TECHWEB TODAY: SECURITY & PRIVACY Wednesday, September 22, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Wednesday Security & Privacy Feature: Cybercrime Spins Out Of Control 2. Security & Privacy News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. CA To Pay $200M To Avoid Prosecution 4. Voting Machine For Disabled Could Provide Audit Feature 5. P-Cube Releases Zombie-Killing Tool For Service Providers 6. Consumers Want Software Downloads, Trial Versions Other News This Week 7. Browser Wars, Part II? 8. 'Wireless 411' Law Unneeded, Wireless Group Claims 9. Don't Touch My Internet! 10. Microsoft Checks Exchange Health For Free ------- Advertisement ------------------- Is your organization outsourcing any IT functions? Here�s your chance to sound off about the performance of your organization's key outsourcing vendors in InformationWeek Research�s Analyzing the Outsourcers study. Share your experiences with the editors of InformationWeek by completing our brief and confidential survey. In return, you�ll receive a FREE copy of the report and be eligible for prize drawings with up to $1000 in prizes. Participate NOW - http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CmHE0Ar ----------------------------------------- 1. WEDNESDAY SECURITY & PRIVACY FEATURE: Cybercrime Spins Out Of Control With Internet-based-crime rates rising globally, a worldwide effort to increase international cooperation in pursuing cybercriminals is the order of the day. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CniT0Ag 2. SECURITY & PRIVACY NEWS OF THE WEEK Windows Attacks Skyrocket, Bot Networks Breed Like Minks Attacks on Windows machines in the first six months of 2004 jumped nearly four-and-a-half times over the same period last year, a security firm says. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CniU0Ah Vendors Introduce Products For E-Mail Sender Authentication While AOL, Microsoft, and the open-source community agree to disagree about E-mail-authentication standards, some companies are stepping up to bridge the divide. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CniV0Ai Blocking JPEGs No Defense Against Windows Vulnerability There's new security trouble: The JPEG bug can't be defended by blocking JPEG images at the gateway. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CnXV0AR AOL To Offer RSA Security's Password Protection AOL will offer RSA Security Inc.'s purportedly ironclad password-security service to its 23 million customers. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CnXW0AS German Security Firm Hires Hacker Awaiting Trial A German security firm has hired the teen accused of writing the Sasser and Netsky worms. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CnOW0AJ Microsoft Blogger Tracks 7 Years Of Spam Microsoft employee Raymond Chen has compiled unique evidence of the explosion of spam. He probably has the biggest rubber-band ball in the company, too. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0Cm6x0AQ ------- Advertisement ------------------- Is your organization outsourcing any IT functions? Here�s your chance to sound off about the performance of your organization's key outsourcing vendors in InformationWeek Research�s Analyzing the Outsourcers study. Share your experiences with the editors of InformationWeek by completing our brief and confidential survey. In return, you�ll receive a FREE copy of the report and be eligible for prize drawings with up to $1000 in prizes. Participate NOW - http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CmHE0Ar ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. CA To Pay $200M To Avoid Prosecution A string of guilty pleas by former execs are expected as well. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CniW0Aj 4. Voting Machine For Disabled Could Provide Audit Feature A new ballot-marking system initially designed for disabled voters could help solve a crucial problem--the lack of an auditable paper trail. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CniX0Ak 5. P-Cube Releases Zombie-Killing Tool For Service Providers The company has enhanced the security features of its Engage v2.1 service application to detect and defend against spam zombies. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CniY0Al 6. Consumers Want Software Downloads, Trial Versions Sixty-seven percent of U.S. consumers prefer to purchase software online, compared with 45 percent of European consumers. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CniZ0Am OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Browser Wars, Part II? Firefox, Opera, Safari . . . oh my! Buzz about alternative browsers builds, as Microsoft's Internet Explorer gains a security-risk rep. Should you switch? http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0CnXQ0AM 8. 'Wireless 411' Law Unneeded, Wireless Group Claims CTIA tells a Senate committee that the opt-in service won't make information available to third parties. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0Cnia0At 9. Don't Touch My Internet! Cut off their connection to the Web and people suffer moments of "withdrawal, frustration, and disconnectedness," according to a report released by Yahoo. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0Cnib0Au 10. Microsoft Checks Exchange Health For Free A free diagnostic tool gives Exchange server shops the once-over. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejb60GpvDH0G4W0Cnic0Av -------------------------------------------------------------------- Register Today For TechXNY Join us October 5-7 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York for TechXNY where you'll find the business solutions you need. 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