night confirmed that portions of the source code for two versions of its Windows operating system have leaked onto the Internet, a security breach that could give hackers important intelligence about how to exploit flaws in software run by many of the world's computers.
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6.  Robot Stories Movie
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7.  Bugwatch: The emergence of convergence

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1.  Vodafone, Cingular Poised for Bid Battle (Reuters). Reuters - The world's largest wireless operator Vodafone Group Plc and U.S rival Cingular were poised on Friday for a head-to-head battle worth around $35 billion for struggling U.S. mobile group AT&T Wireless.
2.  Microsoft Grapples With Source Code Leak (AP). AP - Microsoft Corp. says incomplete portions of the source code for some versions of its Windows computer operating system were leaked over the Internet, but analysts caution it's too early to say how much damage the leak may cause.
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4.  BT Group shrugs off revenue drop. Profits inch up at BT Group as growth in broadband offsets a fall in turnover from its traditional fixed-line business.
5.  Complacency 'stifling growth'. Complacency in NI's software industry is stifling success in the global market, according to university researchers.
6.  Microsoft probe secret code leak. The software giant is working with the FBI to find out how parts of Windows source code were leaked online.
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7.  IBM fabs 90nm G5 using strained silicon. Better results than Intel, ahem...
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8.  DDoS-aanvallen nemen schrikbarend toe
9.  Het kiezen en beschermen van wachtwoorden
10.  200 dagen voor Windows patch; acceptabel of niet?
11.  Wat zijn de gevolgen van gestolen code voor Microsoft
12.  Windows-Quellcode kursiert im Netz
13.  GE Energy acknowledges blackout bug
14.  Windows-Quellcode im Internet
15.  Secret Windows code leaked onto 'Net
16.  Guide d'application automatique des patches Windows
17.  13 Feb Troj/Pinbol-A
18.  Stolen Windows code not critical weakness
19.  Plaat Nederlandse DJ inspiratie voor virusschrijver
20.  "Ik wil geen spam ontvangen" website leidt tot meer spam
21.  Cisco WLAN security protocol voorkomt dictionary aanvallen
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22.  Wireless Network Security. This is an older article, but still a very hot topic. After some recent research I changed a portion of it related to encryption. I had stated previously that 128-bit was exponentially harder to crack than 40-bit WEP encryption and...

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1.  Parts of Microsoft source code for windows posted on Internet (AFP). AFP - US software giant Microsoft has announced that portions of its closely guarded source code for its Windows operating system have been posted on the Internet.
2.  Valentine's Day warms the hearts of Internet traders (AFP). AFP - Traditionally the day to celebrate love, February 14 has become a season to warm the hearts and line the pockets of those who make a living from electronic messaging.
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3.  Microsoft probe secret code leak. The software giant is working with the FBI to find out how parts of Windows source code were leaked online.
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4.  Secret Windows code leaked onto 'Net. Microsoft Corp. confirmed late Thursday that some of the secret code underlying its Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems has been leaked on the Internet. The company played down any potential security concerns the leak might cause.
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5.  Secret Windows code leaked onto 'Net. Microsoft Corp. confirmed late Thursday that some of the secret code underlying its Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems has been leaked on the Internet. The company played down any potential security concerns the leak might cause.
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6.  Freeserve 'committed' to unbundling local loop. Wants to 'sever reliance on BT' for broadband
7.  Cupid, love hearts, revenge and monkeys. Yes, it's Valentine's Day tomorrow
8.  EMI admits CD copy protection compatibility problems. Fix coming in April
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9.  Linux Advisory Watch - February 13th 2004
10.  Security-Enhanced Linux provides a locked down OS
11.  Windows-Quellecode im Internet
12.  Sony Ericsson Phones Vulnerable to Bluetooth Attack
13.  'Do Not E-Mail' Site a Scam, U.S. Officials Say
14.  NetScreen Updates SSL VPN
15.  BKDR_HASSOCK.A
16.  Microsoft bestätigt Leck (Update): Windows-Quellcode im Internet

