June 22, 2007

Hacker infiltrates Pentagon (Computer Weekly)
A hacker infiltrated one of the Pentagon's e-mail servers, which caused security staff to take up to 1,500 accounts offline to deal with the problem. 
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June 21, 2007

Stolen Backup Device Holds Info On 225,000 Ohio Taxpayers (Information Week)
The device was stolen after a state intern took it home as part of a policy that called for one backup device to be kept offsite.

Microsoft Better at Patching XP Than Vista (PC World)
A Microsoft executive says that--six months after shipping Windows Vista--it has left more publicly disclosed Vista bugs unpatched than it did with Windows XP. 
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June 20, 2007

Legal Brief: How's Your Forensics Strategy? (Network Computing)
Although forensic products are slow to evolve, new eDiscovery requirements and the increasing sophistication of corporate infosec practices suggest that you re-evaluate your forensic readiness. 
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June 19, 2007

'Italian Job' Trojan infecting thousands of servers, end-user PCs (SC Magazine)
A fast-moving, large-scale Trojan attack using the MPACK web exploit toolkit has infected nearly 10,000 web pages and downloaded malware on end-user PCs, according to security researchers at Trend Micro and Websense.

Authorities Destroy Global Pedophile Ring (Information Week)
Arrests were made after a 10-month investigation involving law enforcement authorities from 35 countries.
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June 18, 2007

PatchLink merges with SecureWave in all-stock deal (SC Magazine)
Vulnerability management provider PatchLink today agreed to acquire long-time partner SecureWave, makers of endpoint security solutions, in an all-stock merger that company officials believe will lower overall risk and cost for customers.

Pirated Version Of 'Sicko,' Decoys Abound On Web (Information Week)
The decoys sometimes present ads. Sometimes they are blank.

'Italian Job' Web Attack Sweeping the 'Net (PC World)
Tens of thousands of legitimate Web sites now function as weapons for Internet criminals, security vendors said Monday.
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June 11, 2007

Google Snoops, Watchdog Says (PC World)
Privacy International report calls search giant hostile to users' privacy.

PC security on USB device (Personal Computer World)
The battle against cyber-crime could be given a boost with the development of the first affordable consumer appliance to block attacks. Touted as the first full security suite on a USB stick, the device is essentially a miniature Linux computer.