Monday, March 15, 2004

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Lifting The Lid On Computer Filth ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  News: Letter hints at possible new file-sharing scrutiny from attorneys general. The Associated Press By Alex Veiga ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Vulnerabilities: Linux Kernel Samba Share Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability. A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been reported to affect the 2.6 Linux kernel. The issue appears to exist due to a lack of sufficient sanity checks perform... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Cliff Stanford charged with hacking Redbus 5.  Explosive Cold War Trojan has lessons for Open Source exporters 6.  FCC Getting Fuzzy on Digital Television 7.  Report: Number of Security Flaws Stabilizes, but Ease of Exploit Worsens 8.  GE Acquires Security Vendor InVision 9.  WORM_AGOBOT.MY 11:18:50 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  HP expands Linux PC line to Asia. The systems will run Turbolinux's software, a version of the open-source operating system based on Novell's SuSE Linux, and are geared for business buyers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Microsoft Antitrust Trial Starts in Minn. (Reuters). Reuters - As many as a million individuals and businesses in Minnesota were overcharged for Microsoft Corp.'s software, plaintiff's lawyers argued in a antitrust class action against the world's largest software maker that started on Monday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Ad-aware referencefile 01R268 14.03.2004 4.  Trend Micro Pattern File March 14, 2004 5.  Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions March 14, 2004 6.  AntiVir Personal Edition 6.24.00.06 (Updated) 7.  Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions March 15, 2004 8.  Trend Micro Pattern File March 15, 2004 9.  The Cleaner Database v3515 10.  WORM_AGOBOT.MN 10:18:29 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Apple Sells 50 Million Songs Over Internet (Reuters). Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. said on Monday it has sold 50 million songs over the Internet in the 11 months since it launched its iTunes Music Store, putting it at least halfway toward its goal for the year. 2.  EU Chief Wins Backing in Microsoft Case (AP). AP - The European Union's antitrust chief won critical backing Monday for a potentially landmark ruling that would force Microsoft Corp. to strip its Windows computer operating system of a lucrative component and make other changes. 3.  Review: Back-Up Chargers Fall Short (AP). AP - They halt conversations in mid-sentence, abandon drivers when tires go flat and can even scuttle business deals. We're talking about quick-draining cell phone batteries — the Achilles heel of the mobile device age. 4.  Apple Sells 50 Million Songs on the Web (AP). AP - Apple Computer Inc. said Monday it has sold more than 50 million songs through its online iTunes Music Store. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Review Of Verizon's New Wireless Network 6.  Cancelling Out CPU Fan Noise ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Experts publish 'how to' book for software exploits. A new book by leading security researchers on writing code to exploit security flaws in software, including Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, has caused some raised eyebrows in the technical community for publishing "zero day," or previously unknown, techniques for exploiting vulnerable systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Explosive Cold War Trojan has lessons for Open Source exporters. Software sabotage ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Interior Department Goes Offline 10.  WORM_AGOBOT.HM 11.  WORM_ANTINNY.B 9:18:08 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  DVD-copying sales ban reinstated. A New York federal judge has reinstated a ban on sales of 321 Studios' DVD copying software. 2.  Briefly: DVD-copying sales ban reinstated. Federal judge tells 321 Studios once again that it can't sell its software...Transmeta's new chip takes a Sharp turn...MLB teams with Akamai. 3.  P2P faces new legal scrutiny from states. State attorney generals are focusing on file-swapping. But are powerful Hollywood lobbyists in the director's chair? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  BIC-TCP 6,000 Times Quicker Than DSL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Wi-Fi Security Review: AirMagnet 6.  Trojans Send Confidential Information to Hacker 7.  Foundry Networks Pushes End-to-End 10 GbE 8.  Introduction to Shellcoding for Overflows Exploiting 9.  Getting the most out of open source 10.  An eEye on Microsoft 11.  Linux Security Week - March 15th 2004 12.  Crypto-Gram Newsletter 13.  Security considerations for Web-based mail 14.  Leaked Code Still Could Bear Malicious Fruit 15.  Privacy Projects Die Quietly As Government Pushes Ahead With Data-Gathering Research 16.  Justice, FBI Seek Rules for Internet Taps 8:17:44 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Penny Arcade! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Torun Jax, Blind Jedi. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Problems mount for EDS. The IT services giant reports deepening troubles with a major commercial contract and predicts a loss of up to $75 million related to pension liability. 3.  IBM to unveil Opteron workstation. Big Blue on Tuesday will take the wraps off the IntelliStation A Pro, the latest computer to use AMD's 64-bit capable chip. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Veritas Software Corp. Restating Results (AP). AP - Veritas Software Corp. has uncovered a series of accounting abuses that will force the business software maker to recalculate its results for the past three years, causing a delay that may threaten the company's listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market. 5.  Interior Dept's Internet Connections Shut (AP). AP - A federal judge on Monday once again ordered the Interior Department to pull the plug on most of its Internet connections, finding that the department still hasn't fixed computer security problems that could jeopardize millions of dollars in royalties for American Indians. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  New Patent Legislation Makes Some Headway ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  IBM signs up first vertical ISVs. IBM on Monday announced it has signed up the first software developer, SPL Workgroup, for its newly announced ISV Advantage for Industries program, a small company specializing in customer care and billing software for the energy and utilities markets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Privacy Projects Die Quietly As Government Pushes Ahead With Data-Gathering Research ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  BugTraq: Phorum 5.0.3 Beta && Earlier XSS Issues. Sender: JeiAr [security at gulftech dot org] 10.  BugTraq: Follow-up: Major hack attack on the U.S. Senate. Sender: eric [eric at catastrophe dot net] 11.  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... 12.  Vulnerabilities: NFS-Utils rpc.mountd Denial Of Service Vulnerability. A denial of service vulnerability exists in nfs-utils. It has been reported that certain incorrect DNS configurations may cause rpc.mountd to crash when a reverse DNS lo... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.  Apple notches up 50m music downloads. Only 50m downloads behind target ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.  Behind the Firewall - The Insider Threat, Part 2 15.  Symantec: Hackers Have It Easier Than Ever 16.  Trojan.Mitglieder.D 17.  Security Pipeline: Wireless LAN security monitors "Network Computing examines tools from major v... 18.  SF Gate: Classes in 'ethical' hacking "They will also learn more infantile hacker behavior, such... 19.  Security Focus: cPanel Login Script Remote Command Execution Vulnerability "An attacker may expl... 20.  Tech Republic: Penetration testing finds more holes in wireless network 21.  Salt Lake Tribune: Computer-related security breaches are on the rise "A computer virus cost Aro... 22.  