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November 9, 2004
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In This Edition
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Larry Seltzer: Who Wrote Sobig?
1. News: New Version of MyDoom Worm in Zero-Day Attack
2. Opinion: Disclose Security Breaches
3. News: Convicted Spammer's Bail Set at $1M
4. News: CA, Others Attack Spyware
5. News: Is Gap Growing Between Security Haves and Have-Nots?
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Larry Seltzer
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Who Wrote Sobig?
It was the greatest e-mail worm of its era (meaning last
year), but its real role was to help spammers hide their
identities. Guess who might have written it?
A report written by an anonymous research team has
identified the author of a well-known spamming tool as the
likely author of Sobig. The evidence is really tempting, but
anonymous tips aren't enough. We need confirmation.
Read the rest of Larry's column here.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1355-5-8-318676-149592-1
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Security Update
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1. News: New Version of MyDoom Worm in Zero-Day Attack
Buffer overflow in fully patched pre-SP2 Internet Explorer
allows arbitrary code execution. Are you at risk?
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1355-5-8-318676-149595-1
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2. Opinion: Disclose Security Breaches
The public disclosure of security breaches is among the most
embarrassing and career-threatening events that can take
place on an IT manager's watch.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1355-5-8-318676-149598-1
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3. News: Convicted Spammer's Bail Set at $1M
Prosecutors argue that the nation's first person convicted
of felony distribution of junk e-mail is a flight risk. Read
more about this groundbreaking case.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1355-5-8-318676-149601-1
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4. News: CA, Others Attack Spyware
Computer Associates is the latest security vendor to extend
its anti-spyware offerings to the enterprise, where
businesses are seeing increasing breaches on employees'
desktops. Check out the new software here.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1355-5-8-318676-149604-1
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5. News: Is Gap Growing Between Security Haves and Have-Nots?
Reporter's Notebook: As security issues and interest in
compliance keep growing, attendees at the Computer Security
Institute's annual conference expressed concern over a new
digital divide: security for SMBs.
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