Vista security flaws

An Investiagation into the security flaws of vista

Vista opens new dawn for security

Hi-tech criminals are looking forward to the consumer release of Windows Vista, say security experts.

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First Vista security flaw identified...

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - Page updated at 10:56 AM A critical look at tech and business issues. NEW YORK Windows Vista, the new computer operating system that Microsoft is touting as its most secure ever. more

On The Importance of Reverse DNS - or the PHX.GBL Root Kit Possibility

Names of the computers on the Internet are supposed to reverse back to an IP address through the DNS system. Here's some info on the emerging problem that spammers, security-lax companies and programs like Root Kits tend to utilize in increasing numbers. Linux sure would be great right now.

Contractor's Handguns Missing From Homeland Security Vault

The Department of Homeland Security said yesterday that it is investigating how four handguns recently went missing from its headquarters in Northwest Washington.

Saddam's death sentence upheld

An appeals court has upheld the death sentence awarded to deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, National Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie said Tuesday.Iraqi Higher Tribunal spokesman Raed Juhi also said the verdict had been confirmed and the court would release a statement soon.

Trustix Enterprise Firewall - Free Lifetime License!

Trustix Enterprise Firewall provides the strongest perimeter security and VPN for corporate networks. Also features unique 'drag and drop' configuration of DMZ's, high availability automatic fail over, advanced network traffic shaping and more.

Windows Vista security flaw found.

A Windows Vista security flaw was found that could potentially let hackers gain full control of any vulnerable computer. Interested? Read on!

IT trends for transport sector

Security and asset management drives technology use

Canada Kickes out Alleged Russian Spy

"An alleged Russian spy has been ordered to leave Canada and return to Russia according to the CBC. He was arrested in Montreal on Nov. 14 after the government issued a security certificate against him for espionage. He was arrested with a false birth certificate as well as thousands of dollars in 5 different currencies.

PC World's "Top Security Threats" for 2007!

Better watch out in 2007! Security problems are going to get worse.

Mississippi State University responds to information security issues.

Student personal data such as Social Security Numbers and names were posted to a web site mistakenly believed to be secure. Thanks MSU! I am one of the 2400 individuals that received a letter saying that my information was compromised. What a pain.

Tech-Army.org announces new Com Center (On-line tools) for their members:

Tech-Army.org, an Army of qualified technicians, network engineers, programmers, AV experts and CCTV DVR Security Camera installers, will soon have a full host of new online tools to help complete their missions. According to John Beagle, a Technology Writer for Xponex Web and Media Services the Tech-Army is presently Beta Testing a new Com Center

How-to: Get Backtrack onto a USB Flash Drive

Linux security distros come and go, first there was Whoppix, than Whax, and in parallel there was Auditor. But now we have BackTrack. If Whoppix was the swiss army knife of security, than backtrack is its lightsword.So what’s the ultimate geeky thing to do with backtrack? Install it on a USB stick and turn any computer into a stealth auditor.

Seeking start-ups for Boeing's border patrol - CNET News.com

The defense giant taps an IT incubator to help it put together a networked grid for Homeland Security.

The phpBB version 2.0.22 now closes some security gaps.

The developers of phpBB improved the filter rules for diversions in the new version. The respective validity of the session now is checked in several forms, also the Cross-Site-Scripting problem for the private news was fixed.

Community Banks And Credit Unions Adopting PKI-Based, Two- Factor Authentic

Jersey City, NJ (December 21, 2006) - Community banks and credit unions are taking a best practices approach to mutual authentication by opting for two factor solutions that offer the highest levels of security

Diehard Protection for Mozilla Firefox on Windows

UMass Amherst press release: DieHard eliminates — or greatly reduces the likelihood of — a class of bugs and security vulnerabilities called memory errors. DieHard prevents certain kinds of errors from happening at all. It also reduces the probability that a bug will have any effect at all.

Old Iraq Strategy Lives On In Weekly Progress Reports

A year ago, President Bush announced a new plan for Iraq, framed around 'eight pillars' of U.S. policy for victory. In the past month, the president and his national security team have been busily working on a new recipe for success in Iraq, having declared the previous plan a failure.

