[ISN] Study: Most Technology Companies Have Data Losses

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1979924,00.asp By Matt Hines June 21, 2006 Over half of all companies doing business in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors have experienced data breaches that potentially exposed their intellectual property or customer information, a new

[ISN] A Dozen Security Patches and Several Related Exploits

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[ISN] Voylent beta released for public download

Voylent beta released for public download Voylent is a client for cellphones that encrypts voice conversations (IP support not available in this version). We have just released our first public beta and are looking for testers, feature requests and feedback. The client has been tested only a few

[ISN] USDA covers its bases with a detailed plan

http://www.gcn.com/print/25_16/41041-1.html By Brad Grimes and Jason Miller GCN Staff 06/19/06 issue The Agriculture Department's wireless policy, updated in April through a series of departmental notices, comprises everything from architectural requirements to acquisition guidance. Unlike the

[ISN] Hacker enters Agriculture dept. computers

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Agriculture_Hacker.html By Libby Quaid AP FOOD AND FARM WRITER June 21, 2006 WASHINGTON -- A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area

[ISN] Wi-Fi drivers open laptops to hackers

http://www.techworld.com/mobility/news/index.cfm?newsID=6272 By Robert McMillan IDG News Service 22 June 2006 Hackers can take control of laptops by Wi-Fi, even when the user is not connected to a wireless LAN, according to security researchers. The hack, which exploits bugs in wireless device

[ISN] UBS Trial: Defense Attacks 'Sloppy' Investigation

http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189600069 By Sharon Gaudin InformationWeek Jun 21, 2006 Newark, N.J. -- After taking it on the chin last Friday, the defense in a computer sabotage trial here pounded away at the Secret Service agent on the stand, riding him

[ISN] Audit finds state computer security needs improvement

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/20/news/state/24-computer-audit.txt By The Associated Press June 20, 2006 HELENA -- The state computer system building, and the taxpayer information and other sensitive data it holds, are vulnerable to security breaches, legislative auditors told

[ISN] 'UFO Hacker' Tells What He Found

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,71182-0.html By Nigel Watson June 21, 2006 The search for proof of the existence of UFOs landed Gary McKinnon in a world of trouble. After allegedly hacking into NASA websites -- where he says he found images of what looked like extraterrestrial