Computer World NZ: National Party site hack "not a hack" says cop "tampered with by someone who ... 23.  Une fois de plus, MS Word a encore été trop bavard. 7:17:20 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  New addition to the solar system. Is it a planet or isn't it? Today, CalTech astronomers announced the discovery of a "planetoid" eight billion miles from Earth, or more more than three times the distance of Pluto. With a size approximately three-quarters that of Pluto, it is very likely the largest object found in the solar system since the discovery of Pluto in 1930. Link ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Money brings VoIP firm Skype closer to mainstream. A $19 million investment and new partnerships with handset and headset makers could help the Net-phoning provider offer its customers access to the traditional telephone network. 3.  Judge seeks expert witness in Oracle suit. Judge Vaughn Walker wants "to be brought up to speed" on some of the technological issues in the case. 4.  Apple's iTunes sales hit 50 million. The company says it has sold 50 million songs through its iTunes Music Store, with about 2.5 million songs being downloaded each week. 5.  XML guru joins Sun software. Tim Bray, one of the authors of the XML 1.0 specification, becomes technical director in the software group and will work on content syndication and advanced search. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  State Case Against Microsoft Begins (AP). AP - Microsoft Corp. improperly overcharged for licenses for its Windows operating system and two other popular programs, a lawyer said Monday as the first class-action, antitrust trial in a state court opened against the software giant. 7.  Review: Back-Up Chargers Fall Short (AP). AP - They halt conversations in mid-sentence, abandon drivers when tires go flat and can even scuttle business deals. We're talking about quick-draining cell phone batteries — the Achilles heel of the mobile device age. 8.  Apple Sells 50 Million Songs on the Web (AP). AP - Apple Computer Inc. said Monday it has sold more than 50 million songs through its online iTunes Music Store. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Star Trek's Design Influence On Palm, New Tech ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Wi-Fi bandwith breakthroughs leave consumers behind. As the market for wireless networking products continues to grow, vendors are constantly one-upping each other with performance claims for their products. However, it's a moot point to millions of U.S. and European home users stuck with Internet connection speeds far below the bandwidth promised by new 802.11g products. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Vulnerabilities: HP HTTP Server Trusted Certificate Compromise Vulnerability. The HP HTTP Server is a component of HP Web-Enabled Management Software (Compaq Web Management). A vulnerability has been reported in the HTTP Server component (which ru... 12.  Vulnerabilities: Macromedia Studio MX 2004 /Contribute 2 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Macromedia provides applications that facilitate web authoring. Many of these applications are bundled into Macromedia Studio MX 2004, and are designed to allow users to... 13.  Vulnerabilities: Computer Associates Unicenter TNG Utilities Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities. Computer Associates Unicenter TNG is a suite of applications for remotely controlling Windows systems. Several Computer Associates Unicenter TNG utilities have been repo... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.  Zombie PCs must die!. Comcast performs radical surgery on clueless users 15.  State Attorney - the MPAA's man - urges P2P ban. Elected official flaks for Hollywood ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.  Cisco Buys SSL VPN Startup 17.  Critical Microsoft alert (Feb 10, 2004) 18.  Nachi B 6:17:01 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Japanese foldable robots. More foldable, glue-able PDFs -- this time, it's ultra-fab Japanese paper robots. Link (Thanks, Skye!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Report: Flaws level off, but worms still squirming. Data from security company Symantec confirms that alerts regarding software flaws have increased only slightly, but that doesn't necessarily mean software is getting safer. 3.  Movie clips out to tantalize Web surfers. While protesting Net piracy, movie studios are warming to the Web for promotional purposes, broadcasting longer previews of new films. 4.  10-Gigabit Ethernet comes alive. Price cuts are helping the two-year-old technology to pick up steam in business networks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  EU Chief Wins Backing in Microsoft Case (AP). AP - The European Union's antitrust chief won critical backing Monday for a potentially landmark ruling that would force Microsoft Corp. to strip its Windows computer operating system of a lucrative component and make other changes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Top Web Businesses Oppose Utah Spyware Law ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  IT asset management gains steam. Known as IT portfolio management or enterprise service automation, the movement to track both the cost and business value of IT assets is off to a roaring start in 2004. This week Niku unwrapped a portfolio management suite, and last week PeopleSoft upgraded its Enterprise Service Automation for IT product. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Leaked Code Still Could Bear Malicious Fruit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Vulnerabilities: Emumail EMU Webmail Multiple Vulnerabilities. Emumail is an open source web mail application. It is available for the Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Emumail also provides web mail functionalit... 10.  Vulnerabilities: Chaogic Systems VHost Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. vHost is a utility designed to allow a single system to present multiple web based hosts including HTTP, FTP, SMTP and so on. It supports a web based interface for confi... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Panda Antivirus gratuit pour Linux 12.  Linux Magazine Hors série : Haute disponibilité 5:16:41 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Bush: flag law breaker?. Skippy sez: "I heard, years ago, about a rule prohibiting the use of the flag in advertising for any means. I committed this to memory, but never looked it up. No one ever believed me when I mentioned it, because I couldn’t cite a reference for it. "I looked this up after seeing a link to this page, which compares the latest updates from Kerry’s and Bush’s blogs side-by-side (ingenious, if you ask me!). It ticked me off that Bush was using the flag, and I decided to find out whether my memory was correct. "It turns out that George W. Bush’s website is in violation of the United States Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 3. He owes $100, or thirty days in jail." Link 2.  Steampunk submarine free paper toy. Stefan sez, "John McEwan is a grand old man of military and role-playing miniatures. He also makes cut-and-fold paper models of buildings and vehicles. Some of these are really, really cool, like a line of alternate-history zeppelins and steam tanks. Once in a while he puts up files for free download. This month it's a cool Victorian submarine." Link (Thanks, Stefan!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Life on the edge. Groove Networks founder Ray Ozzie thinks that an increasingly mobile work force is bringing about the "changing nature of work." 4.  Kodak's 3D display plans come into focus. The company wants to sign up partners for a display that allows people to view 3D effects without wearing special glasses or headgear. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Sun's Not-So-Secret Weapon (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) is about to begin a beta program for perhaps its most important development tool release in years. Java Studio Creator -- formerly Project Rave -- is Sun's attempt at corralling departmental-level developers who are looking for alternatives to Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) .NET framework. 6.  