Friday, April 02, 2004

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  US Expands Fingerprint and Mugshot Program for Visitors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Sun, Microsoft pact draws mixed reactions. The broad legal settlement reached Friday between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems could be a big boost for the companies and their customers, but any impact it may have on the European Commission's efforts to rein in Microsoft's anticompetitive behavior remains unclear, analysts and legal experts said ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Could be.... 11:13:10 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Feds tell states 'VoIP is ours'. Sen. John Sununu announces long-awaited Internet phone legislation that would effectively eliminate state and local authorities' ability to tax and regulate broadband phone calls. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Next: Outlawing Spyware? (PC World). PC World - Utah regulates surveillance software while several states and Congress also consider restrictions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  BI platforms get smarter. Business Objects, SAS Institute, and MicroStrategy are bolstering their BI technology in the areas of data integration, analytics, and links to popular desktop applications in order to drive BI from a back-office querying and reporting tool to a front-office mainstream system. These initiatives are aimed to provide an end-to-end infrastructure to liberate BI data locked in operational systems and to enable data to flow to an expanded set of users who can, in turn, make better critical business decisions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Berkeley DB Java Edition released! 5.  Europe wide open to virus attacks 6.  Vodafone on verge of consumer 3G 7.  The GPL--A Simple Guide 8.  Forrester questions Linux security 9.  Aruba strengthens wireless voice security 10.  Tale of two gaming worlds 11.  Free Open Source Vulnerability Database Opens for Business 10:15:28 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Sun also rises. Sun Microsystems' major deal with Microsoft makes Solaris and other assets shine more brightly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Sun, Microsoft CEOs Buddy Up (PC World). PC World - After cross-licensing settlement, McNealy and Ballmer shake hands, swap stories. 3.  Sun Settles With Microsoft, Cuts Jobs (AP). AP - Halting one of the most bitter rivalries in U.S. business, Sun Microsystems Inc. gave up its fight with Microsoft Corp. on Friday, reaching a $1.6 billion legal settlement and pledging to cooperate with its longtime nemesis. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Real 'Akira' Motorcycle ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Update: Sybase to buy XcelleNet for mobile software. Sybase  is set to expand its offerings for remote and mobile systems with the acquisition of XcelleNet for about $95 million, the company announced Friday. 6.  Update: Sun, Microsoft settle suit in billion-dollar pact. SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems said Friday that it has entered into a "broad cooperation agreement" with Microsoft and settled all outstanding litigation. Microsoft will pay Sun $700 million to resolve all pending antitrust issues and $900 million to resolve all patent issues, the Santa Clara, California, company said in a release. 7.  Ballmer and McNealy, buddies once again. SAN FRANCISCO - When Sun Microsystems Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Scott McNealy and Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer exchanged Detroit Red Wings ice hockey jerseys on stage Friday morning, they brought two of the industry's most visible adversaries together in a landmark long-term partnership. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Free Open Source Vulnerability Database Opens for Business ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Vulns: Multiple Vendor H.323 Protocol Implementation Vulnerabilities. The H.323 protocol is used in various telephony and multimedia products in IP networks. It may be used in hardware products supporting multimedia conferencing as well as... 10.  Vulns: HP Web Jetadmin Printer Firmware Update Script Arbitrary File Upload Weakness. HP Web Jetadmin is a web-based interface for remote management of network peripheral devices. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Linux-based platforms. HP Web Je... 11.  Vulns: HP Web Jetadmin setinfo.hts Script Directory Traversal Vulnerability. HP Web Jetadmin is a web-based interface for remote management of network peripheral devices. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Linux-based platforms. A vulnera... 12.  Vulns: HP Web Jetadmin Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability. HP Web Jetadmin is a web-based interface for remote management of network peripheral devices. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Linux-based platforms. Reportedl... 9:15:08 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Yahoo promotion upgrades e-mail for some. Storage giveaway to subscribers comes in the same week that rival Google announces a big leap into e-mail services. 2.  MSBlast epidemic far larger than believed. Researchers previously estimated that the virus infected hundreds ofthousands of computers. The latest information from Microsoft indicates that the worm compromised millions of systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Rival CEOs at Sun, Microsoft Make Peace (AP). AP - You had to see it to believe it: there were Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems Inc. and his Microsoft Corp. counterpart Steve Ballmer, slapping backs and exchanging collector hockey jerseys after years of acerbic rancor between the two companies. 4.  Sun, Microsoft Settle; Take Aim at Linux (Reuters). Reuters - Computer industry titans Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on Friday settled their bitter antitrust battles, letting the former rivals form a common front against the increasingly popular Linux operating system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  SCO Changes Tune, Again: Linux Now Just a Riff on Unix ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  CLECs, FCC commissioners call for UNE negotiations. WASHINGTON - Competitors to the incumbent owners of large chunks of the U.S. telephone networks are proposing their own solutions for access to parts of those networks following a March court ruling overturning much of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) network-sharing rules. 7.  Users cautiously optimistic about Sun/Microsoft accord. Users on Friday were guarded but hopeful about Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy's decision to settle his company's long-running legal battle with Microsoft, ostensibly ending years of contention and ushering in a new era of cooperation to foster interoperability. 