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1.  Chips the rage at two SF conferences next week. Flexible screens, artificial skin, robots, and better, cheaper wireless--next week in San Francisco, chip designers will discuss all of these at two conferences.
2.  200 days to fix a broken Windows. Security researchers are divided on whether Microsoft's 200-day process for developing its latest critical patch was reasonable or just too slow.
3.  Palm's celebrity guests. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos explains how the handheld-device maker is working influencer marketing to its advantage.
4.  Googlescape: Are we headed for Bubble II?. Forrester Research CEO George Colony says the imminent arrival of Google's IPO has generated too much hype and silliness.
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5.  Cingular, Vodafone show their cards to AT&T Wireless (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - No. 2 U.S. carrier Cingular Wireless and Britain's Vodafone are expected to submit formal bids for AT&T Wireless (AWE) by Friday's deadline, say executives with knowledge of the auction.
6.  New on DVD (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - What's worth watching this week? Here's what caught the attention of Mike Clark this week.
7.  Parts of Microsoft source code for windows posted on Internet (AFP). AFP - Software giant Microsoft announced that portions of its closely guarded source code for its Windows operating system had been posted on the Internet.
8.  Microsoft Takes Aim at Pesky Pop-Up Web Ads (Reuters). Reuters - Those mosquito-like "pop-up" and "pop-under" Web advertisements could be headed for rapid extinction after Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) decided to phase them out across its MSN Internet units around the globe by summer.
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10.  Apple to open flagship London store this Xmas. Prestigious Regent St. site
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11.  La guerre du spam
12.  Cisco en IBM werken samen aan security
13.  Nieuwe Nachi / Welchi worm politiek gemotiveerd

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1.  Vodafone at a disadvantage (TheDeal.com). TheDeal.com - The carrier appears to be at a disadvantage to Cingular Wireless, the joint venture of SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., in several ways.
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2.  Vodafone faces AT&T bid deadline. The mobile phone giant has until 2200 GMT on Friday to make a bid for US rival AT&T Wireless.
3.  Net system monitors plane health. US plane maker Boeing develops a new system for identifying potential faults while aircraft are in the air.
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4.  MS Windows source code escapes onto Internet. Say it's a vital secret for long enough and it'll turn round and bite you...
5.  iPaq 6000 wireless PDA shots slip onto web. Apparently genuine ones this time
6.  Eicon snaps up Shiva. Remote access play
7.  Appeal judge bats back Intel-Intergraph patent case. Lower court must rethink the case
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8.  Lack of Cash Could Doom Mars Plan. Even $150 billion isn't enough to fund President Bush's ambitious goal, an aerospace expert warns, and pinching pennies while attempting to get astronauts to the red planet could spell disaster.
9.  Congress Slams CAPPS II. According to a congressional report, the airline passenger-profiling system is flawed and behind schedule. Researchers must test the system's accuracy, and develop oversight and security programs to prevent abuse.
10.  Borneo Forest Faces Extinction. Logging -- legal or otherwise -- is taking a toll on the Borneo rain forest and the life it supports. A report estimates the forest will be completely gone in three years. By Niall McKay.
11.  The Blogfather's Hit List. InstaPundit.com is the most visited blog in the world. Glenn Reynolds keeps it that way by focusing on important facts that don't make the headlines. Wired magazine gets the lowdown on Reynolds' reading list.
12.  No Will to Keep Uru Live Alive. It was supposed to be one of those online game worlds that would generate a ton of cash. Instead, Uru Live's publisher pulls the plug after coming up short on the cash and the resolve necessary to fully develop the game. By Daniel Terdiman.
13.  Windows Source Code Leaks Online. Microsoft scrambles to find out how its prized code made its way onto the Internet. Experts say malicious hackers -- and Microsoft competitors -- could have a field day.
14.  Why Cloning Didn't Happen in U.S.. Korean researchers leapfrogged American scientists Thursday when they announced they had derived the first embryonic stem cells from a human clone. So why wasn't the U.S. first? Kristen Philipkoski reports from Seattle.
15.  AOL Peeved by Adware Outbreak. The Internet service provider ponders legal action after BuddyLinks sneaks its way onto computers via Instant Messenger. By Michelle Delio.
16.  No Room for Slacking in Game Biz. Video-game fans always have known not to trust game companies when it comes to release dates. But now it's more than a matter of inconvenience: The delays may cause serious trouble for the business. By Suneel Ratan.
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17.  WORM_DOOMHUNTR.A
18.  Microsoft bestätigt Leck (Update): Windows-Quellecode im Internet
19.  Choisir son IPS
20.  Zeer kritiek lek in Sophos anti-virus software ontdekt
21.  Crackers en spammers vormen ongewenste relatie