Tech Sector Shows a Pulse (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Robert W. Lewis believes the worst is over. These days Lewis, president of Ashburn-based Enterworks Inc., isn't asking employees to hang in there while people in neighboring cubicles are being laid off. Dozens of new customers have signed on in recent months. The business software company has stopped losing money and is even trying to add a few developers to its 100-person staff. 7.  U.S. Regulators to Weigh Anti-Spam Tactics (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. regulators said on Thursday they would seek to prevent "spam" messages from reaching mobile phones and consider setting up a registry of e-mail users who don't want to receive junk messages. 8.  A Rose by Any Other Name: Intel's New Chip Labels (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) plans to institute a new labeling system for its PC chips, focusing on overall performance rather than clock speed, according to industry sources. 9.  States Weigh Warning to File-Trading Networks (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. state prosecutors are preparing to warn Internet file-swapping networks that they could be guilty of deceptive business practices, according to a draft letter obtained by Reuters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Is the Key to Linux a Games-Based Distro? 11.  OED Science Fiction Database Updated ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hack the Planet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  "I thought that I was really optimistic just for writing ONE [acceptance] speech. Writing this one feels like monumental hubris." -- Cory 13.  "Blogging is not nothing. Blogging is something. Anyone who says blogging is nothing isn't paying attention. A million of us are not doing nothing." -- Cory 14.  Wired News: Speed Meets Feed in Download Tool. RSS+BitTorrent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.  Netscreen updates software for IDP products. NetScreen Technologies Inc. plans to announce a new version of intrusion detection and prevention (IDP) software for its NetScreen-IDP line of hardware products, the company said. 16.  Interview: Securing Windows - Infoworld Staff. As director of product management in the Security Business and Technology Unit at Microsoft, Amy Carroll is responsible for making sure that new enhancements to Windows and new versions of Windows are very secure. Carroll spoke to InfoWorld Senior Analyst Wayne Rash about the company's approach to security and commitment to improving the overall security of its operating system. 17.  IronPort caters to SMBs - Infoworld Staff. The courting of the SMB market continues with the arrival of a new e-mail gateway appliance from IronPort Systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.  Veritas to restate results after probe. Second time is the charm 19.  Apple notches up 50m music downloads. Rivals a long way behind ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.  La fin des mots de passe ? 21.  Augmentation conjointe des sites de e-commerce et du piratage 22.  Bagle.M : le mot de passe est dans l'image 23.  Multiple Vendor SOAP server array DoS 24.  VocalTec Gateway 8 Reverse Directory Transversal + Authorization Bypass 25.  Rosiello Security's exploit for MDaemon 26.  ws_ftp overflow 27.  Re: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PWS 0.2.2 28.  Multiple Immunity Advisories 29.  [SCAN Associates Sdn Bhd Security Advisory] phpBB 2.0.6 and below sql injection 30.  YaBB/YaBBse Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability 31.  Opera Array Allocation Managment Exploit 32.  spamblocker turns into mail denial of service 33.  Re: spamblocker turns into mail denial of service 34.  [waraxe-2004-SA#007 - XSS and SQL injection bugs in 4nguestbook module for PhpNuke] 35.  [waraxe-2004-SA#005 - XSS in Php-Nuke 7.1.0 - part 2] 36.  [waraxe-2004-SA#006 - Multiple vulnerabilities in 4nalbum module for PhpNuke] 37.  CALEA for VoIP? 38.  SP3 für Office verursacht Spamfilter-Probleme 39.  Neuer Bagle-Wurm 4:09:55 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Boing Boing just won a bloggie for Best American Blog!. Boing Boing has just won the Best American Weblog award at the 2004 Bloggies. Here's my acceptance speech: It goes without saying that I'm accepting this not just on my own behalf, but on behalf of Mark -- who started it all, Xeni, Pesco, and the guestbloggers who slave away over there on the right-hand side. Oh, and Ken Snider, our tireless sysadmin, the Blogger team who stood us in good stead for all those years and the MT team who will stand us in good stead for all the years to come. You know, now that I'm moving to the UK, people keep asking me this really bizarre goddamned question. They keep asking me, "Are you going to stop blogging?" And I'm all like, whaaaaa? Dude, you've have to break my fingers to get me to stop. I mean, hasn't anyone noticed that I periodically post a kind of exhausted, cranky post to Boing Boing saying, "I'm really tired and busy and I'm taking a couple days off," and then one of two things happens: 1. I keep blogging 2. I come back two days later with like a hundred posts, demonstrating that I've spent a couple days blogging without publishing. I love blogging. There are a lot of blogging cynics who'll tell us that because blogging hasn't lived up the hype -- which it didn't, of course it didn't, that's why they call it hype -- that it's nothing. Personal webpages with a CMS. Slashdot. Posts about cats. Blogging is not nothing. Blogging is something. Anyone who says blogging is nothing isn't paying attention. A million of us are not doing nothing. It's something, and I'm proud to be part of it. Thank you. Thanks to everyone who voted for us! Link 2.  The Talking Heads decision: the judicial system's David Byrne infatuation. The "Talking Heads decision," is a slighly notorious Fifth Circuit Appeals decision in which the court quoted dozens of Talking Heads songs and lyrics. Raleigh Abner had a wild, wild life ofcorporate "alter egos" since he was not responsible to a viable boardof directors or supervisory corporate officers for any businesstransaction he consummated. For purposes of the present appeal,however, the only transaction of consequence is the sale of the Abnerfamily residence at 303 Lakeside Lane in Webster, Texas. This house waspurchased for approximately $ 240,000 by Raleigh Abner in hisindividual capacity in late 1979 and refurbished with thousands ofdollars "borrowed" from a few of Raleigh Abner's companies. In 1982 theAbners decided to pull up the roots, so the house wasconveyed to "303 Lakeside Group, Inc.," a corporation created byRaleigh Abner to hold the homestead and allow him to borrow against thecontract of sale with the purchaser of the property. n1 The 303Lakeside home eventually sold for approximately one milliondollars. Link (Thanks, Kevin!) 3.  Boing Boing just won the Bloggie for Best Group Blog. Boing Boing just won the Bloggie for Best Group Blog! Here's my speech: You know, we got nominated a bunch of these last year and we didn't win any of them, so I thought that I was really optimistic just for writing ONE speech. Writing this one feels like monumental hubris. I cover myself in shame. Forgive me. Thanks to everyone who voted for us! Link 4.  Boing Boing just won the Weblog of the Year Award at the Bloggies. Boing Boing just won the Weblog of the Year award at the Bloggies: here's my speech! My shame. It is boundless. Seriously. BOO YAH, IN YOUR FACE WOO HOO GOD DAMN! Link ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Judge Shuts Down Interior Dept's Internet (AP). AP - A federal judge on Monday once again ordered the Interior Department to pull the plug on most of its Internet connections, finding that the department still hasn't fixed computer security problems that could jeopardize millions of dollars in royalties for American Indians. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Exploiting Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hack the Planet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  "Price Waterhouse is in my pants." -- Alison 8.  "Writing [a second acceptance speech] feels like monumental hubris." -- Cory (so I guess he didn't really do it) 9.  "Anyone who says blogging is nothing isn't paying attention. If a million people are doing it, it isn't nothing." -- Cory ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Experts publish 'how to' book for software exploits. A new book by leading security researchers on writing code to exploit security flaws in software, including Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, has caused some raised eyebrows in the technical community for publishing "zero day," or previously unknown, techniques for exploiting vulnerable systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  BugTraq: [waraxe-2004-SA#005 - XSS in Php-Nuke 7.1.0 - part 2]. Sender: Janek Vind [come2waraxe at yahoo dot com] 12.  BugTraq: [waraxe-2004-SA#006 - Multiple vulnerabilities in 4nalbum module for PhpNuke]. Sender: Janek Vind [come2waraxe at yahoo dot com] 13.  Vulnerabilities: Sysstat Isag Temporary File Creation Vulnerability. Sysstat is a system monitoring utility for Linux. Sysstat includes a command (Isag) for representing system information graphically. The Sysstat Isag command is prone t... 14.  Vulnerabilities: Sysstat Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability. Sysstat is a system monitoring utility for Linux. Sysstat is prone to an issue that may allow malicious local users to corrupt system files, most likely resulting in los... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.  Security fears tip Spanish election 16.  Malicious code threats celebrate bumper 2003 17.  Symantec Analyzes Security Threats 18.  Symantec Analyzes Security Threats 19.  Symantec Analyzes Security Threats 20.  SPIP "forum.php3" PHP Code Injection Vulnerability 21.  OpenBSD: httpd Improper rule non-match 22.  Debian: samba Privilege escalation vulnerability 23.  Veritas Delivers New Disaster Recovery Products 24.  NetScreen Updates Software For IDP Appliance Line 25.  Bagle Worms Sneak Through Defenses 26.  Symantec: Attackers Have Easier Time Exploiting Vulnerabilities 27.  Le mot de passe du virus est dans une image 3:09:35 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Bush and Kerry's RSS, side by side. Vivek sez, "This page is simple: an RSS parser (CaRP) is used to create a single page that lists the last five entries of Bush's and Kerry's official blogs, side by side." Link (Thanks, Vivek!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  MLB teams with Akamai. The interactive media unit of the professional sports league will use Akamai Technologies to deliver audio and video of baseball games onto the Net. 3.  Transmeta's new chip takes a Sharp turn. Sharp Systems of America incorporates the Efficeon in its 2-pound Actius notebook. 4.  Software start-up mines Explorer niche. New company Onfolio launches with a package of Internet Explorer-based tools designed to help people store, search and publish information found online. 5.  Briefly: Transmeta's new chip takes a Sharp turn. Sharp Systems of America incorporates the Efficeon in its 2-pound Actius notebook...MLB teams with Akamai...Siebel slapped with class action. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Times: Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  2 Nortel Executives Put on Leave Pending Financial Review. The two executives are Douglas Beatty, who become chief financial officer in July 2002, and Michael Gollogly, the company's controller. By Kenneth N. Gilpin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Veritas to Restate Results After Probe (Reuters). Reuters - Veritas Software Corp. (VRTS.O) on Monday said it would delay filing its 2003 annual report and restate results dating back as far as 2001 after an internal probe found problematic accounting practices under a former chief financial officer. 8.  iPod imitator vanishes amidst Apple legal pressure (MacCentral). MacCentral - Last week MacCentral brought readers news of pBop, an MP3 software application aimed at users of Microsoft Pocket PC-based PDAs that looked amazingly like Apple's iPod. Since our report ran, the software's developers, StarBrite Solutions, have pulled pBop from distribution completely. 9.  Demand for Advice to Online Lovelorn Is Booming (Reuters). Reuters - Evan Marc Katz, a Los Angeles-based television and film writer, personifies the $400 million-plus cottage industry blossoming around Internet dating. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Toyota's Trumpet Playing Robot Showcased ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hack the Planet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Holy shit, Nikolai started the Bloggies by rapping. Truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience; i.e. hopefully he won't ever do it again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  BugTraq: Re: spamblocker turns into mail denial of service. Sender: Chris Fuhrman [chris dot fuhrman at tfcci dot com] 13.  BugTraq: [waraxe-2004-SA#007 - XSS and SQL injection bugs in 4nguestbook module for PhpNuke]. Sender: Janek Vind [come2waraxe at yahoo dot com] 14.  Vulnerabilities: IP3 Networks IP3 NetAccess Appliance SQL Injection Vulnerability. IP3 NetAccess is an appliance designed for Internet service providers to allow control of internet access to customers or corporations for their employees. It is commerc... 15.  Vulnerabilities: UUDeview Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability. UUDeview is a utility that assists in the transmission and reception of binary files over the Internet. UUDeview is prone to an issue that may allow malicious local user... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.  UK Gov's open source 'mandate' policy attacked. Lobbyists get paranoid, with some justification ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.  15 Mar Troj/Bdoor-CCK 18.  MS04-009 Updated to 'Critical' 19.  INTERNET SECURITY: THREE START-UPS: Protect or perish 20.  Large-scale outsourcing is here to stay 21.  Twingo to Be Acquired by Cisco 22.  Juniper Networks Pushes Worm Protection Application 23.  AP: Privacy Protecting Programs Killed 24.  GE Acquires Security Company for $900M 2:09:15 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ars Technica ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  EU Commission to sanction Microsoft on antitrust charges. At a meeting of competition experts from the member states of the EU, the EU Commissions antitrust findings on Microsoft were unanimously upheld. What will be the result? By Eric Bangeman. 2.  Plextor sports a 12x Serial ATA DVD+R writer. Plextor to debut 12x DVD writer while Philips is releasing a dual-layer DVD burner. By Matt Woodward. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Free paper toys to print and assemble. Stunning, elaborate paper toys to print, fold and glue. I really like the Wrigley Field, too. Link (via Smartpatrol) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Bagle latches on to antispam ploy. The latest Bagle variants are hiding their passwords in graphic files to try to avoid detection by antivirus software. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  U.S. States Weigh Warning to File-Trading Networks (Reuters). Reuters - State prosecutors are preparing to warn Internet file-swapping networks that they could be liable for deceptive-business charges, according to a draft letter obtained by Reuters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Ask Mike Godwin About Internet Law 7.  Congress May Force Revealing of Car Computer Secrets ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hack the Planet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  "...photoblogging, moblogging, and other poorly-named things..." -- Anil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  'Far-right' website investigated. The Home Office is investigating a website that targets anti-racism campaigners. 10.  Apple misses music sales target. Apple sells more than 50 million songs online as it faces growing competition from rival music services. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Nortel CFO and controller placed on leave. Questions raised over the company's 2003 financial results ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  Security considerations for Web-based mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.  