8.  IBM pops open Power hood. IBM plans to open its Power microprocessor architecture to a community of partners in hopes of improving integration with devices and systems. 9.  Securing e-mail takes spotlight. Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates continues to focus on security issues, zeroing in on spam as particularly destructive. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Outsourcing can bring on security migraines. Sending your work overseas may save money, but it can pose a significant security threat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Vulns: Prozilla Real Estate Payment.PHP Bypass Vulnerability. Prozilla Real Estate Site is a web site Template that is implemented in PHP. Prozilla Real Estate web site template has been reported prone to an account payment bypass ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  Multiple OS IP Fragmentation Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability 13.  Elsewhere: Aruba strengthens wireless voice security 8:14:47 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Reuters email-an-article-TOS. BoingBoing reader Steve Portigal says, "Reuters offers a link in every story to email the article to someone. After you fill in the usual info, there is a line that says I confirm that I have the recipient's consent to provide their email address for this purpose, followed by Send and Cancel. This is very strange for a couple of reasons. You aren't actually agreeing to their terms, IMHO, because you are not clicking Agree. And there isn't any language that says by clicking Send you confirm that...., as you sometimes see. But further - if you follow their TOS, how useful is the feature? Are you expected to send a separate email to the person and ask them if you can send them an article? And then send it to them after that? A workaround would be to send it to yourself, and then forward it manually. But obviously, this is just to cover them from being sued in case you do something wrong. Yuck." link ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  From jabs to chuckles. Seemingly transitioning from adversaries to partners, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy discuss both shtick and their mutual focus on IBM. 3.  What's on their mind? Linux and IBM. CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the Microsoft-Sun deal boils down to a simple formula: the enemy of my enemy is my friend 4.  Wireless called key to global development. Speakers at a conference on using technology to solve social and economic problems stressed that wireless communications can play a critical role in improving the lives of people living in poverty. 5.  Sun and Microsoft: Friend and foe. special coverage The long-time enemies reach a broad agreement that gives Sun nearly $2 billion. But Sun still faces tough challenges. For one, the companies say they will remain fierce competitors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Rival CEOs at Sun, Microsoft Make Peace (AP). AP - You had to see it to believe it: there were Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems Inc. and his Microsoft Corp. counterpart Steve Ballmer, slapping backs and exchanging collector hockey jerseys after years of acerbic rancor between the two companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  HP Experiments with 'Always On' Camera ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Oracle-PeopleSoft deal examined in Europe. BRUSSELS - Oracle's intended takeover of rival corporate software maker PeopleSoft  was scrutinized by customers, competitors and PeopleSoft itself at a closed-door hearing in Brussels on Thursday, people close to the meeting said. 9.  Longhorn beta likely to slip into 2005. A first beta release of the next version of Windows likely will be delayed until next year because Microsoft Corp. is concentrating first on a security-focused update to Windows XP, the Redmond, Washington-based company said Thursday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Elsewhere: Aruba strengthens wireless voice security. Aruba Wireless this week unveiled a software application to protect VoIP calls on wireless LANs. Secure Voice runs on Aruba's WLAN switches. The application relies on ke... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Information Security "Terrorist" Indicted 12.  FTGatePro 'Display Name' Input Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks 13.  Kattoon: April 5, 2004 14.  Red Hat to End-of-Life Red Hat Linux 9 15.  Enterprise Storage Snapshots 7:14:26 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Penny Arcade! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  No Produce Is Safe. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs. update The deal dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs as its losses mount. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Sun Settles With Microsoft, Cuts Jobs (AP). AP - Halting one of the most bitter rivalries in U.S. business, Sun Microsystems Inc. gave up its fight with Microsoft Corp. on Friday, reaching a $1.6 billion legal settlement and pledging to cooperate with its longtime nemesis. 4.  Ecuadoran police destroy 60,000 pirated CDs (AFP). AFP - Ecuadoran authorities used a steam roller to pulverize 60,000 illegal CD copies of films, music, computer games and software in a Quito park before two dozen protesting street sellers from whom the merchandise was seized. 5.  Sony Still on Top in Digital Camera Market - Study (Reuters). Reuters - Digital camera makers Canon Inc. (7751.T) and Eastman Kodak Co.(EK.N) gained in the rapidly growing and fiercely competitive global market for digital cameras in 2003, but failed to displace Sony Corp.(6758.T), according to industry data. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Doing the Math in the Microsoft Anti-Trust Cases ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Vulns: Cisco Catalyst 3500 XL Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability. Cisco Catalyst 3500 XL is a high speed switch implemented in local area networks. A vulnerability exists in the webserver configuration interface which will allow an an... 8.  Vulns: Cisco Catalyst SSH Protocol Mismatch Denial of Service Vulnerability. Cisco Catalysts are a line of high speed switches typically implemented in local area networks. Software versions 6.1(1), 6.1(1a) and 6.1(1b) for Catalyst 4000, 5000, a... 9.  Vulns: Cisco IOS HTTP %% Vulnerability. A denial of service attack exists in versions of Cisco IOS, running on a variety of different router hardware. If the router is configured to have a web server running, f... 10.  Vulns: Cisco IOS UDP Denial of Service Vulnerability. A potential denial of service condition may exist in Cisco's IOS firmware. The problem reportedly occurs when a large number of UDP packets are sent to a device running ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Mollensoft FTP Server STOR Command Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code 12.  