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1.  Hanaro Telecom's net loss widens in 2003 (AFP). AFP - Hanaro Telecom Inc., South Korea's second-largest broadband Internet service provider, said its net loss widened 34 percent to 165.3 billion won (142 million dollars) last year.
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4.  Microsoft bestätigt Leck: Windows-Quellecode im Internet
5.  Nachi : Ver protecteur ?
6.  Le code de Windows 2000 et NT4 publié sur Internet
7.  crob ftpd Denial of Service
8.  Broncode Windows 2000 en NT 4.0 gelekt
9.  Ebay Fraud - Scamming the Scammer Apple 17" 23"
10.  Yahoo Spam - Apple Computers for Cheap Scam

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2.  Microsoft Grapples With Source Code Leak. Microsoft said incomplete portions of the source code for some versions of its Windows computer operating system were leaked over the Internet. By The Associated Press.
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3.  European Stocks Open Mixed (Reuters). Reuters - European stocks opened mixed on Friday with the main focus on whether cellphone giant Vodafone will launch a bid for AT&T Wireless.
4.  Microsoft Grapples With Source Code Leak (AP). AP - Microsoft Corp. says incomplete portions of the source code for some versions of its Windows computer operating system were leaked over the Internet, but analysts caution it's too early to say how much damage the leak may cause.
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5.  Macallan Mail Solution Authentication Flaw Lets Remote Users View the Administration Page
6.  Irisscan für Flugpassagiere
7.  Al-Qaida-Adware verbreitet sich über AOL Instant Messenger
8.  US-Spam-Gesetz weitgehend unbeachtet

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1.  Sims + Sex on CNN and the Daily Show. Two pieces of TV news coverage about the vrtual scandal involving digital sex in the Sims Online -- and related discussions aired The Alphaville Herald that led to the Herald's Peter Ludlow being yanked from the game. Ludlow writes:

CNN has produced a story on the joys of cyberbrothels in alphaville. I have no idea if it has aired on the network. It seems that the reporter (Bruce Burkhardt) got his virtual ashes hauled in the Jiggolo [sic] Escorts cyber brothel, which offers a good hour of cybering for the low low price of 17 K simoleans. I guess my complaint would be that the story makes it sould like all the Romance category houses are sex oriented.

Meanwhile, everyone who is angry at me for the CNN story can look forward to my ritual humiliation by The Daily Show on Comedy Central tonight! My students are especially looking forward to this one, as will all haters of Urizenus -- The producer promised that they would indeed make me look like a total ass. I'm not sure what will make it into the story, but there is a bit where Rob Cordry (sp?) insists that I shoot Polie Bear. There are also some obligatory remarks about fisting parties (how else are they going to stay on basic cable?).

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2.  Hanaro Telecom's net loss widenes in 2003 (AFP). AFP - Hanaro Telecom Inc., South Korea's second-largest broadband Internet service provider, said its net loss widened 34 percent to 165.3 billion won (142 million dollars) last year.
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3.  Dell records strong holiday sales. The world's second biggest PC maker says it enjoyed improved corporate sales during the fourth-quarter.
4.  Net system monitors plane health. US plane maker Boeing develops a new system for identifying potential faults while aircraft are still in the air.
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5.  Congress Slams CAPPS II
6.  IP law headed for legal barneys
7.  Privacy Issue Delays Change in Airport Screening System
8.  CAPPS II Progress Raises Privacy Concerns
9.  The Privacy Conundrum
10.  Justice Dept. Seeks Hospitals' Records of Some Abortions
11.  Panel approves plan to monitor all prescription drug sales
12.  Privacy vs. the high-tech gizmo
13.  Re: Round One: "DLL Proxy" Attack Easily Hijacks SSL from Internet Explorer
14.  FTC, international coalition crack down on misleading Web sites
15.  E-commerce and Web presence: The risks and threats
16.  Using a layered security approach to achieve network integrity
17.  How to take the sting out of Mydoom
18.  Kazaa raid stirs up old P-to-P rivalries
19.  Airline passenger screening system faces delays
20.  Cisco develops WLAN security protocol to defeat password attacks
21.  How to take the sting out of Mydoom
22.  Airline passenger screening system faces delays

