TECHWEB TODAY: SECURITY & PRIVACY Wednesday, August 25, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Wednesday Security & Privacy Feature: Porn Warning 2. Security & Privacy News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Bells Sue To Lift Access-Price Freeze 4. Microsoft Posts SP2 Compatibility Guide 5. Nokia, Pointsec Partner For Mobile Security 6. Moto, DoCoMo To Develop International 3G Phone Other News This Week 7. CRM--Shrink-Wrap Is Shrinking 8. More Vendors Report SP2 Woes 9. Government Gives No Clear Sign Of Economic Improvement 10. Indian Software Firm's Shares Begin Trading ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on Online Commerce: Increasing Profits and Customer Loyalty. Learn how today�s leading retailers have faced challenges and have realized outstanding ROI and conversion rates. See first hand what one online vendor is doing. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CfsU0Ag ----------------------------------------- 1. WEDNESDAY SECURITY & PRIVACY FEATURE: Porn Warning The .Ject pornware worm reminds us of the pervasiveness of pornography on the Web--and of the multiple strategies that must be employed to keep it at bay. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjI0AP 2. SECURITY & PRIVACY NEWS OF THE WEEK Justice Dept. Launches Major Crackdown In Internet Crime The U.S. Justice Department is scheduled to announce a major crackdown on cyber-crime. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjJ0AQ IE Flaw Affects Windows XP SP2 Systems Another flaw in Internet Explorer apparently leaves users open to attack, even those who had updated Windows XP with SP2. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjK0AR Microsoft: Use Script to Block Windows XP SP2 Updates Microsoft has offered up yet another way for businesses to block the automatic update of Windows XP to the big-deal Service Pack 2 (SP2) upgrade. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjL0AS Quantum Encryption Poised To Tighten Data Security Is absolute data security achievable? That's a question much on the minds of national security officials. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjZp0Am New Worm Hijacks Webcams The Rbot.gr worm can spy on users by hijacking their Web cameras, a security firm warns. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjTU0AF New Download.Ject Attack Serves Up Porn The latest attack plants backdoors on fully-patched Windows XP PCs and serves victims a diet of porn ads. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjEU0Ay ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on Online Commerce: Increasing Profits and Customer Loyalty. Learn how today�s leading retailers have faced challenges and have realized outstanding ROI and conversion rates. See first hand what one online vendor is doing. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CfsU0Ag ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Bells Sue To Lift Access-Price Freeze Verizon and Qwest ask a federal court to make the FCC drop its price freeze on fees competitors pay to connect to regional nets. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjM0AT 4. Microsoft Posts SP2 Compatibility Guide Microsoft distributes a kit to help IT pros spot compatibility problems between WinXP SP2 and other apps. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjN0AU 5. Nokia, Pointsec Partner For Mobile Security Nokia is working with Swedish security technology specialist Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB on an encryption tool. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjO0AV 6. Moto, DoCoMo To Develop International 3G Phone Motorola and Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo said they will co-develop a phone aimed at business users. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjP0AW OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. CRM--Shrink-Wrap Is Shrinking Web-based solutions such as Salesforce.com and utility computing technology make hosted CRM the wave of the future. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjZf0Ac 8. More Vendors Report SP2 Woes Glitches between Windows XP Service Pack 2 and critical applications continue to emerge. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjZg0Ad 9. Government Gives No Clear Sign Of Economic Improvement Another government report on activity in the IT industry fails to give a clear sign whether the tech economy is improving or not. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjQ0AX 10. Indian Software Firm's Shares Begin Trading Shares of Tata Consultancy Services soared on their first day of public trading. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ei4b0GpvDH0G4W0CjjR0AY -------------------------------------------------------------------- Outsourcing--New Whipping Boy? 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