MSN/QWEST provides non-configurable firewall 6:14:06 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Gateway extends networking gear to small businesses. The computer maker plans to begin selling networking gear to small and medium-size businesses, in a move to tap into a new market for the company. 2.  He said what? McNealy's war of words. Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy has launched so many wicked verbal attacks on Microsoft over the years that Microsoft's nearly $2 billion settlement could be considered hush money. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Microsoft Makes Peace with Sun, Its Loudest Critic (Reuters). Reuters - To some analysts, it's the computer equivalent of the rapprochement between Mikhael Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan that ended the Cold War. To others, it's like competing warlords agreeing to share their spoils. 4.  RIM to Offer BlackBerry Over Siemens Phones (Reuters). Reuters - Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO) said on Friday it struck a deal with the mobile arm of Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) to offer its BlackBerry wireless e-mail service on Siemens phones. 5.  As Video Game Costs Rise, Industry Seeks Savings (Reuters). Reuters - For years, video game companies have envied Hollywood moviemakers for their glamorous stars, gee-whiz special effects and mass-market appeal -- but now they are learning that these things can come at a high price. 6.  Bon Jovi, Wife Have Baby Boy, Romeo Jon (AP). AP - There's a new addition to the Jon Bon Jovi family. Bon Jovi's wife, Dorothea, gave birth to a boy, Romeo Jon, the couple's fourth child, Monday morning at a hospital near their home in Middletown Township, according to the singer's Web site. 7.  Word flaw a window into Microsoft (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - You'd think the people who make Microsoft Word understand enough about the program to avoid embarrassing themselves with unintended disclosures of internal information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Why PHBs Fear Linux ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Vulns: PHPKit Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities. PHPKIT is content management software. It is implemented in PHP and available for Unix/Linux variants as well as Microsoft Windows. It has been reported that PHPKIT is ... 10.  Vulns: Cisco IOS HTTP Router Management Service Malformed Request Denial Of Service Vulnerability. Cisco introduced a HTTP based router management service into IOS versions 11.0 and over. The HTTP router management service on Cisco IOS has been reported to be prone to... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  @Stake: Attacks and Counter Measures in 2.5G and 3G Cellular IP Networks (pdf) 12.  Eckbox - "software designed to aid in a specific type of security testing against a spying attac... 13.  Protected From Prying Eyes 14.  Identity Management Takes Hold 15.  Patriot Act Compliance Isn't Easy 5:13:46 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Gmail screenshot. Screenshot of the beta version of GMail -- Google's forthcoming 1G mail service -- here. Link. [We've been had. That one's totally bogus, per Jason Shellen --XJ] Here's another. (Thanks, Jean-Luc!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Settling down?. Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration. 3.  Sybase goes mobile with XcelleNet buy. The database company says the $95 million buyout will bring it expertise in management of remote devices and a highly prized technology for mobile data security. 4.  Microsoft reveals a softer side. The software giant's decision to settle with Sun Microsystems over antitrust and patent issues underscores a change in attitude that has been building through a series of rancorous legal disputes. 5.  Microsoft-Sun deal signals respect for patents. The two companies said a complex legal framework and "patent regime" protecting intellectual property were necessary to not only settle past disputes but also pave the way for deep technical collaboration. 6.  Week in review: Swap away, eh?. File swappers find a little shelter in Canada from the Net's copyright storm, but they may not feel as welcome in other parts of the world. Also: Ballmer and McNealy--best buddies? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Microsoft, Sun Shake Hands on $2B Settlement (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) have decided to settle their legal differences out of court in an agreement that is worth nearly US$2 billion. 8.  Oracle to European Commission: Blame Microsoft (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the world's No. 2 software company, is warning the European Commission that if it does not approve the company's proposed US$9.4 billion hostile takeover of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT), regulators might have another run-in with No. 1 -- Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). 9.  Sharp Delivers Latest Linux PDA to Enterprise (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Sharp is shipping the latest edition of its Linux-based PDA product line, targeting U.S. enterprise customers with a "mobile data terminal" that packs a lot of notebook PC features into a small frame. 10.  Easy411 Launches to Lower Directory Assistance Charges for Mobile Phone Users - Saves Up to 50 Percent on National Directory Assistance Calls (featureXpress). featureXpress - In the not-so-distant past, Directory Assistance used to be free. Today, when mobile phone users rely on it, the costs can be daunting. In response, Easy411 launched today to help ease sticker shock many consumers see on their monthly mobile phone bills, offering the same national Directory Assistance access provided by mobile phone carriers, but at up to half the cost only 65 cents per call. By comparison, mobile phone carriers charge up to $1.29 per call for Directory Assistance. To celebrate its launch, Easy411 is offering three free calls for customers who sign up before April 30, 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Nature Debate on Open Scientific Journals ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  Bigtime Spammer Found Guilty of ID Theft 13.  Windows Server 2003 Security Record Questioned 14.  McAfee AVERT Raises Attention About Cisco Flaws 15.  Elsewhere: Forrester questions Linux security 16.  Elsewhere: New security solution ships from Symantec 17.  Microsoft Preparing to Release Code to Open Source 18.  Microsoft is not able to patch its code! 19.  TCPDUMP ISAKMP payload handling denial-of-service 20.  !!ALERT!! - New .jpg links infected. Be aware!!! + Fix 21.  Gates reports on security progress 22.  