Columnists: Where to Turn?. When everyone in the security world has something to sell, it's harder than ever to get straight answers about genuine threats. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.  BugTraq: spamblocker turns into mail denial of service. Sender: Dana Hudes [dhudes at tcp-ip dot info] 15.  Vulnerabilities: Dogpatch Software CFWebstore SQL Injection Vulnerability. CFWebstore is a web based shopping cart application. It is commercially available for Unix and Unix like operating systems as well as Microsoft Windows. It has been rep... 16.  Vulnerabilities: cPanel Login Script Remote Command Execution Vulnerability. cPanel is a multi-platform web hosting control panel that allows a user to manage their hosted account through a web-based interface. A potential remote command executi... 17.  Vulnerabilities: UUDeview MIME Archive Buffer Overrun Vulnerability. UUDeview is a utility that assists in the transmission and reception of binary files over the Internet. A buffer overrun vulnerability has been reported in UUDeview. Th... 18.  Vulnerabilities: Dogpatch Software CFWebstore Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. CFWebstore is a web based shopping cart application. It is commercially available for Unix and Unix like operating systems as well as Microsoft Windows. It has been rep... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.  Network Box of tricks to target viruses 20.  Fortinet $50m funds make it stronger 21.  Integralis gains Platinum status 22.  Microsoft vous offre 2 CD de sécurité 23.  W32.Beagle.N@mm 1:08:54 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  AMD renovates Athlon 64. The chipmaker is boosting shipments of a version of its desktop Athlon 64 based on a processor core dubbed Newcastle that features half the cache but the same overall performance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  EDS Selling Software Design Business For (AP). AP - Electronic Data Systems Corp. rose nearly 2 percent Monday in the wake of its announcement that it is selling its product design software business to a trio of private investment firms for $2.05 billion. 3.  UnitedGlobalCom to acquire French cable operator Noos (AFP). AFP - The US-based broadband communications company UnitedGlobalCom is to acquire the French cable operator Noos from utilities group Suez for between 508 and 660 million euros (621 and 807 million dollars), UBG and Suez revealed. 4.  Start-ups turn flat-panel TVs into works of art (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - An expensive new digital television is big, beautiful, flat and can hang on the wall. Some might even consider the set a piece of art. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Stretchy Wires to Create Artificial Nerves ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Psion shareholders approve Symbian sale to Nokia. Acquisition still has a long way to go before being settled ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Crypto-Gram Newsletter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  BugTraq: Multiple Immunity Advisories. Sender: Dave Aitel [dave at immunitysec dot com] 9.  BugTraq: ws_ftp overflow. Sender: john layman [john at interteq dot net] 10.  BugTraq: VocalTec Gateway 8 Reverse Directory Transversal + Authorization Bypass. Sender: Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider [theinsider at 012 dot net dot il] 11.  BugTraq: Multiple Vendor SOAP server array DoS. Sender: Amit Klein [amit dot klein at sanctuminc dot com] 12.  Vulnerabilities: XInterceptTalk XITalk Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. XInterceptTalk, or xitalk, is a utility used for intercepting incoming messages sent using the 'talk' or 'wall' commands. It is freely available for Unix and Unix like p... 13.  Vulnerabilities: cPanel dir Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. cPanel is a multi-platform web hosting control panel that allows a user to manage their hosted account through a web-based interface. A vulnerability has been identifie... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.  Hotmail back online. Extensive outage 15.  Bagle the 13th spread defies belief. When will the madness end? 16.  The $5 'no moving parts' fluid zoom lens - twice. Is Philips offering something somebody else prepared earlier? 17.  KPN prunes Belgian mobile sub. 200 jobs to go ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.  cPanel Login Command Injection Vulnerability 19.  Threats To Privacy And Confidentiality Increase Rapidly 20.  WAPI Controversy Embroils Intel 12:38:45 PM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  SXSW irc users: support freenode. Adina sez, "Lilo's letting SXSW use irc.freenode.net even though SXSW is a commercial project. People who are using freenode might want to contribute. In general, folks whose projects benefit from freenode might want to consider posting a "support freenode" link."Link ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Apple falters on iTunes tally. The company says it has sold 50 million songs from its iTunes Music Store--far below its goal, which was to sell 100 million songs by April. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Microsoft Faces Guilty Verdict in Europe (PC World). PC World - Software giant may be forced to sell two versions of Windows. 4.  KPN sees 200 job cuts in Belgian unit (AFP). AFP - Dutch telecommunication operator KPN said it would reorganise its Belgian mobile unit which could lead to the cut of 200 jobs. 5.  Robot Builders Have Eyes on the Prize (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Think of it as a government-sponsored science fair with a tad more than a blue ribbon at stake. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  MPAA Puts Words in Mouth of CA Attorney General ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Sharp brings Efficeon notebook to U.S.. Actius MM20 will be first notebook in U.S. to sport Transmeta's new processor 8.  IBM rolls out BI solution for banks. Software aids in compliance with Basil II Capital Accord 9.  Interview: Securing Windows. Amy Carroll, a director in Microsoft's Security unit, discusses the company's commitment to improving security 10.  Factiva aggregates content for market intelligence. IBM WebFountain sits beneath new service ADVERTISEMENT: World-Class, low-cost, Windows Vulnerability Scanner - A low-cost, quick-install, fast-result vulnerability scanner that uses a World-Class database of ranked vulnerabilities. Prioritized vulnerability reports and configurable scans. Licensed per Administ... 11.  IronPort caters to SMBs. Company introduces e-mail gateway appliance to block threats 12.  Sun snatches up XML guru. Tim Bray will help set technical direction for Sun's software group 13.  EC sends Oracle list of objections to PeopleSoft deal. Deal will be blocked in Europe unless Oracle can resolve the issues 14.  Update: Regulators back EC Microsoft ruling. Commission will impose a fine anywhere between $100 million and $1 billion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.  Linux Security Week - March 15th 2004 16.  OpenBSD: httpd Improper rule non-match 17.  Debian: samba Privilege escalation vulnerability ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.  Vulnerabilities: Metamail Extcompose Program Symlink Vulnerability. Metamail is a multi-platform utility that was originally developed by Bellcore, but is no longer maintained. Metamail parses and decodes MIME encoded email. The 'extcomp... 19.  Vulnerabilities: Sun Solaris Patch Unexpected Security Weakness. Sun has announced that some patches released for Solaris may in fact present a new security weakness. The problem is said to cause the auditing functionality of the Basic... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.  EU shoppers don't trust Web. European Consumer Day a black one for ecommerce 21.  Self-taught geek aces Brain Academy. Wins place at Uni and £15k bursary 22.  Spooks want more Web-tapping powers. Black helicopters on standby, please 23.  Australia gets tough on Net paedos. Up to 15 years' jail for serious offenders ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Net Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 24.  Computer-related security breaches are on the rise 25.  