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1.  And this little piggie got stuffed. If I had an extra $3800, I would purchase this antique taxidermy mount of an eight-legged hermaphrodite piglet. Link
2.  Jay-Z v. the Beatles -- "Grey Album" food fight. BoingBoing pal (and former guestblogger) Todd Lappin points us to yet another food fight between copyright and Remix Culture.
DJ Danger Mouse remixed Jay-Z's "Black Album" with the Beatles "White Album" to create... The "Grey Album," of course.

The New Yorker had a little Talk of the Town piece on this, Apparently, Jay-Z created a vocals-only version of his album *explicitly* so DJs could remix it. And many have. This week, the Beatles issued a cease and desist to stop the Grey Album... which of course makes the Grey Album even more desirable as a collector's item, so now the whole album is available for download. Here's the commentary above the download links:

"Special interests, including the major labels, have turned copyright law into a weapon," said Downhill Battle co-founder Holmes Wilson. "If Danger Mouse had requested permission and offered to pay royalties, EMI still would have said no and the public would never have been able to enjoy this critically acclaimed work. Artists are being forced to break the law to innovate."

So is the Grey Album any good? Hell yes! I've been listening to it for a few days, and it grows on me more and more with each listen.

Link.
3.  Mobile Phones With Manners. I'm humbled and honored that I was asked to join Mark, Doug Rushkoff, Howard Rheingold, Justin Hall, and the rest of the big thinkers contributing to TheFeature. My first article is about MIT researchers who are technologically instilling mobile phones with some manners. I hope you enjoy it! Link
4.  What do do in SF on Valentine's Day if you heart robots. Geek heartthrob Kal Spelletich, the dapper mad scientist who performs as SEEMEN with a herd of crazed machines, performs at San Francisco's Odeon Bar this Saturday, February 14, 10pm-2am, for a whopping six bucks.
Well, we are in several shows this month, even one in Switzerland, BUT we have been saving the NEW BIG MACHINES AND ROBOTS for this one! Like the GYROSCOPE, LION LEAP, GROPEY CHAIR, MONKEY ON YER BACK and a slew of other goodies. Jay, GEEKBOY, RANESSA, Kal and some of the gang are gonna DJ, show special rare videos and RUN MACHINES! SEEMEN create situations where audiences are encouraged to Interact and operate their machines and robots. You get to run a machine that can kill you. IT'S FUN!
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5.  Study: N.Y. Drivers Ignore Cell Phone Ban. On today's edition of the NPR program Morning Edition:
In 2001, New York became the first state to prohibit drivers from using hand-held cell phones. A new study indicates that New York drivers reduced their use of hand-held mobile phones by half a few months after the ban went into effect, but usage has since bounced back. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, who helped draft the ban.

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6.  Altering Your Engine With New Chips. An increasing number of car owners are using computer chips or software downloads to get better performance from their cars. By Jim Motavalli.
7.  Dell Posts 24% Profit Increase on Cost Cuts and More Demand. Dell, the personal computer maker, said that fourth-quarter profit increased 24 percent as it cut expenses while demand for its products rose. By Bloomberg News.
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8.  Cisco, IBM to Collaborate On Security Technology (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - SAN FRANCISCO -- Cisco Systems Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. said they would collaborate on security technology, to help corporate customers protect their computer networks and respond better to threats such as viruses and hackers.
9.  Japan's DoCoMo pulls out of bidding for AT and T Wireless (AFP). AFP - Japan's top cellphone carrier NTT DoCoMo has pulled out of a bidding war over AT and T Wireless, the third-biggest US cellphone operator, because of its hefty price tag, reports said.
10.  Microsoft Windows Source Code Leaks Onto Internet (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday that parts of the source code, or software blueprint, for its closely-guarded Windows programs had leaked onto the Internet, possibly exposing its products to hackers and illicit copying.
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11.  Symlink vulnerabilities in mailmgr
12.  13 Feb W32/DoomHunt-A
13.  Óòå÷êà èñõîäíèêîâ Windows 2000 è NT4
14.  W32.HLLW.Deadhat.B
15.  News: Microsoft source code leaked over Internet
16.  Pierre Haren (Ilog) : « Avec le support de .Net, nous étendons notre cible aux développeurs Visual Basic »