Bugfinder Being Indicted As Criminal (''Counterfeiter'') in France 4:13:34 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Google News (which scrapes) nastygrams Julian Bond (for scraping). Google News -- which scrapes news-sites and aggregates the results -- has sent a note demanding that Julian Bond stop scraping and aggregating the results. I figure that using Gnews2rss[1] to feed into a personal aggregator is not going to worry them too much. The problem seems to be posting the results to a public website. If you do use gnews2rss, please host it yourself. Link Link 2.  Gmail screenshot. Screenshot of the beta version of GMail -- Google's forthcoming 1G mail service -- here. Link. Here's another. (Thanks, Jean-Luc!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Gateway closes stores, future strong for Apple retail (MacCentral). MacCentral - Gateway Inc. plans to close its entire network of 188 retail stores next week and lay off about 2,500 staff, the PC maker announced Thursday. Despite the downturn for Gateway, analysts believe the problems are associated with the company and not the larger retail market. Through its branding efforts, store locations and unique products, analysts feel Apple is well positioned in the retail market. 4.  The Rise and Fall of Sun Microsystems (AP). AP - The rise and decline of Sun Microsystems: 5.  Sun, Microsoft Settle; Take Aim at Linux (Reuters). Reuters - Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on Friday settled their bitter antitrust battles, uniting the two rivals to take on the increasingly popular Linux operating system. 6.  Easy411 Launches to Lower Directory Assistance Charges for Mobile Phone Users - Saves Up to 50 Percent on National Directory Assistance Calls (featureXpress). featureXpress - In the not-so-distant past, Directory Assistance used to be free. Today, when mobile phone users rely on it, the costs can be daunting. In response, Easy411 launched today to help ease sticker shock many consumers see on their monthly mobile phone bills, offering the same national Directory Assistance access provided by mobile phone carriers, but at up to half the cost only 65 cents per call. By comparison, mobile phone carriers charge up to $1.29 per call for Directory Assistance. To celebrate its launch, Easy411 is offering three free calls for customers who sign up before April 30, 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  'Sneak Preview' of SUSE 9.1 8.  Microsoft Preps 'Janus' Music Copy-Prevention Scheme ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Sun shakes up jobs, money and partners. Saying that it is undertaking "one of the great repositionings of the post Internet bubble", Sun Microsystems not only announced Friday that it reached a settlement on antitrust charges and is collaborating with long-time foe Microsoft, but also named a new company president and said further restructuring will see the reduction of some 3,300 jobs. 10.  AOL sets up software center in India. America Online (AOL) has opened a software development center in Bangalore, India, according to the company. 11.  Bill would exempt most VOIP from regulation. Most voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services would be exempt from state taxes and regulations and be treated by the U.S. government as a lightly regulated information service under legislation that U.S. Senator John Sununu plans to introduce by early next week. 12.  Sybase to buy XcelleNet for mobile software. Sybase is set to expand its offerings for remote and mobile systems with the acquisition of XcelleNet for about $95 million, the company announced Friday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.  Red Hat to End-of-Life Red Hat Linux 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.  Vulns: TCPDump ISAKMP Delete Payload Buffer Overrun Vulnerability. tcpdump is prone to a remotely exploitable buffer overrun vulnerability. This issue exists in tcpdump's ISAKMP packet display functions (in the print-isakmp.c source f... 15.  Vulns: LinBit Technologies LINBOX Officeserver Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. LINBOX officeserver is an all in one stand alone server solution that implements a file server, print server, web server, firewall and various user administration tools. .. 16.  Vulns: LinBit Technologies LinBox Plain Text Password Storage Weakness. LINBOX officserver is an all in one stand alone server solution that implements a file server, print server, web server, firewall and various user administration tools. .. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.  Enterprise Application Security 18.  [SECURITY] [DSA 471-1] New interchange packages fix information leak 19.  Announcing the Fourth WorldWide WarDrive (WWWD) 20.  Linux Advisory Watch - April 2nd 2004 21.  Task force urges security collaboration 22.  Merak Mail Server, Running With the Pack 23.  Bigtime Spammer Found Guilty of ID Theft 24.  Windows Server 2003 Security Record Questioned 25.  McAfee AVERT Raises Attention About Cisco Flaws 26.  Linux Lights Up a New Day at Novell 27.  Google to offer gigabyte of free e-mail 28.  Linux Loyalists Leery 29.  Odd SEARCH Requests 3:13:14 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  World's evilest pop-star. Bruce Sterling calls Svetlana "Ceca" Raznjatovic -- the widow of noted Balkan war criminal "Arkan", the current girlfriend of assassin and military deserter "Legija," and the former girlfriend of murdered gangster "Shaban" -- the "most evil pop star in the world." Here's her fansite. Link (via Beyond the Beyond) 2.  WiFi in ballparks: legal question. Responding to yesterday's post about WiFi coming to the SF Giants' home ballpark, a BoingBoing reader who may or may not want to be anonymous writes: "If I take my Powerbook to the ballpark and plug in my iSight Camera with it pointed towards the game, then isn't that an illegal broadcast of Major League Baseball? I'm a Giants season ticketholder, I'm going to try this." IANAL, but I'm thinking the fresh part of this question is not so much whether or not our reader points his connected camera at the game, but what happens with the footage once it's captured. To whom it's made available and how. What's the existing policy re: photography in general? UPDATE: Jason Schwartz, Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, responds: There's not really a copyright problem, since its not a scripted performance, but there might be two legal problems: (1) trademark and (2) breach of contract. Trademark might be an issue because most people currently expect most broadcasts of baseball games to be sanctioned by MLB. However, if you made enough of a disclaimer to the people watching your broadcast that you are in no way affiliated with MLB and that you are a season ticket holder and this is your show and no one else's (including the Giants'), then I think you may safely avoid that problem. The bigger problem, however, is contract. I haven't checked my Giants tickets lately, but I assume on the back of them is some kind of contractual prohibition on rebroadcasting the games in any form. If there is such a restriction, then MLB/Giants could assert that by purchasing the tickets, you agreed to be bound by the restrictions listed on the back. This may or may not hold up in Court, though, because just like click-wrap "I Agree" buttons, no one really reads those terms or assumes that they are bound by them. This doesn't make the restrictions void per se, but it does call them into question legally. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs. update The deal dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs as its losses mount. 4.  Siemens phones to carry RIM service. Research In Motion announces that Siemens mobile phones will be able to wirelessly access BlackBerry services, such as e-mail, calendar and browser applications. 5.  Avaya increases Indian investment. The IP phone maker's $18 million deal increases its holding in New Delhi's Tata Telecom, but the company says no U.S. jobs will follow the investment overseas. 6.  Chip shipment numbers jibe with growth forecast. A report by the Semiconductor Industry Association shows that sales of semiconductors in the wireline, wireless and other markets are keeping pace with industry expectations of a better showing in 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Easy411 Launches to Lower Directory Assistance Charges for Mobile Phone Users - Saves Up to 50 Percent on National Directory Assistance Calls (featureXpress). featureXpress - In the not-so-distant past, Directory Assistance used to be free. Today, when mobile phone users rely on it, the costs can be daunting. In response, Easy411 launched today to help ease sticker shock many consumers see on their monthly mobile phone bills, offering the same national Directory Assistance access provided by mobile phone carriers, but at up to half the cost only 65 cents per call. By comparison, mobile phone carriers charge up to $1.29 per call for Directory Assistance. To celebrate its launch, Easy411 is offering three free calls for customers who sign up before April 30, 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  NYT: The New Breed of Gaming Laptops Get Serious ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Elsewhere: Forrester questions Linux security. Forrester questions Linux security A new study from Forrester Research has concluded that the Linux operating system is not necessarily more secure than Windows. The rep... 10.  Elsewhere: New security solution ships from Symantec. New security solution ships from Symantec Published in Worldwide Computer Products News on Copyright (C) 2004, M2 Communications Ltd. Internet security company Syman... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  BugTraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 471-1] New interchange packages fix information leak. Sender: [joey at infodrom dot org (Martin Schulze)] 12.  BugTraq: Enterprise Application Security. Sender: Dave Aitel [dave at immunitysec dot com] 13.  Vulns: Oracle Single Sign-On Login Page Authentication Credential Disclosure Vulnerability. Oracle Single Sign-On (OSSO) is a customized login form that allows web clients to sign in once, and be authenticated to multiple web applications. A vulnerability has b... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.  Netsky.R, auto execute w/ IE6 ? 15.  ZDNet: WLAN Dos and Don'ts "Mobility comes at a price. There are some fundamental guidelines tha... 16.  Hacker? Cracker? Web Surfer With Malicious Intent? - What Shall We Call Them? 17.  TSA Eyes RFID Boarding Passes To Track Airline Passengers 18.  Delta begins second RFID bag tag test 19.  Columns: Defending our privacy, except when they abuse it 20.  Tech Companies Ask U.S. to Regulate Cyber Security 21.  Tech Industry Begs for Oversight 22.  National Cyber Security Partnership - Overview 23.  National Cyber Security Partnership - The report (PDF) 24.  A Cybersecurity Role for Uncle Sam? 25.  Linux Lights Up a New Day at Novell 26.  Google to offer gigabyte of free e-mail 27.  Linux Loyalists Leery 28.  Fortinet Branches Out, Launches Client Solution 29.  Volunteer Security Pros Launch Free Vulnerability Database 2:12:56 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Wired: Florida court sends RIAA away. A federal judge in Florida ruled yesterday that record labels must file individual lawsuits against suspected file-swappers, rather than lumping them together in a single suit. More in today's Wired News: The Recording Industry Association of America has sued nearly 2,000 file swappers in jurisdictions around the country. In this lawsuit, the music trade group bundled 25 suspected file swappers who share the same Internet service provider, Bright House Networks, into one legal action. With this ruling, the RIAA must refile the lawsuits individually, marking another setback in its campaign to sue swappers. Judge David Baker of the U.S. District Court in Orlando is the second judge to rule that the RIAA cannot group individuals together. Last month, a Philadelphia judge made a similar ruling. Link ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  PalmSource looks to raise additional cash. The handheld-software developer plans to offer 3 million shares at $18 each. 3.  Briefly: PalmSource looks to raise additional cash. Plus: Google to align ad prices, conversions...Hard-drive maker aims to serve India better...IBM lands Aetna contract...180solutions unveils new ad tool. 4.  Google's Web mail no joke. Gmail, based on massive storage and search, represents a radical new approach to free e-mail, but the service raises privacy concerns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Easy411 Launches to Lower Directory Assistance Charges for Mobile Phone Users - Saves Up to 50 Percent on National Directory Assistance Calls (featureXpress). featureXpress - In the not-so-distant past, Directory Assistance used to be free. Today, when mobile phone users rely on it, the costs can be daunting. In response, Easy411 launched today to help ease sticker shock many consumers see on their monthly mobile phone bills, offering the same national Directory Assistance access provided by mobile phone carriers, but at up to half the cost only 65 cents per call. By comparison, mobile phone carriers charge up to $1.29 per call for Directory Assistance. To celebrate its launch, Easy411 is offering three free calls for customers who sign up before April 30, 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Sony Hints on PS3, PSP, and PS2 Plans 7.  Tech Companies Ask U.S. to Regulate Cyber Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Task force urges security collaboration ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  BugTraq: Netsky.R, auto execute w/ IE6 ?. Sender: BugtraQ [bugtraqFolder at stcservices dot com] 10.  Vulns: PSInclude Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability. psInclude is a CGI application that is designed to provide Server Side Include functionality for web developers. psInclude has been reported prone to a remote arbitrary ... 