New trend seen in latest worms 26.  Feds want wiretap-ready Net 27.  HNS Newsletter issue 204 has been released 28.  Hacking tests begin on national ID database ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 29.  Why firewalls aren't always enough 30.  Wireless LAN security monitors 31.  Computer-related security breaches are on the rise 32.  New trend seen in latest worms 33.  Feds want wiretap-ready Net 34.  HNS Newsletter issue 204 has been released 35.  Hacking tests begin on national ID database 11:08:14 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Secret knocking codes for firewalls. Port-knocking -- like a secret knock for firewalls. Schneier calls it "defensive system that would not accept any SSH connections (port 22) unless it detected connection attempts to closed ports 1026, 1027, 1029, 1034, 1026, 1044, and 1035 in that sequence within five seconds, then listened on port 22 for a connection within ten seconds. Otherwise, the system would completely ignore port 22." Link (via Crypto-Gram) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Wal-Mart makes room for thin TVs. The retailing giant is in the midst of expanding its selection of LCD TVs, plasma TVs and other types of digital sets. 3.  MySQL database to get high-end feature. The popular open-source database is expected to gain suuport for clustering, a feature that allows one or more databases to take over if another fails. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Times: Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Europe Supports Antitrust Ruling Against Microsoft. The European Commission is expected to order Microsoft to make fundamental changes to the way it sells software in Europe. By Paul Meller. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  EU Backs Antitrust Ruling Vs. Microsoft (AP). AP - The European Union's antitrust chief won critical backing Monday for a potentially landmark ruling against Microsoft Corp. that sources say finds the U.S. software giant abused its Windows monopoly. 6.  EU takes step closer to slapping sanctions on Microsoft (AFP). AFP - The European Union agreed unanimously to bring software giant Microsoft to heel for alleged abuses of its overwhelmingly dominant position in the personal computer market, officials said. 7.  Apple Says It's Sold 50 Million Songs Over Internet (Reuters). Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. said on Monday it has sold 50 million songs over the Internet through its iTunes Music Store, which charges 99 cents a song. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Microsoft Facing European Sanctions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Tiny science is lost on UK public. Nanotechnology which operates on the scale of atoms and molecules is a total mystery to most people, an opinion poll reveals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [O.S.S.R] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Four net providers join to go after spammers 11.  Feds Want Wiretap-Ready Net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  Wippit adds 10,000 BMG tracks to catalogue. Download service makes sweet music with Bertelsmann 13.  Sony 'confirms' 2004 PSX European launch. Console prepared for CeBit debut 14.  Ten years old: Apple's Power Mac line. Born: 14 March 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.  Metamail extcompose Script Symlink Vulnerability 16.  Dogpatch Software CFWebstore 5.0 Shopping Cart Multiple Vulnerabilities 17.  Australie pakt Internet pedofielen harder aan 18.  ISPs verdeeld over afsluiten van spammende abonnees 19.  Gehackt hosting bedrijf maakt hack dankzij wet bekend 20.  Crackers stelen en misbruiken creditcard gegevens 21.  Russische student wegens hacking gearresteerd 22.  Waarom firewalls niet altijd genoeg zijn 23.  Extra risico door security verbeteringen Microsoft 24.  Zeer kritieke security lekken in Oracle Web Cache 25.  E-mail raakt vaak verloren in spam filters 26.  13-jarige scholier hackt schoolserver 27.  220 security lekken per maand onmogelijk te patchen 28.  Oplichters maken misbruik van vacature websites 29.  Office update blokkeert bekende spamfilters 30.  Uitgelekte Windows code nog steeds gevaarlijk 10:07:54 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Warren Ellis -- Biological. A short dose of delicious new prose from Warren Ellis: Lavinia sits on the bench outside the local Starbs and swallows her antifutureshock meds with a soy chai latte. After a few minutes, she feels able to switch her shades from obstacle-imaging to full vision. The world slowly fades up from green and black wireframe to three-dimensional colour. She gazes blankly over the rail station, at the full-motion billboard ad for the new Speculum Bar down on Main Street, where warm drinks are mixed in and served from the muscular rectums of young Algerian girls. A flock of Fuckit Kids clatter past Lavinia, videoloop John Lydon tattoos on their scrawny arms snapping out the words "fuck it" over and over. Some of them slow down in front of her. People under twenty-five or so aren't used to seeing pregnant women. One of them stops dead, scratches his scabby upper arm, making his fresh new talking John Lydon face bend and ripple. Antishocked to the eyeballs, he still struggles to cope with Lavinia's alien curves. Link 2.  State attorneys general preparing assault on P2P with MPAA guidance?. I filed a story for Wired News on Saturday about a draft document which is evidently being circulated by CA state Attorney General Bill Lockyer to fellow state attorneys general. Lockyer's office is planning to release a revised version of the document within the coming weeks, after obtaining additional signatories. The letter characterizes P2P software as a "dangerous product" and describes the failure of technology makers to warn consumers of those dangers as a deceptive trade practice. Metadata associated with the MS Word file indicates it was written or reviewed by a representative of the Motion Picture Association of America. Separation of Hollywood and state? Here's a snip from the leaked letter: As a P2P software developer and distributor, we believe you have the ability and responsibility to better educate consumers about these known risks, and to design your software in a manner that minimizes the risks. We view with grave concern reports that at least some P2P software developers may be adding features deliberately designed to hinder law enforcement in its prosecution of crimes using P2P software. Companies that engage in such conduct, and fail to meet the important responsibilities referenced above, harm the interests of consumers in our States. It is widely recognized that P2P file-sharing software currently is used almost exclusively to disseminate pornography, and to illegally trade copyrighted music, movies, software and video games. File-sharing software also is increasingly becoming a means to disseminate computer worms and viruses. Nevertheless, your company still does little to warn consumers about the legal and personal risks they face when they use your software to "share" copyrighted music, movies and computer software. A failure to prominently and adequately warn consumers, particularly when you advertise and sell paid versions of your software, could constitute, at the very least, a deceptive trade practice. (...) We take seriously our responsibility to protect consumers and ensure that the laws of our States are respected. In the future, we will not hesitate to take whatever actions we deem necessary to ensure that you fulfill your duties as a responsible corporate citizen. Link to full story. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Times: Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  European Union Supports Antitrust Ruling Against Microsoft. The European Union won unanimous backing from national antitrust regulators for a draft ruling that finds the U.S. software giant abused its Windows monopoly. By The Associated Press. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Sharp Debuts New Transmeta-based Laptop ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  MSN Messenger, Hotmail hit with outage. Technical problems leave users unable to connect to services 6.  