'Antichrist' Cancels Visit to Guatemala

An American religious leader who calls himself the "Antichrist" canceled a visit to Guatemala after the Central American country barred him as a security risk, saying he provokes conflict with Roman Catholics and evangelicals....

How To.... Secure Your PHP Website !

A Great Tutorial on How to Secure a PHP Website.

How to create Chrooted Apache with mod_chroot

Nice article on how to create chroot environment using mod_security. It's gentoo specific, but could be applied easily to other distros. Shows all libraries and binaries that need to be included in the jail, as well as the use of debugging tools (strace and ldd) for determining missing libraries, etc.

TnT government calls for legal action against Akon

Minister in the Ministry of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds has called for legal action to be taken against RnB star, Akon. During a recent performance at Club Zen, the entertainer dry humped Deena Alleyne, 14.

Berlin's Polar Bear Knut Receives Anonymous Death Threat

Berlin's celebrity polar bear cub Knut has received an anonymous death threat on Thursday, causing alarm at Berlin Zoo and prompting heightened security.

EU, Russia fail to agree end to Polish meat ban

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, April 22 (Reuters) - The European Union on Sunday failed to secure Russia's agreement to end a ban on Polish meat, dashing hopes for a quick start to talks on a new cooperation pact between the bloc and its main energy supplier.

Safari browser exploit produced within 9 hours in hacking competition

Shane Macaulay and Dino Dai Zovi, a software engineer and security researcher taking part in the brilliantly named "PWN to Own" Hack-a-Mac contest at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, managed to hack into and take control of a MacBook by finding a security exploit that takes advantage of an open Safari browser window

Ex-Shabak Chief Ayalon: Har-Shefi Unaware of Rabin Murder Plot

Former Chief of the General Security Service (Shabak) Ami Ayalon, now a Knesset Member, revealed Thursday night that Margalit Har-Shefi did not realize that Yigal Amir intended to assassinate Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin. She was convicted in 1998 of failing to prevent the murder. In 2001, she began a serving a nine-month prison term, which was te

Internal Arab Terrorism Strikes a Gaza School and a PA Official

Recent violence in the Palestinian Authority, apparently executed by local terrorists, burned out an international school and sent a high-ranking PA security official to hospital with moderate injuries. In Gaza, three bombs were detonated in two buildings of the 600-student American International School. The attack began around 4:00 am Saturday, wh

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Basra ~ Bloody storm before the calm

In Basra, Britain is handing over bases to the Iraqi security forces, and preparing to bring home about a quarter of its troops. So why are our soldiers dying there in increasing numbers?

NASA Reviewing Security Plan Following Deadly Shooting

NASA officials say they had already conducted a security review this week because of Monday's Virginia Tech shootings. Now they're doing another one because of a deadly shooting yesterday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. A contract worker sneaked a handgun into a building and killed another employee before shooting himself. Jennifer Miller .

Police stepped up security as fans danced in the streets to celebrate Frida

Police stepped up security as fans danced in the streets to celebrate Friday's wedding of two of Bollywood's hottest stars, former Miss World Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, son of the Indian cinema legend

Google looks for talent at hacker con

Puzzling for a Google shirt at CanSecWest.(Credit: CNET News.com/Joris Evers)VANCOUVER, B.C.--Google is looking for a few good security people and it is looking at the CanSecWest security conference. At the Google table at the event, two employees are giving away Google pens and buttons

Caught in the deadly web of the internet

US and Canadian officials now appear to be detaining the innocent on the grounds of hate postings on the internet. And it is the innocent who must now pay lawyers to protect them from Homeland Security and the internet.

Don't assume wireless hot spots are secure. 'Sniffers' may be hacking nearb

Public Wi-Fi may turn your life into an open notebook

Cellphone Tracking Goes Mainstream

Now you can track your kids just like you can track your pets. But what are the security/ privacy implications?

Brighton Fights Back Against PATRIOT ACT and FBI.

Brighton is the first community in the country to pass an anti-Patriot Act resolution challenging National Security Letters (NSLs), which were recently revealed to be overused and abused by the FBI.