11.  Vulns: WU-FTPD restricted-gid Unauthorized Access Vulnerability. Wu-ftpd is a widely used ftp server. A vulnerability has been identified in WU-FTPD that may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable server and cou... 12.  Vulns: Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability. ClamAV is a freely available, open source virus scanning utility. It is available for the Unix and Linux platforms. ClamAV can be used with the 'Dazuko' module that all... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.  Netsky dominates March virus attacks 14.  New E-mail Filing Solution Available Soon from Oasys 15.  Open source vulnerability database opens 16.  Vania Joloboff (Groupe Silicomp) : « L'informaticien doit apprendre le métier du client » 17.  US experts outline security initiative 18.  Study: Virus Attacks Up But Infections Hold Steady 19.  Set-Top Boxes May Put a Lid On Rewritable DVDs 20.  A Cybersecurity Role for Uncle Sam 21.  HIPAA Insecurity 1:12:35 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Cussword Mapping and Tolerance Levels. For everything, there is a Venn diagram. Boingboing reader Ken Hooper points us to scientific prioritization of pottymouthfulness: In soccer, spitting and swearing are serious fouls. Swearing is penalized by referees with various degrees of rigor. This site is for the instruction of referees--it's a sort of English Football Profanity Matrix complete with Venn diagrams. My friend Tony Cullen from Liverpool assures me this is not a joke of any sort, but it's hilarious. "Bitch" is worse than "shit" but they are both eclipsed by "ballocks" in terms of being offenses likely to be carded. Link 2.  Narcocorrido Culture. BoingBoing pal JP says: "Los Angeles television news lead tonight with the wake of Adan Sanchez. Tens of thousands of fans swarmed his SUV hearse, throwing flowers and their bodies, images captured by news and police helicopters flying above. The LAPD struggling to maintain control. Adan Sanchez, 19, had recorded nine albums of romantic ballads and tributes to his father, a narco-corrido music legend. By some accounts he nurtured an image as a suave, well-dressed, romantic teen idol. "I had never heard of narcocorrido music until now. I write that with some embarrassment as I try to keep up and it is apparently quite alive and well in my megalopolis. But now I am intrigued by the narcocorrido subculture. A quick Google search turned up this LA Weekly feature from last week that I missed the first go-around: Los Chalinillos, The next generation. And another link further down the Google finds this: A Narcocorrido is a type of song or music that often tells a story usually about drugs, alcohol and violence. . During the Mexican Revolution, the Narcocorrido served as a form of oral history for those campesinos that were illiterate and couldn't attend school or read a book... Thanks, JP. Another reader points me to this book, which I haven't read. The author's website also includes a bit of background on censorship of narcocorridos, though the timeline sadly seems to be cut off thanks to some wonky html. 3.  Craigslist Zen: Army and Arabic-speaker "role-play". BoingBoing buddy Choire "Gawker" Sicha redirects our collective cursors to this utterly bizarre entry on Craigslist. Arabic speakers needed to roleplay for the Army - $4000 in 25 days Date: 2004-03-31, 8:28AM CST Arabic speakers only. Participate in a 25 day rotation to help train soldiers in an Army base in Louisiana. You will role play such roles as mayor, mailman, shopkeeper, farmer, etc. You will be instructed on what role to play once you arrive at the base. All meals, housing and transportation will be provided. All Arabic speakers are welcome to apply, men and women of any age and from any part of the country. Link. While we're on the subject -- of Choire, and of the bizarre -- check out this gutbustingly hilarious scientific study penned by Mr. Sicha for The Morning News: "An actually accurate mathematical equation [that helps] you decide in which restaurants it's appropriate to breastfeed." Link ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  Sybase goes mobile with XcelleNet buy. The database company says the $95 million buyout brings both expertise in management of remote devices and highly prized technology for mobile data security. 5.  China banks on B2B exchange. The country is building an online procurement exchange called e-Hub to support its $80 billion electronics industry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Investors Lately Siding With Linux In SCO Group's Linux Legal Fight (Investor's Business Daily). Investor's Business Daily - The SCO Group has grabbed headlines with a flurry of Linux copyright lawsuits, but it hasn't sparked much investor interest lately. 7.  Easy411 Launches to Lower Directory Assistance Charges for Mobile Phone Users - Saves Up to 50 Percent on National Directory Assistance Calls (featureXpress). featureXpress - In the not-so-distant past, Directory Assistance used to be free. Today, when mobile phone users rely on it, the costs can be daunting. In response, Easy411 launched today to help ease sticker shock many consumers see on their monthly mobile phone bills, offering the same national Directory Assistance access provided by mobile phone carriers, but at up to half the cost only 65 cents per call. By comparison, mobile phone carriers charge up to $1.29 per call for Directory Assistance. To celebrate its launch, Easy411 is offering three free calls for customers who sign up before April 30, 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Custom Debian Distributions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Video games could aid hearing. Children with hearing problems could soon be using computer games to help treat their condition. 10.  Tech giant Sun cuts 3,300 jobs. Network computer maker Sun is to receive $1.6bn from Microsoft after settling their patent and competition dispute. 11.  Nigerian jailed for e-mail scam. A Nigerian is jailed for 20 months for his part in a huge internet e-mail scam after being arrested at Holyhead. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  Linux Advisory Watch - April 2nd 2004 13.  Announcing the Fourth WorldWide WarDrive (WWWD) 14.  Linux Advisory Watch - April 2nd 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.  Vulns: EZ Publish Unspecified Template Editor Vulnerability. eZ publish is a content management system that is implemented in PHP. eZ publish 3.3-4 was released to address an unspecified security vulnerability in the template edit... 16.  Vulns: Interchange Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Interchange is an open source content management system. It is availabe for Linux and unix platforms. A vulnerability has been identified in the application that may al... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.  