Netscreen updates software for IDP products. New version of IDP software includes features for analyzing network and application traffic 7.  EDS sells design software business for $2 billion. Three private equity firms purchase UGS PLM Solutions business ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Dutch close wallet on mmO2 offer. No more cash on table 9.  Malicious code threats celebrate bumper 2003. Privacy under backdoors and blended assault 10.  MS drives Lindows from Benelux. Legal assault effective pending appeal 11.  Napster parent increases revenue forecasts. On track for $5.5m in music service sales 12.  Wippit adds 10,000 BMG tracks to song d'load service. Limited distribution ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.  Making e-mail identity work 14.  Aussie faces $68m piracy charges 15.  DSPAM v2.10 Released 16.  Is Security Holding VoIP Back? 17.  U.S. Erodes High-Tech Privacy Protections 18.  Growing 'datasphere' gobbles up privacy 19.  Calls to Burn the Broadcast Flag 20.  Op-Ed Columnist: Privacy in Retreat 21.  E-Mail Providers Slam Spammers 22.  PE_BAGLE.P 23.  PC-cillin Internet Security 11: 49,-- EUR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About Internet/Network Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 24.  Cisco Buys SSL VPN Startup. Cisco, a premier vendor of IPSEC based VPN solutions, is diversifying more into the SSL VPN market as well. Cisco is buying SSL VPN maker Twingo Systems for $5 million (USD). Cisco plans to roll the Twingo Virtual Secure Desktop... 9:07:34 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Original Mac design team to kick-off Macworld Boston (MacCentral). MacCentral - IDG World Expo on Monday will announce several speakers and events that will headline this summer's Macworld Conference & Expo to be held in Boston. The original Macintosh design team will headline this year's summer show, followed by presentations from photojournalist Rick Smolan and the MacBrainiac Challenge. 2.  EU Backs Antitrust Ruling Vs. Microsoft (AP). AP - The European Union's head office won unanimous backing from national antitrust regulators on Monday for a draft ruling against Microsoft Corp. that sources say finds the U.S. software giant abused its Windows monopoly. The draft orders deep changes in the way the company operates. 3.  Cincinnati Bell to Restate Results (Reuters). Reuters - Cincinnati Bell Inc. (CBBMP.PK), which provides local and wireless telephone service in the Midwest, on Monday said it will restate its financial results due to revised accounting for a contract. 4.  Review: Wand That Scans Text Isn't Magic (AP). AP - The DocuPen is one of those gadgets that both charms you and breaks your heart. You don't know you need it until you find it. Then, when you realize you need it, it leaves you unsatisfied. 5.  EU Panel Seen Backing Microsoft Sanctions (Reuters). Reuters - EU experts gathered on Monday to discuss a landmark antitrust ruling that could change the way Microsoft sells audio-visual software as part of its ubiquitous Windows operating system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  New SQL Server Release Slips to 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Potter game plays with EyeToy. Catch up with the latest news from the world of video gaming. 8.  Panel backs EU Microsoft ruling. A EU competition panel endorses a draft plan of action which could see a fine and other penalties levied against the software giant. 9.  Boost for TV-style internet ads. More video ads could be appearing online, with advertisers encouraged by initial trials of the technology. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Great Wall not visible from space: official. Chinese pour cold water on popular myth 11.  WorldCom gets sums wrong - by $74bn. It's only money ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Net Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  Wireless LAN security monitors 13.  Computer-related security breaches are on the rise 14.  New trend seen in latest worms 15.  Feds want wiretap-ready Net 16.  HNS Newsletter issue 204 has been released ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.  Netcraft: Hosting.com Cites Security Breach Information Act in Disclosing Successful Attack 18.  eWeek: Leaked Code Still Could Bear Malicious Fruit "researchers said that crackers have uncover... 19.  Computer World: Security considerations for Web-based mail "Web mail is becoming more acceptable... 20.  ZDNet: Why firewalls aren't always enough "It's common, said Winkler, for criminal hackers to ap... 21.  New Zeland Herald: Police called after National Party website hacked "Defaced image files on the... 22.  Vulnérabilité critique dans le serveur FTP ProFTPD 23.  Why firewalls aren't always enough 24.  Wireless LAN security monitors 25.  Computer-related security breaches are on the rise 26.  New trend seen in latest worms 27.  Feds want wiretap-ready Net 28.  HNS Newsletter issue 204 has been released 8:37:25 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Time waits for no one, not even Microsoft. Delays in delivering key software--such as the next version of SQL Server and the new Windows--are causing headaches for customers and developers, and for the company itself. 2.  Besieged PeopleSoft suffers exodus of execs. Under strain from Oracle's hostile acquisition bid and other pressures, PeopleSoft has seen a growing number of top executives depart. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Start-ups turn flat-panel TVs into works of art (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - An expensive new digital television is big, beautiful, flat and can hang on the wall. Some might even consider the set a piece of art. 4.  Early investor in Yahoo nets $8 million (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Yahoo director Arthur Kern, an early investor in the Internet media giant, collected a net gain of almost $8 million last month by exercising options priced at pennies a share and then selling that stock for more than $46 a share. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Digital launch affects Freeview. Thousands of Freeview viewers lose channels as a pay-TV service prepares for its launch. 6.  Desert race too tough for robots. A race across the desert for robot cars has ended without any of them completing the course. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Corporate demand drives up DRAM prices. PC makers already stockpiling 8.  Boffins spot planetoid at 8bn miles. Distant 'Sedna' welcomed to solar system 9.  Security fears tip Spanish election. Analysis The pitfalls of politicizing national security 10.  Skype secures £11m funding. Voice over IP gets City backing... 11.  Asus SK8V AMD Athlon FX-51 mobo. Review Top performer 7:37:05 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Enterprise buys Unique for $1.1B (TheDeal.com). TheDeal.com - Buyout firms Cinven, Morgan Stanley and Legal & General Ventures can enjoy a hefty return on their investment. 2.  EU finalizes sanctions against Microsoft in anti-trust case (AFP). AFP - EU competition watchdogs met with officials from EU states seeking their accord to slap sanctions on software giant Microsoft for abusing its dominant market position, sources said. 3.  Samsung Expects Chip Shortage, Lifts Handset Target (Reuters). Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it expected a global shortage of basic memory chips later this year as chip makers switch production to more specialized chips used in cell phones and digital cameras. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Fault Tolerant Shell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  New Potter game plays with EyeToy. Catch up with the latest news from the world of video gaming. 6.  Microsoft bracing for EU ruling. An EU panel is to endorse a fine and other penalties against Microsoft, as Brussels' antitrust case nears an end. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Intel 'to adopt performance ratings'. Leaf from AMD's book 8.  EC objects to Oracle takeover. Regulators queue up to kick Larry... 9.  Corporate demand to drive up DDR prices. PC makers already stockpiling 10.  WS Reliable Messaging creeps forward. Two standards, one year, little progress 11.  