The Little Feet Bureau

Caution...type carefully or an army of printers will detect, report and formalize *by writing* any unusual, unpredictable and undesired political keywords YOU are using - and mail a security complaint letter. Being used by the Chinese Government (ah, allright - that's an art project !)

iPod security note: Owner Info.txt

In the interest of helping to secure all those newly-acquired Christmas iPods, here's relatively low-tech advice that will assist in the return of said iPods in the event they are separated from their owner. It could also possibly help identify stolen property and works on any iPod with a screen.

20 best PC downloads for 2007

An almost limitless number of free tools is available online, and it can be difficult to remember which ones have proven essential to you in the past. So we’ve picked out our selection of the top software programs available on the web, ranging from essential security suites, the best entertainment packages and the necessary web tools.

Security Watch: Firefox flaws

A crash bug, apparently in all current versions of Firefox, including release candidate 2 of Firefox 2.0, was revealed last week. The flaw was originally reported specifically for Firefox 2.0, but it was quickly revealed to affect the 1.5.x generation of the browser on all platforms, as well as other products based on the Gecko engine.

Firefox - A Year In Review

I can’t believe this year is nearly over and thought wouldn’t it be neat to take a look at all the changes to Firefox over the past year? A lot has happened (more then I first realized) with a total of 11 official releases. For each release I’ll discuss the new features/fixes as well as link to security enhancements/fixes for that version.

Favorite RSS Feeds of 2006, part III

Rocketboom RSS 2.0 Main IndexRSA Blog and Podcast-Speaking of SecurityRyan Block

Spam surge drives net crime spree

The tussle between computer security companies trying to protect your PC and the bad guys that try to compromise it is often characterised as an arms race. Sometimes the security companies have the upper hand. And sometimes, such as in 2006, the bad guys are on top.

Windows Vista Vulnerable To Old Hacker Tricks

A flaw was also found in Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7 that could download viruses from a booby-trapped Web page. That flaw and five others were reported by Determina, a Silicon Valley computer security company.

U.S. Military: HTML Email Is a Security Threat

US Military no longer permit formatted or 'HTML' email. Everything gets changed to plain text.

Release of Phone Guardian Software

Nice security software for Serries 60 3rd edition which allows stop worrying for your phone and protect it against thieves. The software posesses auto lock and remote lock functions and is very user friendly. The mobile is secured with password and also uninstall can not be performed unprotected.

Saddam Hussein to be executed within 30 days

An Iraqi appeals court has upheld the death sentence against ousted President Saddam Hussein, Iraq's national security adviser has said. Under Iraqi law, Saddam Hussein must be executed within 30 days.

Death sentence upheld for Saddam

An Iraqi appeals court has upheld the death sentence for ousted President Saddam Hussein, Iraq's national security adviser has said.

Free Web Security Training

You can now learn how to secure your website scripts, all for free! Learn how the hackers do it so you can protect yourself! The website, www.corruptcode.com, provides realistic and common exploitable web scripts for you to learn how to hack, and how to secure. The site has a series of challenges such as web hacking, cryptography, cracking...

Securing Web 2.0

By dissecting Web 2.0 security risks, the paper demonstrates that traditional security solutions such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewalls, and patch management - while critical - are woefully inadequate when it comes to protecting against today’s threats.

6,000 Person's Sensitive Information Hacked at Texas University

The information includes names and Social Security numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers also might have been obtained.

Seeking Start-ups for Boeing's Bborder Patrol

Boeing won a huge victory in September when the Department of Homeland Security picked it over four competing bidders for its much-anticipated Secure Border Initiative contract.

‘Leak’ Test of 21 Personal Firewalls

Some firewalls totally failed tests made against their default settings but their results on the highest security settings were much better.

After X-mas Sales: Kensington PCKey LE - USB security key - FREE

Your guess is as good as mine... but what the hell, after the rebate you get this thing for free - so you can hang it on the wall for all I care :) Seriously, I guess its some type of security device for a USB flash drive - as far as I can tell.

2006: The Year in Security

Online attacks, spam, and sneaky cybercrime top list of year's most common security issues.