Glastonbury online ticket sales fiasco. Jumpin' Jack Crash ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.  Blog :: Psychics for Sale 19.  NIST Releases Draft SP's on Triple DES and Categorizing Information 20.  Fuzzy Identity Based Encryption 21.  A Knight E-Rant 12:12:18 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ars Technica ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Sun settles with Microsoft for US$2 billion. Sun and Microsoft have agreed to bury the hatchet, settling all their outstanding patent and antitrust claims. The price tag? A cool US$2 billion for Redmond. By Eric Bangeman. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Cussword Mapping and Tolerance Levels. For everything, there is a Venn diagram. Boingboing reader Ken Hooper points us to science behind pottymouthfulness: In soccer, spitting and swearing are serious fouls. Swearing is penalized by referees with various degrees of rigor. This site is for the instruction of referees--it's a sort of English Football Profanity Matrix complete with Venn diagrams. My friend Tony Cullen from Liverpool assures me this is not a joke of any sort, but it's hilarious. "Bitch" is worse than "shit" but they are both eclipsed by "ballocks" in terms of being offenses likely to be carded. Link 3.  Just when you thought there were no more Robolympics photos. Two more online galleries of photos from the Robolympics held recently in San Francisco. We've posted about photos from the event before -- but these are too hellarad to pass on. Boingboing reader callum says, "The photographs were shot & processed by Gavin Cheng who won the Netscape Gold Rush competition for his "Exposure" photography site." Link And reader Bill Sherman points us to his website with more snapshots of bot-on-bot action, here: Link 4.  web zen: museum zen. (1) artifacts (2) forgotten girlie mags (3) adult movie posters (4) air sickness bags (5) temporary art (6) random art (7) xerox art (7) bad art (8) museum of online museums web zen home, web zen store, (Thanks, Frank). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Microsoft pays 1.6 billion dollars to make peace with Sun Microsystems (AFP). AFP - Tech rivals Microsoft and Sun Microsystems buried the hatchet and announced a deal under which Microsoft will pay 1.6 billion dollars to settle antitrust and patent disputes. 6.  Easy411 Launches to Lower Directory Assistance Charges for Mobile Phone Users - Saves Up to 50 Percent on National Directory Assistance Calls (featureXpress). featureXpress - In the not-so-distant past, Directory Assistance used to be free. Today, when mobile phone users rely on it, the costs can be daunting. In response, Easy411 launched today to help ease sticker shock many consumers see on their monthly mobile phone bills, offering the same national Directory Assistance access provided by mobile phone carriers, but at up to half the cost only 65 cents per call. By comparison, mobile phone carriers charge up to $1.29 per call for Directory Assistance. To celebrate its launch, Easy411 is offering three free calls for customers who sign up before April 30, 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Sun and Microsoft Settle Litigation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Wipro hit by $60m tax demand. Indian software giant Wipro is ordered to pay nearly $60m in back taxes after officials decide it is ineligible for certain tax breaks. 9.  Tech giant Sun cuts 3,300 jobs. The network computer maker says it is to cut 10% of its workforce, but adds it has settled a long-running legal battle with Microsoft. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  Announcing the Fourth WorldWide WarDrive (WWWD) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Vulns: Microsoft Internet Explorer MT-ITS Protocol Zone Bypass Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer has been reported prone to a vulnerability that may permit hostile content to be interpreted in the Local Zone. This issue is believed to de... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  MSN UK shuts Member Directory over paedo fears. 'Preventative measure' ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.  Gebruik van PuTTY SSH op Nokia Series 60 14.  Europa makkelijk doelwit voor virussen 15.  Insurers to drop hacking premiums 16.  U.S. Goals Solicited On Software Security 17.  Summer release for Windows ISA 2004 18.  Word flaw a window into Microsoft 19.  MondoSearch Multiple Vulnerabilities 20.  MondoSearch Multiple Vulnerabilities 21.  2600 MEETINGS TODAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About Internet/Network Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 22.  Hacker? Cracker? Web Surfer With Malicious Intent? - What Shall We Call Them?. what is in a name hackers crackers phreaks virus writers malicious code malware worms trojan horses backdoors rootkits attacker unauthorized intruder 11:11:56 AM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boing Boing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Solar iPod charger. This solar-powered iPod charger (¥15,000-20,000, only for sale in Japan) will fully charge its own battery in two days, and then discharge the collected electricity into your iPod. Link (Thanks, Pete!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Sun Settles With Microsoft, Cuts Jobs (AP). AP - Struggling server maker Sun Microsystems Inc. reached a sweeping, $1.6 billion settlement with Microsoft Corp. and said it plans to cooperate with its longtime nemesis, a company it had branded an unrepentant monopolist. 3.  Easy411 Launches to Lower Directory Assistance Charges for Mobile Phone Users - Saves Up to 50 Percent on National Directory Assistance Calls (featureXpress). featureXpress - In the not-so-distant past, Directory Assistance used to be free. Today, when mobile phone users rely on it, the costs can be daunting. In response, Easy411 launched today to help ease sticker shock many consumers see on their monthly mobile phone bills, offering the same national Directory Assistance access provided by mobile phone carriers, but at up to half the cost only 65 cents per call. By comparison, mobile phone carriers charge up to $1.29 per call for Directory Assistance. To celebrate its launch, Easy411 is offering three free calls for customers who sign up before April 30, 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  How India is Saving Capitalism 5.  Open Source Vulnerability Database Goes Live ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Update: Sun, Microsoft settle suit in billion-dollar pact. Sun Microsystems Inc. said Friday that it has entered into a "broad cooperation agreement" with Microsoft Corp. and settled all outstanding litigation. Microsoft will pay Sun $700 million to resolve all pending antitrust issues and $900 million to resolve all patent issues, the Santa Clara, California, company said in a release. 7.  