Chrysalis flogs songs for ringtone lovers. Ringtone 'tastic 12.  eBay halts auction of Vietnamese girls. Seller wanted $5400 for three ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wired News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.  Foiled: Darpa Bots All Fall Down. The 15 self-navigating vehicles competing in a 150-mile race across the Mojave Desert all break down within a few miles of the starting line. Pentagon sponsors will have to wait for a free-ranging robotic combat vehicle. 14.  Don't Trash It, Tote It. The ultimate garbage bag may be a plastic tote made from trash. The bags are the brainchild of an American artist who wanted to clean up the environment and employ poor workers in South Jakarta. 15.  Turning Back the Bio Clock. Scientists seeking access to the fountain of youth try several approaches to make old cells young again: reset the biological clock, tap newt-like regenerative cells or find the elusive 'master cell' that can generate life. 16.  Feds Want Wiretap-Ready Net. The FCC should make sure technology companies provide law enforcement the ability to listen in to digital communication, according to papers filed by federal agencies. Costs can be passed on to consumers, of course. 17.  Darpa's Far-Out Dreams on Display. Darpa, the Pentagon's wacky research arm, is showing off some of its latest research this week. Some of the programs will freak out conspiracy theorists. Others will amaze robotics fans. Noah Shachtman reports from the DarpaTech conference in Anaheim, California. 18.  Robots to Get Boss Upgrades. The robots of tomorrow will look pretty much like robots of today -- except they will sport heftier CPUs, appendages and sensors. Mark Baard reports from Cambridge, Massachusetts. 19.  Webcasters to Report and Pay. In April, the feds will require webcasters to track playlists and pay royalties to artists and music labels. Naturally, the recording industry is delighted, but small webcasters call the requirements onerous. By Joanna Glasner. 20.  Speed Meets Feed in Download Tool. Big files are a pain for sender and receiver. A programmer proposes a slick solution: a marriage of RSS and BitTorrent. By Paul Boutin. 21.  IPod Mini: Small Is Beautiful. The sleek, new iPod mini is dangerously infectious. Avoid it at all costs: The slightest contact transmits the shopping bug. A review by Leander Kahney. 22.  Who's Teaming Up Against P2P?. A leaked letter may foreshadow a new legal attack on peer-to-peer file-sharing software. Language from the California attorney general's office sounds an awful lot like the party line from the movie industry. By Xeni Jardin. 23.  Sketchy Grades for Cyber Schools. Dozens of online schools offer instruction in 19 states, and more are getting into the act. But many of the current schools aren't measuring up. By John Gartner. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 24.  PE_SHODI.A 25.  Australie pakt Internet pedofielen harder aan 26.  ISPs verdeeld over afsluiten van spammende abonnees 27.  Gehackt hosting bedrijf maakt hack dankzij wet bekend 28.  Crackers stelen en misbruiken creditcard gegevens 29.  Russische student wegens hacking gearresteerd 30.  Waarom firewalls niet altijd genoeg zijn 31.  Extra risico door security verbeteringen Microsoft 32.  Zeer kritieke security lekken in Oracle Web Cache 6:36:45 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Canon Raises Output of Fast-Selling Kiss Digicam (Reuters). Reuters - Canon Inc said on Monday it had raised its production capacity for its hot-selling "EOS Kiss" digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera by about 25 percent, anticipating explosive growth in coming years. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Fake job ads mask credit card scam. Criminals are using fake jobs ads online to recruit people to forward stolen goods to them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  EC backs down on MS (a little). But too much for Microsoft? 4.  EDS to sell software unit for $2.1bn. Debt shrinks and cash pile grows ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  15 Mar W32/Bagle-O 6.  15 Mar W32/Bagle-Zip 5:36:24 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dilbert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Dilbert for 15 Mar 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Server sales in Asia grow 6.7 percent in 2003: Gartner (AFP). AFP - Demand for computer servers in the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan rose 6.7 percent to slightly more than five billion dollars in 2003, US-based research firm Gartner says. 3.  Asian wireless LAN equipment sales up 67 percent in 2003: IDC (AFP). AFP - Sales of wireless local area network (WLAN) equipment in the Asian region excluding Japan grew an annual 67 percent to more than 250 million dollars in 2003, an industry report says. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Endgame near in Microsoft EU case. An EU panel is to endorse a fine and other penalties against the software firm. 5.  Fake job ads mask credit card scam. Criminals are using fake jobs to recruit people to forward stolen goods to them, BBC News Online has learnt. 4:36:03 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  China Retail Sales, Foreign Investment Up (Reuters). Reuters - China's retail sales, which Beijing hopes will play a larger role in driving economic growth, were 10.5 percent higher in the first two months of 2004 than a year earlier, powered by buying of cars and mobile phones. 2.  World's largest high-tech fair to spotlight future of work and play (AFP). AFP - The world's largest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, will put the future of work and play on show this week, as the industry unveils its latest gadgets and works to pull itself out of a crippling slump. 3.  Broadband Use Seen Rising (Reuters). Reuters - Remember all the dot-coms -- Pop.com, Z.com, Pseudo.com -- that offered entertainment? After going belly-up, a primary excuse offered, almost without fail, by their former CEOs was that not enough Americans had broadband Internet in their homes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  C Alive and Well Thanks to Portable.NET ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Aust regulators issue phishing, software scam warnings 6.  FBI adds to wiretap wish list 7.  Privacy Is in the House 8.  Foes Assault Passenger Screening 3:35:04 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Cover art for ReVisions anthology. Last year, Charlie Stross and I wrote Unwirer in a public blog. The story was for ReVisions, an alternate history anthology edited by Isaac Szpindel and Julie Czerneda. Now, Kenn Brown has finished the cover art for the book, and it's very very nifty. Link (Thanks, Kenn!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Samsung Sees Basic Memory Chip Shortage (Reuters). Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it expected a global shortage of basic memory chips later this year as chip makers switch production to more specialized chips used in cell phones and digital cameras. 2:34:44 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  HP Starts Pushing Desktop Linux 1:34:23 AM    comment []

---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  IDC: Storage software surging. Worldwide sales of software for tasks such as data backup grew 18 percent in the fourth quarter, thanks partly to efforts to comply with regulations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Tech Sector Shows a Pulse (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Robert W. Lewis believes the worst is over. These days Lewis, president of Ashburn-based Enterworks Inc., isn't asking employees to hang in there while people in neighboring cubicles are being laid off. Dozens of new customers have signed on in recent months. The business software company has stopped losing money and is even trying to add a few developers to its 100-person staff. 3.  Asian wireless LAN equipment sales up 67 percent in 2003: IDC (AFP). AFP - Sales of wireless local area network (WLAN) equipment in the Asian region excluding Japan grew an annual 67 percent to more than 250 million dollars in 2003, an industry report says. 12:20:44 AM    comment []

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