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1.  DoCoMo to Meet on AT&T Wireless (Reuters). Reuters - Top executives of NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's biggest mobile phone operator, are expected to meet this evening to decide against bidding for U.S. wireless operator AT&T Wireless Services Inc., company sources said on Friday.
2.  IBM Says New Chip-Making Method Boosts Performance (Reuters). Reuters - International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N) said on Friday that it has started using a new method of manufacturing to make microprocessors that consume less power.
3.  IBM, Cisco to Team Up on Security Technology (Reuters). Reuters - The world's largest computer maker, IBM, and Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O) said on Friday that they would tailor their security technology for computers and communications networks to work better together.
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4.  GEOS Available for Download After 18 Years
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5.  RE: Round One: "DLL Proxy" Attack Easily Hijacks SSL from Internet Explorer
6.  Southern Road Trip (interview #3)
7.  You'd think a ''senior analyst'' would know this...

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1.  RFID and the Internet of Things
2.  Identity Integrates ProBusiness
3.  Financial Services Discover Identity
4.  Biometrics and Financial Services -- Show me the money!
5.  When the walls come tumbling down
6.  The Digital ID World Newsletter - January 7, 2004 Issue
7.  The Digital ID World Newsletter - January 22, 2004 Issue
8.  The Digital ID World Newsletter - January 29, 2004 Issue
9.  The Digital ID World Newsletter - February 5, 2004 Issue
10.  Identinet - A Runaway Cluetrain
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11.  Software bug contributed to 2003 blackout. A flaw in General Electric's management system contributed to last August 14th's blackout. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear.
12.  A new, corny method for hydrogen production. Breakthrough in hydrogen production may lead to a cost effective, renewable energy source. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear.
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13.  Microsoft probes Windows code leak. The software giant is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms.
14.  Big Blue gives 90-nano boost to PowerPCs. IBM plans to announce that it has started mass-producing the chips using the new 90-nanometer process, which promises to improve speed and energy efficiency.
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15.  Reports: NTT DoCoMo Likely to Pass on Bid (AP). AP - Japan's top mobile phone company, NTT DoCoMo, might not bid for AT&T Wireless because of the cost and potential risks, according to published reports Friday. The company declined to comment on its plans.
16.  Microsoft Says Parts of Source Code Were Leaked (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Microsoft Corp. last night confirmed that portions of the source code for two versions of its Windows operating system have leaked onto the Internet, a security breach that could give hackers important intelligence about how to exploit flaws in software run by many of the world's computers.
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17.  Mythica MMORPG Cancelled By Microsoft
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18.  321 Studios shuts down piracy suspect. "321 Studios recently relied on its DVDXCOPY’s built-in ... ability to remotely de-activate a customer’s copy of DVDXCOPY to shut down an accused copyright pirate."
19.  MainConcept released a free demo of their encoder for H.264, the successor to MPEG-4. This is the first "shrinkwrap" H.264 encoder I've seen.
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20.  Microsoft source code leaked out. The software giant says part-blueprints of its Windows operating system have been leaked on the internet.
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21.  Microsoft probes possible Windows source code leak. Microsoft  is investigating rumors that the secret code underlying its Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems has leaked out and is available on the Internet, a company spokeswoman said Thursday.
22.  FCC takes first step toward VOIP policy. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the first step Thursday toward laying down rules governing voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service by approving a proceeding that will solicit comments on how the emerging competitor to traditional voice services should be regulated.
23.  Dell Q4 results up on server shipment strength. Dell set records for revenue and product shipments in the fourth quarter of its 2004 fiscal year as the company continued its strong financial performance of the last year, it said in a release Thursday.
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24.  News: Microsoft source code leaked over Internet. The Associated Press By Allison Linn
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25.  Puzzling site attacks expose open source glitch

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