[ISN] Another federal breach exposes employee records

2006-06-12 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0606/060906tdpm1.htm By Heather Greenfield National Journal's Technology Daily June 9, 2006 The Energy Department disclosed to Congress on Friday that it suffered a security breach from a hacker in September that compromised 1,500 personnel records. The news

[ISN] China's hi-tech military disaster

2006-06-12 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2220162,00.html By Michael Sheridan Far East Correspondent The Sunday Times June 11, 2006 A DULL boom shook the misty bamboo forests of Guangde county, 125 miles southwest of Shanghai, last Sunday, and a plume of smoke rose in the sky, causing

[ISN] Microsoft to ease up on piracy check-ins

2006-06-12 Thread InfoSec News
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+ease+up+on+piracy+check-ins/2100-7348_3-6082334.html By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com June 9, 2006 Microsoft is cutting the cord on its antipiracy tool. The software maker this month plans to update the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications program

[ISN] Washington Whispers

2006-06-12 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/articles/060619/19whisplead.htm By Paul Bedard 6/19/06 'Secretary of Tech' Is No Fan of E-mail He may be in charge of the gizmos used to find illegal border crossers and deadly chemicals in subways, but Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

[ISN] Audit finds security weaknesses at NASA center

2006-06-12 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/40990-1.html By Patience Wait GCN Staff 06/09/06 At a time when the public has a heightened awareness of computer security problems at government agencies, the NASA inspector general has found that one of the space agency's centers has not put in place

[ISN] Ex-Boss Describes Sys Admin's Anger During PaineWebber Sabotage Trial

2006-06-12 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=188703100 By Sharon Gaudin InformationWeek Jun 8, 2006 Newark, N.J. -- On the day a system administrator at UBS PaineWebber learned his annual bonus had fallen short by about $15,000, he leveled an ultimatum at his boss: give him