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One of the great rallying cries from the Open Source community is the assertion that Open Source Software (OSS) is, by its very nature, less likely to contain security vulnerabilities, including back doors, than closed source software. The reality is . . .
"Microsoft programmers had inserted a security-compromising back door in their FrontPage web server software. Thousands of websites worldwide may be affected." ... "Anybody who trusts their security to closed-source software is begging to have a back door slipped on to . . .
"The government's ability to differentiate between cyberattacks waged by hostile foreign nations and those perpetrated by teenage hackers has been severely restricted by the emergence of identity-concealing technologies and a raft of legal and constitutional issues, the director of the . . .
Intel said it plans to announce Tuesday at the RSA Conference in Europe that it is open sourcing its Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) reference software. Intel Architecture Labs developed CDSA, which provides an open, cross-platform, interoperable software framework . . .
As part of its multifaceted network security strategy, the Army is studying the ethical and legal implications of replacing personal passwords with devices that can read fingerprints, recognize voices and faces, and capture a host of other personal biometric information. . . .
This isn't a Linux advisory, but it may be useful for many administrators. " A vulnerability has been identified in Aserver. HP9000 Series 7/800 running HP-UX releases 10.X and 11.X. An exploit to gain Root access has been . . .
Last month's DoS attacks are a distant memory to the average Web user, but not to the Internet security community. The denial-of-service attacks exposed the vulnerabilities of both open- and closed-source security software, and now experts are debating the merits . . .
"The idea that privacy and security might be symptoms and not the problem emerged from a recent Webmaster focus group discussion with the Office of Personnel Management on defining Webmaster classifications. We worked through the usual issues of . . .
Army officials are worried that sophisticated hackers and other cybercriminals, including military adversaries, may soon have the ability to hack their way into and take control of major military weapon systems such as tanks and ships. Speaking this month at . . .
"The dominion frequently influenced by hackers and their unsavory, computer counterparts is the Internet. With all its related internal and external company networks, email systems, web sites and other online businesses, thieves and vandals have a cornucopia of interesting targets . . .
Media reports said that a Brazilian government Web site was brought down on Mar. 15 by unknown hackers. The hackers are said to have used denial-of-service techniques to effectively shut down the Web site of the Brazilian telecommunications regulatory agency. . . .
The latest version of SAINT has been released. "SAINT is the Security Administrator's Integrated Network Tool. In its simplest mode, it gathers as much information about remote hosts and networks as possible by examining such network services as finger, . . .
"What should a small business do to protect itself against Internet sabotage and possible hacker attacks on its computers? A: The California Society of Certified Public Accountants suggests several ways to protect against e-terrorism, random hackers and computer viruses. . . .
A consortium of key Internet businesses has formed an industry task force aimed at spreading the gospel of e-business security -- particularly to medium-sized, Web-based companies -- in the wake of the recent denial of service attacks. . . .
In a ruling on Tuesday, a county Superior Court judge dealt a blow to Washington State consumers, as well as to the state's tough anti-spamming law, when he ruled that regulation of e-mail by the state was unconstitutional. . . .
Terry Dawson, co-author of the Linux Network Administrator's Guide, takes a "Linux-focused look at denial of service attacks and what we can do as responsible Internet citizens to assist in preventing them." [Found on LinuxToday] . . .
"Linux possesses a stable, robust, open-source kernel whose quality is subject to daily scrutiny by thousands of “power users
Anne Chen of ZDNet writes..."In any given James Bond movie, 007 will be subject to an iris scan, a hand print scan or voice analysis by technology that secures and verifies his identity. All the cool gadgets, fictional or not,make . . .
"... MSNBC has learned that several of Coolio’s associates are cooperating with federal authorities and have named the teen-ager as the culprit in the original attacks. MSNBC has also learned that the FBI executed a search warrant at Coolio’s New . . .
Gene Kim talks about the recent DDoS attacks, some insight as to what the next attack is likely to be like, and what needs to be done to prevent it from occuring. . . .
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