Neoware teams up with Via to develop thin clients. Neoware Systems Inc. and Via Technologies Inc. have agreed to jointly develop thin-client computers, the companies said Thursday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Vulns: Apache Mod_SSL HTTP Request Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability. mod_ssl is the implementation of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) for the Apache webserver. mod_ssl has been reported to be prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability. ... 9.  Vulns: Apache Connection Blocking Denial Of Service Vulnerability. Apache is prone to an issue that may permit remote attackers to cause a denial of service issue via a listening socket on a rarely accessed port. The issue is caused by ... 10.  Vulns: Apache Error Log Escape Sequence Injection Vulnerability. Apache is a freely available Web server for Unix and Linux variants, as well as Microsoft operating systems. It has been reported that the Apache web server is prone to ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.  Sun waves goodbye to 3,300 staff. Resizing the company 12.  Bull mourns dead chairman. Pierre Bonelli RIP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.  Insurers to drop hacking premiums 14.  Netsky dominates March virus attacks 15.  2 Apr Troj/Adtoda-A 16.  Black Hats Sessions Part III 17.  Nieuwe login aanpassingen security.nl 18.  Hacker en virus verzekeringen stuk goedkoper 19.  Lawmakers Push Prison For Online Pirates 20.  Security is our 'biggest ever challenge' - Gates 21.  Corel to test WordPerfect for Linux 22.  Tech heavyweights explain how to destroy the Internet 23.  Microsoft's iPod killer? 24.  Trojan.Trunlow 25.  MondoSearch Denial of Service and Proxying Vulnerabilities 26.  MondoSearch Denial of Service and Proxying Vulnerabilities 10:11:34 AM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs. The company reaches a deal with Microsoft involving a payment of $1.95 billion to Sun and says it will cut 3,300 jobs as losses mount. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Sun Microsystems sees loss of 750-810 million dollars, cuts 3,300 jobs (AFP). AFP - Sun Microsystems announced it expects to see a third-quarter 2003-04 loss between 750-810 million dollars, a per-share drop of 23-25 cents. 3.  Online Extra: ChevronTexaco's "Oily" Problem (BusinessWeek Online). BusinessWeek Online - Technology gurus had been preaching about first-mover advantages for years, but it took a while for the idea to catch on in the oil patch. BP's (NYSE:BP - News) trend-setting chairman, John Browne, put the concept into practice when he announced the first major oil merger in more than a decade with his 1998 acquisition of Amoco. Exxon (NYSE:XOM - News) followed four months later when it made a deal with Mobil. That left Chevron (NYSE:CVX - News) with just one major partner, Texaco, and it has turned out to be the weakest of the three, analysts say. ... 4.  Google E-Mail Ad Plans Raise Fears About Privacy (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Search engine Google Inc. announced yesterday that it is launching a free, Web-based e-mail service that will hold far more mail than rival services but also send users ads based on the content of their messages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Sun settles litigation with Microsoft; names Schwartz president. Sun Microsystems Inc. has entered into a "broad cooperation agreement" with Microsoft Corp. and settled all outstanding litigation, it said Friday. The company also announced that it has promoted its software head Jonathan Schwartz as the company's new president and chief operating officer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  England Rugby World Cup winning sod auctioned for charity. Surf for turf 7.  Internet rape fantasy 'game' goes horribly wrong. Wrong address 8.  OD2 clocks up 1m downloads in Q1. Long, long way behind US players 9.  Virtual CEO launches Vodafone 3G. Bill Morrow trumpets data-only service from hotel cubicle 10.  PeopleSoft dumps poison pill rebate. Past sell-by date 11.  Sony talks up PS3. Plus region-free PSP games and bare-bones PS2 12.  Sun settles with MS for $2bn (ish). Peace in our time 13.  Pipex acquires Host Europe for £31m. More hosting services, greater product mix 14.  Oz music download sites declare price war. Sing and sit and download while your billy boils ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.  The Register: Tech heavyweights explain how to destroy the Internet 16.  Microsoft paie pour patcher 17.  Olfeo instaure le contrôle à la française 18.  Gérard Jousset (CS) : « Nous participons à une trentaine de projets de recherche européens » 19.  Industry Urges Tech Security Upgrades 20.  Roger Wilco Multiple Vulnerabilities 21.  Roger Wilco Multiple Vulnerabilities 22.  Heimdal Cross-Realm Trust Spoofing Vulnerability 23.  Heimdal Cross-Realm Trust Spoofing Vulnerability 24.  VMware ESX Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities 25.  VMware ESX Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities 26.  MondoSearch Multiple Request Memory Consumption Denial of Service 27.  MondoSearch Multiple Request Memory Consumption Denial of Service 9:11:18 AM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Microsoft's iPod killer?. Long-delayed technology is close that could help fill portable music players with thousands of songs for as little as $10 a month. 2.  Why Gmail gives me the creeps. CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the big thinkers at Google should go back to the drawing board and correct a big mistake before it's too late. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  This 'Walking Tall' remake comes up short (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Apparently three Walking Tall melodramas in the 1970s weren't enough; nor was their release early last year in a Rhino DVD box set. 4.  More customers seek a girl's best friend online (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Buying diamonds sight unseen on the Internet might seem an odd concept, but it's one that's gaining popularity. A signal of the Internet's legitimacy for diamond sales is the pending initial stock offer of Blue Nile (www.bluenile.com). 5.  FCC May Appeal in Cable Access Dispute (AP). AP - A federal appeals court is standing by its October ruling that cable TV operators should open their lines to rivals who also want to use them to sell high-speed Internet service. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  Corel To Test WordPerfect For Linux ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  Porn and the handset. Contact not content is the bigger problem 8.  Telecom World fair bids au revoir to pricey Geneva. And says a hearty nei ho to Hong Kong ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Slamming : une arnaque au renouvellement de domaines 10.  S.F.: If You're Asked, Don't Tell 8:10:54 AM    comment []

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