Most charges dropped against San Francisco’s rogue admin
A little more than a year has passed since Terry Childs has been arrested. An administrator of San Francisco’s FiberWAN network, he has been accused of four separate …
All GSM calls under threat from hackers
At the recent Hacking at Random (HAR) conference, Karsten Nohl detailed plans for cracking standard GSM cell phone encryption, known as A5/1, and making the results available …
Jessica Biel, the most dangerous celebrity in cyberspace?
Jessica Biel has overtaken Brad Pitt as the most dangerous celebrity to search in cyberspace, according to McAfee. For the third year in a row, McAfee researched …
Almost 80% of Flash and Acrobat Reader are vulnerable
According to the “Flash Security Hole Advisory” by Trusteer, even though Adobe released a critical patch for Acrobat Reader and Flash, almost 80% of Internet users …
Short URL spam targets health concerns
According to Symantec’s MessageLabs Intelligence report, shortened-URL spam continues to be a popular technique for spammers seeking to sell drugs online. Spammers are …
Google banned from the streets of Switzerland
Ars Technica reports that only a few days days passed from the launching to the withdrawal of Google Street View in Switzerland. The Google tool with which you can see streets …
The habits of hackers, a survey from DEFCON
Enjoy the rest of your summer vacation say the hacking community, as you’re far less likely to be targeted now than during your Christmas and New Year vacation. …
Database security for Microsoft SQL Server
Sentrigo announced Hedgehog 3.0, which now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008 running on Windows Server 2008, as well as SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 running on earlier …
New measures to cut off UK file sharers could do more harm than good
Sophos is reminding computer users and businesses of the importance of protecting internet connections and networks following news that the UK government will propose new laws …
Freeware network discovery and IP address management tool
The Infoblox IPAM freeware application replaces manual processes, custom scripts, and spreadsheets with out-of-the-box automation and graphical tools for monitoring and …
Vulnerability and potential exploit in Cisco WLAN access points
The AirMagnet Intrusion Research Team has uncovered a new wireless vulnerability and potential exploit associated with Cisco wireless LAN infrastructure. The vulnerability …
Cisco doubles density of high-performance edge router
Cisco announced it is doubling the density of its flagship edge router, the Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series. Also introduced is a new single-slot 16 x 10 Gigabit …
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