Six Palestinians killed in Israeli raids

GAZA/RAMALLAH, (Xinhua) -- Security sources said that five of the dead were from the northern West Bank city of Jenin, including a teenage girl, three militants and one police officer. The sixth was a Palestinian bystander killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in northern Gaza Strip, they added. An early report said the victim was a militan

Students HERE are expelled for liking/disliking people in yearbook.

"Spanish River High School phones were clogged on Thursday with calls from parents concerned about security after a male student on Wednesday pointed out people in the yearbook he liked and didn't like.The 18-year-old student was removed from school Wednesday and will not return, said principal Constance Tuman-Rugg."

Safari zero-day exploit nets $10,000 prize

A New York-based security researcher spent less than 12 hours to identify and exploit a zero-day vulnerability in Apple's Safari browser that allowed him to remotely gain full user rights to the hacked machine. The feat came during the second and final day of the CanSecWest 'pwn-2-own' contest ...

Lottery winner blames bad advice for his losses

On the day he rode home in a limousine from his security-guard job 12 years ago with a winning $5.5 million lottery ticket in his hand, Andrew Cicero of Muskego figured he had it made. But he finds himself now in far different straits than he imagined that May day when he accepted a giant Wisconsin Megabucks novelty check...

Microsoft to use nanoparticle barcode on Xbox games and DVDs

A new color barcode system developed by Microsoft will find its way onto DVDs, such as Xbox videogames, later this year. The coded items would offer added security or, potentially, links to a movie trailer or other bonus features. Microsoft has said consumers could interact with the new barcodes using mobile phones.

Apple Patch Tackles Two Dozen Mac OS Vulnerabilities

Apple on Thursday plugged over two dozen security exploits within the client and server versions of its Mac OS X 10.3 'Panther' and Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' operating systems that could potentially expose Mac users to a variety of malicious attacks.

MacBook Hacked in Contest at Security Event

Macaulay, a software engineer, was able to hack into a MacBook through a zero-day security hole in Apple's Safari browser. The computer was one of two offered as a prize in the 'PWN to Own' hack-a-Mac contest at the CanSecWest conference.

Islamic prison gang busted

THE State Government has launched a prison crackdown on a group of the most dangerous criminals who have converted to Islam. The targets are held in the highest security jail in Australia, the Super Max facility inside the walls of Goulburn jail, where *one in three* of the inmates is a Muslim fundamentalist or a convert.

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April 20, 2007 (IDG News Service) -- A hacker managed to break into a Mac and win a $10,000 prize as part of a contest started at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver.

Hacker breaks into Mac at security conference

A hacker managed to break into a Mac and win a $10,000 prize as part of a contest started at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver.

Man Drowns in Casino Moat

A man fleeing security drowned early Saturday after he leaped over a railing into a moat surrounding a casino, authorities said.

Citing "terror" threat, U.S. boosts security in Germany

Terror may be the symptom, but as usual, officials stop short of naming the cause: jihad.

Another photo leak: Sony Ericsson W970 Adriana

Definitely phone manufacturers have to do something about their security measures, as Sony Ericsson leaked this week photos of its upcoming phones: P700i, W999i and today the W970 Walkman, codenamed Adriana. As I said before, either we have a very poor door guard or a new marketing idea (somewhat different that Motorola does with Digg these days).

Steam hacked: Subsystem Compromised, Hacker Posts Ransom Demands

Rumors are currently circulating that Valve’s Steam program has been hacked by a individual calling his or herself MaddoX. The hacker broke through the company’s security system and has obtained information, according to DailyTech.com, which include screenshots of various corporate webpages, a segment from the Cafe directory, credit card info.

MacBook hacked in contest at security event

Zero-day vulnerability in Safari Web browser used to commandeer a MacBook in hack-a-Mac contest at CanSecWest conference.

Install Backtrack on a harddrive

For years, users have had to install and update the security and wireless tools to perform security assessments. However, Backtrack has a great feature which makes it easy to install on a USB or Hard Drive. By using this feature, it bypasses the hassle of having to install and update the tools manually.

Ultimate Guide to Securing Your Wireless Network

Just like the title says. This guide includes everything encryption methods, password length, patching windows, mac filtering, SSID hiding, etc. A must read if you're concerned about the security of your home network!!! Its tailored to the DD-WRT firmware but the concepts will work on most routers.

Hacker breaks into Mac at security conference

title says it all... :(