Friday | 5 September, 2008
Stories by: Carl Jongsma
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Microsoft to share vulnerability data. Will you be rocked? 07/08/2008 10:11:40
Microsoft's impending announcement at Black Hat on the 7th of this month, titled "Secure the Planet! New Strategic Initiatives from Microsoft to Rock Your World", being delivered by some of the best security names inside Microsoft, has already gained the attention of many in the wider community. - +
Yahoo's Yang, board supported by shareholders 05/08/2008 10:36:10
The ongoing battle for control over Yahoo seems to have reached a temporary truce. Corporate raider, Carl Icahn, successfully managed to gain some traction on the company's board, however the company's existing leadership received strong support from the remaining shareholders. - +
Korean Govt experiences first-hand the fickleness of online media 05/08/2008 10:57:44
In South Korea, the world's most online country (by percentage), the Internet has become a tool of politics as much as it has a tool for the everyday Web surfer. When a former CEO took the reins of the country earlier this year, it was effective use of the Internet which contributed to his rise to power. According to Reuters, the power that helped the new president Lee Myung-bak take power is now threatening the ongoing survival of his government. - +
In-car GPS makes you more likely to drive poorly 05/08/2008 11:05:40
Satellite navigation devices, the ubiquitous GPS interfaces that many have in their cars, are, it seems, the cause for more than their fair share of accidents and risky driving practices in the UK. - +
DNS flaw felt Down Under - here's what to do 31/07/2008 14:02:07
Dan Kaminsky's disclosed DNS flaw seems to be causing more and more problems for Internet users as time goes on. With detailed exploit code readily available from any number of sources, and with talented researchers creating their own highly tuned versions of the exploit, things are beginning to look perilous for a large portion of the Internet's userbase, including Australian ISPs. - +
Think twice before you blog or email 25/07/2008 09:14:31
Once information has been released it is almost impossible to recover what has been published. The more sensitive or 'interesting' the information then the more likely it is that it will eventually reach widespread dissemination. Efforts to suppress distribution can and often do backfire (Streissand effect) and this is the lesson that Matasano Chargen has experienced first hand with their accidental release of the technical details behind Dan Kaminsky's DNS discovery. - +
An interesting changing of the guard at Microsoft 25/07/2008 13:19:18
It normally isn't news when IT people move from company to company, but there are times and circumstances when personnel movements do attract attention. Microsoft's announcement that Kevin Johnson is leaving for a position with Juniper Networks is noteworthy. - +
Are we about to witness a real OS X virus? 24/07/2008 14:27:59
Mac antivirus maker, Intego, have published an interesting alert about a potential OS X virus that an enterprising individual is trying to sell through auction. With absolutely no technical information to go on, the antivirus maker is treating the announcement with caution. - +
Lessons learned from the Kaminsky DNS vulnerability 18/07/2008 10:25:47
There has been a lot of speculation devoted to the impending release of information about a DNS vulnerability discovered and initially announced by Dan Kaminsky almost two weeks ago. A lot of the coverage has been back and forth arguing about whether what has been discovered is relevant or not but the best thing to have done in the intervening period is to have sat on your hands and waited. - +
Hack a million systems - earn a job 16/07/2008 16:12:54
It has been a number of years since the fantasy that hackers will be offered a job by those who they hacked was even a potential reality, but there are reports that this might still be the case in New Zealand. - +
Losing Your Data - The Third Party Way 16/07/2008 16:30:26
Outsourcing of critical business components to third parties has been a trend for a number of years and it has been something that Information Security personnel have been concerned about from the start, particularly due to the risk posed by having sensitive company data in a remote location that is outside the control of the company.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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